Performance analysis of GSEP (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
Annual Return
Since Sep 18, 2023, GSEP has had an average annual return of +11.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.31% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.98% | +10.56% | +10.85% | +4.70% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.80% | -0.13% | -2.28% | +5.12% | +1.95% | +0.29% | +0.24% | +5.98% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.63% | -0.43% | -2.60% | -0.30% | +3.56% | +2.84% | +1.33% | +1.36% | +1.11% | +0.81% | +0.45% | +0.47% | +10.56% |
| 2024 | +0.96% | +2.25% | +1.18% | -0.74% | +2.13% | +1.01% | +0.60% | +0.62% | +1.05% | -0.64% | +2.77% | -0.77% | +10.85% |
| 2023 | -2.11% | -1.09% | +5.55% | +2.46% | +4.70% |
Drawdown analysis of GSEP (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the GSEP was -10.09%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 41 trading sessions.
The current GSEP drawdown is -0.40%.
Since Sep 18, 2023 GSEP has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -10.09% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 41 | Jun 6, 2025 | 75 |
| -4.44% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 32 |
| -4.14% | Sep 18, 2023 | 29 | Oct 27, 2023 | 10 | Nov 10, 2023 | 39 |
| -2.41% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 25 |
| -2.09% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 6 | Aug 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.74% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 11 | May 6, 2024 | 26 |
| -1.53% | Dec 6, 2024 | 9 | Dec 19, 2024 | 18 | Jan 17, 2025 | 27 |
| -1.45% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.40% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -1.38% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.25% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.23% | Jan 27, 2026 | 7 | Feb 5, 2026 | 13 | Feb 25, 2026 | 20 |
| -1.21% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.14% | Dec 28, 2023 | 4 | Jan 4, 2024 | 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 8 |
| -0.91% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.90% | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 | Oct 7, 2024 | 4 | Oct 11, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.78% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.76% | Jun 15, 2026 | 8 | Jun 26, 2026 | 2 | Jun 30, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.74% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 2 | Feb 2, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.74% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.70% | Jan 23, 2025 | 7 | Feb 3, 2025 | 3 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.66% | Dec 1, 2023 | 3 | Dec 6, 2023 | 2 | Dec 8, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.64% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 6 | Jun 24, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.60% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.59% | Feb 9, 2024 | 2 | Feb 13, 2024 | 2 | Feb 15, 2024 | 4 |