FIRST TRUST NASDAQ PHARMACEUTICALS ETF
Symbol: FTXH
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Health
Inception date: 20/09/2016
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $41.97
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
3.17%
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
10.71%
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
22.14%
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
45.79%
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
48.99%
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
69.02%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.156%
Best day
4.789%
Worst day
-2.206%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $41.80 | $42.46 | $41.80 | $41.97 | 60,600 |
| 14/10/2026 | $40.44 | $41.44 | $40.44 | $41.29 | 32,700 |
| 13/10/2026 | $41.31 | $41.31 | $40.40 | $40.43 | 28,500 |
| 12/10/2026 | $41.37 | $41.51 | $41.18 | $41.25 | 25,400 |
| 09/10/2026 | $40.60 | $41.37 | $40.60 | $41.27 | 1,263,400 |
| 08/10/2026 | $40.48 | $40.49 | $39.73 | $40.45 | 33,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $40.26 | $41.12 | $40.26 | $40.67 | 84,800 |
| 06/10/2026 | $40.96 | $41.06 | $40.08 | $40.45 | 108,100 |
| 05/10/2026 | $40.57 | $40.94 | $40.35 | $40.77 | 139,500 |
| 02/10/2026 | $40.82 | $40.88 | $40.53 | $40.73 | 53,700 |