Performance analysis of FDT (FIRST TRUST DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US ALPHADEX FUND)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FDT has had an average annual return of +30.09%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FDT has had an average annual return of +12.55%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FDT has had an average annual return of +10.90%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.44% annual.
Since Apr 19, 2011, FDT has had an average annual return of +7.29%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.24% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +25.51% | +52.21% | +6.95% | +15.01% | -19.52% | +11.40% | +4.27% | +16.82% | -19.97% | +34.40% | +2.99% | +0.26% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | ||||||||
| -6.49% | +18.63% | +15.83% | -20.80% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +9.91% | +11.40% | -10.30% | +9.33% | +6.01% | -1.42% | +25.51% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.12% | +3.35% | +1.24% | +4.76% | +7.31% | +6.51% | +1.14% | +4.79% | +3.99% | +2.36% | +1.97% | +2.42% | +52.21% |
| 2024 | -0.70% | +3% | +4.86% | -2.75% | +5.21% | -2.59% | +3.60% | +0.44% | +1.08% | -3.21% | +1.04% | -2.74% | +6.95% |
| 2023 | +9.22% | -3.17% | +0.84% | +0.79% | -4.21% | +6.73% | +6.41% | -4.05% | -3.66% | -4.78% | +6.94% | +4.47% | +15.01% |
| 2022 | -4.22% | -2.07% | +1.80% | -7.22% | +3.13% | -12.29% | +3.43% | -3.69% | -11.89% | +5.15% | +11.02% | -1.98% | -19.52% |
| 2021 | +0.41% | +1.63% | +4.62% | +3.33% | +4.42% | -2.48% | +0.57% | +0.75% | -3.43% | +1.65% | -4.48% | +4.38% | +11.40% |
| 2020 | -4.33% | -8.06% | -18.54% | +8.89% | +6.71% | +2.18% | +3.66% | +5.62% | -1.99% | -3.95% | +12.15% | +6.04% | +4.27% |
| 2019 | +9.77% | +0.60% | +0.65% | +0.98% | -6.95% | +6.64% | -2.41% | -3.15% | +3.23% | +2.54% | +1.51% | +3.29% | +16.82% |
| 2018 | +5.63% | -4.17% | -0.40% | -0.51% | +0.62% | -3.92% | +1.17% | -2.09% | +0.42% | -11.96% | -0.23% | -5.54% | -19.97% |
| 2017 | +5.10% | +2.22% | +3.04% | +2.55% | +3.45% | +0.28% | +4.10% | +0.90% | +2.12% | +2.32% | +1.06% | +2.90% | +34.40% |
Drawdown analysis of FDT (FIRST TRUST DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US ALPHADEX FUND)
The maximum drawdown for the FDT was -46.10%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 268 trading sessions.
The current FDT drawdown is -1.59%.
Since Apr 19, 2011 FDT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 7 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -46.10% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 268 | Apr 15, 2021 | 809 |
| -33.26% | May 2, 2011 | 108 | Oct 4, 2011 | 491 | Sep 18, 2013 | 599 |
| -33.22% | Jun 7, 2021 | 330 | Sep 27, 2022 | 502 | Sep 26, 2024 | 832 |
| -22.94% | May 21, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 275 | Mar 16, 2017 | 458 |
| -14.71% | Jul 3, 2014 | 73 | Oct 16, 2014 | 145 | May 15, 2015 | 218 |
| -14.29% | Mar 19, 2025 | 13 | Apr 7, 2025 | 14 | Apr 28, 2025 | 27 |
| -13.40% | Feb 27, 2026 | 21 | Mar 30, 2026 | 26 | May 6, 2026 | 47 |
| -7.92% | Sep 26, 2024 | 59 | Dec 19, 2024 | 38 | Feb 18, 2025 | 97 |
| -7.30% | Jan 15, 2014 | 12 | Feb 3, 2014 | 14 | Feb 24, 2014 | 26 |
| -5.09% | May 13, 2026 | 4 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 8 |
| -4.79% | Mar 6, 2014 | 11 | Mar 21, 2014 | 8 | Apr 2, 2014 | 19 |
| -4.50% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 5 | Nov 28, 2025 | 11 |
| -4.19% | Apr 2, 2014 | 9 | Apr 15, 2014 | 32 | Jun 2, 2014 | 41 |
| -3.92% | Oct 22, 2013 | 31 | Dec 5, 2013 | 17 | Dec 31, 2013 | 48 |
| -3.63% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 11 | Oct 27, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.62% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 11 | May 27, 2021 | 14 |
| -3.51% | Sep 18, 2013 | 14 | Oct 8, 2013 | 7 | Oct 17, 2013 | 21 |
| -2.90% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 3 | Aug 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.64% | Jan 29, 2026 | 2 | Feb 2, 2026 | 4 | Feb 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -2.60% | Nov 2, 2017 | 9 | Nov 15, 2017 | 5 | Nov 22, 2017 | 14 |
| -2.56% | Mar 7, 2025 | 2 | Mar 11, 2025 | 4 | Mar 17, 2025 | 6 |
| -2.45% | Aug 7, 2017 | 4 | Aug 11, 2017 | 14 | Aug 31, 2017 | 18 |
| -2.32% | Jun 2, 2017 | 23 | Jul 6, 2017 | 5 | Jul 13, 2017 | 28 |
| -2.19% | Nov 24, 2017 | 8 | Dec 6, 2017 | 8 | Dec 18, 2017 | 16 |
| -2.06% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |