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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index FundFBT Fund Description
FBT tracks an equal-weighted index of US biotechnology stocks.
FBT Factset Analytics Insight
FBT provides exposure to biotech companies involved in the use of biological processes to develop products or provide services. The underlying index contains 30 names, an increase from 20 in October 2014. Without a specific sector classification scheme, the fund’s broad exposure could include access to pharmaceuticals and medical technology in addition to traditional biotech. Still, FBT’s equal weighting of about 30 stocks produces a relatively concentrated basket. The index is reconstituted and rebalanced quarterly.
FBT MSCI ESG Analytics Insight

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund has an MSCI ESG Fund Rating of BBB based on a score of 5.69 out of 10. The MSCI ESG Fund Rating measures the resiliency of portfolios to long-term risks and opportunities arising from environmental, social, and governance factors. ESG Fund Ratings range from best (AAA) to worst (CCC). Highly rated funds consist of companies that tend to show strong and/or improving management of financially relevant environmental, social and governance issues. These companies may be more resilient to disruptions arising from ESG events.
The fund’s Peer Rank reflects the ranking of a fund’s MSCI ESG Fund Quality Score against the scores of other funds within the same peer group, as defined by the Thomson Reuters Lipper Global Classification. First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund ranks in the 44th percentile within its peer group and in the 49th percentile within the global universe of all funds covered by MSCI ESG Fund Ratings.
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MSCI FaCS is a standard method for evaluating and reporting the Factor characteristics of equity portfolios including ETFs. The Factor Box includes 6 Factors that MSCI has identified that historically provided a return premium. On the vertical axis, the Factor Groups, are displayed and the horizontal axis displays the Factor exposure, overweight, underweight or neutral.
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