Performance analysis of QDEC (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, QDEC has had an average annual return of +17.67%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, QDEC has had an average annual return of +10.98%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.05% annual.
Since Dec 21, 2020, QDEC has had an average annual return of +11.40%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.75% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9.68% | +18.12% | +16.40% | +29.29% | -22.26% | +17.22% | +1.37% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.80% | -1.34% | -2.75% | +9.19% | +3.75% | +0.11% | +9.68% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.60% | -1.64% | -4.98% | +1.23% | +6.21% | +4.35% | +1.71% | +0.90% | +3.34% | +1.97% | +0.82% | +1.69% | +18.12% |
| 2024 | +1.31% | +2.84% | +0.79% | -2.03% | +3.95% | +2.98% | -0.29% | +1.20% | +1.45% | +0.47% | +2.79% | -0.01% | +16.40% |
| 2023 | +8.03% | -0.25% | +5.17% | +1.35% | +3.09% | +3.33% | +1.03% | +0.60% | -0.54% | +0.46% | +2.70% | +1.32% | +29.29% |
| 2022 | -5.05% | -2.95% | +2.67% | -8.93% | -0.81% | -6.99% | +9.89% | -3.12% | -8.86% | +3.43% | +4.73% | -6.93% | -22.26% |
| 2021 | -0.45% | -0.15% | +2.76% | +3.12% | -0.03% | +3.03% | +1.43% | +1.90% | -1.72% | +3.21% | +0.40% | +2.67% | +17.22% |
| 2020 | +1.37% | +1.37% |
Drawdown analysis of QDEC (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the QDEC was -25.26%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 301 trading sessions.
Since Dec 21, 2020 QDEC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -25.26% | Dec 27, 2021 | 202 | Oct 14, 2022 | 301 | Dec 27, 2023 | 503 |
| -16.09% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 43 | Jun 10, 2025 | 77 |
| -7.58% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 10 | Apr 14, 2026 | 52 |
| -6.34% | Jul 10, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 32 | Sep 19, 2024 | 50 |
| -5.81% | Feb 12, 2021 | 13 | Mar 4, 2021 | 20 | Apr 1, 2021 | 33 |
| -4.58% | Apr 16, 2021 | 18 | May 12, 2021 | 20 | Jun 10, 2021 | 38 |
| -3.98% | Apr 11, 2024 | 6 | Apr 19, 2024 | 15 | May 10, 2024 | 21 |
| -3.14% | Nov 10, 2025 | 8 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.72% | Aug 30, 2021 | 24 | Oct 4, 2021 | 10 | Oct 18, 2021 | 34 |
| -2.70% | Dec 24, 2024 | 12 | Jan 14, 2025 | 5 | Jan 22, 2025 | 17 |
| -2.49% | Jan 26, 2021 | 3 | Jan 29, 2021 | 4 | Feb 4, 2021 | 7 |
| -2.23% | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 | Jan 4, 2024 | 9 | Jan 18, 2024 | 14 |
| -1.97% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 11 | Sep 8, 2025 | 16 |
| -1.91% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.91% | Jan 22, 2025 | 3 | Jan 27, 2025 | 13 | Feb 13, 2025 | 16 |
| -1.79% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.73% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.73% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.60% | Feb 9, 2024 | 7 | Feb 21, 2024 | 1 | Feb 22, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.53% | Mar 1, 2024 | 10 | Mar 15, 2024 | 4 | Mar 21, 2024 | 14 |
| -1.43% | Jan 29, 2024 | 2 | Jan 31, 2024 | 5 | Feb 7, 2024 | 7 |
| -1.42% | Dec 31, 2020 | 3 | Jan 6, 2021 | 1 | Jan 7, 2021 | 4 |
| -1.30% | Jul 14, 2021 | 3 | Jul 19, 2021 | 3 | Jul 22, 2021 | 6 |
| -1.20% | Mar 22, 2024 | 8 | Apr 4, 2024 | 5 | Apr 11, 2024 | 13 |
| -1.00% | Oct 28, 2025 | 7 | Nov 6, 2025 | 2 | Nov 10, 2025 | 9 |