Performance analysis of ILDR (FIRST TRUST INNOVATION LEADERS ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, ILDR has had an average annual return of +27.12%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, ILDR has had an average annual return of +11.39%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Since May 26, 2021, ILDR has had an average annual return of +12.88%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.45% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +14.91% | +29.22% | +29.31% | +39.35% | -34.95% | +7.29% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.30% | -5.39% | -4.31% | +16.70% | +14.55% | -1.42% | -3.40% | +14.91% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.05% | -4.10% | -10.18% | +3.42% | +10.93% | +10.02% | +3.35% | -0.53% | +7.04% | +6.08% | -4.25% | +0.28% | +29.22% |
| 2024 | +2.34% | +8.74% | +1.65% | -6.21% | +3.29% | +8.51% | -2.24% | +3.13% | +2.90% | +0.97% | +7.29% | -3.25% | +29.31% |
| 2023 | +9.84% | -1.08% | +4.92% | -1.60% | +7.93% | +5.95% | +3.86% | -3.02% | -6.11% | -4.48% | +13.65% | +5.80% | +39.35% |
| 2022 | -13.11% | -2.00% | +2.78% | -17.22% | -5.48% | -7.59% | +12.02% | -0.91% | -7.82% | +3.22% | +3.63% | -6.08% | -34.95% |
| 2021 | +0.45% | +8.30% | -0.24% | +4.16% | -5.56% | +4.80% | -3.39% | -0.74% | +7.29% |
Drawdown analysis of ILDR (FIRST TRUST INNOVATION LEADERS ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the ILDR was -44.61%, occurring on Jun 16, 2022. Recovery took 513 trading sessions.
The current ILDR drawdown is -6.49%.
Since May 26, 2021 ILDR has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -44.61% | Nov 17, 2021 | 145 | Jun 16, 2022 | 513 | Jul 3, 2024 | 658 |
| -26.42% | Feb 18, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 45 | Jun 12, 2025 | 80 |
| -17.69% | Oct 29, 2025 | 103 | Mar 30, 2026 | 16 | Apr 22, 2026 | 119 |
| -13.41% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 35 | Sep 24, 2024 | 49 |
| -9.57% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -9.31% | Sep 3, 2021 | 20 | Oct 4, 2021 | 23 | Nov 4, 2021 | 43 |
| -6.16% | Jan 23, 2025 | 2 | Jan 27, 2025 | 15 | Feb 18, 2025 | 17 |
| -5.88% | Dec 6, 2024 | 16 | Dec 31, 2024 | 12 | Jan 21, 2025 | 28 |
| -4.38% | Jul 9, 2021 | 6 | Jul 19, 2021 | 4 | Jul 23, 2021 | 10 |
| -4.12% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 7 |
| -3.90% | Aug 5, 2021 | 10 | Aug 19, 2021 | 3 | Aug 24, 2021 | 13 |
| -3.77% | Nov 7, 2024 | 6 | Nov 15, 2024 | 7 | Nov 26, 2024 | 13 |
| -3.65% | Oct 9, 2025 | 1 | Oct 10, 2025 | 10 | Oct 24, 2025 | 11 |
| -3.60% | Jul 30, 2025 | 16 | Aug 21, 2025 | 5 | Aug 28, 2025 | 21 |
| -3.55% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 7 | Oct 6, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.96% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -2.78% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 5 | Sep 9, 2025 | 7 |
| -2.65% | Apr 24, 2026 | 3 | Apr 29, 2026 | 3 | May 4, 2026 | 6 |
| -2.61% | Oct 14, 2024 | 1 | Oct 15, 2024 | 10 | Oct 29, 2024 | 11 |
| -2.20% | Nov 8, 2021 | 2 | Nov 10, 2021 | 5 | Nov 17, 2021 | 7 |
| -1.97% | Jul 23, 2021 | 2 | Jul 27, 2021 | 7 | Aug 5, 2021 | 9 |
| -1.65% | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | Jul 1, 2025 | 2 | Jul 3, 2025 | 3 |
| -1.53% | Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.45% | Sep 26, 2024 | 3 | Oct 1, 2024 | 3 | Oct 4, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.26% | Apr 22, 2026 | 1 | Apr 23, 2026 | 1 | Apr 24, 2026 | 2 |