FIRST TRUST NASDAQ SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
Symbol: FTXL
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Technology
Inception date: 20/09/2016
Latest date: 20/07/2026
Current price: $228.38
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
-23.11%
Ann. -22.58% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
47.91%
Sharpe ratio
-0.547
VaR 95%
-5.14%
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
20.53%
Ann. 62.18% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
41.12%
Sharpe ratio
1.424
VaR 95%
-4.45%
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
55.13%
Ann. 74.04% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
39.71%
Sharpe ratio
1.773
VaR 95%
-4.51%
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
129.75%
Ann. 101.15% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
41.62%
Sharpe ratio
2.343
VaR 95%
-4.09%
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
126.68%
Ann. 31.30% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
38.94%
Sharpe ratio
0.711
VaR 95%
-4.02%
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
226.05%
Ann. 33.99% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
35.16%
Sharpe ratio
0.863
VaR 95%
-3.49%
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: 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.372%
Best day
8.041%
Worst day
-10.523%
Days with data
250
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | $232.42 | $234.76 | $227.91 | $228.38 | 210,900 |
| 17/07/2026 | $220.47 | $231.69 | $216.67 | $226.74 | 178,700 |
| 16/07/2026 | $234.28 | $236.33 | $227.31 | $229.42 | 280,000 |
| 15/07/2026 | $251.14 | $251.14 | $234.00 | $240.90 | 248,100 |
| 14/07/2026 | $253.50 | $253.50 | $244.75 | $248.45 | 169,600 |
| 13/07/2026 | $245.75 | $247.20 | $240.12 | $241.61 | 211,900 |
| 10/07/2026 | $250.14 | $256.07 | $248.92 | $254.05 | 308,000 |
| 09/07/2026 | $258.26 | $260.87 | $254.11 | $255.36 | 184,700 |
| 08/07/2026 | $238.40 | $246.54 | $238.35 | $246.29 | 211,800 |
| 07/07/2026 | $242.20 | $244.30 | $234.93 | $241.88 | 394,100 |