Performance analysis of GFEB (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, GFEB has had an average annual return of +13.14%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Since Feb 21, 2023, GFEB has had an average annual return of +13.54%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +23.26% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.06% | +11.19% | +13.06% | +13.76% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.91% | +0.60% | -2.53% | +5.07% | +1.86% | +0.15% | +6.06% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.34% | -0.02% | -2.83% | -0.35% | +3.51% | +2.80% | +1.16% | +1.26% | +1.58% | +0.72% | +0.66% | +0.97% | +11.19% |
| 2024 | +1.07% | +1.47% | +1.65% | -1.70% | +2.74% | +1.86% | +0.75% | +1.35% | +0.94% | +0.12% | +2.10% | +0.05% | +13.06% |
| 2023 | -0.34% | +2.22% | +1.04% | +0.53% | +3.80% | +1.22% | -0.08% | -2.33% | -1.55% | +6.30% | +2.45% | +13.76% |
Drawdown analysis of GFEB (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
The maximum drawdown for the GFEB was -9.63%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 27 trading sessions.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -9.63% | Feb 21, 2025 | 32 | Apr 8, 2025 | 27 | May 16, 2025 | 59 |
| -5.12% | Jul 25, 2023 | 67 | Oct 27, 2023 | 12 | Nov 14, 2023 | 79 |
| -4.46% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 33 |
| -3.95% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 9 | Aug 16, 2024 | 23 |
| -2.65% | Mar 6, 2023 | 4 | Mar 10, 2023 | 14 | Mar 30, 2023 | 18 |
| -2.55% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 15 | May 10, 2024 | 30 |
| -1.79% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 6 | Sep 16, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.64% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 21 |
| -1.56% | May 1, 2023 | 3 | May 4, 2023 | 10 | May 18, 2023 | 13 |
| -1.47% | Apr 18, 2023 | 6 | Apr 26, 2023 | 2 | Apr 28, 2023 | 8 |
| -1.47% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 6 | Jun 3, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.21% | May 19, 2023 | 3 | May 24, 2023 | 2 | May 26, 2023 | 5 |
| -1.13% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.02% | Dec 13, 2024 | 3 | Dec 18, 2024 | 4 | Dec 24, 2024 | 7 |
| -1.00% | Jul 25, 2025 | 5 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.83% | Jun 12, 2025 | 5 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.83% | Feb 23, 2023 | 4 | Mar 1, 2023 | 2 | Mar 3, 2023 | 6 |
| -0.79% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.74% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 | Jan 23, 2026 | 8 |
| -0.69% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.69% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.67% | May 22, 2024 | 5 | May 30, 2024 | 3 | Jun 4, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.66% | Mar 1, 2024 | 2 | Mar 5, 2024 | 5 | Mar 12, 2024 | 7 |
| -0.65% | Dec 1, 2023 | 3 | Dec 6, 2023 | 2 | Dec 8, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.64% | Jun 30, 2023 | 4 | Jul 7, 2023 | 3 | Jul 12, 2023 | 7 |