AAUA vs DMAY

Comparison between ALPHA ARCHITECT US EQUITY 3 ETF (AAUA, ETF) and FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - MAY (DMAY, ETF).

AAUA vs DMAY - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	AAUA(ETF)	DMAY(ETF)
Net Assets	$370M	$370M
Expense Ratio	0.15%	0.85%
Max Drawdown	5.92%	13.90%
Sharpe Ratio	1.92	0.91
5Y Beta	1.13	0.54
P/E Ratio	30.92	N/A
Forward P/E	22.93	N/A
5Y EPS CAGR	28.35%	N/A
P/S Ratio	3.53	N/A
P/B Ratio	6.75	N/A

Net Assets

Winner

AAUA

$370M

DMAY

$370M

Expense Ratio

Winner

AAUA

0.15%

DMAY

0.85%

Max Drawdown

Winner

AAUA

5.92%

DMAY

13.90%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

AAUA

1.92

DMAY

0.91

5Y Beta

AAUA

1.13

Winner

DMAY

0.54

P/E Ratio

AAUA

30.92

DMAY

N/A

Forward P/E

AAUA

22.93

DMAY

N/A

5Y EPS CAGR

AAUA

28.35%

DMAY

N/A

P/S Ratio

AAUA

3.53

DMAY

N/A

P/B Ratio

AAUA

6.75

DMAY

N/A

AAUA vs DMAY - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	AAUA	DMAY
1 month	+0.62%	+0.38%
3 months	+4.98%	+1.03%
6 months	N/A	+3.29%
1 year	N/A	+8.38%
5 years(CAGR)	N/A	+6.70%
Max(CAGR)	+41.10%	+7.07%

Winner

AAUA

+0.62%

DMAY

+0.38%

Winner

AAUA

+4.98%

DMAY

+1.03%

AAUA

N/A

DMAY

+3.29%

AAUA

N/A

DMAY

+8.38%

5Y(CAGR)

AAUA

N/A

DMAY

+6.70%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

AAUA

+41.10%

DMAY

+7.07%

AAUA vs DMAY - Annual Returns (2020 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	AAUA	DMAY
2026	+12.61%	+3.69%
2025	N/A	+11.26%
2024	N/A	+13.05%
2023	N/A	+15.90%
2022	N/A	-10.04%
2021	N/A	+6.42%
2020	N/A	+6.40%

AAUA vs DMAY Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for AAUA was -5.92%, occurring on Mar 30, 2026. Recovery took 13 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for DMAY was -13.90%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 406 trading sessions.

The current AAUA drawdown is -2.64%. The current DMAY drawdown is -1.03%.

Rank	AAUA	DMAY
#1	-5.92% Mar 19, 2026 - Apr 8, 2026	-13.90% Apr 4, 2022 - Nov 14, 2023
#2	-5.38% Jun 2, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026	-12.38% Feb 19, 2025 - May 16, 2025
#3	-2.00% May 14, 2026 - May 26, 2026	-4.53% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 20, 2024
#4	-0.82% Apr 27, 2026 - Apr 30, 2026	-4.13% Jan 4, 2022 - Mar 29, 2022
#5	-0.82% Apr 17, 2026 - Apr 22, 2026	-3.36% Feb 25, 2026 - Apr 8, 2026
#6	-0.77% Apr 22, 2026 - Apr 24, 2026	-2.48% Jun 8, 2020 - Jul 15, 2020
#7	-0.36% May 1, 2026 - May 5, 2026	-2.45% Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 16, 2024
#8	-0.09% May 6, 2026 - May 8, 2026	-2.17% Jun 2, 2026 - Jul 15, 2026
#9	-0.07% Apr 9, 2026 - Apr 13, 2026	-1.86% Oct 12, 2020 - Nov 5, 2020
#10	-0.00% May 11, 2026 - May 13, 2026	-1.74% Dec 6, 2024 - Jan 17, 2025
#11	N/A	-1.69% Aug 27, 2020 - Oct 9, 2020
#12	N/A	-1.61% Sep 2, 2021 - Oct 20, 2021
#13	N/A	-1.58% Oct 28, 2025 - Nov 26, 2025
#14	N/A	-1.43% Nov 24, 2021 - Dec 22, 2021
#15	N/A	-1.23% Oct 18, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024