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Performance analysis of FSGS (First Trust Small Cap US Equity Select ETF)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, FSGS has had an average annual return of +7.07%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, FSGS has had an average annual return of +2.18%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Since Jun 22, 2017, FSGS has had an average annual return of +6.88%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.26% annual.

2026202520242023202220212020201920182017
+1.28%+2.41%+6.38%+15.96%-13.17%+25.55%+10.27%+21.31%-11.92%+10.39%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+1.90%-1.06%-4.80%+4.96%+0.80%-0.26%+1.28%
2025+2.80%-6.31%-4.48%+0.55%+6.03%+1.75%+2.57%+3.60%-0.93%-2.75%+1.30%-1.06%+2.41%
2024-3.41%+2.49%+1.80%-6.20%+4.56%-1.87%+10.70%-1.21%+0.65%-2.65%+10.40%-7.29%+6.38%
2023+11.25%-1.12%-4.47%-2.28%-3.16%+7.89%+4.98%-4.21%-5.20%-5.25%+7.93%+10.85%+15.96%
2022-4.45%+0.44%+1.60%-7.04%+2.15%-8.84%+11%-5.32%-11.69%+12.76%+4.58%-5.99%-13.17%
2021+2.45%+10.21%+4.09%+2.22%+3.29%-1.61%-1.31%+0.37%-1.77%+2.61%-2.33%+5.47%+25.55%
2020-4.63%-9.61%-22.26%+15.21%+2.11%+3.37%+2.82%+4.18%-3.93%+2.97%+19.03%+7.28%+10.27%
2019+11.43%+4.18%-2.90%+2.80%-8.49%+6.81%+1.15%-5.67%+4.84%+2.12%+1.66%+3.14%+21.31%
2018+1.48%-3.64%-0.13%+2.29%+4.08%+1.76%+0.86%+3.75%-2.51%-8.44%+1.38%-12.09%-11.92%
2017+1.62%-0.80%-1.93%+7.83%+0.33%+3.43%-0.21%+10.39%

Drawdown analysis of FSGS (First Trust Small Cap US Equity Select ETF)

The maximum drawdown for the FSGS was -43.25%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 175 trading sessions.

The current FSGS drawdown is -4.72%.

Since Jun 22, 2017 FSGS has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 40% or more: 1 time
  • 30% or more: 1 time
  • 20% or more: 3 times
  • 10% or more: 4 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-43.25%Aug 31, 2018387Mar 18, 2020175Nov 24, 2020562
-24.07%Nov 25, 202490Apr 8, 2025OngoingOngoingOngoing
-23.77%Nov 5, 2021226Sep 30, 2022448Jul 16, 2024674
-10.17%Jan 23, 201813Feb 9, 201869May 21, 201882
-9.32%Jun 8, 202128Jul 19, 202176Nov 3, 2021104
-8.66%Jul 30, 20244Aug 5, 202451Oct 16, 202455
-7.94%Mar 12, 20218Mar 24, 202131May 7, 202139
-5.66%Jan 14, 202110Jan 29, 20216Feb 8, 202116
-5.47%Aug 1, 201713Aug 18, 201722Sep 20, 201735
-4.10%May 7, 20213May 12, 202113Jun 1, 202116
-3.89%Oct 17, 202410Oct 31, 20244Nov 6, 202414
-3.77%Nov 11, 20244Nov 15, 20246Nov 25, 202410
-3.51%Oct 20, 201718Nov 15, 20174Nov 21, 201722
-3.39%Nov 24, 20203Nov 30, 20204Dec 4, 20207
-3.25%Feb 24, 20212Feb 26, 20216Mar 8, 20218
-2.48%Jun 20, 20186Jun 28, 20185Jul 6, 201811
-2.39%Nov 29, 201711Dec 14, 20175Dec 21, 201716
-2.13%Jul 9, 201825Aug 13, 20185Aug 20, 201830
-2.03%Jul 17, 20242Jul 19, 20242Jul 23, 20244
-1.72%Dec 17, 20203Dec 22, 20202Dec 24, 20205
-1.67%Jul 23, 20241Jul 24, 20242Jul 26, 20243
-1.65%Dec 24, 20205Jan 4, 20211Jan 5, 20216
-1.34%Feb 16, 20212Feb 18, 20211Feb 19, 20213
-1.14%Nov 6, 20241Nov 7, 20242Nov 11, 20243
-0.94%Jan 12, 20211Jan 13, 20211Jan 14, 20212