Performance analysis of RFEU (First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, RFEU has had an average annual return of +11.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +20.51% annual.
Over the past 5 years, RFEU has had an average annual return of +3.45%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.50% annual.
Over the past 10 years, RFEU has had an average annual return of +7.93%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.42% annual.
Since Apr 14, 2016, RFEU has had an average annual return of +7.27%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.16% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.50% | +30.77% | -1.80% | +16.16% | -24.20% | +22.81% | +6.22% | +23.23% | -17.54% | +26.58% | +6% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.50% | +0% | +0% | +0% | +0% | +0% | +1.50% | ||||||
| 2025 | +3.58% | +3.35% | +1.18% | +3.05% | +4.27% | +2.69% | -3.47% | +3.56% | +2.51% | +2.04% | +1.41% | +3.18% | +30.77% |
| 2024 | +0.36% | +0.74% | +2.51% | -3.80% | +5.59% | -1.92% | +3.03% | +3.34% | -1.69% | -5.41% | -1.82% | -2.18% | -1.80% |
| 2023 | +4.43% | -1.77% | +3.93% | +3.96% | -5.72% | +4.56% | +3.42% | -3.76% | -3.34% | -3.00% | +8.62% | +4.88% | +16.16% |
| 2022 | -6.52% | -5.06% | +1.15% | -6.83% | -0.28% | -10.48% | +6.09% | -8.57% | -9.59% | +7.74% | +9.03% | -1.47% | -24.20% |
| 2021 | -0.17% | +4.18% | +0.82% | +5.41% | +5.10% | -0.37% | +4.92% | +1.11% | -7.11% | +4.96% | -1.96% | +4.64% | +22.81% |
| 2020 | -2.45% | -9.61% | -15.45% | +8.18% | +6.20% | +2.09% | +4.46% | +4.78% | -0.43% | -5.37% | +11.98% | +5.18% | +6.22% |
| 2019 | +8.34% | +2.51% | +0.42% | +3.67% | -6.28% | +6.51% | -2.77% | -2.05% | +2.55% | +2.64% | +2.08% | +4.34% | +23.23% |
| 2018 | +6.43% | -5.69% | -0.70% | +1.22% | -1.16% | -2.23% | +3.81% | -1.93% | -0.22% | -9.93% | -3.32% | -4.39% | -17.54% |
| 2017 | +2.41% | +0.89% | +4.92% | +5.21% | +4.07% | -0.50% | +3.40% | -0.08% | +2.37% | +1.16% | -1.18% | +1.36% | +26.58% |
Drawdown analysis of RFEU (First Trust RiverFront Dynamic Europe ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the RFEU was -39.71%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 194 trading sessions.
The current RFEU drawdown is -0.11%.
Since Apr 14, 2016 RFEU has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 2 times
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -39.71% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 194 | Dec 28, 2020 | 735 |
| -35.95% | Sep 2, 2021 | 267 | Sep 26, 2022 | 668 | May 27, 2025 | 935 |
| -10.82% | Jun 23, 2016 | 2 | Jun 27, 2016 | 31 | Aug 10, 2016 | 33 |
| -7.98% | Apr 28, 2016 | 32 | Jun 14, 2016 | 7 | Jun 23, 2016 | 39 |
| -5.15% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 15 | Aug 22, 2025 | 22 |
| -4.85% | Sep 7, 2016 | 50 | Nov 16, 2016 | 18 | Dec 13, 2016 | 68 |
| -4.83% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 14 | Dec 11, 2025 | 20 |
| -4.52% | Feb 16, 2021 | 13 | Mar 5, 2021 | 20 | Apr 5, 2021 | 33 |
| -4.03% | Aug 22, 2025 | 6 | Sep 2, 2025 | 20 | Sep 30, 2025 | 26 |
| -3.73% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 9 | Feb 11, 2021 | 15 |
| -2.87% | Jun 2, 2017 | 9 | Jun 15, 2017 | 19 | Jul 13, 2017 | 28 |
| -2.87% | Jul 12, 2021 | 5 | Jul 19, 2021 | 4 | Jul 23, 2021 | 9 |
| -2.86% | Jun 12, 2025 | 5 | Jun 20, 2025 | 6 | Jun 30, 2025 | 11 |
| -2.83% | Nov 1, 2017 | 10 | Nov 15, 2017 | 31 | Jan 2, 2018 | 41 |
| -2.72% | Jun 15, 2021 | 11 | Jun 30, 2021 | 7 | Jul 12, 2021 | 18 |
| -2.71% | Aug 7, 2017 | 8 | Aug 17, 2017 | 16 | Sep 11, 2017 | 24 |
| -2.67% | Aug 13, 2021 | 4 | Aug 19, 2021 | 10 | Sep 2, 2021 | 14 |
| -2.53% | Jul 10, 2025 | 5 | Jul 17, 2025 | 4 | Jul 23, 2025 | 9 |
| -2.53% | Oct 3, 2025 | 5 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 11 |
| -2.16% | Aug 15, 2016 | 12 | Aug 31, 2016 | 2 | Sep 2, 2016 | 14 |
| -2.05% | Oct 28, 2025 | 5 | Nov 4, 2025 | 4 | Nov 10, 2025 | 9 |
| -2.05% | Jan 8, 2021 | 5 | Jan 15, 2021 | 3 | Jan 21, 2021 | 8 |
| -2.05% | May 7, 2021 | 4 | May 13, 2021 | 5 | May 20, 2021 | 9 |
| -1.99% | May 5, 2017 | 2 | May 9, 2017 | 5 | May 16, 2017 | 7 |
| -1.91% | Feb 16, 2017 | 5 | Feb 24, 2017 | 3 | Mar 1, 2017 | 8 |