Performance analysis of FTQI (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ BUYWRITE INCOME ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FTQI has had an average annual return of +16.57%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FTQI has had an average annual return of +12.04%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.
Over the past 10 years, FTQI has had an average annual return of +8.12%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.95% annual.
Since Jan 7, 2014, FTQI has had an average annual return of +7.02%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.69% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12.15% | +12.69% | +18.27% | +23.61% | -8.79% | +10.43% | -6.55% | +13.97% | -9.77% | +12.46% | +10.38% | +0.27% |
| 2014 | |||||||||||
| +5.14% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.15% | -1.12% | -1.38% | +7.59% | +4.20% | +1.70% | -0.27% | +12.15% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.10% | -2.36% | -6.37% | +0.03% | +3.44% | +3.34% | +2.65% | +1.75% | +3.82% | +2.80% | +0.39% | +0.89% | +12.69% |
| 2024 | +1.45% | +3.33% | +1.81% | -2.61% | +3.14% | +2% | -0.14% | +1.21% | +2.24% | -0.24% | +5.72% | -0.76% | +18.27% |
| 2023 | +7.34% | -0.23% | +3.13% | +1.08% | +0.77% | +3.43% | +1.85% | -0.79% | -2.77% | -0.55% | +6.29% | +2.29% | +23.61% |
| 2022 | +0% | +1.48% | +3.87% | -5.09% | +0.42% | -5.91% | +7.51% | -3.77% | -9.26% | +4.17% | +1.99% | -3.25% | -8.79% |
| 2021 | +1.44% | +0.30% | +2.30% | +1.29% | +3.18% | -0.48% | -1.95% | +1.59% | +1.27% | +0.99% | -1.51% | +1.68% | +10.43% |
| 2020 | -1.41% | -4.41% | -7.09% | +3.17% | +0.53% | -0.07% | +2.94% | -0.37% | -5.27% | -1.27% | +3.81% | +3.41% | -6.55% |
| 2019 | +5.08% | +2.67% | -0.21% | +2.12% | -2.53% | +4% | +0.43% | -0.34% | +1.34% | +0.11% | +0.21% | +0.52% | +13.97% |
| 2018 | +1.02% | -4.07% | -0.92% | -0.84% | +2.55% | +1.32% | +1.14% | +2.27% | -0.63% | -4.43% | +0.44% | -7.56% | -9.77% |
| 2017 | -0.76% | +1.55% | -0.19% | +1.12% | -0.98% | +3.16% | +0.47% | +1.40% | +2.31% | +1.17% | +1.34% | +1.29% | +12.46% |
Drawdown analysis of FTQI (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ BUYWRITE INCOME ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTQI was -19.41%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 83 trading sessions.
The current FTQI drawdown is -1.39%.
Since Jan 7, 2014 FTQI has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 7 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -19.41% | Feb 14, 2025 | 36 | Apr 8, 2025 | 83 | Aug 7, 2025 | 119 |
| -18.58% | Apr 20, 2022 | 123 | Oct 14, 2022 | 184 | Jul 12, 2023 | 307 |
| -15.51% | Jan 17, 2020 | 44 | Mar 23, 2020 | 291 | May 18, 2021 | 335 |
| -15.19% | Jan 23, 2018 | 232 | Dec 24, 2018 | 250 | Dec 20, 2019 | 482 |
| -13.45% | Dec 8, 2015 | 28 | Jan 20, 2016 | 123 | Jul 15, 2016 | 151 |
| -10.57% | Sep 22, 2014 | 17 | Oct 15, 2014 | 147 | May 18, 2015 | 164 |
| -10.08% | Jul 21, 2015 | 24 | Aug 24, 2015 | 74 | Dec 8, 2015 | 98 |
| -8.52% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 32 | Sep 19, 2024 | 46 |
| -6.81% | Jul 15, 2016 | 39 | Sep 9, 2016 | 51 | Nov 21, 2016 | 90 |
| -6.56% | Jun 8, 2021 | 28 | Jul 19, 2021 | 65 | Oct 19, 2021 | 93 |
| -6.23% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 6 | Apr 8, 2026 | 48 |
| -5.82% | Jul 31, 2023 | 62 | Oct 26, 2023 | 11 | Nov 10, 2023 | 73 |
| -5.57% | Jan 14, 2022 | 5 | Jan 24, 2022 | 37 | Mar 17, 2022 | 42 |
| -5.37% | Nov 15, 2021 | 24 | Dec 20, 2021 | 15 | Jan 11, 2022 | 39 |
| -4.59% | Jan 16, 2014 | 14 | Feb 6, 2014 | 36 | Mar 31, 2014 | 50 |
| -4.57% | Apr 11, 2024 | 6 | Apr 19, 2024 | 17 | May 14, 2024 | 23 |
| -3.99% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 8 | Dec 3, 2025 | 24 |
| -3.14% | Dec 26, 2024 | 11 | Jan 14, 2025 | 5 | Jan 22, 2025 | 16 |
| -3.12% | May 21, 2015 | 32 | Jul 8, 2015 | 8 | Jul 20, 2015 | 40 |
| -2.93% | Jul 3, 2014 | 20 | Aug 1, 2014 | 23 | Sep 4, 2014 | 43 |
| -2.68% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -2.47% | Mar 1, 2017 | 31 | Apr 13, 2017 | 7 | Apr 25, 2017 | 38 |
| -2.32% | Dec 20, 2016 | 27 | Jan 31, 2017 | 9 | Feb 13, 2017 | 36 |
| -2.22% | Dec 11, 2025 | 4 | Dec 17, 2025 | 3 | Dec 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -2.21% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 13 | Feb 13, 2025 | 15 |