Performance analysis of FTBI (FIRST TRUST BALANCED INCOME ETF)
Annual Return
Since May 29, 2025, FTBI has had an average annual return of +17.54%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +26.03% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5.81% | +11.78% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.03% | +1.46% | -3.47% | +4.14% | +1.94% | -0.28% | +5.81% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.22% | +3.17% | +0.81% | +1.78% | +2.64% | +0.87% | +1.30% | +0.45% | +11.78% |
Drawdown analysis of FTBI (FIRST TRUST BALANCED INCOME ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTBI was -5.34%, occurring on Mar 30, 2026. Recovery took 13 trading sessions.
The current FTBI drawdown is -0.86%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.34% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 36 |
| -2.56% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -2.52% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.58% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 3 | May 22, 2026 | 12 |
| -1.47% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.34% | Jan 29, 2026 | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 | Feb 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -1.23% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 4 | Dec 23, 2025 | 8 |
| -1.00% | Jan 15, 2026 | 2 | Jan 20, 2026 | 2 | Jan 22, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.99% | Jul 22, 2025 | 8 | Aug 1, 2025 | 5 | Aug 8, 2025 | 13 |
| -0.98% | Feb 10, 2026 | 2 | Feb 12, 2026 | 8 | Feb 25, 2026 | 10 |
| -0.98% | Oct 27, 2025 | 4 | Oct 31, 2025 | 8 | Nov 12, 2025 | 12 |
| -0.98% | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 | Oct 22, 2025 | 3 | Oct 27, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.91% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 3 | Jan 6, 2026 | 6 |
| -0.86% | Aug 13, 2025 | 4 | Aug 19, 2025 | 3 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.85% | Apr 24, 2026 | 3 | Apr 29, 2026 | 4 | May 5, 2026 | 7 |
| -0.63% | Jul 10, 2025 | 3 | Jul 15, 2025 | 4 | Jul 21, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.61% | Jun 12, 2025 | 5 | Jun 20, 2025 | 1 | Jun 23, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.58% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.47% | Sep 11, 2025 | 3 | Sep 16, 2025 | 3 | Sep 19, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.37% | Jul 3, 2025 | 2 | Jul 8, 2025 | 2 | Jul 10, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.34% | Apr 20, 2026 | 1 | Apr 21, 2026 | 2 | Apr 23, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.31% | Sep 22, 2025 | 2 | Sep 24, 2025 | 1 | Sep 25, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.30% | Sep 25, 2025 | 2 | Sep 29, 2025 | 2 | Oct 1, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.29% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 2 | Jan 9, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.28% | Jun 26, 2025 | 1 | Jun 27, 2025 | 1 | Jun 30, 2025 | 2 |