Performance analysis of QTEC (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, QTEC has had an average annual return of +32.89%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, QTEC has had an average annual return of +18.19%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, QTEC has had an average annual return of +23%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since May 2, 2006, QTEC has had an average annual return of +15.72%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.15% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +44.63% | +22.28% | +7.32% | +67.02% | -39.83% | +26.89% | +38.73% | +48.21% | -4.62% | +37.79% | +25.36% | -1.54% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | |||
| +25.07% | +38.16% | +8.05% | -5.89% | +21.71% | +79.70% | -45.09% | +7.55% | +2.67% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +2.31% | -4.49% | -3.99% | +23.45% | +19.76% | +4.27% | +44.63% | ||||||
| 2025 | +5.68% | -4.30% | -8.84% | +2.55% | +8.56% | +10.14% | +0.70% | -0.68% | +7.87% | +5.31% | -5.37% | +0.60% | +22.28% |
| 2024 | +2.22% | +6.27% | +0.04% | -5.57% | +3.01% | +6.48% | -3.98% | +0.90% | +0% | -2.84% | +5.61% | -4.09% | +7.32% |
| 2023 | +12.87% | +1.71% | +8.12% | -5.88% | +14.01% | +5.12% | +6.86% | -3.19% | -4.56% | -4.15% | +16.30% | +8.38% | +67.02% |
| 2022 | -10.84% | -3.00% | +0.67% | -14.77% | -0.75% | -11.29% | +12.54% | -6.93% | -12.46% | +1.63% | +7.37% | -7.95% | -39.83% |
| 2021 | +0.62% | +3.84% | -0.04% | +3.19% | -0.70% | +7.64% | +2.33% | +2.85% | -5.72% | +7.62% | +1.90% | +1.23% | +26.89% |
| 2020 | +0.22% | -6.06% | -10.13% | +13.50% | +7.53% | +5.93% | +5.79% | +5.56% | -3.65% | -0.98% | +13.26% | +5.11% | +38.73% |
| 2019 | +11.59% | +5.49% | +2.95% | +8.45% | -12.85% | +10.01% | +3.28% | -2.40% | +1.81% | +3.36% | +5.32% | +5.30% | +48.21% |
| 2018 | +7.83% | -0.28% | -1.60% | -1.66% | +5.31% | -1.91% | +3.05% | +2.34% | -2.17% | -9.92% | +3.73% | -7.96% | -4.62% |
| 2017 | +6.91% | +4.01% | +2.88% | +1.78% | +6.14% | -3.80% | +2.95% | +2.71% | +3.54% | +6.90% | -0.49% | -0.48% | +37.79% |
Drawdown analysis of QTEC (FIRST TRUST NASDAQ-100-TECHNOLOGY SECTOR INDEX FUND)
The maximum drawdown for the QTEC was -58.87%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 486 trading sessions.
Since May 2, 2006 QTEC has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 7 times
- 10% or more: 20 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -58.87% | Oct 18, 2007 | 276 | Nov 20, 2008 | 486 | Oct 27, 2010 | 762 |
| -45.54% | Nov 16, 2021 | 229 | Oct 14, 2022 | 316 | Jan 19, 2024 | 545 |
| -32.30% | Feb 19, 2020 | 18 | Mar 16, 2020 | 74 | Jun 30, 2020 | 92 |
| -29.00% | Feb 18, 2025 | 35 | Apr 8, 2025 | 54 | Jun 26, 2025 | 89 |
| -26.40% | Feb 18, 2011 | 126 | Aug 19, 2011 | 143 | Mar 15, 2012 | 269 |
| -22.69% | Mar 12, 2018 | 199 | Dec 24, 2018 | 55 | Mar 15, 2019 | 254 |
| -21.29% | May 8, 2006 | 52 | Jul 21, 2006 | 77 | Nov 8, 2006 | 129 |
| -19.67% | May 28, 2015 | 177 | Feb 9, 2016 | 106 | Jul 12, 2016 | 283 |
| -18.35% | Mar 26, 2012 | 47 | Jun 1, 2012 | 230 | May 3, 2013 | 277 |
| -17.27% | Jul 16, 2024 | 14 | Aug 5, 2024 | 132 | Feb 13, 2025 | 146 |
| -16.03% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 55 |
| -15.10% | Feb 16, 2021 | 14 | Mar 8, 2021 | 76 | Jun 24, 2021 | 90 |
| -14.59% | Apr 24, 2019 | 27 | Jun 3, 2019 | 28 | Jul 12, 2019 | 55 |
| -12.47% | Jul 19, 2007 | 20 | Aug 16, 2007 | 35 | Oct 5, 2007 | 55 |
| -12.20% | Oct 27, 2025 | 18 | Nov 20, 2025 | 45 | Jan 28, 2026 | 63 |
| -11.92% | Sep 18, 2014 | 17 | Oct 13, 2014 | 15 | Nov 3, 2014 | 32 |
| -11.51% | Sep 2, 2020 | 14 | Sep 23, 2020 | 31 | Nov 5, 2020 | 45 |
| -11.30% | Jan 23, 2018 | 12 | Feb 8, 2018 | 17 | Mar 6, 2018 | 29 |
| -11.10% | Mar 7, 2024 | 30 | Apr 19, 2024 | 37 | Jun 12, 2024 | 67 |
| -11.09% | Jul 24, 2019 | 8 | Aug 5, 2019 | 63 | Nov 1, 2019 | 71 |
| -8.86% | Aug 30, 2021 | 24 | Oct 4, 2021 | 19 | Oct 29, 2021 | 43 |
| -7.99% | Nov 22, 2006 | 67 | Mar 5, 2007 | 36 | Apr 25, 2007 | 103 |
| -7.85% | Dec 24, 2014 | 24 | Jan 30, 2015 | 14 | Feb 20, 2015 | 38 |
| -7.53% | Jun 8, 2017 | 17 | Jul 3, 2017 | 49 | Sep 12, 2017 | 66 |
| -6.52% | Apr 1, 2014 | 8 | Apr 11, 2014 | 30 | May 27, 2014 | 38 |