Performance analysis of GOCT (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - OCTOBER)
Annual Return
Since Oct 23, 2023, GOCT has had an average annual return of +12.63%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +26.55% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.41% | +12.29% | +8.16% | +6.59% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.87% | -0.18% | -2.36% | +5.25% | +1.95% | -0.07% | +5.41% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.72% | -0.53% | -3.03% | -0.16% | +3.56% | +2.99% | +1.43% | +1.43% | +1.87% | +1.71% | +0.31% | +0.51% | +12.29% |
| 2024 | +0.86% | +1.66% | +0.79% | -0.20% | +1.57% | +0.63% | +0.56% | +0.65% | +0.49% | -1.08% | +3.09% | -1.07% | +8.16% |
| 2023 | -0.20% | +4.69% | +2.02% | +6.59% |
Drawdown analysis of GOCT (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - OCTOBER)
The maximum drawdown for the GOCT was -10.47%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 43 trading sessions.
The current GOCT drawdown is -0.14%.
Since Oct 23, 2023 GOCT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.47% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -4.40% | Feb 2, 2026 | 39 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 48 |
| -2.48% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 26 |
| -1.83% | Dec 6, 2024 | 23 | Jan 13, 2025 | 5 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.70% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 6 | Aug 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.62% | Oct 24, 2023 | 3 | Oct 27, 2023 | 3 | Nov 1, 2023 | 6 |
| -1.44% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.19% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.17% | Apr 1, 2024 | 14 | Apr 19, 2024 | 10 | May 3, 2024 | 24 |
| -1.16% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.10% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.94% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.86% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 3 | Oct 15, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.77% | Jan 23, 2025 | 7 | Feb 3, 2025 | 3 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.74% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.73% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 6 | Jun 24, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.71% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 4 | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.68% | Dec 29, 2023 | 3 | Jan 4, 2024 | 2 | Jan 8, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.62% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.58% | Dec 24, 2025 | 4 | Dec 31, 2025 | 3 | Jan 6, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.55% | Dec 1, 2023 | 3 | Dec 6, 2023 | 2 | Dec 8, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.54% | Apr 17, 2026 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | Apr 22, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.54% | Jan 30, 2024 | 1 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.48% | Feb 8, 2024 | 3 | Feb 13, 2024 | 2 | Feb 15, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.46% | Jul 3, 2025 | 2 | Jul 8, 2025 | 2 | Jul 10, 2025 | 4 |