Performance analysis of FTXL (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ SEMICONDUCTOR ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, FTXL has had an average annual return of +47.87%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, FTXL has had an average annual return of +28.68%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Since Sep 21, 2016, FTXL has had an average annual return of +28.75%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.20% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +76.35% | +48.95% | +7.58% | +54.40% | -33.89% | +36.04% | +46.06% | +61.77% | -14.47% | +32.20% | +14.48% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +17.39% | +2.62% | -5.49% | +44.79% | +21.51% | +9.84% | -19.85% | +76.35% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.99% | -4.81% | -9.90% | -2.20% | +11.33% | +16.80% | +0.80% | +1.84% | +13.63% | +12.77% | -0.50% | +3.32% | +48.95% |
| 2024 | -1.20% | +8.96% | +3.24% | -4.45% | +8.67% | +6.36% | -3.77% | -2.85% | +0.02% | -5.52% | +0.37% | -1.16% | +7.58% |
| 2023 | +13.09% | +0.80% | +7.08% | -7.33% | +10.02% | +7.89% | +5.86% | -3.75% | -6.57% | -7.30% | +15.87% | +12.47% | +54.40% |
| 2022 | -13.86% | +0.59% | +0.26% | -13.81% | +4.38% | -15.97% | +15.55% | -9.92% | -11.61% | +2.07% | +17% | -8.37% | -33.89% |
| 2021 | +2.32% | +7.02% | -1.26% | -2.04% | +1.60% | +6.48% | -1.20% | +1.99% | -1.59% | +2.99% | +10.84% | +4.87% | +36.04% |
| 2020 | -2.96% | -7.56% | -10.55% | +15.74% | +8.55% | +6.07% | +7.49% | +1.69% | -0.52% | +1.28% | +18.11% | +5.03% | +46.06% |
| 2019 | +13.87% | +7.20% | +1.32% | +8.25% | -15.71% | +12.29% | +7.42% | -5.02% | +5.13% | +6.71% | +3.25% | +8.03% | +61.77% |
| 2018 | +6.65% | +1.39% | -0.28% | -7.79% | +12.37% | -5.87% | +2.10% | +1.36% | -7.23% | -11.03% | +5.68% | -9.92% | -14.47% |
| 2017 | +3.30% | +1.30% | +4.62% | -0.50% | +4.95% | -7.13% | +5.04% | +2.42% | +8.04% | +10.65% | -3.05% | -0.15% | +32.20% |
Drawdown analysis of FTXL (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ SEMICONDUCTOR ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the FTXL was -43.87%, occurring on Oct 14, 2022. Recovery took 300 trading sessions.
The current FTXL drawdown is -23.11%.
Since Sep 21, 2016 FTXL has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 17 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -43.87% | Jan 3, 2022 | 197 | Oct 14, 2022 | 300 | Dec 26, 2023 | 497 |
| -41.58% | Jul 10, 2024 | 187 | Apr 8, 2025 | 112 | Sep 18, 2025 | 299 |
| -35.44% | Jan 23, 2020 | 36 | Mar 16, 2020 | 57 | Jun 5, 2020 | 93 |
| -32.56% | Mar 12, 2018 | 199 | Dec 24, 2018 | 82 | Apr 24, 2019 | 281 |
| -23.66% | Jun 22, 2026 | 18 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -18.16% | Apr 24, 2019 | 23 | May 28, 2019 | 40 | Jul 24, 2019 | 63 |
| -18.03% | Feb 16, 2021 | 60 | May 12, 2021 | 60 | Aug 6, 2021 | 120 |
| -15.83% | Mar 7, 2024 | 30 | Apr 19, 2024 | 25 | May 24, 2024 | 55 |
| -14.51% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 6 | Apr 8, 2026 | 29 |
| -12.79% | Oct 29, 2025 | 16 | Nov 20, 2025 | 7 | Dec 2, 2025 | 23 |
| -12.53% | Jun 3, 2026 | 2 | Jun 5, 2026 | 6 | Jun 15, 2026 | 8 |
| -12.39% | Jan 23, 2018 | 12 | Feb 8, 2018 | 16 | Mar 5, 2018 | 28 |
| -11.67% | Jun 8, 2017 | 17 | Jul 3, 2017 | 53 | Sep 18, 2017 | 70 |
| -11.53% | Sep 2, 2020 | 3 | Sep 8, 2020 | 22 | Oct 8, 2020 | 25 |
| -11.14% | Jul 24, 2019 | 8 | Aug 5, 2019 | 28 | Sep 13, 2019 | 36 |
| -10.16% | Dec 10, 2025 | 5 | Dec 17, 2025 | 10 | Jan 2, 2026 | 15 |
| -10.03% | Jan 25, 2021 | 4 | Jan 29, 2021 | 10 | Feb 12, 2021 | 14 |
| -9.58% | Nov 24, 2017 | 6 | Dec 4, 2017 | 29 | Jan 17, 2018 | 35 |
| -9.36% | Sep 16, 2021 | 19 | Oct 13, 2021 | 13 | Nov 1, 2021 | 32 |
| -8.21% | Oct 13, 2020 | 11 | Oct 28, 2020 | 6 | Nov 5, 2020 | 17 |
| -7.82% | Dec 27, 2023 | 5 | Jan 4, 2024 | 10 | Jan 19, 2024 | 15 |
| -7.74% | May 11, 2026 | 5 | May 18, 2026 | 5 | May 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -7.68% | Jan 29, 2026 | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 4 | Feb 11, 2026 | 9 |
| -7.27% | Jun 5, 2020 | 5 | Jun 12, 2020 | 15 | Jul 6, 2020 | 20 |
| -6.97% | Nov 25, 2016 | 4 | Dec 1, 2016 | 5 | Dec 8, 2016 | 9 |