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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETF Units (FBT : TSX)

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(04-04-2025)
$27.50
Change
-$1.27 (-4.41%)
Open -
Day Range - - -
Volume 106

As at February 28, 2025

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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETF Units

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (October 30, 2014): 6.98%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -3.36% 4.68% 10.95% 6.19% 24.57% 10.07% 11.04% 4.33% 10.68% 6.97% 4.76% 5.48% 8.47% 6.81%
Benchmark -0.40% -0.31% 10.31% 3.06% 22.45% 15.63% 9.72% 12.23% 12.73% 11.38% 10.72% 9.76% 11.18% 8.50%
Category Average -2.93% 5.42% 5.42% 1.44% 12.52% 20.92% 9.16% 6.63% 12.64% 11.56% 11.01% 11.76% 12.30% 10.47%
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund 1.80% -4.89% 2.49% 3.71% 9.73% -0.58% 1.13% 1.89% 2.87% -1.42% 9.88% -3.36%
Benchmark 4.14% -1.82% 2.77% -1.42% 5.87% 1.22% 3.15% 0.85% 6.37% -3.27% 3.48% -0.40%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

14.14% (November 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-14.35% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Fund -1.73% 24.66% 15.26% -16.21% 14.98% 19.26% -2.35% 1.71% 0.18% 14.56%
Benchmark -8.32% 21.08% 9.10% -8.89% 22.88% 5.60% 25.09% -5.84% 11.75% 21.65%
Category Average 16.21% -0.43% 20.39% 1.55% 22.37% 29.99% 15.34% -25.24% 26.53% 20.41%
Quartile Ranking - - - - - - - - - -
Category Rank - - - - - - - - - -

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

24.66% (2016)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-16.21% (2018)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 81.18
International Equity 18.59
Cash and Equivalents 0.25
Other -0.02

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Healthcare 96.37
Industrial Goods 3.40
Cash and Cash Equivalent 0.25
Other -0.02

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 81.41
Europe 13.40
Asia 5.18
Other 0.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Idx ETF (FBT) 99.83
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.14
US DOLLAR 0.03

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology ETF Units

Median

Other - Sector Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.80% 17.69% 16.72%
Beta 0.62% 0.75% 0.88%
Alpha 0.05% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.34% 0.45% 0.46%
Sharpe 0.53% 0.53% 0.38%
Sortino 1.00% 0.81% 0.45%
Treynor 0.13% 0.12% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 93.46% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 9 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 8 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 15.54% 14.80% 17.69% 16.72%
Beta 0.94% 0.62% 0.75% 0.88%
Alpha 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.00%
Rsquared 0.42% 0.34% 0.45% 0.46%
Sharpe 1.23% 0.53% 0.53% 0.38%
Sortino 3.09% 1.00% 0.81% 0.45%
Treynor 0.20% 0.13% 0.12% 0.07%
Tax Efficiency 100.00% 100.00% 93.46% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

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Fundata E Score

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Fundata S Score

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Fundata G Score

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Fund Details

Start Date October 30, 2014
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Quarterly
Assets ($mil) -
52 Week High $33.23
52 Week Low $24.43
Annual Dividend -
Annual Yield -
Index StrataQuant® Materials Index
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

The Fund will seek to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of an index of U.S. companies in the biotechnology industry, initially the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index.

Investment Strategy

According to the Index Provider, the First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index (the “Biotechnology Index”) is an equal-dollar weighted index designed to measure the performance of a cross section of small, mid and large capitalization companies in the biotechnology industry that are primarily involved in the use of biological processes to develop products or provide services.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

First Trust Advisors LP

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

FT Portfolios Canada Co.

Custodian

CIBC Mellon Trust Company

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.73%
Management Fee 0.70%

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