FBTFIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUNDINDEX
FIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND
$272.68+0.08% vs prior close
18827452-WK
Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.
FBT price
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | FBT close |
|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $245.18 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $248.82 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $247.39 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $246.74 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $251.31 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $250.47 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $252.66 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $245.06 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $245.50 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $247.12 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $249.00 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $248.24 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $255.93 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $258.53 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $258.65 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $258.95 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $256.07 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $255.42 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $259.63 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $260.74 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $271.87 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $268.13 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $270.95 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $268.96 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $272.38 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $272.07 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $273.91 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $266.95 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $267.15 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $267.84 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $273.47 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $273.79 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $270.93 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $265.78 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $265.56 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $262.28 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $261.85 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $264.26 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $262.99 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $265.02 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $271.23 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $268.15 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $269.73 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $273.77 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $269.22 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $273.30 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $272.86 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $273.36 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $272.58 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $272.26 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $265.79 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $266.44 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $270.93 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $264.97 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $263.49 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $260.19 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $265.40 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $263.90 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $259.65 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $262.95 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $268.39 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $263.60 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $265.48 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $271.77 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $272.46 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $272.68 |
The desk’s read
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +32.0% so far this year.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
$1.2Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
97Kavg daily volume, 30 days
31holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 8, 2023 · beta 0.78
Sector weights
- Healthcare100%
- Health Technology99.92%
- Other0.1%
- Cash0.08%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 100% |
| Health Technology | 99.92% |
| Other | 0.1% |
| Cash | 0.08% |
Country weights
- United States89.82%
- China3.88%
- Netherlands3.38%
- Ireland3.26%
- Denmark3.23%
- Germany3.06%
- Spain2.56%
- Other0.06%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 89.82% |
| China | 3.88% |
| Netherlands | 3.38% |
| Ireland | 3.26% |
| Denmark | 3.23% |
| Germany | 3.06% |
| Spain | 2.56% |
| Other | 0.06% |
Performance
| 1 week | +3.4% |
| 1 month | -0.4% |
| 3 months | +11.2% |
| 6 months | +30.3% |
| YTD | +32.0% |
| 1 year | +45.2% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
The risk read
23%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.4%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
3calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
55Kshares traded
The case against FBT
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FBT on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 0.03% | $890.4B | +$33.3B | 746× the assets · +$33.3B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 0.09% | $820.7B | +$14.6B | 687× the assets · +$14.6B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | 0.20% | $489.6B | +$5.8B | 410× the assets · +$5.8B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 0.07% | $191B | +$817M | 160× the assets · +$817M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | 0.09% | $124.2B | +$1.6B | 104× the assets · +$1.6B in over the month | Head-to-head |