Performance analysis of SMAY (FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - MAY)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, SMAY has had an average annual return of +10.66%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Since May 22, 2023, SMAY has had an average annual return of +10.90%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.93% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.56% | +4.74% | +12.59% | +8.94% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.44% | +0.55% | -0.66% | +3.10% | +2.60% | -0.58% | +6.56% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.11% | -3.57% | -3.93% | -0.77% | +0.09% | +2.92% | +0.79% | +3.39% | +1.39% | +0.80% | +0.74% | +0.97% | +4.74% |
| 2024 | -1.72% | +3.28% | +2.62% | -3.44% | +5.79% | -0.42% | +4.60% | +0.00828% | +0.71% | -0.47% | +5.20% | -3.68% | +12.59% |
| 2023 | -1.24% | +4.26% | +2.50% | -1.35% | -3.38% | -3.54% | +5.23% | +6.70% | +8.94% |
Drawdown analysis of SMAY (FT VEST U.S. SMALL CAP MODERATE BUFFER ETF - MAY)
The maximum drawdown for the SMAY was -14.44%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 165 trading sessions.
The current SMAY drawdown is -0.81%.
Since May 22, 2023 SMAY has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -14.44% | Nov 29, 2024 | 87 | Apr 8, 2025 | 165 | Dec 3, 2025 | 252 |
| -9.00% | Aug 1, 2023 | 62 | Oct 27, 2023 | 32 | Dec 13, 2023 | 94 |
| -5.12% | Jul 16, 2024 | 16 | Aug 7, 2024 | 30 | Sep 19, 2024 | 46 |
| -4.82% | Mar 28, 2024 | 14 | Apr 18, 2024 | 13 | May 7, 2024 | 27 |
| -3.36% | Dec 27, 2023 | 13 | Jan 17, 2024 | 18 | Feb 12, 2024 | 31 |
| -2.58% | Feb 26, 2026 | 22 | Mar 30, 2026 | 6 | Apr 8, 2026 | 28 |
| -2.39% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |
| -2.26% | Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | Feb 13, 2024 | 2 | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 |
| -2.21% | May 17, 2024 | 19 | Jun 14, 2024 | 17 | Jul 11, 2024 | 36 |
| -1.73% | Oct 16, 2024 | 11 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 15 |
| -1.52% | Jun 13, 2023 | 7 | Jun 23, 2023 | 5 | Jun 30, 2023 | 12 |
| -1.51% | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 | Feb 21, 2024 | 4 | Feb 27, 2024 | 7 |
| -1.43% | Sep 19, 2024 | 10 | Oct 3, 2024 | 7 | Oct 14, 2024 | 17 |
| -1.39% | May 22, 2023 | 3 | May 25, 2023 | 5 | Jun 2, 2023 | 8 |
| -1.35% | Jul 3, 2023 | 2 | Jul 6, 2023 | 3 | Jul 11, 2023 | 5 |
| -1.11% | Mar 13, 2024 | 1 | Mar 14, 2024 | 4 | Mar 20, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.98% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.96% | Jun 7, 2023 | 2 | Jun 9, 2023 | 2 | Jun 13, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.84% | May 15, 2026 | 2 | May 19, 2026 | 1 | May 20, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.81% | May 28, 2026 | 4 | Jun 3, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.79% | Jan 22, 2026 | 10 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 12 |
| -0.72% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 2 | Dec 22, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.60% | Feb 20, 2026 | 1 | Feb 23, 2026 | 2 | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.56% | Feb 10, 2026 | 2 | Feb 12, 2026 | 5 | Feb 20, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.52% | Mar 21, 2024 | 1 | Mar 22, 2024 | 3 | Mar 27, 2024 | 4 |