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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund (FBT)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
268.39 USD +5.44 (2.069%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is cautiously bullish, driven by a distinct shift in speculative capital toward higher strike calls and a moderate statistical forecast pointing to a 3.5% gain over the next month. However, the long-term picture remains murky due to a complete absence of price history; without a multi-year track record to verify the quality of the biotech holdings or the fund's performance during market stress, the investment thesis cannot be validated beyond the current snapshot. While the yield is negligible, offering no cushion for a downturn, the technical setup and options flow suggest a potential short-term rally, though investors should remain wary of the unknowns inherent in a fund with no historical data.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.017257
MSTL0.041088
AutoARIMA0.044648
AutoETS0.055159

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 1.02
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.283
Excess Kurtosis -0.78
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 29.21

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 6:54 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant upside move, evidenced by heavy call volume and open interest at strikes above the current price (265, 270, 285) and deep out-of-the-money calls for February 2027. Conversely, put activity is concentrated entirely in deep out-of-the-money strikes (below 200), suggesting a hedge against a crash rather than a bet on downside. The lack of in-the-money put volume indicates sellers are not actively betting on a drop.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
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
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.02
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.00007606008
dividendYield 0.0

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 275.23
All Time Low 15.44
Ask 275.61
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 66,380
Average Daily Volume3 Month 76,927
Average Volume 76,927
Average Volume10Days 66,380
Beta3 Year 0.75
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Book Value 172.678
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 269.95
Day Low 266.105
Display Name NYSE Arca Biotech Index Fund
Dividend Yield 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.187784
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 266.1372
Fifty Day Average Change 2.2528076
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.008464836
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 43.026913
Fifty Two Week High 275.23
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.8399963
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.024851928
Fifty Two Week Low 186.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 82.19002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.4414072
Fifty Two Week Range 186.2 - 275.23
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,151,069,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0993454
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 5.649994
Fullday Change Percent 2.1482458
Fullday Price 268.39
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 263.02
Net Assets 2,966,420,220.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.55
Open 265.25
Phone 630-241-4141
Previous Close 262.95
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5542804
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 5.44
Regular Market Change Percent 2.06884
Regular Market Day High 269.95
Regular Market Day Low 266.105
Regular Market Day Range 266.105 - 269.95
Regular Market Open 265.25
Regular Market Previous Close 262.95
Regular Market Price 268.39
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,400
Regular Market Volume 55,506
Shares Outstanding 20,850,000
Short Name First Trust Amex Biotech Index
Source Interval 15
Symbol FBT
Three Year Average Return 0.2228566
Total Assets 2,966,420,224
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.02
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.00007606008
Trailing P E 29.211615
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 9.82204
Trailing Three Month Returns 9.82204
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 229.65935
Two Hundred Day Average Change 38.730667
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.16864398
Type Disp ETF
Volume 55,506
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 32.17581