Performance analysis of SFEB (FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
Annual Return
Since Feb 20, 2024, SFEB has had an average annual return of +12.77%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.94% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11.74% | +9.24% | +9.54% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.95% | +0.89% | -2.70% | +6.24% | +2.02% | +1.96% | +0.06% | +11.74% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.42% | -4.54% | -3.06% | -1.18% | +2.99% | +2.88% | +0.96% | +4.06% | +1.65% | +1.15% | +0.97% | +0.91% | +9.24% |
| 2024 | +1.43% | +2.21% | -3.78% | +3.10% | -0.45% | +5.16% | -0.09% | +0.79% | -0.54% | +6.04% | -4.19% | +9.54% |
Drawdown analysis of SFEB (FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - FEBRUARY)
The maximum drawdown for the SFEB was -16.66%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 98 trading sessions.
Since Feb 20, 2024 SFEB has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -16.66% | Dec 2, 2024 | 86 | Apr 8, 2025 | 98 | Aug 28, 2025 | 184 |
| -5.65% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 32 | Sep 19, 2024 | 46 |
| -5.22% | Feb 26, 2026 | 22 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 31 |
| -4.72% | Mar 28, 2024 | 14 | Apr 18, 2024 | 19 | May 15, 2024 | 33 |
| -3.97% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 22 |
| -2.70% | May 15, 2024 | 21 | Jun 14, 2024 | 17 | Jul 11, 2024 | 38 |
| -2.48% | Nov 11, 2024 | 5 | Nov 18, 2024 | 5 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |
| -2.07% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 3 | May 22, 2026 | 12 |
| -1.96% | Oct 16, 2024 | 11 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 15 |
| -1.67% | Oct 3, 2025 | 5 | Oct 10, 2025 | 2 | Oct 14, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.49% | Sep 19, 2024 | 10 | Oct 3, 2024 | 7 | Oct 14, 2024 | 17 |
| -1.35% | May 28, 2026 | 9 | Jun 10, 2026 | 2 | Jun 12, 2026 | 11 |
| -1.32% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.19% | Mar 8, 2024 | 6 | Mar 18, 2024 | 2 | Mar 20, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.10% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 5 | Oct 2, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.09% | Dec 22, 2025 | 6 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2 | Jan 5, 2026 | 8 |
| -1.07% | Oct 15, 2025 | 2 | Oct 17, 2025 | 5 | Oct 24, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.05% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 | Feb 6, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.93% | Apr 20, 2026 | 7 | Apr 29, 2026 | 1 | Apr 30, 2026 | 8 |
| -0.86% | Feb 20, 2026 | 1 | Feb 23, 2026 | 3 | Feb 26, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.74% | Jun 30, 2026 | 5 | Jul 8, 2026 | 9 | Jul 21, 2026 | 14 |
| -0.69% | Mar 21, 2024 | 2 | Mar 25, 2024 | 2 | Mar 27, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.62% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.59% | Jun 15, 2026 | 2 | Jun 17, 2026 | 1 | Jun 18, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.52% | Jun 22, 2026 | 1 | Jun 23, 2026 | 3 | Jun 26, 2026 | 4 |