DDEC vs NFLT

Comparison between FT VEST U.S. EQUITY DEEP BUFFER ETF - DECEMBER (DDEC, ETF) and VIRTUS NEWFLEET MULTI-SECTOR BOND ETF (NFLT, ETF).

5-Year PerformanceDDEC has outperformed NFLT, delivering a return of +8.3% compared to +3.2%

DDEC vs NFLT - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	DDEC(ETF)	NFLT(ETF)
Net Assets	$426M	$426M
Expense Ratio	0.85%	0.50%
Max Drawdown	10.22%	19.24%
Sharpe Ratio	1.90	0.81
5Y Beta	0.42	0.09
5Y Dividends CAGR	N/A	7.39%

Net Assets

Winner

DDEC

$426M

NFLT

$426M

Expense Ratio

DDEC

0.85%

Winner

NFLT

0.50%

Max Drawdown

Winner

DDEC

10.22%

NFLT

19.24%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

DDEC

1.90

NFLT

0.81

5Y Beta

DDEC

0.42

Winner

NFLT

0.09

5Y Dividends CAGR

DDEC

N/A

NFLT

7.39%

DDEC vs NFLT - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	DDEC	NFLT
1 month	+0.83%	+1.11%
3 months	+6.34%	+1.80%
6 months	+5.20%	+2.10%
1 year	+15.84%	+6.85%
5 years(CAGR)	+8.34%	+3.17%
10 years(CAGR)	N/A	+4.12%
Max(CAGR)	+8.48%	+4.12%

DDEC

+0.83%

Winner

NFLT

+1.11%

Winner

DDEC

+6.34%

NFLT

+1.80%

Winner

DDEC

+5.20%

NFLT

+2.10%

Winner

DDEC

+15.84%

NFLT

+6.85%

5Y(CAGR)

Winner

DDEC

+8.34%

NFLT

+3.17%

10Y(CAGR)

DDEC

N/A

NFLT

+4.12%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

DDEC

+8.48%

NFLT

+4.12%

DDEC vs NFLT - Annual Returns (2015 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	DDEC	NFLT
2026	+4.83%	+1.76%
2025	+12.36%	+8.23%
2024	+12.72%	+6.16%
2023	+17.22%	+8.74%
2022	-7.13%	-9.30%
2021	+8.21%	+1.54%
2020	+0.75%	+8.12%
2019	N/A	+10.25%
2018	N/A	-2.52%
2017	N/A	+6.29%
2016	N/A	+7.57%
2015	N/A	-0.21%

DDEC vs NFLT Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for DDEC was -10.22%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. Recovery took 355 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for NFLT was -15.17%, occurring on Mar 19, 2020. Recovery took 108 trading sessions.

The current DDEC drawdown is -0.25%. The current NFLT drawdown is -0.52%.

Rank	DDEC	NFLT
#1	-10.22% Jan 3, 2022 - Jun 2, 2023	-15.17% Feb 21, 2020 - Jul 27, 2020
#2	-9.40% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 24, 2025	-13.41% Sep 14, 2021 - May 21, 2024
#3	-5.50% Sep 14, 2023 - Nov 10, 2023	-3.72% Jan 5, 2018 - Mar 7, 2019
#4	-4.18% Jan 27, 2026 - Apr 14, 2026	-3.37% Oct 30, 2015 - Mar 21, 2016
#5	-3.28% Jul 16, 2024 - Aug 15, 2024	-2.89% Feb 28, 2025 - May 20, 2025
#6	-2.36% Mar 28, 2024 - May 7, 2024	-2.84% Oct 25, 2016 - Jan 11, 2017
#7	-1.90% Nov 12, 2025 - Nov 25, 2025	-2.41% Feb 23, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026
#8	-1.67% Jan 20, 2021 - Feb 5, 2021	-2.27% Feb 5, 2021 - Jun 9, 2021
#9	-1.67% Aug 1, 2023 - Aug 30, 2023	-1.93% Dec 9, 2024 - Jan 29, 2025
#10	-1.61% Dec 24, 2024 - Jan 17, 2025	-1.80% Oct 1, 2024 - Dec 9, 2024
#11	-1.52% Jun 2, 2026 - Jun 10, 2026	-1.64% Sep 7, 2016 - Oct 7, 2016
#12	-1.33% Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 13, 2024	-1.33% Mar 3, 2017 - Apr 10, 2017
#13	-1.30% Feb 24, 2021 - Mar 10, 2021	-1.13% May 8, 2026 - May 29, 2026
#14	-1.28% Jul 25, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025	-1.03% Oct 16, 2017 - Dec 4, 2017
#15	-1.25% May 7, 2021 - May 28, 2021	-0.99% Jun 13, 2024 - Jul 10, 2024