FBT vs. SBIO ETF Comparison

Comparison of First Trust Amex Biotech Index Fund (FBT) to ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF (SBIO)
FBT

First Trust Amex Biotech Index Fund

FBT Description

The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund's fees and expenses) of an equity index called the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index(SM). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes in common stocks that comprise the index. The index is an equal-dollar weighted index designed to measure the performance of a cross section of companies in the biotechnology industry that are primarily involved in the use of biological processes to develop products or provide services. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$141.68

Average Daily Volume

26,354

Number of Holdings *

30

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
SBIO

ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF

SBIO Description The investment seeks investment results that correspond (before fees and expenses) generally to the performance of its underlying index, the Poliwogg Medical Breakthroughs IndexSM. The fund employs a "passive management" - or indexing - investment approach designed to track the performance of the underlying index. It will normally invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities that comprise the underlying index. The underlying index is comprised of small- and mid-cap stocks of biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies that have one or more drugs in either Phase II or Phase III U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trials. It is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$31.59

Average Daily Volume

13,852

Number of Holdings *

84

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period FBT SBIO
30 Days -7.29% -11.35%
60 Days -5.03% -12.77%
90 Days -6.57% -0.65%
12 Months -9.28% 6.26%
3 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in FBT Weight in SBIO Overlap
ACAD F 2.08% 1.89% 1.89%
ALKS F 2.95% 2.67% 2.67%
CORT F 3.53% 1.63% 1.63%
FBT Overweight 27 Positions Relative to SBIO
Symbol Grade Weight
NTRA B 5.2%
ITCI A 4.22%
BRKR D 4.13%
HALO D 3.91%
UTHR A 3.71%
MTD D 3.64%
WAT D 3.57%
NBIX C 3.53%
EXEL A 3.52%
ARGX F 3.48%
MRNA B 3.43%
BMRN B 3.41%
REGN C 3.36%
EXAS D 3.33%
RGEN D 3.32%
GMAB D 3.26%
PTCT F 3.24%
INSM D 3.22%
VRTX C 3.19%
AMGN B 3.04%
ILMN F 2.99%
INCY F 2.97%
DVAX D 2.89%
BIIB F 2.76%
GILD F 2.73%
BGNE F 2.68%
ALNY F 2.66%
FBT Underweight 81 Positions Relative to SBIO
Symbol Grade Weight
CERE B -5.04%
VKTX B -4.79%
PCVX D -4.53%
RVMD A -4.01%
ALPN A -2.84%
CRNX A -2.28%
AXSM F -2.19%
SWTX D -2.15%
XENE D -2.1%
IDYA D -2.04%
ACLX D -1.96%
IMCR D -1.79%
SMMT D -1.67%
CLDX D -1.67%
DNLI F -1.62%
MRUS D -1.57%
VERA D -1.57%
RYTM D -1.56%
VCEL B -1.54%
ARVN D -1.53%
NTLA F -1.41%
KROS D -1.4%
GLPG F -1.31%
GERN A -1.31%
RNA A -1.28%
CPRX B -1.23%
SNDX D -1.22%
INBX C -1.1%
AGIO B -1.09%
EWTX D -1.04%
PTGX D -1.02%
RCUS F -0.97%
ZLAB F -0.96%
KURA D -0.95%
MORF F -0.94%
FDMT D -0.9%
TARS B -0.88%
VRNA F -0.88%
DAWN B -0.86%
IRWD D -0.83%
AKRO F -0.82%
DCPH D -0.81%
XNCR F -0.78%
PRTA F -0.77%
VIR F -0.76%
MIRM F -0.75%
MNKD D -0.74%
MGNX B -0.7%
LQDA D -0.69%
VRDN F -0.64%
BCRX F -0.64%
MDXG F -0.62%
ZNTL F -0.61%
ETNB F -0.59%
SPRY B -0.59%
OPK B -0.57%
PLRX F -0.54%
ARCT F -0.54%
IRON F -0.49%
AUPH F -0.49%
KNSA D -0.47%
SVRA D -0.47%
AVTE B -0.44%
ALLO F -0.4%
OLMA F -0.4%
CMPS F -0.38%
ANAB D -0.38%
ALEC F -0.34%
MLYS D -0.33%
FULC D -0.31%
TVTX F -0.31%
REPL F -0.3%
BMEA F -0.29%
ITOS D -0.27%
AURA F -0.24%
AVXL F -0.23%
ENTA C -0.22%
INZY F -0.2%
RAPT F -0.19%
VNDA A -0.16%
RPHM B -0.04%
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