First Trust Balanced Income ETF (FTBI)Moderate Allocation | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
21.32 USD
+0.08
(0.353%)
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(Oct. 16, 2026, 11:50 a.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 9:26 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook remains flat due to a lack of directional momentum; the price is hovering near its 50-day average with no clear breakout or breakdown, suggesting a wait-and-see approach for the near term. On a longer horizon, the asset is too new to evaluate based on multi-year price trajectories, so the assessment relies entirely on current fundamentals which appear neutral for a balanced income vehicle. However, the income profile stands out as a key strength, offering a robust yield that has remained stable despite minor fluctuations in distribution amounts, making it suitable for investors prioritizing cash flow over capital appreciation. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.011941 |
| AutoETS | 0.012182 |
| MSTL | 0.012285 |
| AutoTheta | 0.012891 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 75% |
| H-stat | 0.57 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.174 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.63 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 21.58 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.68% | 7.85% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | 0.144 | 0.680208 |
| 2026-08-21 | 0.145 | 0.665443 |
| 2026-07-21 | 0.139 | 0.646211 |
| 2026-06-25 | 0.139 | 0.642715 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0.139 | 0.645701 |
| 2026-04-21 | 0.139 | 0.647144 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.144 | 0.697979 |
| 2026-02-20 | 0.146 | 0.671820 |
| 2026-01-21 | 0.145 | 0.674732 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.143 | 0.672403 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.128 | 0.612939 |
| 2025-10-21 | 0.128 | 0.596181 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.124 | 0.582844 |
| 2025-08-21 | 0.124 | 0.598427 |
| 2025-07-22 | 0.121 | 0.584400 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.118 | 0.575610 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 24.14 |
| All Time Low | 19.81 |
| Ask | 21.28 |
| Ask Size | 500 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 9,250 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 8,050 |
| Average Volume | 8,050 |
| Average Volume10Days | 9,250 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 21.22 |
| Bid Size | 100 |
| Category | Moderate Allocation |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 21.315 |
| Day Low | 21.315 |
| Dividend Yield | 7.98 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.98756194 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.54666 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.23165894 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.010751502 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -0.10293722 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 24.14 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.8249989 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.117025636 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.81 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.5050011 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.07597179 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.81 - 24.14 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,748,525,400,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.034999847 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.16393371 |
| Fullday Price | 21.315 |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,748,390,400 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in the ETFs that comprise the index. The index seeks to track a portfolio with fixed allocations to income-generating ETFs across three asset classes: target income and buywrite income equity ETFs, actively managed investment grade fixed income ETFs and target income commodities ETFs. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | First Trust Balanced Income ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1917893831 |
| Nav Price | 21.19 |
| Net Assets | 24,184,868.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.98 |
| Open | 21.315 |
| Phone | (800) 621-1675 |
| Previous Close | 21.24 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.07500076 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.35311094 |
| Regular Market Day High | 21.315 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 21.315 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 21.315 - 21.315 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.315 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 21.24 |
| Regular Market Price | 21.315 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,165,824 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,363 |
| Short Name | First Trust Balanced Income ETF |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FTBI |
| Total Assets | 24,184,868 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing P E | 21.583456 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -1.46157 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -1.46157 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.54141 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.22640991 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.010510449 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 2,363 |
| Yield | 0.0798 |
| Ytd Return | 4.88599 |