First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF (FTCB)Intermediate Core Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
20.66 USD
-0.07
(-0.338%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:42 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook remains flat due to persistent selling pressure against key moving averages, with the price trading below both the 50-day and 200-day benchmarks, signaling a lack of immediate upward momentum despite the high yield. While the statistical forecast model indicates a tight, reliable band pointing slightly higher over the next month, this minor technical uptick cannot overcome the broader structural weakness evident in the recent price action. On a longer horizon, the asset presents as a neutral hold; the one-year trajectory shows a modest decline, reflecting a market that has reassessed the underlying investment-grade portfolio, yet there are no signs of deteriorating fundamentals or a multi-year structural collapse that would warrant avoidance. The dividend profile supports a steady income stream with consistent quarterly payments, offering a yield that is robust enough to offset the lack of capital appreciation, making it suitable for income-focused investors who can tolerate sideways-to-slightly-downward price movement. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.011433 |
| MSTL | 0.012764 |
| AutoETS | 0.012866 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.012867 |
| MSTL_61 | 0.015103 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 77% |
| H-stat | 3.76 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.677 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.04 |
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.40% | 5.28% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 0.083 | 0.396750 |
| 2026-05-21 | 0.085 | 0.410926 |
| 2026-04-21 | 0.090 | 0.428571 |
| 2026-03-26 | 0.090 | 0.433735 |
| 2026-02-20 | 0.090 | 0.421743 |
| 2026-01-21 | 0.090 | 0.426338 |
| 2025-12-12 | 0.174 | 0.823864 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.095 | 0.444757 |
| 2025-10-21 | 0.083 | 0.385688 |
| 2025-09-25 | 0.083 | 0.391140 |
| 2025-08-21 | 0.075 | 0.357483 |
| 2025-07-22 | 0.075 | 0.359540 |
| 2025-06-26 | 0.075 | 0.356803 |
| 2025-05-21 | 0.075 | 0.365675 |
| 2025-04-22 | 0.075 | 0.364609 |
| 2025-03-27 | 0.080 | 0.384061 |
| 2025-02-21 | 0.080 | 0.385171 |
| 2025-01-22 | 0.090 | 0.437530 |
| 2024-12-13 | 0.090 | 0.432900 |
| 2024-11-21 | 0.105 | 0.506390 |
| 2024-10-22 | 0.105 | 0.500119 |
| 2024-09-26 | 0.105 | 0.486449 |
| 2024-08-21 | 0.105 | 0.488941 |
| 2024-07-23 | 0.105 | 0.502874 |
| 2024-06-27 | 0.078 | 0.374910 |
| 2024-05-21 | 0.078 | 0.377633 |
| 2024-04-23 | 0.078 | 0.383104 |
| 2024-03-21 | 0.075 | 0.360924 |
| 2024-02-21 | 0.075 | 0.362319 |
| 2024-01-23 | 0.075 | 0.359023 |
| 2023-12-22 | 0.075 | 0.355282 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 22.69 |
| All Time Low | 18.76 |
| Ask | 23.82 |
| Ask Size | 5,400 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,092,740 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 681,836 |
| Average Volume | 681,836 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,092,740 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 17.82 |
| Bid Size | 1,000 |
| Category | Intermediate Core Bond |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 20.716 |
| Day Low | 20.655 |
| Dividend Yield | 4.86 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 20.8413 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.18129921 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.008699036 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -0.6253004 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.210001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.055326976 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 20.591 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.069000244 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0033509906 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 20.591 - 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 | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1854107166 |
| Nav Price | 20.72 |
| Net Assets | 2,533,059,070.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.56 |
| Open | 20.72 |
| Previous Close | 20.73 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0699997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.337673 |
| Regular Market Day High | 20.716 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 20.655 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 20.655 - 20.716 |
| Regular Market Open | 20.72 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.73 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.66 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 388,674 |
| Short Name | First Trust Core Investment Gra |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | FTCB |
| Total Assets | 2,533,059,072 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 0.85288 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 0.85288 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.150576 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.4905758 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.023194442 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 388,674 |
| Yield | 0.048600003 |
| Ytd Return | 0.89698 |