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Performance analysis of MFLX (FIRST TRUST FLEXIBLE MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME ETF)

Annual Return

Over the past 3 years, MFLX has had an average annual return of +5.49%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.

Over the past 5 years, MFLX has had an average annual return of -0.03%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.

Since Sep 29, 2016, MFLX has had an average annual return of +2.14%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.68% annual.

20262025202420232022202120202019201820172016
+3.33%+3.94%+3.75%+8.97%-19.93%+8.43%+7.19%+16.89%-4.67%+5.58%-7.63%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually Total
2026+0.94%+1.88%-3.00%+2.29%+1.07%+0.20%+3.33%
2025+0.75%+1.45%-1.86%-1.77%+0.09%+0.66%-0.89%+1.36%+2.74%+1.29%+0.04%+0.11%+3.94%
2024-0.64%+0.72%+0.24%-1.00%-0.29%+2.44%+1.36%+1.39%+0.97%-1.36%+1.91%-1.94%+3.75%
2023+2.85%-1.30%+1.31%+0.58%-1.42%+1.75%+0.51%-3.86%-0.63%-0.58%+4.75%+5.04%+8.97%
2022-8.09%-1.99%-4.21%-6.03%+1.91%-2.66%+4.02%-3.20%-5.81%-0.61%+4.41%+1.15%-19.93%
2021+1.09%-1.81%+2.09%+2.02%+1.84%+2.06%+1.21%+0.50%-3.28%-0.71%+1.76%+1.53%+8.43%
2020+2.75%-1.62%-8.14%-3.54%+5.98%+1.76%+4.98%-1.23%-0.14%-0.48%+4.65%+2.89%+7.19%
2019+3.85%+2%+2.04%+0.41%+1.67%+1.29%+1.50%+2.59%-0.72%-0.89%+0.90%+1.17%+16.89%
2018-3.29%-0.89%+0.11%+0.10%+1.32%-0.25%+0.52%+0.53%-1.81%-2.90%+1.86%+0.08%-4.67%
2017+0.63%+1.13%-0.26%+1.10%+1.91%-0.11%+1.83%+0.40%+0.22%-1.81%-0.19%+0.64%+5.58%

Drawdown analysis of MFLX (FIRST TRUST FLEXIBLE MUNICIPAL HIGH INCOME ETF)

The maximum drawdown for the MFLX was -26.76%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 176 trading sessions.

The current MFLX drawdown is -3.77%.

Since Sep 29, 2016 MFLX has experienced the following drawdowns:

  • 20% or more: 2 times
  • 10% or more: 3 times
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-26.76%Feb 24, 202017Mar 18, 2020176Nov 25, 2020193
-25.87%Aug 24, 2021297Oct 27, 2022OngoingOngoingOngoing
-10.10%Sep 29, 201644Dec 1, 2016580Mar 26, 2019624
-4.45%Feb 11, 20218Feb 24, 202134Apr 14, 202142
-3.82%Sep 4, 20198Sep 16, 201961Dec 11, 201969
-1.54%Jul 12, 20215Jul 19, 20217Jul 28, 202112
-1.42%May 10, 20213May 13, 20219May 26, 202112
-1.05%Dec 11, 20203Dec 16, 202010Dec 31, 202013
-0.81%Apr 15, 20195Apr 23, 20197May 2, 201912
-0.73%Dec 31, 20206Jan 11, 20215Jan 19, 202111
-0.71%Dec 26, 20192Dec 30, 20195Jan 7, 20207
-0.69%Jun 10, 20214Jun 16, 20218Jun 28, 202112
-0.69%Dec 11, 20191Dec 12, 20199Dec 26, 201910
-0.67%Aug 4, 20212Aug 6, 20212Aug 10, 20214
-0.62%Aug 20, 20193Aug 23, 20193Aug 28, 20196
-0.54%Aug 10, 20213Aug 13, 20216Aug 23, 20219
-0.47%Jun 14, 20197Jun 25, 20194Jul 1, 201911
-0.46%Apr 26, 20213Apr 29, 20213May 4, 20216
-0.44%Jul 28, 20212Jul 30, 20213Aug 4, 20215
-0.42%Jul 2, 20192Jul 5, 20193Jul 10, 20195
-0.42%Aug 28, 20191Aug 29, 20192Sep 3, 20193
-0.34%Mar 28, 20192Apr 1, 20196Apr 9, 20198
-0.33%Apr 15, 20213Apr 20, 20214Apr 26, 20217
-0.32%Feb 11, 20203Feb 14, 20202Feb 19, 20205
-0.29%Jul 11, 20191Jul 12, 20197Jul 23, 20198