Performance analysis of FSCS (First Trust Mid Cap US Equity Select ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FSCS has had an average annual return of +9.79%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FSCS has had an average annual return of +4.93%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Since Jun 22, 2017, FSCS has had an average annual return of +8.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.26% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.53% | +1.77% | +14.98% | +16.79% | -9.12% | +26.08% | +5.68% | +27.99% | -12.85% | +10.74% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.76% | +1.72% | -5.60% | +3.27% | -3.06% | -0.31% | -1.53% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.57% | -0.99% | -3.83% | -1.41% | +4.74% | +0.39% | +0.72% | +2.80% | -0.75% | -4.83% | +2.47% | +0.28% | +1.77% |
| 2024 | -2.38% | +3.32% | +5.57% | -5.86% | +4.33% | -0.96% | +7.17% | +1.34% | +1.50% | -0.48% | +8.94% | -7.13% | +14.98% |
| 2023 | +8.88% | -2.65% | -3.56% | -0.58% | -3.86% | +9.43% | +4.22% | -2.74% | -5.19% | -4.89% | +9.34% | +9.30% | +16.79% |
| 2022 | -5.73% | +1.35% | +1.88% | -6.15% | +1.92% | -9.69% | +9.49% | -3.74% | -9.57% | +11.93% | +6.02% | -4.44% | -9.12% |
| 2021 | +0.54% | +7.22% | +5.98% | +4.22% | +1.45% | -1.11% | +0.84% | +1.99% | -3.27% | +3.02% | -3.17% | +6.35% | +26.08% |
| 2020 | -2.58% | -10.16% | -22.69% | +14.30% | +4.92% | +2.02% | +3.79% | +4.51% | -5.90% | +0.87% | +17.11% | +5.89% | +5.68% |
| 2019 | +11.53% | +4.71% | -1.91% | +5.07% | -8.21% | +7.98% | +1.64% | -4.64% | +4.36% | +0.90% | +3.11% | +1.95% | +27.99% |
| 2018 | +2.40% | -3.17% | -1.05% | +0.48% | +2.53% | +0.51% | +0.87% | +3.97% | -2.36% | -7.50% | +2.34% | -11.51% | -12.85% |
| 2017 | +0.56% | -0.46% | -0.76% | +5.05% | +1.66% | +3.51% | +0.85% | +10.74% |
Drawdown analysis of FSCS (First Trust Mid Cap US Equity Select ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FSCS was -43.57%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 172 trading sessions.
The current FSCS drawdown is -7.32%.
Since Jun 22, 2017 FSCS has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 5 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.57% | Jan 16, 2020 | 45 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 217 |
| -22.96% | Aug 29, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 212 | Oct 28, 2019 | 292 |
| -21.25% | Jan 4, 2022 | 183 | Sep 27, 2022 | 305 | Dec 13, 2023 | 488 |
| -19.55% | Nov 26, 2024 | 89 | Apr 8, 2025 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -10.58% | Jan 26, 2018 | 10 | Feb 9, 2018 | 122 | Aug 6, 2018 | 132 |
| -7.58% | Nov 16, 2021 | 23 | Dec 20, 2021 | 10 | Jan 4, 2022 | 33 |
| -6.95% | Mar 28, 2024 | 14 | Apr 18, 2024 | 19 | May 15, 2024 | 33 |
| -6.18% | Jun 8, 2021 | 28 | Jul 19, 2021 | 19 | Aug 13, 2021 | 47 |
| -5.49% | Jul 30, 2024 | 6 | Aug 7, 2024 | 12 | Aug 23, 2024 | 18 |
| -5.23% | Sep 2, 2021 | 12 | Sep 21, 2021 | 23 | Oct 22, 2021 | 35 |
| -5.15% | May 15, 2024 | 21 | Jun 14, 2024 | 19 | Jul 15, 2024 | 40 |
| -4.97% | Jan 20, 2021 | 7 | Jan 29, 2021 | 6 | Feb 8, 2021 | 13 |
| -4.92% | Mar 15, 2021 | 6 | Mar 23, 2021 | 8 | Apr 5, 2021 | 14 |
| -4.58% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 13 | Jun 1, 2021 | 16 |
| -4.21% | Dec 27, 2023 | 13 | Jan 17, 2024 | 26 | Feb 23, 2024 | 39 |
| -4.14% | Feb 24, 2021 | 6 | Mar 4, 2021 | 4 | Mar 10, 2021 | 10 |
| -3.91% | Jun 28, 2017 | 36 | Aug 18, 2017 | 19 | Sep 15, 2017 | 55 |
| -3.85% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -3.12% | Aug 13, 2021 | 4 | Aug 19, 2021 | 6 | Aug 27, 2021 | 10 |
| -2.95% | Nov 11, 2024 | 6 | Nov 19, 2024 | 3 | Nov 22, 2024 | 9 |
| -2.93% | Nov 24, 2020 | 3 | Nov 30, 2020 | 4 | Dec 4, 2020 | 7 |
| -2.46% | Nov 27, 2019 | 3 | Dec 3, 2019 | 7 | Dec 12, 2019 | 10 |
| -2.28% | Oct 17, 2024 | 6 | Oct 25, 2024 | 7 | Nov 5, 2024 | 13 |
| -2.16% | Jul 16, 2024 | 6 | Jul 24, 2024 | 2 | Jul 26, 2024 | 8 |
| -2.03% | Oct 25, 2021 | 2 | Oct 27, 2021 | 3 | Nov 1, 2021 | 5 |