Performance analysis of FTGC (FIRST TRUST GLOBAL TACTICAL COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FTGC has had an average annual return of +18.40%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FTGC has had an average annual return of +13.67%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FTGC has had an average annual return of +7.84%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Oct 23, 2013, FTGC has had an average annual return of +3.40%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.29% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27.71% | +14.78% | +9.96% | -5.35% | +17.41% | +27.93% | +2.17% | +6.41% | -12.75% | +2.72% | +0.49% | -22.75% |
| 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| -12.50% | +0.53% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +9.25% | +0.59% | +14.11% | +3.34% | -2.02% | +0.59% | +27.71% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.88% | -0.16% | +3.39% | -5.25% | -0.71% | +3.37% | +0.89% | +2.53% | +2.13% | +2.39% | +2.34% | -0.60% | +14.78% |
| 2024 | +2.84% | -0.12% | +3.62% | +1.05% | +0.50% | +0.06% | -3.18% | -0.51% | +3.67% | -0.64% | +0.60% | +1.84% | +9.96% |
| 2023 | +0.66% | -4.30% | +0.28% | -1.62% | -5.37% | +4.98% | +7.33% | +0.04% | -1.09% | -0.96% | -1.68% | -3.07% | -5.35% |
| 2022 | +7.28% | +6.79% | +7.61% | +2.68% | +0.04% | -8.33% | +1.27% | -0.59% | -5.94% | +4.03% | +2.42% | +0.25% | +17.41% |
| 2021 | +2.90% | +7.43% | -2.01% | +7.49% | +4.27% | +0.77% | +1.39% | -1.04% | +1.60% | +4.36% | -5.92% | +4.47% | +27.93% |
| 2020 | -6.88% | -5.33% | -14.39% | +0.87% | +4.90% | +2.86% | +6.22% | +5.10% | -2.16% | -0% | +6.90% | +6.50% | +2.17% |
| 2019 | +4.25% | +0.80% | -0.58% | -0.48% | -3.38% | +3.06% | -0.92% | -2.52% | +1.24% | +1.87% | -1.44% | +4.68% | +6.41% |
| 2018 | +1.51% | -1.25% | +0.58% | +2.06% | +1.73% | -4.52% | -3.00% | -2.65% | +1.54% | -2.37% | -3.88% | -3.00% | -12.75% |
| 2017 | +1.38% | -0.48% | -1.65% | -0.80% | -0.74% | -1.15% | +2.14% | +1.04% | -1.18% | +2.83% | -0.72% | +2.17% | +2.72% |
Drawdown analysis of FTGC (FIRST TRUST GLOBAL TACTICAL COMMODITY STRATEGY FUND)
The maximum drawdown for the FTGC was -59.47%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 1405 trading sessions.
The current FTGC drawdown is -4.22%.
Since Oct 23, 2013 FTGC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -59.47% | Apr 24, 2014 | 1488 | Mar 23, 2020 | 1405 | Oct 23, 2025 | 2893 |
| -7.90% | Jan 29, 2026 | 12 | Feb 17, 2026 | 9 | Mar 2, 2026 | 21 |
| -5.40% | May 12, 2026 | 10 | May 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -4.02% | Dec 24, 2013 | 10 | Jan 9, 2014 | 10 | Jan 24, 2014 | 20 |
| -3.70% | Dec 5, 2025 | 7 | Dec 16, 2025 | 12 | Jan 5, 2026 | 19 |
| -3.63% | Mar 12, 2026 | 7 | Mar 23, 2026 | 5 | Mar 30, 2026 | 12 |
| -3.41% | Oct 25, 2013 | 6 | Nov 4, 2013 | 26 | Dec 11, 2013 | 32 |
| -3.11% | Nov 11, 2025 | 10 | Nov 25, 2025 | 7 | Dec 5, 2025 | 17 |
| -2.55% | Apr 6, 2026 | 2 | Apr 8, 2026 | 10 | Apr 22, 2026 | 12 |
| -2.14% | Mar 3, 2014 | 22 | Apr 2, 2014 | 11 | Apr 17, 2014 | 33 |
| -1.82% | Mar 6, 2026 | 1 | Mar 9, 2026 | 2 | Mar 11, 2026 | 3 |
| -1.80% | May 4, 2026 | 3 | May 7, 2026 | 2 | May 11, 2026 | 5 |
| -1.50% | Oct 23, 2025 | 3 | Oct 28, 2025 | 4 | Nov 3, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.07% | Apr 17, 2014 | 1 | Apr 21, 2014 | 3 | Apr 24, 2014 | 4 |
| -0.92% | Jan 24, 2014 | 1 | Jan 27, 2014 | 2 | Jan 29, 2014 | 3 |
| -0.88% | Nov 3, 2025 | 1 | Nov 4, 2025 | 4 | Nov 10, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.77% | Mar 31, 2026 | 1 | Apr 1, 2026 | 1 | Apr 2, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.74% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 3 | Jan 12, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.71% | Feb 24, 2014 | 3 | Feb 27, 2014 | 2 | Mar 3, 2014 | 5 |
| -0.62% | Jan 14, 2026 | 2 | Jan 16, 2026 | 1 | Jan 20, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.48% | Jan 30, 2014 | 1 | Jan 31, 2014 | 1 | Feb 3, 2014 | 2 |
| -0.44% | Feb 7, 2014 | 1 | Feb 10, 2014 | 1 | Feb 11, 2014 | 2 |
| -0.40% | Oct 23, 2013 | 1 | Oct 24, 2013 | 1 | Oct 25, 2013 | 2 |
| -0.32% | Feb 5, 2014 | 1 | Feb 6, 2014 | 1 | Feb 7, 2014 | 2 |
| -0.20% | Dec 18, 2013 | 1 | Dec 19, 2013 | 2 | Dec 23, 2013 | 3 |