Performance analysis of QQEW (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 SELECT EQUAL WEIGHT ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, QQEW has had an average annual return of +12.24%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, QQEW has had an average annual return of +6.97%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.
Over the past 10 years, QQEW has had an average annual return of +13.81%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.95% annual.
Since May 2, 2006, QQEW has had an average annual return of +11.28%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +10.96% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8.37% | +14.23% | +7% | +33.31% | -24.59% | +17.75% | +37.28% | +35.87% | -5.30% | +26.04% | +7.12% | +2.14% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||
| +19.11% | +39.91% | +15.14% | -2.80% | +20.76% | +58.82% | -43.56% | +9.64% | +2.75% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -2.14% | -3.58% | -5.30% | +8.20% | +13.64% | +2.22% | -3.51% | +8.37% | |||||
| 2025 | +4.77% | -1.41% | -6.20% | +0.57% | +6.98% | +5% | -0.00651% | -0.35% | +3.84% | +2.09% | -1.50% | +0.29% | +14.23% |
| 2024 | +0.69% | +3.87% | +1.04% | -5.41% | +2.83% | +2.49% | -0.32% | +1.20% | +0.97% | -1.40% | +6.32% | -4.88% | +7% |
| 2023 | +9.49% | -1.21% | +5.02% | -2.00% | +2.98% | +5.39% | +4.91% | -3.11% | -4.15% | -4.73% | +10.64% | +7.45% | +33.31% |
| 2022 | -9.07% | -2.96% | +2.81% | -10.56% | -0.95% | -8.01% | +10.64% | -4.48% | -9.19% | +6% | +7.37% | -6.61% | -24.59% |
| 2021 | -0.42% | +1.47% | +1.39% | +3.61% | -0.11% | +5.04% | +1.91% | +2.31% | -4.87% | +5.40% | -1.76% | +2.93% | +17.75% |
| 2020 | +0.03% | -5.48% | -10.58% | +13.24% | +8.79% | +4.21% | +5.24% | +5.98% | -2.98% | -2.01% | +13.82% | +4.80% | +37.28% |
| 2019 | +11.48% | +3.68% | +1.88% | +4.92% | -8.83% | +8.59% | +1.64% | -2.69% | +0.82% | +3.68% | +3.74% | +3.58% | +35.87% |
| 2018 | +7.37% | -2.96% | -2.26% | -0.85% | +2.60% | +1.07% | +3.22% | +2.18% | -0.33% | -8.65% | +3.11% | -8.66% | -5.30% |
| 2017 | +5.86% | +3.80% | +1.70% | +1.70% | +3.20% | -1.09% | +2.71% | -0.15% | +1.32% | +1.30% | +2.26% | +0.92% | +26.04% |
Drawdown analysis of QQEW (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100 SELECT EQUAL WEIGHT ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the QQEW was -58.16%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 534 trading sessions.
The current QQEW drawdown is -4.85%.
Since May 2, 2006 QQEW has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 6 times
- 10% or more: 14 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.16% | Oct 12, 2007 | 280 | Nov 20, 2008 | 534 | Jan 5, 2011 | 814 |
| -32.13% | Nov 16, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | 317 | Jan 22, 2024 | 546 |
| -30.80% | Feb 19, 2020 | 22 | Mar 20, 2020 | 53 | Jun 5, 2020 | 75 |
| -21.43% | Feb 18, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 56 | Jun 30, 2025 | 91 |
| -20.95% | May 12, 2011 | 99 | Oct 3, 2011 | 94 | Feb 16, 2012 | 193 |
| -20.13% | Aug 29, 2018 | 80 | Dec 24, 2018 | 57 | Mar 19, 2019 | 137 |
| -18.98% | Jun 22, 2015 | 160 | Feb 9, 2016 | 129 | Aug 12, 2016 | 289 |
| -16.97% | May 8, 2006 | 52 | Jul 21, 2006 | 81 | Nov 14, 2006 | 133 |
| -15.74% | Oct 27, 2025 | 105 | Mar 30, 2026 | 36 | May 20, 2026 | 141 |
| -13.34% | Mar 26, 2012 | 47 | Jun 1, 2012 | 149 | Jan 7, 2013 | 196 |
| -10.39% | Jul 16, 2024 | 16 | Aug 7, 2024 | 46 | Oct 11, 2024 | 62 |
| -10.37% | Jan 26, 2018 | 9 | Feb 8, 2018 | 21 | Mar 12, 2018 | 30 |
| -10.34% | Feb 12, 2021 | 15 | Mar 8, 2021 | 27 | Apr 15, 2021 | 42 |
| -10.11% | May 3, 2019 | 20 | Jun 3, 2019 | 22 | Jul 3, 2019 | 42 |
| -9.50% | Jul 19, 2007 | 20 | Aug 16, 2007 | 29 | Sep 27, 2007 | 49 |
| -9.45% | Sep 2, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 13 | Oct 12, 2020 | 27 |
| -9.13% | Mar 12, 2018 | 14 | Apr 2, 2018 | 72 | Jul 13, 2018 | 86 |
| -8.84% | Sep 5, 2014 | 29 | Oct 16, 2014 | 11 | Oct 31, 2014 | 40 |
| -8.39% | Jul 24, 2019 | 8 | Aug 5, 2019 | 63 | Nov 1, 2019 | 71 |
| -8.21% | Mar 4, 2014 | 28 | Apr 11, 2014 | 45 | Jun 17, 2014 | 73 |
| -8.18% | Jun 1, 2026 | 7 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -8.06% | Feb 18, 2011 | 17 | Mar 16, 2011 | 26 | Apr 21, 2011 | 43 |
| -7.86% | Feb 22, 2007 | 7 | Mar 5, 2007 | 34 | Apr 23, 2007 | 41 |
| -7.66% | Oct 13, 2020 | 13 | Oct 30, 2020 | 4 | Nov 5, 2020 | 17 |
| -7.26% | Mar 21, 2024 | 20 | Apr 19, 2024 | 40 | Jun 17, 2024 | 60 |