Performance analysis of LFEQ (VANECK LONG/FLAT TREND ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, LFEQ has had an average annual return of +18.58%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, LFEQ has had an average annual return of +10.07%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.05% annual.
Since Oct 5, 2017, LFEQ has had an average annual return of +11.89%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.21% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11.30% | +10.49% | +24.32% | +19.65% | -22.04% | +27.97% | +17.57% | +24.07% | -5.54% | +5.27% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.33% | -0.88% | -5.02% | +10.53% | +5.18% | +0.35% | +11.30% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.79% | -1.40% | -5.65% | -3.74% | +2.99% | +5.30% | +2.06% | +1.99% | +3.53% | +2.51% | +0.05% | +0.15% | +10.49% |
| 2024 | +1.76% | +5.29% | +3.15% | -4.27% | +4.87% | +3.72% | +1.12% | +2.28% | +1.97% | -0.90% | +6.07% | -2.54% | +24.32% |
| 2023 | +4.13% | -2.53% | +4.65% | +0.51% | +0.52% | +6.59% | +2.97% | -1.40% | -4.92% | -2.11% | +5.95% | +4.48% | +19.65% |
| 2022 | -5.29% | -3.09% | +4.02% | -9.08% | -2.82% | +0.01% | +0.03% | -7.21% | -2.97% | +2.69% | +2.83% | -2.85% | -22.04% |
| 2021 | -0.75% | +2.76% | +4.08% | +5.11% | +0.75% | +2.29% | +2.25% | +3.03% | -4.59% | +6.82% | -0.76% | +4.44% | +27.97% |
| 2020 | -0.02% | -8.50% | -12.38% | +12.88% | +4.75% | +1.92% | +5.31% | +7.54% | -3.82% | -3.20% | +11.12% | +3.88% | +17.57% |
| 2019 | +4.81% | +1.24% | +1.65% | +3.91% | -6.38% | +6.91% | +1.52% | -1.68% | +1.83% | +1.89% | +3.80% | +2.90% | +24.07% |
| 2018 | +5.41% | -3.30% | -3.32% | +0.56% | +1.59% | +0.38% | +3.05% | +2.37% | +0.61% | -6.66% | +1.82% | -7.33% | -5.54% |
| 2017 | +0.91% | +2.56% | +1.72% | +5.27% |
Drawdown analysis of LFEQ (VANECK LONG/FLAT TREND ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the LFEQ was -35.19%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 99 trading sessions.
Since Oct 5, 2017 LFEQ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -35.19% | Feb 19, 2020 | 23 | Mar 23, 2020 | 99 | Aug 12, 2020 | 122 |
| -25.55% | Jan 4, 2022 | 194 | Oct 12, 2022 | 347 | Mar 1, 2024 | 541 |
| -18.97% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 98 | Aug 28, 2025 | 132 |
| -16.45% | Sep 21, 2018 | 64 | Dec 24, 2018 | 136 | Jul 11, 2019 | 200 |
| -9.86% | Jan 26, 2018 | 10 | Feb 9, 2018 | 139 | Aug 29, 2018 | 149 |
| -9.63% | Sep 2, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 37 | Nov 13, 2020 | 51 |
| -8.98% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 11 | Apr 15, 2026 | 53 |
| -8.53% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 32 | Sep 19, 2024 | 46 |
| -5.97% | Jul 26, 2019 | 20 | Aug 23, 2019 | 44 | Oct 25, 2019 | 64 |
| -5.51% | Mar 28, 2024 | 15 | Apr 19, 2024 | 18 | May 15, 2024 | 33 |
| -5.16% | Sep 3, 2021 | 20 | Oct 4, 2021 | 12 | Oct 20, 2021 | 32 |
| -5.05% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 30 |
| -4.24% | Feb 12, 2021 | 13 | Mar 4, 2021 | 5 | Mar 11, 2021 | 18 |
| -4.20% | Dec 6, 2024 | 22 | Jan 10, 2025 | 7 | Jan 22, 2025 | 29 |
| -4.00% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 16 | Jun 4, 2021 | 19 |
| -3.85% | Nov 18, 2021 | 8 | Dec 1, 2021 | 7 | Dec 10, 2021 | 15 |
| -3.38% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 4 | Feb 4, 2021 | 10 |
| -3.05% | Jan 17, 2020 | 9 | Jan 31, 2020 | 3 | Feb 5, 2020 | 12 |
| -2.98% | Dec 10, 2021 | 6 | Dec 20, 2021 | 3 | Dec 23, 2021 | 9 |
| -2.97% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 10 | Oct 24, 2025 | 12 |
| -2.97% | Jul 12, 2021 | 5 | Jul 19, 2021 | 4 | Jul 23, 2021 | 9 |
| -2.84% | Oct 14, 2024 | 13 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 17 |
| -2.58% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -2.52% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 4 | Dec 23, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.98% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 7 |