Performance analysis of QMAR (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 BUFFER ETF - MARCH)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, QMAR has had an average annual return of +16.79%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, QMAR has had an average annual return of +12.39%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Since Mar 22, 2021, QMAR has had an average annual return of +12.56%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13.17% | +10.89% | +16.12% | +35.46% | -16.56% | +12.31% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.61% | +0.50% | +0.76% | +7.82% | +3.02% | -0% | +13.17% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.96% | -0.93% | -5.89% | +0.81% | +5.22% | +3.26% | +1.22% | +0.99% | +1.58% | +0.90% | +0.51% | +1.12% | +10.89% |
| 2024 | +0.94% | +0.47% | +1.96% | -2.56% | +4.64% | +3.55% | -0.75% | +1.31% | +1.78% | -0.18% | +3.76% | +0.35% | +16.12% |
| 2023 | +9.06% | +0.50% | +6.96% | +0.69% | +3.97% | +3.25% | +1.70% | -0.02% | -1.43% | -0.22% | +5.14% | +1.67% | +35.46% |
| 2022 | -1.63% | -1.68% | +3.42% | -8.94% | -0.63% | -6.39% | +9.15% | -3.45% | -7.29% | +2.99% | +4.78% | -6.60% | -16.56% |
| 2021 | +0.40% | +3.21% | +0.28% | +2.96% | +1.02% | +1.76% | -1.71% | +2.91% | -0.19% | +1.14% | +12.31% |
Drawdown analysis of QMAR (FT VEST NASDAQ-100 BUFFER ETF - MARCH)
The maximum drawdown for the QMAR was -19.84%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 148 trading sessions.
The current QMAR drawdown is -0.09%.
Since Mar 22, 2021 QMAR has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -19.84% | Mar 29, 2022 | 138 | Oct 14, 2022 | 148 | May 18, 2023 | 286 |
| -15.91% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 56 | Jun 30, 2025 | 90 |
| -10.23% | Jan 3, 2022 | 48 | Mar 14, 2022 | 11 | Mar 29, 2022 | 59 |
| -7.93% | Jul 10, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 37 | Sep 26, 2024 | 55 |
| -4.38% | Mar 22, 2024 | 19 | Apr 19, 2024 | 16 | May 13, 2024 | 35 |
| -3.64% | Sep 14, 2023 | 30 | Oct 26, 2023 | 6 | Nov 3, 2023 | 36 |
| -3.33% | Apr 26, 2021 | 12 | May 12, 2021 | 16 | Jun 4, 2021 | 28 |
| -3.21% | Mar 23, 2026 | 5 | Mar 30, 2026 | 4 | Apr 6, 2026 | 9 |
| -2.66% | Jul 18, 2023 | 22 | Aug 17, 2023 | 19 | Sep 14, 2023 | 41 |
| -2.42% | Sep 1, 2021 | 22 | Oct 4, 2021 | 10 | Oct 18, 2021 | 32 |
| -2.02% | Dec 16, 2024 | 3 | Dec 19, 2024 | 19 | Jan 21, 2025 | 22 |
| -1.76% | Nov 4, 2021 | 20 | Dec 3, 2021 | 14 | Dec 23, 2021 | 34 |
| -1.71% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.66% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 20 |
| -1.56% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 7 | Feb 5, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.51% | Nov 12, 2024 | 3 | Nov 15, 2024 | 7 | Nov 26, 2024 | 10 |
| -1.22% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 7 | Oct 21, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.19% | Mar 23, 2021 | 1 | Mar 24, 2021 | 3 | Mar 29, 2021 | 4 |
| -1.12% | Jul 12, 2021 | 5 | Jul 19, 2021 | 3 | Jul 22, 2021 | 8 |
| -1.11% | Sep 26, 2024 | 3 | Oct 1, 2024 | 5 | Oct 8, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.03% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 4 | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 |
| -1.00% | May 18, 2023 | 4 | May 24, 2023 | 1 | May 25, 2023 | 5 |
| -0.97% | Jan 27, 2026 | 7 | Feb 5, 2026 | 10 | Feb 20, 2026 | 17 |
| -0.96% | Jun 17, 2024 | 4 | Jun 24, 2024 | 6 | Jul 2, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.92% | Jul 30, 2025 | 2 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 5 |