FIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND
Symbol: FBT
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Health
Inception date: 19/06/2006
Latest date: 20/07/2026
Current price: $245.30
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
6.75%
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
17.21%
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
15.64%
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
53.83%
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
52.84%
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
57.26%
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: 21/07/2025 - 20/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.181%
Best day
4.052%
Worst day
-3.461%
Days with data
250
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/07/2026 | $248.89 | $248.96 | $245.18 | $245.30 | 16,300 |
| 17/07/2026 | $247.08 | $249.90 | $247.08 | $248.48 | 19,000 |
| 16/07/2026 | $246.65 | $250.40 | $246.65 | $249.28 | 26,900 |
| 15/07/2026 | $245.56 | $247.63 | $244.41 | $247.63 | 34,000 |
| 14/07/2026 | $247.31 | $247.31 | $244.74 | $246.00 | 24,700 |
| 13/07/2026 | $247.66 | $248.35 | $245.70 | $247.54 | 28,200 |
| 10/07/2026 | $256.04 | $256.04 | $248.44 | $249.59 | 31,400 |
| 09/07/2026 | $254.28 | $258.20 | $254.28 | $256.01 | 87,000 |
| 08/07/2026 | $254.09 | $254.40 | $251.62 | $253.61 | 30,400 |
| 07/07/2026 | $257.98 | $257.98 | $254.67 | $256.19 | 42,100 |