Performance analysis of HYLS (FIRST TRUST TACTICAL HIGH YIELD ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, HYLS has had an average annual return of +7.34%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, HYLS has had an average annual return of +2.96%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, HYLS has had an average annual return of +4.16%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Feb 27, 2013, HYLS has had an average annual return of +4.40%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.59% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.87% | +8.01% | +5.85% | +13.64% | -12.84% | +3.68% | +5.29% | +14.66% | -2.45% | +6.38% | +8.40% | +0.24% |
| 2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
| +1.80% | +8.46% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.09% | -0.66% | -0.71% | +1.51% | +0.42% | -0.05% | +0.46% | +0.87% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.25% | +0.59% | -0.97% | +0.58% | +1.21% | +1.67% | +0.09% | +1.38% | +0.81% | +0.06% | +0.57% | +0.51% | +8.01% |
| 2024 | -0.25% | +0.40% | +0.66% | -1.79% | +1.21% | +0.74% | +1.71% | +1.64% | +1.43% | -0.74% | +1.44% | -0.69% | +5.85% |
| 2023 | +4.40% | -1.68% | +1.05% | +0.73% | -1.36% | +1.77% | +1.19% | +0.47% | -1.04% | -1.72% | +5.99% | +3.39% | +13.64% |
| 2022 | -1.89% | -0.66% | -0.31% | -4.40% | -1.80% | -7.13% | +7.18% | -2.29% | -4.83% | +3.34% | +1.53% | -1.60% | -12.84% |
| 2021 | +0.47% | +0.01% | +0.73% | +0.34% | +0.31% | +0.41% | +0.19% | +0.51% | -0.02% | -0.32% | -1.04% | +2.06% | +3.68% |
| 2020 | +0.09% | -1.18% | -11.91% | +7.45% | +3.41% | -0.46% | +4.16% | +0.62% | -0.46% | +0.32% | +3.19% | +1.15% | +5.29% |
| 2019 | +5.27% | +1.75% | +0.89% | +1.38% | -0.99% | +1.65% | +0.66% | +0.23% | +0.69% | -0.11% | +1.24% | +1.22% | +14.66% |
| 2018 | +0.23% | -0.51% | -0.31% | +0.23% | +0% | -0.02% | +1.56% | +0.93% | +0.38% | -1.28% | -0.53% | -3.08% | -2.45% |
| 2017 | +0.94% | +1.73% | -0.07% | +0.92% | +0.98% | +0.03% | +1.37% | -0.28% | +0.07% | +0.13% | -0.25% | +0.65% | +6.38% |
Drawdown analysis of HYLS (FIRST TRUST TACTICAL HIGH YIELD ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the HYLS was -22.99%, occurring on Mar 20, 2020. Recovery took 96 trading sessions.
The current HYLS drawdown is -0.17%.
Since Feb 27, 2013 HYLS has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -22.99% | Feb 12, 2020 | 26 | Mar 20, 2020 | 96 | Aug 6, 2020 | 122 |
| -15.75% | Dec 31, 2021 | 187 | Sep 29, 2022 | 422 | Jun 5, 2024 | 609 |
| -7.46% | Jun 2, 2015 | 160 | Jan 20, 2016 | 97 | Jun 8, 2016 | 257 |
| -5.73% | Jul 3, 2014 | 115 | Dec 16, 2014 | 49 | Feb 27, 2015 | 164 |
| -5.69% | Oct 1, 2018 | 58 | Dec 24, 2018 | 25 | Jan 31, 2019 | 83 |
| -5.53% | May 22, 2013 | 22 | Jun 24, 2013 | 81 | Oct 17, 2013 | 103 |
| -3.97% | Feb 28, 2025 | 26 | Apr 7, 2025 | 15 | Apr 29, 2025 | 41 |
| -3.09% | Jan 22, 2026 | 46 | Mar 30, 2026 | 53 | Jun 15, 2026 | 99 |
| -2.84% | Oct 24, 2016 | 14 | Nov 11, 2016 | 34 | Jan 3, 2017 | 48 |
| -2.00% | Jan 8, 2018 | 52 | Mar 23, 2018 | 85 | Jul 25, 2018 | 137 |
| -1.89% | Sep 2, 2020 | 16 | Sep 25, 2020 | 11 | Oct 12, 2020 | 27 |
| -1.79% | Jun 8, 2016 | 13 | Jun 27, 2016 | 7 | Jul 7, 2016 | 20 |
| -1.73% | Sep 16, 2021 | 50 | Nov 26, 2021 | 17 | Dec 21, 2021 | 67 |
| -1.65% | Oct 25, 2017 | 15 | Nov 15, 2017 | 27 | Dec 26, 2017 | 42 |
| -1.63% | Oct 12, 2020 | 12 | Oct 28, 2020 | 5 | Nov 4, 2020 | 17 |
| -1.63% | Mar 1, 2017 | 16 | Mar 23, 2017 | 21 | Apr 24, 2017 | 37 |
| -1.40% | Mar 5, 2015 | 8 | Mar 17, 2015 | 10 | Mar 31, 2015 | 18 |
| -1.25% | Dec 6, 2024 | 23 | Jan 13, 2025 | 5 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -1.17% | Jul 31, 2017 | 8 | Aug 10, 2017 | 49 | Oct 19, 2017 | 57 |
| -1.05% | Apr 29, 2019 | 23 | May 31, 2019 | 5 | Jun 7, 2019 | 28 |
| -1.04% | Feb 17, 2021 | 13 | Mar 8, 2021 | 18 | Apr 1, 2021 | 31 |
| -1.02% | Oct 1, 2025 | 7 | Oct 10, 2025 | 10 | Oct 24, 2025 | 17 |
| -1.01% | Oct 2, 2024 | 22 | Nov 1, 2024 | 5 | Nov 8, 2024 | 27 |
| -1.00% | Jul 30, 2019 | 11 | Aug 14, 2019 | 8 | Aug 26, 2019 | 19 |
| -0.96% | Sep 6, 2016 | 5 | Sep 13, 2016 | 13 | Sep 30, 2016 | 18 |