Performance analysis of FCT (First Trust Senior Floting Rate Income Fund II)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FCT has had an average annual return of +12.33%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FCT has had an average annual return of +5.11%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FCT has had an average annual return of +5.96%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since May 26, 2004, FCT has had an average annual return of +4.35%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.06% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.74% | +9.25% | +14.93% | +18.02% | -14.53% | +13.73% | +2.73% | +20.10% | -8.07% | -1.08% | +19.55% | +1.55% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
| -4.64% | +1.55% | +22.84% | +0.64% | +22.41% | +79.69% | -49.66% | -9.00% | +16.23% | -2.39% | -5.57% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.27% | -1.23% | -1.46% | +2.91% | -0.65% | -0.03% | +0.74% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.30% | -0.22% | -1.29% | -1.03% | +0.68% | +3.53% | +1.86% | +0.67% | -1.22% | -1.94% | +0.91% | +4.87% | +9.25% |
| 2024 | +0.49% | +2.88% | +2.14% | +0.75% | +2.32% | -2.82% | +3.97% | +1.72% | -0.03% | +1.04% | +1.63% | +0.07% | +14.93% |
| 2023 | +6.01% | +0.80% | -0.20% | +0.13% | -2.23% | +4.61% | +2.91% | +2.08% | -1.02% | -1.94% | +1.73% | +4.18% | +18.02% |
| 2022 | +0.99% | +1.17% | +3.90% | +1.70% | -13.74% | -7.73% | +4.85% | +0.50% | -3.11% | -0.91% | +4.30% | -5.74% | -14.53% |
| 2021 | +1.70% | +5.30% | +1.20% | +1.37% | +3% | +1.58% | -1.75% | +2.85% | -2.55% | +0.24% | -0.59% | +0.83% | +13.73% |
| 2020 | +0.98% | -5.81% | -18.71% | +10.55% | +7.58% | -1.14% | +0.78% | +4.13% | -1.22% | -3.27% | +10.99% | +1.53% | +2.73% |
| 2019 | +6.10% | +4.33% | -3.19% | +3.16% | -0.72% | +1.11% | +1.14% | -2.71% | +3.03% | +0.52% | +2.20% | +3.91% | +20.10% |
| 2018 | +0.42% | +1.74% | +1.85% | +0.91% | -1.82% | -0.62% | -0.85% | +1.03% | +0.24% | -4.90% | -1.09% | -5.01% | -8.07% |
| 2017 | +0.85% | +0.42% | +0.20% | -0.60% | +0.05% | -1.80% | +2.16% | -0.77% | +1.47% | -2.11% | -1.27% | +0.41% | -1.08% |
Drawdown analysis of FCT (First Trust Senior Floting Rate Income Fund II)
The maximum drawdown for the FCT was -67.23%, occurring on Dec 15, 2008. Recovery took 580 trading sessions.
The current FCT drawdown is -1.36%.
Since May 26, 2004 FCT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 8 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.23% | Jun 22, 2007 | 374 | Dec 15, 2008 | 580 | Apr 5, 2011 | 954 |
| -39.88% | Jan 24, 2020 | 40 | Mar 23, 2020 | 181 | Dec 8, 2020 | 221 |
| -23.85% | Apr 20, 2022 | 108 | Sep 23, 2022 | 412 | May 15, 2024 | 520 |
| -20.17% | May 19, 2011 | 65 | Aug 22, 2011 | 143 | Mar 16, 2012 | 208 |
| -16.16% | Mar 8, 2013 | 698 | Dec 14, 2015 | 162 | Aug 5, 2016 | 860 |
| -14.90% | May 1, 2018 | 163 | Dec 21, 2018 | 234 | Nov 26, 2019 | 397 |
| -11.61% | Feb 14, 2025 | 35 | Apr 7, 2025 | 55 | Jun 26, 2025 | 90 |
| -10.69% | Jul 7, 2004 | 326 | Oct 19, 2005 | 169 | Jun 22, 2006 | 495 |
| -8.32% | Nov 2, 2012 | 9 | Nov 15, 2012 | 33 | Jan 4, 2013 | 42 |
| -7.56% | Sep 15, 2021 | 90 | Jan 24, 2022 | 38 | Mar 18, 2022 | 128 |
| -6.87% | Apr 2, 2012 | 43 | Jun 4, 2012 | 30 | Jul 17, 2012 | 73 |
| -5.10% | Mar 10, 2017 | 173 | Nov 14, 2017 | 89 | Mar 26, 2018 | 262 |
| -5.03% | Sep 2, 2025 | 58 | Nov 21, 2025 | 12 | Dec 10, 2025 | 70 |
| -4.83% | Oct 4, 2012 | 7 | Oct 15, 2012 | 12 | Nov 2, 2012 | 19 |
| -4.75% | Aug 1, 2024 | 2 | Aug 5, 2024 | 15 | Aug 26, 2024 | 17 |
| -4.18% | Jan 27, 2026 | 42 | Mar 27, 2026 | 21 | Apr 28, 2026 | 63 |
| -3.98% | Feb 13, 2007 | 13 | Mar 5, 2007 | 25 | Apr 10, 2007 | 38 |
| -3.79% | Jun 28, 2021 | 27 | Aug 5, 2021 | 18 | Aug 31, 2021 | 45 |
| -3.55% | May 15, 2024 | 27 | Jun 25, 2024 | 24 | Jul 30, 2024 | 51 |
| -2.87% | Mar 2, 2021 | 2 | Mar 4, 2021 | 8 | Mar 16, 2021 | 10 |
| -2.63% | Mar 24, 2022 | 2 | Mar 28, 2022 | 3 | Mar 31, 2022 | 5 |
| -2.23% | Oct 28, 2016 | 5 | Nov 4, 2016 | 11 | Nov 21, 2016 | 16 |
| -2.22% | Sep 5, 2012 | 1 | Sep 6, 2012 | 6 | Sep 14, 2012 | 7 |
| -2.19% | Apr 14, 2021 | 6 | Apr 22, 2021 | 7 | May 3, 2021 | 13 |
| -2.13% | Dec 23, 2024 | 12 | Jan 13, 2025 | 10 | Jan 28, 2025 | 22 |