Performance analysis of YDEC (FT VEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, YDEC has had an average annual return of +8.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, YDEC has had an average annual return of +4.82%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.05% annual.
Since Dec 21, 2020, YDEC has had an average annual return of +5.95%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.75% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +4.70% | +16.04% | -0.78% | +14.33% | -6.37% | +5.25% | +0.90% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.25% | +1.72% | -3.45% | +2.97% | +1.27% | -0.01% | +4.70% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.09% | +1.54% | +0.36% | +1.90% | +2.40% | +1.28% | -0.10% | +1.71% | +0.85% | +0.66% | +0.50% | +0.83% | +16.04% |
| 2024 | -0.34% | +1.59% | +2.13% | -1.87% | +3.36% | -1.19% | +2.01% | +2.64% | +0.48% | -4.22% | -1.33% | -3.69% | -0.78% |
| 2023 | +6.80% | -2.02% | +2.50% | +2.13% | -2.69% | +3.62% | +1.98% | -3.05% | -3.40% | -2.72% | +7.06% | +4.06% | +14.33% |
| 2022 | -2.31% | -2.09% | +0.36% | -4.47% | +1.57% | -5.85% | +4.18% | -4.16% | -8.10% | +5.25% | +11.94% | -1.23% | -6.37% |
| 2021 | -0.88% | +1.90% | +1.79% | +1.62% | +2.22% | -0.30% | +0.47% | +1.03% | -2.16% | +2.61% | -4.47% | +1.55% | +5.25% |
| 2020 | +0.90% | +0.90% |
Drawdown analysis of YDEC (FT VEST INTERNATIONAL EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER)
The maximum drawdown for the YDEC was -23.34%, occurring on Sep 27, 2022. Recovery took 198 trading sessions.
The current YDEC drawdown is -0.04%.
Since Dec 21, 2020 YDEC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -23.34% | Nov 8, 2021 | 222 | Sep 27, 2022 | 198 | Jul 13, 2023 | 420 |
| -10.95% | Sep 26, 2024 | 132 | Apr 8, 2025 | 54 | Jun 26, 2025 | 186 |
| -10.05% | Jul 28, 2023 | 64 | Oct 27, 2023 | 32 | Dec 13, 2023 | 96 |
| -5.90% | Feb 26, 2026 | 16 | Mar 20, 2026 | 32 | May 6, 2026 | 48 |
| -5.15% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 10 | Aug 19, 2024 | 26 |
| -3.58% | Sep 3, 2021 | 20 | Oct 4, 2021 | 20 | Nov 1, 2021 | 40 |
| -3.34% | Mar 27, 2024 | 16 | Apr 19, 2024 | 15 | May 10, 2024 | 31 |
| -3.05% | Jan 14, 2021 | 10 | Jan 29, 2021 | 10 | Feb 12, 2021 | 20 |
| -3.02% | Jun 15, 2021 | 23 | Jul 19, 2021 | 17 | Aug 11, 2021 | 40 |
| -2.87% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -2.74% | Jun 6, 2024 | 10 | Jun 21, 2024 | 14 | Jul 12, 2024 | 24 |
| -2.26% | Dec 27, 2023 | 13 | Jan 17, 2024 | 19 | Feb 13, 2024 | 32 |
| -1.94% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 10 | May 26, 2021 | 13 |
| -1.92% | Feb 16, 2021 | 8 | Feb 26, 2021 | 13 | Mar 17, 2021 | 21 |
| -1.64% | May 15, 2024 | 9 | May 29, 2024 | 5 | Jun 5, 2024 | 14 |
| -1.55% | Aug 13, 2021 | 4 | Aug 19, 2021 | 9 | Sep 1, 2021 | 13 |
| -1.38% | Mar 17, 2021 | 5 | Mar 24, 2021 | 6 | Apr 1, 2021 | 11 |
| -1.24% | May 6, 2026 | 7 | May 15, 2026 | 6 | May 26, 2026 | 13 |
| -1.22% | Feb 13, 2024 | 1 | Feb 14, 2024 | 5 | Feb 22, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.16% | Apr 16, 2021 | 12 | May 4, 2021 | 2 | May 6, 2021 | 14 |
| -1.15% | Dec 14, 2023 | 4 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 7 |
| -1.13% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 7 | Aug 12, 2025 | 14 |
| -0.85% | Mar 7, 2024 | 5 | Mar 14, 2024 | 4 | Mar 20, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.80% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 10 |
| -0.74% | Jan 8, 2021 | 1 | Jan 11, 2021 | 3 | Jan 14, 2021 | 4 |