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 |
|---|---|
| Jan 2, 2026 | $207.72 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $208.08 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $214.44 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | $219.25 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $213.75 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | $214.68 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $213.15 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | $214.02 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $214.61 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $213.01 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $211.36 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $212.13 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $219.29 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $221.86 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | $219.27 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $219.75 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $219.67 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $216.97 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $217.02 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $212.93 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $214.47 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $213.24 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $213.00 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $208.06 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $212.57 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $211.98 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $210.25 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $209.93 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $204.96 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $207.88 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $210.04 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $210.14 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $208.96 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $208.50 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $208.97 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $210.04 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $209.73 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $208.22 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $208.69 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $205.39 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $201.16 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $204.65 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $199.75 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $197.95 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $201.89 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $199.69 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $199.26 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $193.57 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $192.63 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $193.91 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $195.45 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $192.47 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $193.09 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $190.69 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $191.69 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $191.75 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $198.57 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $197.05 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $190.23 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $193.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $200.82 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $202.50 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $202.00 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $200.97 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $200.91 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $205.14 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | $204.77 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $201.76 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $204.26 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $208.77 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $208.73 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $206.11 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $209.98 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $209.29 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $207.58 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $208.33 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $204.08 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $204.04 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $203.91 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $203.28 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $200.65 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $204.86 |
| May 1, 2026 | $205.57 |
| May 4, 2026 | $208.25 |
| May 5, 2026 | $208.48 |
| May 6, 2026 | $214.10 |
| May 7, 2026 | $211.29 |
| May 8, 2026 | $209.54 |
| May 11, 2026 | $209.35 |
| May 12, 2026 | $212.74 |
| May 13, 2026 | $212.58 |
| May 14, 2026 | $211.77 |
| May 15, 2026 | $206.89 |
| May 18, 2026 | $205.53 |
| May 19, 2026 | $206.63 |
| May 20, 2026 | $211.05 |
| May 21, 2026 | $212.50 |
| May 22, 2026 | $212.95 |
| May 26, 2026 | $213.17 |
| May 27, 2026 | $215.23 |
| May 28, 2026 | $220.73 |
| May 29, 2026 | $222.75 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $220.49 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $214.87 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $221.15 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $225.78 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $222.75 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $221.15 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $226.09 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $222.94 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | $227.24 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $225.61 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $227.70 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $226.42 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | $227.50 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $228.85 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $229.79 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $230.60 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $237.29 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $242.17 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $246.96 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $247.63 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $247.89 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $249.26 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $255.37 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $255.60 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $256.19 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $253.61 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | $256.01 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $249.59 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $247.54 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $246.00 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $247.63 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $249.28 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $248.48 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $245.30 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $248.59 |
| 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 |