FIRST TRUST NYSE ARCA BIOTECHNOLOGY INDEX FUND
Symbol: FBT
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Healthcare
Category: Health
Inception date: 19/06/2006
Latest date: 03/06/2026
Current price: $221.15
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
6.19%
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
9.94%
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
3.95%
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
35.94%
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
47.38%
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
41.23%
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: 03/06/2025 - 03/06/2026.
Average daily return
0.131%
Best day
4.052%
Worst day
-3.461%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/06/2026 | $214.12 | $221.15 | $214.12 | $221.15 | 19,900 |
| 02/06/2026 | $218.13 | $218.13 | $213.76 | $214.87 | 17,000 |
| 01/06/2026 | $220.91 | $221.17 | $219.44 | $220.49 | 19,400 |
| 29/05/2026 | $221.20 | $223.49 | $220.68 | $222.76 | 14,500 |
| 28/05/2026 | $214.48 | $221.55 | $214.48 | $220.73 | 38,000 |
| 27/05/2026 | $213.75 | $215.93 | $213.75 | $215.23 | 27,900 |
| 26/05/2026 | $214.31 | $214.31 | $212.56 | $213.17 | 19,600 |
| 22/05/2026 | $213.01 | $214.45 | $212.58 | $212.95 | 25,900 |
| 21/05/2026 | $209.56 | $213.47 | $209.52 | $212.50 | 32,500 |
| 20/05/2026 | $207.99 | $211.14 | $207.73 | $211.05 | 21,400 |