FIRST TRUST NASDAQ PHARMACEUTICALS ETF
Symbol: FTXH
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Health
Inception date: 20/09/2016
Latest date: 16/07/2026
Current price: $38.52
Expense ratio: 0.60%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
8.28%
Ann. -33.08% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.26%
Sharpe ratio
-1.726
VaR 95%
-2.10%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
12.89%
Ann. 13.89% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
17.65%
Sharpe ratio
0.581
VaR 95%
-1.96%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
16.40%
Ann. 35.53% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
16.03%
Sharpe ratio
1.990
VaR 95%
-1.34%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
48.04%
Ann. 28.37% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.01%
Sharpe ratio
1.177
VaR 95%
-2.07%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
39.96%
Ann. 13.24% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
17.70%
Sharpe ratio
0.543
VaR 95%
-1.78%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
55.08%
Ann. 11.11% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
16.17%
Sharpe ratio
0.463
VaR 95%
-1.53%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 16/07/2025 - 16/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.162%
Best day
4.049%
Worst day
-2.202%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2026 | $38.06 | $38.59 | $37.95 | $38.52 | 14,800 |
| 15/07/2026 | $37.80 | $38.03 | $37.80 | $37.92 | 422,600 |
| 14/07/2026 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $37.65 | $37.72 | 25,700 |
| 13/07/2026 | $38.08 | $38.30 | $38.08 | $38.24 | 15,400 |
| 10/07/2026 | $38.97 | $38.97 | $38.11 | $38.33 | 21,000 |
| 09/07/2026 | $39.04 | $39.04 | $38.74 | $38.86 | 1,600 |
| 08/07/2026 | $39.00 | $39.03 | $38.81 | $38.92 | 27,500 |
| 07/07/2026 | $39.29 | $39.57 | $39.28 | $39.45 | 13,500 |
| 06/07/2026 | $39.21 | $39.21 | $38.68 | $38.91 | 14,900 |
| 02/07/2026 | $38.81 | $39.18 | $38.79 | $39.15 | 12,700 |