BUFY vs MARM

Comparison between FT Vest Laddered International Moderate Buffer ETF (BUFY, ETF) and FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MAX BUFFER ETF - MARCH (MARM, ETF).

BUFY vs MARM - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	BUFY(ETF)	MARM(ETF)
Net Assets	$108M	$109M
Expense Ratio	1.00%	0.85%
Max Drawdown	7.95%	2.74%
Sharpe Ratio	0.99	1.95
5Y Beta	0.36	0.14

Net Assets

BUFY

$108M

Winner

MARM

$109M

Expense Ratio

BUFY

1.00%

Winner

MARM

0.85%

Max Drawdown

BUFY

7.95%

Winner

MARM

2.74%

Sharpe Ratio

BUFY

0.99

Winner

MARM

1.95

5Y Beta

BUFY

0.36

Winner

MARM

0.14

BUFY vs MARM - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	BUFY	MARM
1 month	+0.56%	+0.34%
3 months	+2.61%	+2.33%
6 months	+5.28%	+3.55%
1 year	+10.60%	+7.12%
Max(CAGR)	+8.31%	+7.39%

Winner

BUFY

+0.56%

MARM

+0.34%

Winner

BUFY

+2.61%

MARM

+2.33%

Winner

BUFY

+5.28%

MARM

+3.55%

Winner

BUFY

+10.60%

MARM

+7.12%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

BUFY

+8.31%

MARM

+7.39%

BUFY vs MARM - Annual Returns (2024 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	BUFY	MARM
2026	+3.53%	+3.04%
2025	+18.23%	+6.91%
2024	-6.95%	+5.97%

BUFY vs MARM Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for BUFY was -7.95%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 146 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for MARM was -2.74%, occurring on Mar 13, 2025. Recovery took 25 trading sessions.

The current BUFY drawdown is -0.82%. The current MARM drawdown is -0.28%.

Rank	BUFY	MARM
#1	-7.95% Sep 26, 2024 - Apr 29, 2025	-2.74% Feb 14, 2025 - Mar 24, 2025
#2	-4.65% Feb 25, 2026 - Apr 14, 2026	-1.98% Mar 25, 2025 - May 2, 2025
#3	-2.37% Nov 12, 2025 - Dec 4, 2025	-1.70% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 16, 2024
#4	-2.25% Jul 23, 2025 - Aug 12, 2025	-1.48% Apr 1, 2024 - May 14, 2024
#5	-1.66% Jun 12, 2025 - Jun 30, 2025	-0.98% Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024
#6	-1.47% Apr 17, 2026 - May 6, 2026	-0.63% Mar 23, 2026 - Apr 2, 2026
#7	-1.42% Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 28, 2025	-0.55% Dec 17, 2024 - Dec 24, 2024
#8	-1.23% Jul 10, 2025 - Jul 23, 2025	-0.51% May 24, 2024 - May 31, 2024
#9	-1.16% Aug 22, 2025 - Sep 11, 2025	-0.51% Oct 22, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024
#10	-1.06% May 6, 2026 - May 21, 2026	-0.44% Dec 26, 2024 - Jan 6, 2025
#11	-0.87% Oct 28, 2025 - Nov 11, 2025	-0.39% Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025
#12	-0.82% Jun 4, 2026 - Jun 5, 2026	-0.37% Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 15, 2025
#13	-0.64% May 27, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025	-0.36% May 19, 2025 - May 30, 2025
#14	-0.62% Sep 18, 2025 - Sep 29, 2025	-0.33% Aug 21, 2024 - Aug 26, 2024
#15	-0.62% Jan 16, 2026 - Jan 23, 2026	-0.33% Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 18, 2026