Performance analysis of XAUG (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY ENHANCE & MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST)
Annual Return
Since Aug 21, 2023, XAUG has had an average annual return of +9.90%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +21.57% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.87% | +9.49% | +9.01% | +5.22% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.53% | +0.09% | -1.46% | +3.60% | +1.19% | +0.46% | +0.43% | +4.87% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.18% | -0.00862% | -1.42% | -0.24% | +3.05% | +1.90% | +0.85% | +0.71% | +1.28% | +0.61% | +0.44% | +0.81% | +9.49% |
| 2024 | +0.86% | +1.31% | +0.78% | +0.10% | +1.03% | +0.59% | +0.47% | +1.06% | +1.13% | -0.38% | +2.05% | -0.31% | +9.01% |
| 2023 | +1.12% | -1.67% | -0.60% | +4.42% | +1.96% | +5.22% |
Drawdown analysis of XAUG (FT VEST U.S. EQUITY ENHANCE & MODERATE BUFFER ETF - AUGUST)
The maximum drawdown for the XAUG was -8.71%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 24 trading sessions.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -8.71% | Feb 19, 2025 | 34 | Apr 8, 2025 | 24 | May 13, 2025 | 58 |
| -3.77% | Sep 14, 2023 | 31 | Oct 27, 2023 | 10 | Nov 10, 2023 | 41 |
| -3.12% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 7 | Apr 9, 2026 | 30 |
| -1.82% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 23 |
| -1.69% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 5 | Sep 13, 2024 | 9 |
| -1.05% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.05% | Dec 6, 2024 | 9 | Dec 19, 2024 | 3 | Dec 24, 2024 | 12 |
| -0.97% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 5 | Jun 2, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.80% | Oct 22, 2024 | 7 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.79% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.78% | Dec 24, 2024 | 10 | Jan 10, 2025 | 3 | Jan 15, 2025 | 13 |
| -0.74% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 | Jan 26, 2026 | 9 |
| -0.68% | Sep 30, 2024 | 5 | Oct 7, 2024 | 4 | Oct 11, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.61% | Dec 29, 2023 | 3 | Jan 4, 2024 | 2 | Jan 8, 2024 | 5 |
| -0.59% | Feb 9, 2026 | 3 | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 | Feb 25, 2026 | 11 |
| -0.59% | Sep 1, 2023 | 3 | Sep 7, 2023 | 5 | Sep 14, 2023 | 8 |
| -0.59% | Apr 11, 2024 | 6 | Apr 19, 2024 | 5 | Apr 26, 2024 | 11 |
| -0.57% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.57% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.54% | Aug 18, 2025 | 3 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.46% | Aug 23, 2023 | 1 | Aug 24, 2023 | 3 | Aug 29, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.45% | Aug 1, 2024 | 2 | Aug 5, 2024 | 2 | Aug 7, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.44% | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 | Jan 27, 2025 | 8 | Feb 6, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.43% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.41% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 6 | Nov 25, 2024 | 10 |