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 +110.23% over the past year and +64.62% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 21, 2016, FTXL is up +734.39% in real purchasing-power return, or +23.81%/yr, and is currently −25.96% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-09-21💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FTXL × 		+734.39%
+23.81%/yr 		+17.23%/yr
R2=0.843
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-09-21💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
FTXL × 		$10,000.00
2016-09-21 		$83,438.75
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
FTXL × 		+64.62% +110.23%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FTXL × 		−25.96%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-06-22 peak 		−47.33%
on 2022-10-14
from 2022-01-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FTXL × 		+110.23% +126.78%
+50.59%/yr 		+192.97%
+43.09%/yr 		+166.06%
+21.62%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year FTXL
2026 (YTD) +64.62%
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%