The middle fund’s return: half their funds did better, half did worse. One wild fund can’t drag it around.
FT At First Trust
+9.2% past year · each dot is one of 296 funds with a full year
−50% −40% −30% −20% −10% 0% +10% +20% +30% +40% +50% +60% +70% All ETFs +6.9% CRPT −39.6% FDNI −32.7% DFII −29.7% BFAP −22.6% BNGE −18.7% BFOC −15.7% RCTR −15.2% FCA −12.7% ISHP −12.6% FCTR −9.5% NFTY −8.1% FDND −7.0% FDN −6.2% BFJL −5.8% LTTI −5.5% BGLD −5.0% IGLD −4.5% FEMS −4.4% DALI −3.6% XPND −3.5% LGOV −3.3% FBDC −2.5% TJUN −2.4% QCLN −2.2% FPE −1.7% ROBT −1.6% MISL −1.5% FIXD −1.4% LQTI −1.2% FIIG −1.1% FTCB −0.7% MGOV −0.5% FMNY −0.5% IFV −0.3% UCON −0.2% HISF −0.1% WCME −0.1% FMB +0.1% FCAL +0.2% MFLX +0.5% FPX +0.6% FMHI +0.6% FPXI +0.7% FPEI +0.9% DEED +1.1% FCVT +1.2% HYLS +1.4% FSIG +1.4% FPXE +1.7% LDSF +1.8% CAAA +1.8% FGM +1.8% AIRR +1.8% FSMB +2.0% FEMB +2.2% LMBS +2.3% FXG +2.3% FUMB +2.6% HYTI +2.8% SCIO +2.9% QJUN +3.3% FTSL +3.5% FTSM +3.6% QQXT +3.8% FTC +3.9% MAYM +4.3% RNEM +4.3% JUNM +4.4% ILDR +4.5% FIW +4.6% APXM +4.6% QQEW +4.8% AUGM +4.8% JULM +5.0% QMMY +5.0% RND +5.0% BUFH +5.1% FNY +5.6% FEBM +5.7% OCTM +5.7% JANM +5.7% SEPM +5.8% MARM +5.9% SQMX +5.9% FXD +5.9% FTGS +6.0% DECM +6.0% XIJN +6.2% NOVM +6.2% XISE +6.3% FGSI +6.4% XIDE +6.5% DVOL +6.5% XJUN +6.7% FTHI +6.7% DJUN +6.9% QCAP +6.9% GJUN +7.0% TSEP +7.0% YJUN +7.0% XAUG +7.1% DMAY +7.1% XMAY +7.2% FCEF +7.2% DAPR +7.3% GMAY +7.4% XAPR +7.4% GRID +7.5% DGOC +7.6% YDEC +7.6% QCJL +7.6% FTBI +7.6% XIMR +7.6% DAUG +7.7% GAPR +7.7% QMAG +7.8% FAD +7.8% MDEV +7.9% FJUN +7.9% XJUL +7.9% FXU +8.0% GAUG +8.0% BUFX +8.1% DTRE +8.1% FTLS +8.1% XSEP +8.2% SAUG +8.2% XOCT +8.3% FMAY +8.4% DJUL +8.4% XJAN +8.5% NTRL +8.6% MMSC +8.6% DLAG +8.6% QCOC +8.7% WCMI +8.8% GJUL +8.8% XFEB +8.8% BUFY +8.9% FAPR +8.9% BUFT +8.9% BUFD +8.9% XDEC +9.0% SMAY +9.0% FSCS +9.0% QCJA +9.0% BUFZ +9.1% DSEP +9.2% DOCT +9.2% GSEP +9.3% FAUG +9.4% FSZ +9.4% SKYY +9.5% DJAN +9.5% BUFG +9.5% GJAN +9.5% HSMV +9.6% GOCT +9.6% BUFS +9.7% YMAR +9.8% FSGS +9.9% SNOV +9.9% QSPT +10.1% DFEB +10.1% DDEC +10.1% GDEC +10.1% GFEB +10.1% ARVR +10.1% UXJA +10.2% UXOC +10.2% XNOV +10.2% FJUL +10.3% BUFQ +10.3% UXAP +10.4% UXJL +10.4% YSEP +10.6% BUFR +10.8% XMAR +10.8% FTCE +10.8% MDIV +11.1% FICS +11.2% FJAN +11.3% FSEP +11.3% FHDG +11.4% HUSV +11.5% FAN +11.5% DNOV +11.6% DHDG +11.7% DMAR +11.7% FTXG +11.8% FEUZ +11.8% FOCT +11.8% QMFE +11.8% GNOV +11.9% FDEC +11.9% RBLD +11.9% TDEC +12.0% LALT +12.1% SFEB +12.1% FFEB +12.2% FMF +12.2% FNOV +12.2% GMAR +12.3% QDEC +12.5% TMAR +12.5% AGQI +12.8% LEGR +13.0% QMNV +13.2% FJP +13.3% FLN +13.4% RSDE +13.5% AFLG +13.5% RSJN +13.8% RSMR +14.0% FTCS +14.1% EMOT +14.1% FEP +14.1% FPWR +14.2% RSSE +14.2% FTRI +14.3% HDMV +14.4% TDIV +14.4% EDOW +14.5% TDVI +14.7% FRI +14.7% FTAG +14.8% FMAR +14.8% FXR +14.8% FNX +15.0% FTQI +15.1% SDVY +15.2% FXO +15.3% FVD +15.6% QMAR +15.9% DVLU +15.9% FEM +16.1% FPA +16.4% DDIV +16.7% SDVD +16.7% KNG +16.9% FAI +17.2% FTXO +17.7% SHRY +17.9% AFEM +18.0% AFDM +18.2% FAAR +18.3% FDT +18.4% FEX +18.4% FVC +18.5% FID +18.7% FKU +18.7% DGLO +19.1% QTEC +19.2% FTKI +19.3% FV +19.4% FCFY +19.5% RDVY +19.6% FXL +19.7% RDVI +19.7% FYC +19.7% EMLP +21.0% CARZ +21.1% DOGG +21.7% FGD +22.1% FTXR +22.2% FNK +22.3% AFMC +22.4% FDTS +23.6% AFSM +24.2% EIPI +24.3% FXH +24.6% FDD +25.0% FDM +25.1% FXZ +25.6% FTDS +26.0% KNGZ +26.1% CIBR +26.4% FAB +26.9% FYX +27.6% FTA +27.8% EKG +28.7% EMDM +28.7% QABA +28.9% FDL +30.4% FYT +31.8% FTGC +32.0% EIPX +32.7% NXTG +33.2% FTIF +35.2% FCG +39.2% FTHF +41.5% FBT +43.0% FTXH +46.6% FTXN +53.1% FXN +54.5% FTXL +65.9% Middle fund · DOCT +9.2% FTXL +65.9% CRPT −39.6%