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 +103.84% over the past year and +86.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 21, 2016, FTXL is up +844.56% in real purchasing-power return, or +25.05%/yr, and is currently −16.18% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 8, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-09-21💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
FTXL × 		+844.56%
+25.05%/yr 		+17.62%/yr
R2=0.843
First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-09-21💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 Start
Value 		End
Value
FTXL × 		$10,000.00
2016-09-21 		$94,456.26
2026-10-08

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-08

  YTD YoY
FTXL × 		+86.36% +103.84%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
FTXL × 		−16.18%
on 2026-10-08
from 2026-06-22 peak 		−47.33%
on 2022-10-14
from 2022-01-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-08 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FTXL × 		+103.84% +151.69%
+58.65%/yr 		+239.86%
+50.35%/yr 		+213.31%
+25.66%/yr 		+811.96%
+24.74%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FTXL
2026 (YTD) +86.36%
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%