Performance analysis of FAAR (FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGY ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FAAR has had an average annual return of +11.84%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FAAR has had an average annual return of +8.09%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FAAR has had an average annual return of +5.17%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since May 23, 2016, FAAR has had an average annual return of +5.15%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.72% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25.72% | +8.18% | +5.97% | -5.62% | +10.11% | +12.31% | +8.60% | -1.27% | -9.17% | +5% | -3.78% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.53% | +2.78% | +12% | +1.73% | -1.32% | +0.25% | +25.72% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.61% | -0.57% | +2.74% | -7.74% | -0.19% | +4.86% | +3.98% | +3.08% | +3.06% | -1.07% | +0.44% | -1.66% | +8.18% |
| 2024 | +1.79% | +1.80% | +2.31% | -0.25% | -1.67% | +1.43% | +1.10% | -1.60% | -0.81% | +0.58% | -0.18% | +1.42% | +5.97% |
| 2023 | +0.40% | -0.64% | +0.16% | -2.83% | +1.08% | -2.68% | +1.99% | +0.87% | -0.15% | -3.31% | +0.90% | -1.41% | -5.62% |
| 2022 | +4.18% | +6.12% | +6.48% | +3.42% | -1.65% | -3.11% | -1.72% | -0.98% | -4.30% | +3.04% | -2.75% | +1.70% | +10.11% |
| 2021 | +0.52% | +4.68% | +0.56% | +3.41% | +2.96% | -1.06% | -0.31% | -2.26% | +3.28% | +2.51% | -6.01% | +3.90% | +12.31% |
| 2020 | -2.09% | -0.21% | +0.08% | -0.42% | +2.31% | +1.42% | +2.65% | +0.50% | -1.15% | -1.32% | +3.04% | +3.66% | +8.60% |
| 2019 | +0.34% | +0.68% | -0.24% | +1.45% | -1.79% | +0.12% | -0.04% | -0.08% | -1.60% | +0.67% | -1.34% | +0.59% | -1.27% |
| 2018 | +0.19% | -1.53% | +1.31% | +1.39% | -0.27% | -1.75% | -1.78% | +0.70% | +0.41% | -5.49% | -2.24% | -0.29% | -9.17% |
| 2017 | +0.55% | +0.45% | -0.14% | +1.52% | +0.51% | -1.27% | -2.37% | +2.81% | +0.44% | +1.57% | -0.78% | +1.71% | +5% |
Drawdown analysis of FAAR (FIRST TRUST ALTERNATIVE ABSOLUTE RETURN STRATEGY ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FAAR was -18.06%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 192 trading sessions.
The current FAAR drawdown is -1.11%.
Since May 23, 2016 FAAR has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -18.06% | Jun 9, 2022 | 709 | Apr 8, 2025 | 192 | Jan 13, 2026 | 901 |
| -16.65% | May 21, 2018 | 463 | Mar 24, 2020 | 230 | Feb 22, 2021 | 693 |
| -12.19% | Jul 13, 2021 | 28 | Aug 20, 2021 | 117 | Feb 7, 2022 | 145 |
| -6.77% | May 3, 2017 | 54 | Jul 20, 2017 | 121 | Jan 11, 2018 | 175 |
| -6.32% | Mar 8, 2022 | 5 | Mar 15, 2022 | 60 | Jun 9, 2022 | 65 |
| -5.92% | Jul 13, 2016 | 124 | Jan 9, 2017 | 79 | May 3, 2017 | 203 |
| -5.87% | Jun 8, 2021 | 7 | Jun 17, 2021 | 17 | Jul 13, 2021 | 24 |
| -5.76% | Jan 24, 2018 | 12 | Feb 9, 2018 | 69 | May 21, 2018 | 81 |
| -3.63% | Feb 24, 2021 | 3 | Mar 1, 2021 | 42 | Apr 29, 2021 | 45 |
| -2.88% | Jan 29, 2026 | 2 | Feb 2, 2026 | 12 | Feb 19, 2026 | 14 |
| -2.70% | Mar 20, 2026 | 1 | Mar 23, 2026 | 8 | Apr 2, 2026 | 9 |
| -2.24% | Apr 30, 2026 | 5 | May 7, 2026 | 7 | May 18, 2026 | 12 |
| -2.20% | May 18, 2026 | 6 | May 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -2.03% | Feb 11, 2022 | 2 | Feb 15, 2022 | 4 | Feb 22, 2022 | 6 |
| -1.98% | Feb 23, 2022 | 2 | Feb 25, 2022 | 2 | Mar 1, 2022 | 4 |
| -1.91% | Apr 6, 2026 | 2 | Apr 8, 2026 | 13 | Apr 27, 2026 | 15 |
| -1.89% | Mar 12, 2026 | 2 | Mar 16, 2026 | 2 | Mar 18, 2026 | 4 |
| -1.76% | May 12, 2021 | 7 | May 21, 2021 | 4 | May 27, 2021 | 11 |
| -1.74% | Mar 6, 2026 | 1 | Mar 9, 2026 | 2 | Mar 11, 2026 | 3 |
| -1.49% | May 31, 2016 | 15 | Jun 21, 2016 | 13 | Jul 11, 2016 | 28 |
| -1.29% | Feb 7, 2022 | 1 | Feb 8, 2022 | 3 | Feb 11, 2022 | 4 |
| -0.84% | Mar 2, 2022 | 1 | Mar 3, 2022 | 1 | Mar 4, 2022 | 2 |
| -0.82% | Jun 2, 2021 | 1 | Jun 3, 2021 | 1 | Jun 4, 2021 | 2 |
| -0.74% | Mar 18, 2026 | 1 | Mar 19, 2026 | 1 | Mar 20, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.64% | Jan 14, 2026 | 2 | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 |