First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF (FTCB)Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
21.17 USD
+0.09
(0.427%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 21.17 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT
FTCB has shown relatively stable price movements in the short term, with minor fluctuations around the 21.00 mark. The recent price action suggests a lack of strong momentum, but there are no clear bearish signals. The dividend yield is strong at 4.77%, with a consistent payout history over the past five years, indicating reliability and sustainability. For long-term investors, the recent dip and stable fundamentals make it a good candidate for buying and holding. However, short-term traders should remain cautious and look for signs of a potential momentum shift or a buy-the-dip opportunity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.006150 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.007812 |
| MSTL | 0.007830 |
| AutoETS | 0.007883 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 52% |
| H-stat | 3.38 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.530 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.80 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.43% | 5.25% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | 0.090 | 0.433735 |
| 2026-02-20 | 0.090 | 0.423558 |
| 2026-01-21 | 0.090 | 0.429979 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.174 | 0.834445 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.095 | 0.454172 |
| 2025-10-21 | 0.083 | 0.395609 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.083 | 0.402750 |
| 2025-08-21 | 0.075 | 0.369530 |
| 2025-07-22 | 0.075 | 0.372982 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.075 | 0.371474 |
| 2025-05-21 | 0.075 | 0.382074 |
| 2025-04-22 | 0.075 | 0.382347 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.080 | 0.404209 |
| 2025-02-21 | 0.080 | 0.406930 |
| 2025-01-22 | 0.090 | 0.464031 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.090 | 0.461126 |
| 2024-11-21 | 0.105 | 0.541734 |
| 2024-10-22 | 0.105 | 0.537739 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.105 | 0.525650 |
| 2024-08-21 | 0.105 | 0.530910 |
| 2024-07-23 | 0.105 | 0.548716 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.078 | 0.411145 |
| 2024-05-21 | 0.078 | 0.415687 |
| 2024-04-23 | 0.078 | 0.423306 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.075 | 0.400328 |
| 2024-02-21 | 0.075 | 0.403327 |
| 2024-01-23 | 0.075 | 0.401102 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.075 | 0.398344 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 22.69 |
| All Time Low | 18.76 |
| Ask | 21.17 |
| Ask Size | 2,900 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,089,240 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 787,109 |
| Average Volume | 787,109 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,089,240 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 21.15 |
| Bid Size | 3,100 |
| Category | Intermediate Core Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 21.1798 |
| Day Low | 21.14 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.77 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 21.1602 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.009799957 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0004631316 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 1.7374516 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.70000076 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.032007348 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 18.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.4099998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.1284648 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 18.76 - 21.87 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,699,453,800,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fund Family | First Trust |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,699,315,200 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to invest 100% of its investment portfolio in investment grade securities. Investment grade securities are those securities that are, at the time of purchase, rated as investment grade (i.e., rated Baa3/BBB- or above) by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating organization (“NRSRO”) rating such securities, or if unrated, debt securities determined by the fund’s investment advisor to be of comparable quality. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1854107166 |
| Nav Price | 21.05 |
| Net Assets | 2,260,477,950.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.56 |
| Open | 21.15 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 21.17 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,458,221 |
| Previous Close | 21.08 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0900002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.426946 |
| Regular Market Day High | 21.1798 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 21.14 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 21.14 - 21.1798 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.15 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 21.08 |
| Regular Market Price | 21.17 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 915,909 |
| Short Name | First Trust Core Investment Gra |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FTCB |
| Total Assets | 2,260,477,952 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.04373 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.04373 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.216875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.046875 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0022093263 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 915,909 |
| Yield | 0.0477 |
| Ytd Return | 0.04373 |