ESN vs GOCT

Comparison between ESSENTIAL 40 STOCK ETF (ESN, ETF) and FT VEST U.S. EQUITY MODERATE BUFFER ETF - OCTOBER (GOCT, ETF).

ESN vs GOCT - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	ESN(ETF)	GOCT(ETF)
Net Assets	$297M	$297M
Expense Ratio	0.70%	0.85%
Max Drawdown	13.60%	10.47%
Sharpe Ratio	1.77	1.33
5Y Beta	0.66	0.47
P/E Ratio	23.52	N/A
Forward P/E	18.53	N/A
PEG Ratio	0.40	N/A
5Y EPS CAGR	11.93%	N/A
P/S Ratio	1.63	N/A
P/B Ratio	3.81	N/A

Net Assets

ESN

$297M

Winner

GOCT

$297M

Expense Ratio

Winner

ESN

0.70%

GOCT

0.85%

Max Drawdown

ESN

13.60%

Winner

GOCT

10.47%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

ESN

1.77

GOCT

1.33

5Y Beta

ESN

0.66

Winner

GOCT

0.47

P/E Ratio

ESN

23.52

GOCT

N/A

Forward P/E

ESN

18.53

GOCT

N/A

PEG Ratio

ESN

0.40

GOCT

N/A

5Y EPS CAGR

ESN

11.93%

GOCT

N/A

P/S Ratio

ESN

1.63

GOCT

N/A

P/B Ratio

ESN

3.81

GOCT

N/A

ESN vs GOCT - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	ESN	GOCT
1 month	+1.26%	+0.67%
3 months	+7.86%	+2.93%
6 months	+10.50%	+4.92%
1 year	+22.35%	+11.92%
Max(CAGR)	+16.31%	+12.08%

Winner

ESN

+1.26%

GOCT

+0.67%

Winner

ESN

+7.86%

GOCT

+2.93%

Winner

ESN

+10.50%

GOCT

+4.92%

Winner

ESN

+22.35%

GOCT

+11.92%

Max(CAGR)

Winner

ESN

+16.31%

GOCT

+12.08%

ESN vs GOCT - Annual Returns (2023 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	ESN	GOCT
2026	+14.87%	+5.54%
2025	+16.95%	+12.39%
2024	-2.98%	+8.35%
2023	N/A	+6.59%

ESN vs GOCT Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for ESN was -13.60%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 89 trading sessions.

The maximum drawdown for GOCT was -10.47%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 77 trading sessions.

The current ESN drawdown is -1.46%. The current GOCT drawdown is -0.65%.

Rank	ESN	GOCT
#1	-13.60% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 27, 2025	-10.47% Feb 19, 2025 - Jun 10, 2025
#2	-6.42% Mar 2, 2026 - Apr 17, 2026	-4.40% Feb 2, 2026 - Apr 13, 2026
#3	-5.60% Nov 29, 2024 - Feb 13, 2025	-2.48% Oct 27, 2025 - Dec 3, 2025
#4	-4.90% Oct 27, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026	-1.83% Dec 6, 2024 - Jan 21, 2025
#5	-3.18% Jul 10, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025	-1.70% Jul 31, 2024 - Aug 13, 2024
#6	-2.86% Oct 21, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024	-1.62% Oct 24, 2023 - Nov 1, 2023
#7	-2.19% Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 24, 2025	-1.44% Oct 18, 2024 - Nov 6, 2024
#8	-2.13% May 29, 2026 - Jun 12, 2026	-1.35% Jun 4, 2026 - Jun 15, 2026
#9	-2.09% Jun 15, 2026 - Jul 1, 2026	-1.19% Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 26, 2026
#10	-1.86% Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 25, 2024	-1.17% Apr 1, 2024 - May 3, 2024
#11	-1.80% Feb 11, 2026 - Feb 27, 2026	-1.16% Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 8, 2025
#12	-1.62% Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 20, 2026	-1.11% Dec 11, 2025 - Dec 22, 2025
#13	-1.39% Jan 15, 2026 - Jan 22, 2026	-0.94% Nov 11, 2024 - Nov 25, 2024
#14	-1.17% Feb 4, 2026 - Feb 6, 2026	-0.86% Oct 8, 2025 - Oct 15, 2025
#15	-0.92% May 14, 2026 - May 20, 2026	-0.80% Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 30, 2026