FIRST TRUST BLOOMBERG R&D LEADERS ETF
Symbol: RND
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Technology
Category: Large Blend
Inception date: 30/04/2024
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $33.74
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
4.30%
Ann. -43.52% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
23.03%
Sharpe ratio
-2.048
VaR 95%
-2.21%
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
4.55%
Ann. -31.44% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.74%
Sharpe ratio
-1.872
VaR 95%
-2.00%
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
11.49%
Ann. -14.58% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.00%
Sharpe ratio
-1.012
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
14.04%
Ann. 20.59% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
22.79%
Sharpe ratio
0.744
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
44.44%
Ann. 25.70% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.54%
Sharpe ratio
1.025
VaR 95%
-2.12%
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
72.37%
Ann. 25.09% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
20.77%
Sharpe ratio
1.020
VaR 95%
-2.04%
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
0.058%
Best day
3.733%
Worst day
-3.337%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $33.54 | $33.78 | $33.54 | $33.74 | 900 |
| 14/10/2026 | $33.96 | $33.96 | $33.65 | $33.65 | 100 |
| 13/10/2026 | $34.14 | $34.22 | $34.14 | $34.17 | 1,600 |
| 12/10/2026 | $34.20 | $34.20 | $34.11 | $34.14 | 3,300 |
| 09/10/2026 | $34.13 | $34.17 | $34.13 | $34.16 | 5,000 |
| 08/10/2026 | $34.10 | $34.10 | $33.78 | $33.88 | 2,600 |
| 07/10/2026 | $34.23 | $34.28 | $34.23 | $34.28 | 1,700 |
| 06/10/2026 | $34.33 | $34.41 | $34.31 | $34.31 | 3,200 |
| 05/10/2026 | $33.92 | $34.02 | $33.92 | $34.02 | 400 |
| 02/10/2026 | $33.88 | $33.88 | $33.70 | $33.75 | 7,600 |