FIRST TRUST NASDAQ SEMICONDUCTOR ETF
Symbol: FTXL
Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Technology
Category: Technology
Inception date: 20/09/2016
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $229.23
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
2.70%
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
-4.84%
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
27.04%
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
95.14%
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
148.57%
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
238.53%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.312%
Best day
8.872%
Worst day
-10.523%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $222.90 | $230.05 | $221.24 | $229.23 | 716,300 |
| 14/10/2026 | $236.91 | $237.36 | $229.89 | $231.20 | 328,900 |
| 13/10/2026 | $236.18 | $241.63 | $234.67 | $241.60 | 181,300 |
| 12/10/2026 | $245.65 | $245.65 | $241.45 | $241.91 | 170,500 |
| 09/10/2026 | $253.40 | $253.40 | $247.27 | $248.51 | 105,900 |
| 08/10/2026 | $253.25 | $256.66 | $246.93 | $250.36 | 201,700 |
| 07/10/2026 | $256.67 | $258.69 | $255.28 | $258.23 | 204,100 |
| 06/10/2026 | $264.10 | $264.44 | $261.58 | $261.75 | 102,300 |
| 05/10/2026 | $262.07 | $263.00 | $259.93 | $262.47 | 118,600 |
| 02/10/2026 | $263.48 | $266.18 | $262.71 | $263.25 | 170,600 |