Performance analysis of RND (FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG R&D LEADERS ETF)
Annual Return
Since May 1, 2024, RND has had an average annual return of +23.89%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +20.88% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +3.60% | +22.38% | +26.88% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.73% | -3.80% | -5.79% | +12.30% | +6.12% | -1.89% | -1.51% | +3.60% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.61% | -3.47% | -8.32% | +2.70% | +9.12% | +6.13% | +3.35% | +0.97% | +5.86% | +4.59% | -1.21% | -0.72% | +22.38% |
| 2024 | +7.12% | +7.18% | -2.11% | +2.96% | +2.96% | -0.99% | +6.08% | +1.40% | +26.88% |
Drawdown analysis of RND (FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG R&D LEADERS ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the RND was -23.51%, occurring on Apr 8, 2025. Recovery took 53 trading sessions.
The current RND drawdown is -3.50%.
Since May 1, 2024 RND has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -23.51% | Jan 23, 2025 | 52 | Apr 8, 2025 | 53 | Jun 25, 2025 | 105 |
| -15.55% | Oct 29, 2025 | 103 | Mar 30, 2026 | 26 | May 6, 2026 | 129 |
| -13.99% | Jul 10, 2024 | 18 | Aug 5, 2024 | 49 | Oct 14, 2024 | 67 |
| -6.27% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -5.71% | Dec 16, 2024 | 18 | Jan 14, 2025 | 5 | Jan 22, 2025 | 23 |
| -3.60% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 10 | Oct 24, 2025 | 12 |
| -3.21% | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 | Nov 15, 2024 | 10 | Dec 2, 2024 | 14 |
| -3.09% | Oct 29, 2024 | 2 | Oct 31, 2024 | 4 | Nov 6, 2024 | 6 |
| -2.97% | May 14, 2026 | 3 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 7 |
| -2.72% | Jul 28, 2025 | 4 | Aug 1, 2025 | 7 | Aug 12, 2025 | 11 |
| -2.38% | Aug 14, 2025 | 5 | Aug 21, 2025 | 5 | Aug 28, 2025 | 10 |
| -1.94% | Sep 22, 2025 | 3 | Sep 25, 2025 | 4 | Oct 1, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.93% | Aug 28, 2025 | 2 | Sep 2, 2025 | 2 | Sep 4, 2025 | 4 |
| -1.67% | Jun 18, 2024 | 3 | Jun 24, 2024 | 2 | Jun 26, 2024 | 5 |
| -1.65% | Oct 22, 2024 | 1 | Oct 23, 2024 | 4 | Oct 29, 2024 | 5 |
| -1.60% | May 28, 2024 | 3 | May 31, 2024 | 3 | Jun 5, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.32% | Oct 14, 2024 | 1 | Oct 15, 2024 | 5 | Oct 22, 2024 | 6 |
| -1.07% | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | Jul 1, 2025 | 2 | Jul 3, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.99% | Jul 3, 2025 | 2 | Jul 8, 2025 | 1 | Jul 9, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.78% | Dec 11, 2024 | 1 | Dec 12, 2024 | 2 | Dec 16, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.71% | Dec 6, 2024 | 2 | Dec 10, 2024 | 1 | Dec 11, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.71% | May 15, 2024 | 2 | May 17, 2024 | 2 | May 21, 2024 | 4 |
| -0.59% | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.56% | May 21, 2024 | 2 | May 23, 2024 | 1 | May 24, 2024 | 3 |
| -0.52% | May 8, 2026 | 2 | May 12, 2026 | 1 | May 13, 2026 | 3 |