Performance analysis of SQMX (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY QUARTERLY MAX BUFFER ETF)
Annual Return
Since Dec 23, 2024, SQMX has had an average annual return of +7.19%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +17.38% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.27% | +8.57% | -0.27% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.67% | +0.16% | -1.03% | +1.74% | +0.58% | +0.15% | +2.27% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.16% | -0.18% | -1.26% | +0.14% | +2.11% | +1.83% | +0.66% | +0.72% | +0.70% | +0.99% | +0.44% | +0.99% | +8.57% |
| 2024 | -0.27% | -0.27% |
Drawdown analysis of SQMX (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY QUARTERLY MAX BUFFER ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the SQMX was -7.40%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 33 trading sessions.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -7.40% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 33 | May 27, 2025 | 67 |
| -2.04% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 11 | Apr 15, 2026 | 34 |
| -1.33% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 6 |
| -1.23% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.88% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.81% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.76% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.75% | Dec 26, 2024 | 9 | Jan 10, 2025 | 5 | Jan 17, 2025 | 14 |
| -0.56% | Feb 9, 2026 | 3 | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 | Feb 25, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.48% | Oct 28, 2025 | 8 | Nov 7, 2025 | 2 | Nov 11, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.39% | Jan 30, 2025 | 2 | Feb 3, 2025 | 6 | Feb 11, 2025 | 8 |
| -0.38% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 3 | Jan 30, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.31% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.26% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 2 | Sep 29, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.22% | Dec 30, 2025 | 1 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2 | Jan 5, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.15% | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 | Oct 22, 2025 | 1 | Oct 23, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.14% | Dec 5, 2025 | 1 | Dec 8, 2025 | 2 | Dec 10, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.13% | Jul 10, 2025 | 3 | Jul 15, 2025 | 2 | Jul 17, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.13% | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.13% | Jan 28, 2026 | 2 | Jan 30, 2026 | 1 | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.13% | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 | Jun 5, 2025 | 1 | Jun 6, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.13% | Jun 12, 2025 | 1 | Jun 13, 2025 | 1 | Jun 16, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.11% | Dec 26, 2025 | 1 | Dec 29, 2025 | 1 | Dec 30, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.10% | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.08% | Apr 28, 2026 | 1 | Apr 29, 2026 | 1 | Apr 30, 2026 | 2 |