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FBT

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund

ETF

$266.44+0.65 (+0.24%)Close Oct 2, 2026

Adjusted price

+42.46% total return, past year

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.55%
52-week range
$182.41$273.91
From all-time high
−2.73%
Max drawdown
−40.51%
Volatility
25.38%
Sharpe ratio
0.64
Beta (5Y monthly)
0.66
Median dollar volume
$9.77M
First close
Jun 23, 2006

Total

1M
−2.6%
YTD
+29.0%
1Y
+42.5%

Per year

3Y
+22.7%
5Y
+10.4%
10Y
+10.6%
20Y
+13.6%
Since 2006
+13.8%

Fund facts

As of Jun 30, 2026
Net assets
$2.81B
Holdings
32
Top 10 holdings
43.2%
Stocks
100.0%

Sectors

Health Care
100.0%

Top holdings

HoldingWeight (%)
CORTCorcept Therapeutics Incorporated5.6
NEONeoGenomics, Inc.5.1
VCYTVeracyte, Inc.5.1
BRKRBruker Corporation4.3
ALKSAlkermes plc4.2
ILMNIllumina, Inc.3.9
KRYSKrystal Biotech, Inc.3.9
NTRANatera, Inc.3.8
AXSMAxsome Therapeutics, Inc.3.7
NBIXNeurocrine Biosciences, Inc.3.5

Annual returns

2006 from Jun 23 · 2026 through Oct 2