Performance analysis of FTGS (FIRST TRUST GROWTH STRENGTH ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FTGS has had an average annual return of +19.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Since Oct 26, 2022, FTGS has had an average annual return of +18.98%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.61% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6.01% | +12.78% | +15.76% | +33.68% | +1.09% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.38% | +0.59% | -5.56% | +5.91% | +3.86% | +0.06% | +6.01% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.38% | -3.48% | -4.97% | +1.61% | +7.81% | +4.92% | +1.44% | +1.50% | +2.09% | -0.79% | -1.36% | +0.61% | +12.78% |
| 2024 | +1.98% | +6.34% | +4.07% | -5.86% | +3.80% | +1.71% | +0.66% | +1.79% | -0.06% | -1.31% | +7.92% | -5.37% | +15.76% |
| 2023 | +7.56% | -1.46% | +1.94% | -1.65% | +0.32% | +7.82% | +4.70% | -0.41% | -2.81% | -2.85% | +10.97% | +6.46% | +33.68% |
| 2022 | +0.29% | +8.24% | -6.87% | +1.09% |
Drawdown analysis of FTGS (FIRST TRUST GROWTH STRENGTH ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTGS was -19.99%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 27 trading sessions.
The current FTGS drawdown is -0.93%.
Since Oct 26, 2022 FTGS has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -19.99% | Jan 23, 2025 | 52 | Apr 8, 2025 | 27 | May 16, 2025 | 79 |
| -9.50% | Jul 16, 2024 | 16 | Aug 7, 2024 | 46 | Oct 11, 2024 | 62 |
| -9.47% | Oct 27, 2025 | 104 | Mar 27, 2026 | 14 | Apr 17, 2026 | 118 |
| -8.45% | Dec 1, 2022 | 23 | Jan 5, 2023 | 14 | Jan 26, 2023 | 37 |
| -7.81% | Feb 14, 2023 | 18 | Mar 13, 2023 | 63 | Jun 12, 2023 | 81 |
| -7.07% | Aug 1, 2023 | 63 | Oct 30, 2023 | 10 | Nov 13, 2023 | 73 |
| -6.89% | Mar 21, 2024 | 20 | Apr 19, 2024 | 40 | Jun 17, 2024 | 60 |
| -5.94% | Dec 4, 2024 | 11 | Dec 19, 2024 | 20 | Jan 22, 2025 | 31 |
| -4.20% | Oct 14, 2024 | 13 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 17 |
| -3.42% | Dec 26, 2023 | 7 | Jan 5, 2024 | 9 | Jan 19, 2024 | 16 |
| -3.40% | Jul 25, 2025 | 11 | Aug 11, 2025 | 17 | Sep 4, 2025 | 28 |
| -3.27% | May 19, 2025 | 4 | May 23, 2025 | 9 | Jun 6, 2025 | 13 |
| -3.01% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 11 | Oct 27, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.98% | Oct 28, 2022 | 4 | Nov 3, 2022 | 3 | Nov 8, 2022 | 7 |
| -2.69% | Apr 20, 2026 | 7 | Apr 29, 2026 | 18 | May 26, 2026 | 25 |
| -2.47% | Nov 8, 2022 | 1 | Nov 9, 2022 | 1 | Nov 10, 2022 | 2 |
| -2.40% | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 | Feb 21, 2024 | 3 | Feb 26, 2024 | 6 |
| -2.24% | Jun 6, 2025 | 5 | Jun 13, 2025 | 6 | Jun 24, 2025 | 11 |
| -2.06% | Jan 26, 2023 | 2 | Jan 30, 2023 | 2 | Feb 1, 2023 | 4 |
| -2.03% | Nov 15, 2022 | 4 | Nov 21, 2022 | 6 | Nov 30, 2022 | 10 |
| -2.00% | Jul 3, 2023 | 2 | Jul 6, 2023 | 3 | Jul 11, 2023 | 5 |
| -1.97% | Dec 19, 2023 | 1 | Dec 20, 2023 | 3 | Dec 26, 2023 | 4 |
| -1.92% | Nov 12, 2024 | 3 | Nov 15, 2024 | 5 | Nov 22, 2024 | 8 |
| -1.90% | Jun 15, 2023 | 6 | Jun 26, 2023 | 4 | Jun 30, 2023 | 10 |
| -1.87% | Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | Feb 13, 2024 | 2 | Feb 15, 2024 | 3 |