Performance analysis of SEPM (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MAX BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
Annual Return
Since Sep 23, 2024, SEPM has had an average annual return of +6.07%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.42% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3.60% | +6.62% | +0.82% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.46% | +0.07% | -0.99% | +2.37% | +1.05% | +0.23% | +0.38% | +3.60% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.85% | +0.00983% | -1.17% | +0.14% | +1.85% | +1.51% | +0.72% | +0.85% | +0.50% | +0.47% | +0.24% | +0.48% | +6.62% |
| 2024 | -0.02% | -0.12% | +1.10% | -0.14% | +0.82% |
Drawdown analysis of SEPM (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MAX BUFFER ETF - SEPTEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the SEPM was -3.87%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 25 trading sessions.
The current SEPM drawdown is -0.01%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.87% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 25 | May 14, 2025 | 59 |
| -1.83% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 30 |
| -1.07% | Oct 28, 2025 | 17 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 25 |
| -0.68% | Dec 4, 2024 | 11 | Dec 19, 2024 | 16 | Jan 15, 2025 | 27 |
| -0.62% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 5 | Jun 2, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.56% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.55% | Jan 9, 2026 | 6 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.55% | Jan 28, 2026 | 6 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 8 |
| -0.52% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.50% | Oct 18, 2024 | 9 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 13 |
| -0.41% | Nov 8, 2024 | 5 | Nov 15, 2024 | 5 | Nov 22, 2024 | 10 |
| -0.40% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.40% | Jun 16, 2026 | 7 | Jun 26, 2026 | 2 | Jun 30, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.39% | Feb 9, 2026 | 3 | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 | Feb 25, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.37% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.31% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 5 | Jun 23, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.28% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.28% | Sep 26, 2024 | 8 | Oct 8, 2024 | 3 | Oct 11, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.25% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 4 | Oct 1, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.23% | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 | Aug 21, 2025 | 2 | Aug 25, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.21% | Jul 10, 2026 | 5 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.16% | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 | Jun 6, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.15% | Oct 14, 2024 | 1 | Oct 15, 2024 | 3 | Oct 18, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.15% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2 | Jan 5, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.14% | Jul 14, 2025 | 1 | Jul 15, 2025 | 2 | Jul 17, 2025 | 3 |