Performance analysis of FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF August (DLAG)
Annual Return
Since Sep 22, 2025, DLAG has had an average annual return of +9.88%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.18% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.88% | +2.18% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.77% | -0.12% | -2.24% | +5.11% | +1.79% | +0.38% | +0.19% | +5.88% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.12% | +0.84% | +0.53% | +0.67% | +2.18% |
Drawdown analysis of FT Vest U.S. Equity Dual Directional Buffer ETF August (DLAG)
The maximum drawdown for the DLAG was -4.23%, occurring on Mar 30, 2026. Recovery took 9 trading sessions.
The current DLAG drawdown is -0.35%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.23% | Feb 9, 2026 | 34 | Mar 30, 2026 | 9 | Apr 13, 2026 | 43 |
| -2.50% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 23 |
| -1.48% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.16% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -1.13% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 10 |
| -1.06% | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 5 |
| -1.00% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.61% | Jun 15, 2026 | 8 | Jun 26, 2026 | 2 | Jun 30, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.52% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 | Sep 30, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.51% | Dec 24, 2025 | 5 | Jan 2, 2026 | 2 | Jan 6, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.46% | Jul 10, 2026 | 9 | Jul 23, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -0.45% | Apr 17, 2026 | 2 | Apr 21, 2026 | 1 | Apr 22, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.44% | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 | Oct 22, 2025 | 2 | Oct 24, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.37% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 2 | May 21, 2026 | 5 |
| -0.25% | Jan 28, 2026 | 2 | Jan 30, 2026 | 1 | Feb 2, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.23% | Nov 28, 2025 | 1 | Dec 1, 2025 | 2 | Dec 3, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.22% | May 1, 2026 | 1 | May 4, 2026 | 1 | May 5, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.18% | Apr 27, 2026 | 2 | Apr 29, 2026 | 1 | Apr 30, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.15% | Apr 22, 2026 | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.12% | Jul 6, 2026 | 2 | Jul 8, 2026 | 1 | Jul 9, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.09% | Jun 2, 2026 | 1 | Jun 3, 2026 | 1 | Jun 4, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.08% | May 6, 2026 | 1 | May 7, 2026 | 1 | May 8, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.07% | May 29, 2026 | 1 | Jun 1, 2026 | 1 | Jun 2, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.06% | Dec 5, 2025 | 1 | Dec 8, 2025 | 2 | Dec 10, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.04% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 2 | Jan 9, 2026 | 3 |