FundNASDAQHealth Care

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF

FTXH NASDAQ

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF

41.25USD
+12.58 (+43.85%) 1 Year · close Oct 12

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Fund size
6.32M
as of Feb 2020
Expense ratio
0.60%
per year
Dividend yield
0.70%
Quarterly
Volatility · 1Y
17.4%
Average Risk
Beta
0.52
vs the market
52-week range
28.6842.75
01 Performance

How FTXH has paid off

Price return over every period, and total return with dividends reinvested, set against its benchmark.

Return by period

Price · to Oct 12
Strong performance Select a period to update every chart on the page.

Total return vs benchmark

Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
−8.8 pts
0%20%40% FTXH +44.9% Index +53.7%

Over 1 year, FTXH returned +44.9% with dividends reinvested — −8.8 pts behind its benchmark.

02 Risk

How bumpy is the ride?

Return only means something next to the risk taken to earn it. Volatility, drawdowns and market sensitivity over 1 year.

Volatility

Annualized · 1Y
17.4%Average Risk

A typical year sees the price swing about ±17% around its trend.

Drawdown from peak

How far below its previous high the price has been
−7.5%
0%-4%−7.5%

Deepest fall −7.5% on Mar 20, 2026 — 21 days after the previous high
More than 5% below a high 8% of the time.

Risk vs reward

1Y
Volatility →Return →More return, less riskIndex+53.7% · σ 14%FTXH+44.9% · σ 17%

Over 1 year, FTXH delivered less return with more risk than its benchmark.

Market sensitivity

Beta
Market moves+10.0%
FTXH tends to move+5.2%

A beta of 0.52 means FTXH has moved less than the market.

Sharpe ratio 1.96 Return earned per unit of volatility
03 Technicals

Trend & momentum

Where the price sits against its moving averages, and how stretched the recent move is.

Price vs moving averages

Uptrend
41.25
  • 12-day average41.02 +0.6%
  • 26-day average41.04 +0.5%
  • 50-day average40.58 +1.6%
  • 200-day average36.75 +12.2%

The price is above 4 of 4 averages. The 50-day average is above the 200-day, a sign of a rising longer-term trend.

Relative strength (RSI)

Neutral
OversoldOverbought49.1

RSI compares recent gains with recent losses on a 0–100 scale. Above 70 a move is often considered stretched, below 30 washed out.

Technical indicators describe past prices. They are not a forecast.

04 Fund

Inside the fund

Health Care · Pharma — tracking the Nasdaq US Smart Pharmaceuticals Index.

  • Assets under management6.32MUSD
  • Expense ratio0.60%per year
  • Holdings29
  • Risk score4.6Medium

Launched September 2016. Fund data as of Feb 28, 2020.

05 Dividends

What it pays you

Cash distributions over the last twelve months, and how they have grown.

Dividend yield0.70%

About 7 USD a year for every 1,000 USD invested at today's price.

Per share
0.29
Frequency
Quarterly
Last paid
Sep 24, 2026

Last 12 months

0.29 USD / share
0.13Dec 120.06Mar 260.09Jun 250.01Sep 24
06 Themes

Where FTXH shows up

Curated themes and indices that hold FTXH. Open one to see it in context, or test the whole theme in a portfolio.

07 Profile

About First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF

  • Featured in 2 curated themes
  • 29 holdings
Ticker
FTXH
Exchange
NASDAQ
Currency
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Country
USA
Sector
Health Care
Industry
Pharma
Benchmark
Total Market US Cap Weighted 1200 Index
All key statistics

Details

NameFirst Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF
TickerFTXH
ISIN-
CUSIP-
ExchangeNASDAQ
CategoryHealth Care
Sub CategoryPharma
CountryUSA
CurrencyU.S. Dollar
Inception DateSep 22, 2016
BenchmarkNasdaq US Smart Pharmaceuticals Index

Shareas of Oct 12, 2026

Close Price USD41.25
52W Low / High 28.68 / 42.75
1Y Total Return44.86%
Strong
1Y Volatility17.08%
Average Risk
Beta0.52
12M Dividends0.290
Last Dividend DateSep 24, 2026
Dist. FrequencyQuarterly
Dividend Yield0.70%

Dataas of Feb 28, 2020

AUM6.3 M
Discount/Premium-1.813%
NAV21.05
Shares Outstanding300 K
Volume 20D Avg2.6 K
Nbr of Holdings29
Risk RankMedium
Net Expense0.600%
Options available-
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Data for information only, not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.