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Performance analysis of FBT (FIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, FBT has had an average annual return of +16.64%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.

Over the past 5 years, FBT has had an average annual return of +8.63%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.

Over the past 10 years, FBT has had an average annual return of +10.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.

Since Jun 23, 2006, FBT has had an average annual return of +13.57%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.36% annual.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+20.37%+24.25%+5.89%+2.55%-4.83%-2.28%+12.96%+19.74%-0.30%+37.07%-19.59%+10.90%
201420132012201120102009200820072006
+47.55%+50.55%+40.70%-16.50%+36.94%+45.05%-18.25%+3.09%+18.56%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+3.10%-1.99%-3.77%+2.01%+8.74%+11.28%+0.28%+20.37%
2025+8.74%-2.92%-3.05%-4.23%-1.01%+0.03%+1.82%+4.70%+4.25%+7.65%+11.09%-3.68%+24.25%
2024-5.77%+1.22%+2.01%-6.41%+3.54%+3.34%+8.75%+1.87%+0.79%-1.02%+2.31%-3.88%+5.89%
2023+6.13%-5.91%+0.73%-0.91%-0.55%+0.24%+1.74%-0.81%-5.31%-9.15%+6.26%+11.87%+2.55%
2022-8.16%-1.60%+1.90%-8.96%-0.68%+0.53%+3.38%-2.70%-3.21%+8.68%+8.49%-0.95%-4.83%
2021+4.33%-4.03%-4.58%+2.29%-0.76%+5.95%-2.71%+3.53%-4.49%-0.10%-5.54%+4.75%-2.28%
2020-4.63%+1.30%-8.74%+15.49%+9.23%+1.43%-1.21%-3.13%-2.05%-2.87%+5.51%+4.23%+12.96%
2019+15.76%+4.49%+0.42%-8.18%-7.37%+9.77%-2.86%-5.83%-3.93%+4.93%+13.10%+1.25%+19.74%
2018+12.97%-4.15%-1.48%-0.74%+6.10%+0.04%+5.77%+6.19%+0.78%-15.60%+4.70%-11.32%-0.30%
2017+5.68%+8.60%+0.96%+2%-2.62%+9.02%+1.83%+6.96%-0.22%-2.31%+3.56%-0.65%+37.07%

Drawdown analysis of FBT (FIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND)

The maximum drawdown for the FBT was -40.52%, occurring on Feb 11, 2016. Recovery took 484 trading sessions.

The current FBT drawdown is -2.97%.

Since Jun 23, 2006 FBT has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 4 times
  • 20% or more: 8 times
  • 10% or more: 19 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-40.52%Jul 17, 2015144Feb 11, 2016484Jan 12, 2018628
-39.83%Aug 14, 200870Nov 21, 2008174Aug 4, 2009244
-34.04%Apr 28, 2011147Nov 25, 2011161Jul 18, 2012308
-32.38%Feb 8, 2021340Jun 14, 2022659Jan 30, 2025999
-28.05%Sep 27, 201860Dec 24, 2018346May 11, 2020406
-22.02%Oct 15, 2007105Mar 17, 200895Jul 31, 2008200
-20.87%Mar 23, 201072Jul 6, 2010116Dec 17, 2010188
-20.05%Feb 5, 202543Apr 8, 2025121Oct 1, 2025164
-19.74%Feb 25, 201434Apr 14, 201488Aug 19, 2014122
-16.48%Jul 20, 202037Sep 10, 202092Jan 22, 2021129
-14.91%Sep 21, 200929Oct 30, 200946Jan 7, 201075
-14.26%Jan 22, 202645Mar 27, 202643May 29, 202688
-13.83%Jan 29, 201847Apr 6, 201852Jun 20, 201899
-13.03%Oct 5, 201216Oct 31, 201243Jan 3, 201359
-11.45%Mar 19, 201529Apr 30, 201536Jun 22, 201565
-11.15%Apr 25, 200770Aug 3, 200744Oct 5, 2007114
-10.30%May 14, 201326Jun 20, 201313Jul 10, 201339
-10.14%Sep 18, 201315Oct 9, 201332Nov 22, 201347
-10.11%Nov 17, 200676Mar 13, 200717Apr 5, 200793
-8.98%Aug 1, 201312Aug 19, 201314Sep 9, 201326
-7.65%Jun 20, 20185Jun 27, 20187Jul 9, 201812
-7.54%Jul 18, 201211Aug 2, 201230Sep 14, 201241
-7.29%Sep 24, 201414Oct 14, 20147Oct 23, 201421
-7.25%Dec 9, 20145Dec 16, 20143Dec 19, 20148
-7.21%Jan 21, 201412Feb 6, 20145Feb 13, 201417