FT VEST U.S. EQUITY QUARTERLY MAX BUFFER ETF
Symbol: SQMX
Exchange: BATS
Sector: Technology
Category: Defined Outcome
Inception date: 19/12/2024
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $35.01
Expense ratio: 0.85%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
1.30%
Ann. 7.70% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
0.78%
Sharpe ratio
5.222
VaR 95%
-0.04%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
1.86%
Ann. 4.89% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
3.19%
Sharpe ratio
0.396
VaR 95%
-0.38%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
3.61%
Ann. 6.41% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
3.88%
Sharpe ratio
0.716
VaR 95%
-0.39%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
7.36%
Ann. 8.83% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
3.38%
Sharpe ratio
1.539
VaR 95%
-0.34%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
14.14%
Ann. 7.91% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
5.92%
Sharpe ratio
0.725
VaR 95%
-0.39%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.029%
Best day
0.976%
Worst day
-0.918%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $35.01 | $35.04 | $35.01 | $35.01 | 2,300 |
| 14/10/2026 | $34.96 | $34.99 | $34.92 | $34.98 | 3,600 |
| 13/10/2026 | $35.10 | $35.11 | $35.03 | $35.07 | 6,000 |
| 12/10/2026 | $35.07 | $35.07 | $35.07 | $35.07 | 100 |
| 09/10/2026 | $35.09 | $35.09 | $35.05 | $35.07 | 5,000 |
| 08/10/2026 | $34.99 | $35.05 | $34.95 | $34.98 | 51,100 |
| 07/10/2026 | $34.96 | $35.05 | $34.96 | $35.02 | 90,300 |
| 06/10/2026 | $35.06 | $35.07 | $35.01 | $35.05 | 7,100 |
| 05/10/2026 | $34.98 | $34.99 | $34.98 | $34.99 | 200 |
| 02/10/2026 | $34.90 | $34.95 | $34.90 | $34.92 | 1,400 |