First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT)

NYSEARCA: FBT · Real-Time Price · USD
246.96
+4.79 (1.98%)
At close: Jun 26, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
247.23
+0.27 (0.11%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
1.98%
Assets $2.57B
Expense Ratio 0.55%
PE Ratio 27.27
Shares Out 11.55M
Dividend (ttm) n/a
Dividend Yield n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Payout Ratio n/a
1-Year Return +53.11%
Volume 530,757
Open 242.08
Previous Close 242.17
Day's Range 242.08 - 248.15
52-Week Low 158.92
52-Week High 248.15
Beta 0.67
Holdings 32
Inception Date Jun 19, 2006

About FBT

Fund Home Page

The First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the NYSE Arca Biotechnology index. The fund tracks an equal-weighted index of US biotechnology stocks. FBT was launched on Jun 19, 2006 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Equity
Category Health
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol FBT
ETF Provider First Trust
Index Tracked NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index

Top 10 Holdings

43.35% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated CORT 5.58%
Veracyte, Inc. VCYT 5.20%
NeoGenomics, Inc. NEO 4.93%
Bruker Corporation BRKR 4.47%
Alkermes plc ALKS 4.37%
Illumina, Inc. ILMN 4.05%
Krystal Biotech, Inc. KRYS 3.83%
Natera, Inc. NTRA 3.73%
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. AXSM 3.68%
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. NBIX 3.51%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 13, 2024 $1.1726 Dec 31, 2024
Sep 23, 2015 $0.0197 Sep 30, 2015
Jun 24, 2015 $0.0649 Jun 30, 2015
Mar 25, 2015 $0.0476 Mar 31, 2015
Dec 23, 2014 $0.0524 Dec 31, 2014
Jun 23, 2008 $0.2697 Jun 30, 2008
Full Dividend History

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