First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF drawdown: 7.6% below the all-time high
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF is 7.6% below its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −7.6%
- 92.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $102.2
- Aug 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 29 days
- since Aug 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −34.3%
- Oct 14, 2022
- Longest underwater
- 2.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jul 14, 2026
- 59 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 26, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2015#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | −34.3% | 11 mo | Jan 22, 2024 | 2.2 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | −33.0% | 28 days | May 29, 2020 | 3 mo |
| Jul 14, 2015 | Feb 9, 2016 | −32.0% | 7 mo | Jan 25, 2017 | 1.5 yrs |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −24.1% | 3 mo | Apr 12, 2019 | 7 mo |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Apr 10, 2026 | −22.3% | 6 mo | May 14, 2026 | 7 mo |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | −20.1% | 49 days | May 27, 2025 | 3 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2015: how far First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF from its all-time high?
- First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF is currently 7.6% below its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2015) took First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF 34.3% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 14, 2022. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from CIBR; no free deep history exists for First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.