First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT)

Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of the NYSE Arca Biotechnology (TR). The FBT ETF contains 31 constituents. It is focused on growth holdings in the North America region.

Price $137.06 as of 2022-10-21

Cost/Risk/Yield

Dividend yield1.62%
Expense ratio0.55%
Average spread0.117%
1Y roundtrip cost0.667%

Historic prices

Total Returns (including dividends)

Monthly returns heatmap

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022-8.2%-1.6%1.9%-9.0%-0.7%0.5%3.4%-2.7%-3.2%3.8%-15.7%
20214.3%-4.0%-4.6%2.3%-0.8%5.9%-2.7%3.5%-4.5%-0.1%-5.5%4.8%-1.3%
2020-4.6%1.3%-8.7%15.5%9.2%1.4%-1.2%-3.1%-2.1%-2.9%5.5%4.2%14.6%
201915.8%4.5%0.4%-8.2%-7.4%9.8%-2.9%-5.8%-3.9%4.9%13.1%1.3%21.5%
201813.0%-4.1%-1.5%-0.7%6.1%0.0%5.8%6.2%0.8%-15.6%4.7%-11.3%3.3%
20175.7%8.6%1.0%2.0%-2.6%9.0%1.8%7.0%-0.2%-2.3%3.6%-0.6%32.8%
2016-24.1%-2.9%5.1%4.3%4.6%-6.3%12.1%-4.4%4.1%-12.8%8.8%-3.9%-15.6%
20157.7%4.8%2.6%-5.7%10.8%0.4%1.9%-11.0%-9.9%3.0%7.7%0.6%13.0%
20148.8%10.9%-8.1%-2.8%2.9%7.3%-1.5%14.5%-1.2%8.4%2.5%0.2%41.8%
20137.7%2.4%7.2%5.7%2.9%-1.5%9.5%-4.1%6.0%-0.8%7.0%0.6%42.6%
201221.2%-0.8%7.6%4.1%-3.3%2.9%-0.8%0.4%6.4%-10.4%10.3%0.2%37.8%
2011-1.2%0.0%6.7%6.8%1.1%-1.5%-7.3%-11.8%-7.7%6.3%-8.3%1.4%-15.6%
46.0%19.1%9.6%14.4%22.9%28.0%18.1%-11.5%-15.4%-18.6%49.3%-2.6%

Historical Dividends

Monthly dividend heatmap

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
20212.212.21
20150.050.070.020.13
20140.050.05
0.000.000.050.000.000.070.000.000.020.000.002.27

Sectors and Top Holdings

Security % Assets
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.3.80%
bluebird bio, Inc.3.76%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3.75%
BioNTech SE Sponsored ADR3.60%
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.3.54%
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.3.51%
QIAGEN NV3.50%
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.3.49%
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.3.48%
Incyte Corporation3.43%
FibroGen, Inc.3.43%
Bio-Techne Corporation3.42%
Moderna, Inc.3.38%
IQVIA Holdings Inc3.37%
United Therapeutics Corporation3.36%
Top 15 Weights52.82%

Compare with similar ETFs

FBT IBB IYH VHT XBI XLV
Product nameFirst Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundiShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETFiShares U.S. Healthcare ETFVanguard Health Care ETFSPDR S&P Biotech ETFHealth Care Select Sector SPDR Fund
IssuerFirst TrustiSharesiSharesVanguardSPDRSPDR
Price$137.06$117.58$257.69$226.91$76.72$123.76
Expense Ratio0.55%better0.45%better0.43%better0.1%better0.35%better0.12%
Average Spread0.117%0.017%0.058%0.044%0.039%0.008%
AUM$1,460,230,000$7,490,990,000$2,693,670,000$14,646,500,000$4,235,320,000$29,169,600,000
Shares10,653,92463,709,70710,453,13064,547,52655,204,877235,694,963
Average Daily Volume32,6371,968,14159,750221,09711,331,73310,514,720
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Inception Date2006-06-192001-02-052000-06-122004-01-262006-01-311998-12-16
Index TrackedNYSE Arca Biotechnology (TR)ICE Biotechnology IndexN/AMSCI US Investable Market Health Care 25/50 IndexS&P Biotechnology Select Industry IndexS&P Health Care Select Sector Index
CategoryHealth & Biotech EquitiesHealth & Biotech EquitiesHealth & Biotech EquitiesHealth & Biotech EquitiesHealth & Biotech EquitiesHealth & Biotech Equities
Asset ClassEquityEquityEquityEquityEquityEquity
Asset Class SizeLarge/Mid CapsLarge/Mid CapsLarge CapsLarge CapsMid/Small CapsLarge Caps
Value or GrowthGrowthGrowthGrowthGrowthGrowthGrowth
RegionNorth AmericaNorth AmericaNorth AmericaNorth AmericaNorth AmericaNorth America
CountriesU.S.U.S.U.S.U.S.U.S.U.S.
Annual Dividend Rate$2.214$0.349$3.089$3.134$0$1.964
Annual Dividend Yield0.016%0.003%0.012%0.014%0.000%0.016%
Number of Holdings3126712745119665
YTD Return-15.37%-22.76%-13.47%-13.98%-31.48%-11.16%
Beta1.201.250.890.881.420.89
Upside Beta0.060.310.250.200.120.25
Downside Beta-0.130.310.140.08-0.150.14
Volatility 1Y28.39%28.90%18.63%19.10%45.75%18.23%
Sharpe Ratio 3Y0.090.200.910.88-0.121.02
Treynor Ratio 3Y0.000.000.010.010.000.02

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