All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

FTXL: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

FTXL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, FTXL returned +76.86% over the past year and +72.20% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 21, 2016, FTXL is up +772.80% in real purchasing-power return, or +23.93%/yr, and is currently −22.55% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-09-21💬 to Wed 2026-10-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FTXL × 		+772.80%
+23.93%/yr 		+17.78%/yr
R2=0.845
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-09-21💬 to Wed 2026-10-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
FTXL × 		$10,000.00
2016-09-21 		$87,279.87
2026-10-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-28

  YTD YoY
FTXL × 		+72.20% +76.86%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FTXL × 		−22.55%
on 2026-10-28
from 2026-06-22 peak 		−47.33%
on 2022-10-14
from 2022-01-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FTXL × 		+76.86% +134.71%
+53.20%/yr 		+239.18%
+50.25%/yr 		+181.57%
+23.00%/yr 		+775.28%
+24.23%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FTXL
2026 (YTD) +72.20%
2025 +45.06%
2024 +4.58%
2023 +49.41%
2022 −37.90%
2021 +27.10%
2020 +44.12%
2019 +58.16%
2018 −16.07%
2017 +29.45%
2016 +14.40%