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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.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually 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
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-19.41%Feb 14, 202536Apr 8, 202583Aug 7, 2025119
-18.58%Apr 20, 2022123Oct 14, 2022184Jul 12, 2023307
-15.51%Jan 17, 202044Mar 23, 2020291May 18, 2021335
-15.19%Jan 23, 2018232Dec 24, 2018250Dec 20, 2019482
-13.45%Dec 8, 201528Jan 20, 2016123Jul 15, 2016151
-10.57%Sep 22, 201417Oct 15, 2014147May 18, 2015164
-10.08%Jul 21, 201524Aug 24, 201574Dec 8, 201598
-8.52%Jul 16, 202414Aug 5, 202432Sep 19, 202446
-6.81%Jul 15, 201639Sep 9, 201651Nov 21, 201690
-6.56%Jun 8, 202128Jul 19, 202165Oct 19, 202193
-6.23%Jan 28, 202642Mar 30, 20266Apr 8, 202648
-5.82%Jul 31, 202362Oct 26, 202311Nov 10, 202373
-5.57%Jan 14, 20225Jan 24, 202237Mar 17, 202242
-5.37%Nov 15, 202124Dec 20, 202115Jan 11, 202239
-4.59%Jan 16, 201414Feb 6, 201436Mar 31, 201450
-4.57%Apr 11, 20246Apr 19, 202417May 14, 202423
-3.99%Oct 29, 202516Nov 20, 20258Dec 3, 202524
-3.14%Dec 26, 202411Jan 14, 20255Jan 22, 202516
-3.12%May 21, 201532Jul 8, 20158Jul 20, 201540
-2.93%Jul 3, 201420Aug 1, 201423Sep 4, 201443
-2.68%Jun 4, 20264Jun 10, 20263Jun 15, 20267
-2.47%Mar 1, 201731Apr 13, 20177Apr 25, 201738
-2.32%Dec 20, 201627Jan 31, 20179Feb 13, 201736
-2.22%Dec 11, 20254Dec 17, 20253Dec 22, 20257
-2.21%Jan 23, 20252Jan 27, 202513Feb 13, 202515