Performance analysis of FTXH (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ PHARMACEUTICALS ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FTXH has had an average annual return of +14.65%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FTXH has had an average annual return of +9.52%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since Sep 22, 2016, FTXH has had an average annual return of +8.04%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.22% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +17.71% | +24.16% | +2.98% | -1.42% | +2.55% | +6.14% | +11.70% | +22.14% | -9.50% | +19.40% | -10.11% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.93% | +5.03% | -3.36% | -1.33% | +3.31% | +9.31% | +1.11% | +17.71% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.87% | +1.79% | -2.30% | -5.42% | -1.81% | +0.73% | +0.54% | +7.71% | +3.33% | +5.80% | +9.85% | -0.24% | +24.16% |
| 2024 | +1.34% | +2.82% | +1.25% | -7.21% | +2.22% | +3.04% | +4.80% | +3.87% | -2.34% | -1.96% | +0.31% | -4.45% | +2.98% |
| 2023 | +0.36% | -4.47% | -0.38% | +1.92% | -3.91% | +2.92% | +1.33% | +1.26% | -4.58% | -5.97% | +3.91% | +7.04% | -1.42% |
| 2022 | -4.74% | -1.92% | +5.43% | -1.63% | +1.51% | -0.38% | +0.22% | -6.07% | -3.01% | +9.98% | +6.01% | -1.69% | +2.55% |
| 2021 | +1.32% | -1.21% | -0.60% | +1.21% | -0.28% | +0.53% | +1.95% | +1.10% | -3.18% | +1.71% | -2.89% | +6.67% | +6.14% |
| 2020 | -1.90% | -8.35% | -7.02% | +15.07% | +2.09% | +0.03% | +5.27% | +3.26% | -2.49% | -4.49% | +8.66% | +3.37% | +11.70% |
| 2019 | +6.06% | +7.14% | -1.99% | -2.02% | -4.92% | +6.38% | -2.52% | -1.58% | +0.63% | +3.83% | +7.86% | +2.33% | +22.14% |
| 2018 | +5.08% | -3.93% | -2.58% | +0.24% | +1.75% | +1.60% | +5.65% | +3.49% | -0.90% | -7.24% | -0.40% | -11.28% | -9.50% |
| 2017 | +2.29% | +6.72% | -0.72% | +0.33% | -0.50% | +4.77% | -1.70% | -3.59% | +3.88% | -3.60% | +7.83% | +2.93% | +19.40% |
Drawdown analysis of FTXH (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ PHARMACEUTICALS ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTXH was -32.11%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 82 trading sessions.
The current FTXH drawdown is -2.13%.
Since Sep 22, 2016 FTXH has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 8 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -32.11% | Jan 16, 2020 | 45 | Mar 23, 2020 | 82 | Jul 20, 2020 | 127 |
| -23.42% | Aug 28, 2018 | 81 | Dec 24, 2018 | 265 | Jan 14, 2020 | 346 |
| -19.51% | Aug 30, 2024 | 152 | Apr 10, 2025 | 119 | Oct 1, 2025 | 271 |
| -14.62% | Jan 29, 2018 | 66 | May 3, 2018 | 66 | Aug 7, 2018 | 132 |
| -14.59% | Dec 2, 2022 | 226 | Oct 27, 2023 | 79 | Feb 22, 2024 | 305 |
| -14.29% | Apr 8, 2022 | 117 | Sep 27, 2022 | 45 | Nov 30, 2022 | 162 |
| -11.68% | Sep 22, 2016 | 29 | Nov 2, 2016 | 157 | Jun 20, 2017 | 186 |
| -10.13% | Dec 30, 2021 | 38 | Feb 24, 2022 | 29 | Apr 6, 2022 | 67 |
| -9.41% | Jun 26, 2017 | 39 | Aug 21, 2017 | 76 | Dec 7, 2017 | 115 |
| -8.81% | Feb 27, 2024 | 36 | Apr 18, 2024 | 60 | Jul 16, 2024 | 96 |
| -7.98% | Oct 12, 2020 | 14 | Oct 30, 2020 | 6 | Nov 9, 2020 | 20 |
| -7.87% | Feb 8, 2021 | 17 | Mar 4, 2021 | 108 | Aug 6, 2021 | 125 |
| -7.47% | Feb 27, 2026 | 15 | Mar 20, 2026 | 55 | Jun 9, 2026 | 70 |
| -7.13% | Nov 8, 2021 | 18 | Dec 3, 2021 | 14 | Dec 23, 2021 | 32 |
| -5.77% | Aug 31, 2020 | 17 | Sep 24, 2020 | 11 | Oct 9, 2020 | 28 |
| -5.45% | Aug 17, 2021 | 22 | Sep 17, 2021 | 34 | Nov 4, 2021 | 56 |
| -5.05% | Jul 26, 2024 | 8 | Aug 7, 2024 | 8 | Aug 19, 2024 | 16 |
| -4.40% | Jul 7, 2026 | 5 | Jul 14, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -4.32% | Nov 26, 2025 | 8 | Dec 9, 2025 | 9 | Dec 22, 2025 | 17 |
| -3.36% | Jul 23, 2020 | 1 | Jul 24, 2020 | 8 | Aug 5, 2020 | 9 |
| -3.08% | Jan 26, 2021 | 3 | Jan 29, 2021 | 6 | Feb 8, 2021 | 9 |
| -2.60% | Oct 3, 2025 | 6 | Oct 13, 2025 | 13 | Oct 30, 2025 | 19 |
| -2.59% | Jan 7, 2026 | 8 | Jan 20, 2026 | 5 | Jan 27, 2026 | 13 |
| -2.23% | Aug 5, 2020 | 4 | Aug 11, 2020 | 4 | Aug 17, 2020 | 8 |
| -2.15% | Nov 13, 2020 | 8 | Nov 25, 2020 | 6 | Dec 4, 2020 | 14 |