FIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND
Symbol: FBT
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Health
Inception date: 19/06/2006
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $268.39
Expense ratio: 0.55%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
2.05%
Ann. -16.67% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
29.66%
Sharpe ratio
-0.684
VaR 95%
-2.85%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
8.38%
Ann. -10.75% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
24.29%
Sharpe ratio
-0.592
VaR 95%
-2.42%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
28.58%
Ann. 16.79% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.53%
Sharpe ratio
0.611
VaR 95%
-2.28%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
43.78%
Ann. 21.79% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
24.56%
Sharpe ratio
0.739
VaR 95%
-2.36%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
56.31%
Ann. 15.83% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.48%
Sharpe ratio
0.568
VaR 95%
-2.11%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
85.53%
Ann. 9.51% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
20.19%
Sharpe ratio
0.291
VaR 95%
-2.05%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.154%
Best day
4.269%
Worst day
-3.461%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $265.25 | $269.95 | $265.11 | $268.39 | 55,500 |
| 14/10/2026 | $259.00 | $264.26 | $258.81 | $262.95 | 39,800 |
| 13/10/2026 | $263.64 | $263.64 | $259.49 | $259.65 | 44,900 |
| 12/10/2026 | $265.82 | $266.10 | $263.53 | $263.90 | 26,300 |
| 09/10/2026 | $260.84 | $266.02 | $260.36 | $265.40 | 187,300 |
| 08/10/2026 | $260.68 | $260.72 | $255.84 | $260.19 | 72,500 |
| 07/10/2026 | $263.63 | $267.25 | $263.28 | $263.49 | 63,900 |
| 06/10/2026 | $273.10 | $273.10 | $262.30 | $264.97 | 71,500 |
| 05/10/2026 | $266.36 | $271.78 | $265.60 | $270.93 | 51,000 |
| 02/10/2026 | $267.37 | $267.47 | $265.26 | $266.44 | 51,100 |