Performance analysis of WCME (FIRST TRUST WCM DEVELOPING WORLD EQUITY ETF)
Annual Return
Since Oct 7, 2024, WCME has had an average annual return of +17.45%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +18.04% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +10.42% | +35.19% | -10.72% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.62% | -0.12% | -10.12% | +12.15% | +5.28% | -0.78% | -3.34% | +10.42% | |||||
| 2025 | +4.41% | +1.09% | +0.62% | +3.51% | +7.83% | +4.25% | -0.02% | +2.74% | +6.11% | +2.30% | -1.80% | -0.11% | +35.19% |
| 2024 | -4.15% | -2.31% | -4.66% | -10.72% |
Drawdown analysis of WCME (FIRST TRUST WCM DEVELOPING WORLD EQUITY ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the WCME was -15.64%, occurring on Mar 30, 2026. Recovery took 25 trading sessions.
The current WCME drawdown is -6.17%.
Since Oct 7, 2024 WCME has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 10% or more: 3 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -15.64% | Jan 28, 2026 | 42 | Mar 30, 2026 | 25 | May 5, 2026 | 67 |
| -15.32% | Oct 7, 2024 | 125 | Apr 8, 2025 | 17 | May 2, 2025 | 142 |
| -10.19% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -6.77% | Oct 29, 2025 | 34 | Dec 17, 2025 | 11 | Jan 5, 2026 | 45 |
| -5.13% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 11 | Oct 27, 2025 | 15 |
| -5.07% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 13 |
| -2.22% | Jul 3, 2025 | 6 | Jul 14, 2025 | 7 | Jul 23, 2025 | 13 |
| -2.11% | Jan 12, 2026 | 5 | Jan 20, 2026 | 2 | Jan 22, 2026 | 7 |
| -2.07% | Jun 11, 2025 | 6 | Jun 20, 2025 | 2 | Jun 24, 2025 | 8 |
| -2.02% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 4 | Aug 7, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.98% | Aug 13, 2025 | 6 | Aug 21, 2025 | 1 | Aug 22, 2025 | 7 |
| -1.98% | Sep 17, 2025 | 7 | Sep 26, 2025 | 4 | Oct 2, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.26% | May 19, 2025 | 3 | May 22, 2025 | 2 | May 27, 2025 | 5 |
| -1.23% | Aug 22, 2025 | 3 | Aug 27, 2025 | 6 | Sep 5, 2025 | 9 |
| -1.07% | Jan 6, 2026 | 1 | Jan 7, 2026 | 3 | Jan 12, 2026 | 4 |
| -0.54% | May 27, 2025 | 3 | May 30, 2025 | 3 | Jun 4, 2025 | 6 |
| -0.38% | Aug 8, 2025 | 1 | Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | Aug 12, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.38% | Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | Jul 1, 2025 | 2 | Jul 3, 2025 | 3 |
| -0.29% | May 28, 2026 | 1 | May 29, 2026 | 1 | Jun 1, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.25% | Sep 11, 2025 | 1 | Sep 12, 2025 | 1 | Sep 15, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.21% | Jan 23, 2026 | 1 | Jan 26, 2026 | 1 | Jan 27, 2026 | 2 |
| -0.14% | May 2, 2025 | 2 | May 6, 2025 | 2 | May 8, 2025 | 4 |
| -0.07% | May 15, 2025 | 1 | May 16, 2025 | 1 | May 19, 2025 | 2 |
| -0.01% | May 26, 2026 | 1 | May 27, 2026 | 1 | May 28, 2026 | 2 |