Performance analysis of QMAG (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST)
Annual Return
Since Aug 19, 2024, QMAG has had an average annual return of +12.75%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.27% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.92% | +13.16% | +4.03% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.63% | -0.69% | -2.08% | +6.75% | +2.08% | +0.48% | -0.20% | +6.92% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.27% | -0.80% | -3.80% | +1.09% | +5.30% | +3.34% | +1.56% | +0.24% | +2.58% | +1.39% | -0.04% | +0.56% | +13.16% |
| 2024 | -0.20% | +1.15% | -0.10% | +2.71% | +0.43% | +4.03% |
Drawdown analysis of QMAG (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST)
The maximum drawdown for the QMAG was -12.44%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 27 trading sessions.
The current QMAG drawdown is -0.50%.
Since Aug 19, 2024 QMAG has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -12.44% | Feb 18, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 27 | May 16, 2025 | 62 |
| -5.22% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 51 |
| -3.28% | Aug 21, 2024 | 11 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 20 |
| -2.92% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 9 | Dec 4, 2025 | 25 |
| -1.71% | Aug 15, 2025 | 4 | Aug 21, 2025 | 14 | Sep 11, 2025 | 18 |
| -1.68% | Dec 16, 2024 | 18 | Jan 14, 2025 | 4 | Jan 21, 2025 | 22 |
| -1.59% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.53% | Nov 13, 2024 | 2 | Nov 15, 2024 | 10 | Dec 2, 2024 | 12 |
| -1.52% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 4 | Dec 23, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.33% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.31% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -1.28% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.17% | Jun 1, 2026 | 7 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.12% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 1 | May 27, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.78% | Sep 25, 2024 | 4 | Oct 1, 2024 | 6 | Oct 9, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.70% | Jun 10, 2025 | 3 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.68% | Jun 15, 2026 | 6 | Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | Jun 30, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.67% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.62% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 | Aug 4, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.62% | Oct 22, 2024 | 1 | Oct 23, 2024 | 2 | Oct 25, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.61% | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.60% | Dec 24, 2025 | 5 | Jan 2, 2026 | 2 | Jan 6, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.57% | Oct 20, 2025 | 2 | Oct 22, 2025 | 2 | Oct 24, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.54% | Jul 14, 2026 | 3 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.51% | Oct 14, 2024 | 2 | Oct 16, 2024 | 3 | Oct 21, 2024 | 5 |