Performance analysis of FTKI (FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP BUYWRITE INCOME ETF)
Annual Return
Since Feb 27, 2025, FTKI has had an average annual return of +11.02%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +23.68% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9.40% | +4.31% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.97% | +6.16% | -3.37% | +2.54% | +0.42% | +0.58% | +9.40% | ||||||
| 2025 | +0.77% | -3.91% | -4.01% | +3.03% | +2.07% | -0.68% | +3.47% | -0.19% | -1.02% | +5.40% | -0.29% | +4.31% |
Drawdown analysis of FTKI (FIRST TRUST SMALL CAP BUYWRITE INCOME ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTKI was -15.16%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 102 trading sessions.
The current FTKI drawdown is -0.96%.
Since Feb 27, 2025 FTKI has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 1 time
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15.16% | Feb 28, 2025 | 27 | Apr 8, 2025 | 102 | Sep 4, 2025 | 129 |
| -5.57% | Mar 2, 2026 | 14 | Mar 20, 2026 | 31 | May 5, 2026 | 45 |
| -3.94% | Sep 11, 2025 | 21 | Oct 10, 2025 | 18 | Nov 5, 2025 | 39 |
| -3.46% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 4 | Nov 26, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.38% | May 5, 2026 | 10 | May 19, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -1.56% | Jan 7, 2026 | 5 | Jan 14, 2026 | 7 | Jan 26, 2026 | 12 |
| -1.46% | Dec 26, 2025 | 3 | Dec 31, 2025 | 2 | Jan 5, 2026 | 5 |
| -1.37% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 6 |
| -1.11% | Feb 20, 2026 | 1 | Feb 23, 2026 | 2 | Feb 25, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.73% | Nov 28, 2025 | 5 | Dec 5, 2025 | 4 | Dec 11, 2025 | 9 |
| -0.61% | Jan 29, 2026 | 1 | Jan 30, 2026 | 1 | Feb 2, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.53% | Feb 11, 2026 | 1 | Feb 12, 2026 | 2 | Feb 17, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.44% | Nov 5, 2025 | 1 | Nov 6, 2025 | 1 | Nov 7, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.43% | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 | Sep 10, 2025 | 1 | Sep 11, 2025 | 5 |
| -0.42% | Feb 26, 2026 | 1 | Feb 27, 2026 | 1 | Mar 2, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.40% | Feb 3, 2026 | 1 | Feb 4, 2026 | 2 | Feb 6, 2026 | 3 |
| -0.12% | Feb 9, 2026 | 1 | Feb 10, 2026 | 1 | Feb 11, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.03% | Dec 22, 2025 | 1 | Dec 23, 2025 | 1 | Dec 24, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.03% | Feb 18, 2026 | 1 | Feb 19, 2026 | 1 | Feb 20, 2026 | 2 |