First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT)Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
247.54 USD
-2.05
(-0.821%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT
The biotech sector ETF is showing strong relative strength, having recovered significantly from its lows and currently trading well above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. The price action over the last two weeks confirms a robust uptrend, with the asset closing near its 52-week high, suggesting institutional accumulation. Fundamentally, the underlying business quality is solid, supported by a nearly 78% cumulative gain over the past nine years and a healthy mix of positive annual returns, avoiding the severe multi-year decline penalties that often plague this volatile sector. However, the dividend yield is negligible, offering no income cushion for investors. The short-term outlook remains constructive as momentum builds, but the lack of a meaningful dividend and the inherent volatility of the biotech index mean this is a pure growth play rather than a balanced income portfolio holding. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.069319 |
| MSTL | 0.071129 |
| AutoETS | 0.075992 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.076196 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 30.42 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.182 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.30 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 29.99 |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a moderate upside move over the next month, evidenced by significant open interest in calls at strikes 230 and 235, which sit just above the current price. While there is some defensive put buying at lower strikes (180-185), the volume and open interest concentration in the call side suggests a bullish bias. However, implied volatility is extremely compressed for longer-dated expirations (August onwards), indicating a lack of fear regarding a major crash, though the market is also pricing in very low probability of a massive rally beyond current levels.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-13 | 1.173 | 0.691546 |
| 2021-12-30 | 2.214 | 1.357283 |
| 2015-09-23 | 0.020 | 0.017886 |
| 2015-06-24 | 0.065 | 0.051400 |
| 2015-03-25 | 0.048 | 0.041082 |
| 2014-12-23 | 0.052 | 0.052282 |
| 2008-06-23 | 0.270 | 1.187857 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 258.2 |
| All Time Low | 15.44 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 100 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 129,750 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 62,791 |
| Average Volume | 62,791 |
| Average Volume10Days | 129,750 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.76 |
| Bid | 240.98 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Book Value | 172.678 |
| Category | Health |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 248.235 |
| Day Low | 245.7 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 8.254551 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 224.6628 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 22.877197 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.101829045 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 50.65491 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 258.2 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -10.660019 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.041285895 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 158.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 88.619995 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.55763906 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 158.92 - 258.2 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,151,069,400,000 |
| Five Year Average Return | 0.080684096 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,150,675,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the securities that comprise the index. The index is an equal-dollar weighted index designed to measure the performance of 30 leading biotechnology companies. |
| Long Name | First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27775897 |
| Nav Price | 249.51 |
| Net Assets | 2,812,690,940.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.55 |
| Open | 247.66 |
| Phone | 630-241-4141 |
| Previous Close | 249.59 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.4335352 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -2.05 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.821348 |
| Regular Market Day High | 248.235 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 245.7 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 245.7 - 248.235 |
| Regular Market Open | 247.66 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 249.59 |
| Regular Market Price | 247.54 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 28,029 |
| Shares Outstanding | 20,850,000 |
| Short Name | First Trust Amex Biotech Index |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FBT |
| Three Year Average Return | 0.1729346 |
| Total Assets | 2,812,690,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.02 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.000080131416 |
| Trailing P E | 29.988306 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 23.34993 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 23.34993 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 207.9886 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 39.55139 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.19016135 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 28,029 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | 20.35454 |