Performance analysis of FTCB (FIRST TRUST CORE INVESTMENT GRADE ETF)
Annual Return
Since Nov 8, 2023, FTCB has had an average annual return of +6.55%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +25.52% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.36% | +8.13% | +2.57% | +5.74% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.19% | +1.73% | -1.88% | +0.14% | +0.32% | -0.09% | +0.36% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.58% | +2.18% | +0.10% | +0.56% | -0.87% | +1.76% | -0.31% | +1.36% | +1.24% | +0.81% | +0.57% | -0.09% | +8.13% |
| 2024 | -0% | -1.22% | +0.98% | -2.62% | +1.74% | +1.11% | +2.58% | +1.56% | +1.72% | -2.94% | +1.27% | -1.45% | +2.57% |
| 2023 | +1.89% | +3.78% | +5.74% |
Drawdown analysis of FTCB (FIRST TRUST CORE INVESTMENT GRADE ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTCB was -4.98%, occurring on Jan 13, 2025. Recovery took 56 trading sessions.
The current FTCB drawdown is -1.53%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -4.98% | Sep 16, 2024 | 81 | Jan 13, 2025 | 56 | Apr 3, 2025 | 137 |
| -3.68% | Feb 1, 2024 | 51 | Apr 16, 2024 | 42 | Jun 14, 2024 | 93 |
| -3.04% | Feb 27, 2026 | 56 | May 19, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -2.87% | Apr 4, 2025 | 5 | Apr 11, 2025 | 51 | Jun 26, 2025 | 56 |
| -1.75% | Dec 27, 2023 | 18 | Jan 24, 2024 | 6 | Feb 1, 2024 | 24 |
| -1.43% | Jun 18, 2024 | 8 | Jul 1, 2024 | 6 | Jul 10, 2024 | 14 |
| -1.29% | Jun 30, 2025 | 10 | Jul 15, 2025 | 13 | Aug 1, 2025 | 23 |
| -1.19% | Aug 2, 2024 | 4 | Aug 8, 2024 | 4 | Aug 14, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.06% | Oct 28, 2025 | 6 | Nov 5, 2025 | 15 | Nov 26, 2025 | 21 |
| -0.96% | Sep 16, 2025 | 7 | Sep 25, 2025 | 11 | Oct 10, 2025 | 18 |
| -0.93% | Nov 26, 2025 | 8 | Dec 9, 2025 | 24 | Jan 14, 2026 | 32 |
| -0.80% | Nov 8, 2023 | 1 | Nov 9, 2023 | 3 | Nov 14, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.72% | Jul 17, 2024 | 5 | Jul 24, 2024 | 4 | Jul 30, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.65% | Jan 14, 2026 | 3 | Jan 20, 2026 | 12 | Feb 5, 2026 | 15 |
| -0.62% | Dec 7, 2023 | 1 | Dec 8, 2023 | 3 | Dec 13, 2023 | 4 |
| -0.53% | Aug 13, 2025 | 3 | Aug 18, 2025 | 4 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -0.52% | Aug 21, 2024 | 7 | Aug 30, 2024 | 2 | Sep 4, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.47% | Aug 14, 2024 | 1 | Aug 15, 2024 | 3 | Aug 20, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.47% | Nov 14, 2023 | 1 | Nov 15, 2023 | 2 | Nov 17, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.34% | Jun 14, 2024 | 1 | Jun 17, 2024 | 1 | Jun 18, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.32% | Nov 22, 2023 | 1 | Nov 24, 2023 | 1 | Nov 27, 2023 | 2 |
| -0.28% | Dec 15, 2023 | 1 | Dec 18, 2023 | 2 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 |
| -0.28% | Aug 5, 2025 | 3 | Aug 8, 2025 | 3 | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.26% | Nov 29, 2023 | 1 | Nov 30, 2023 | 1 | Dec 1, 2023 | 2 |
| -0.24% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |