# FBDC (FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF)

First Trust · Stock ETFs · Financials · data as of Nov 4, 2026

FBDC returned −0.3% over the year to Nov 4, 2026, charges 0.12% a year and holds $38m in net assets on Nov 3, 2026.

Promise check: Not measured. It names no index it tracks. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

FBDC is actively managed and returned −0.3% over the past year.

## Key facts

- FBDC, total return, 1 year: −0.3%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- FBDC, expense ratio: 0.12%, as of Apr 1, 2026.
- FBDC, holdings: 20, as of Nov 3, 2026.
- FBDC, below its high: −10.9%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- FBDC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 10.3%, as of Nov 4, 2026.
- FBDC, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 21, 2026: $0.14, as of Oct 21, 2026.
- FBDC, net assets: $38m (issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026).

## FBDC over each window to Nov 4, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +4.0% | −1.0% |
| 3 months | +2.6% | −0.1% |
| 6 months | +0.7% | +5.0% |
| Year to date | −2.6% | +13.3% |
| 1 year | −0.3% | +14.8% |
| Since launch | −5.0% | +25.8% |
| Since launch, annualised | −3.7% | – |

## FBDC key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026: $20.13 on Dec 10, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Nov 4, 2026: $16.02 on Oct 21, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Nov 4, 2026, within that range: $17.19, 29% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 20
- Top ten weight: 75.0%
- P/E ratio: 12.43 (First Trust, Oct 30, 2026)

## FBDC trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $0.90, 0.09%, one way.
- $10,000: about $9.00, 0.09%, one way.
- $100,000: about $218, 0.22%, one way (estimate).
- Premium to NAV at the Nov 3 close: 0.00%; 95% of days within ±0.12%.
- Limit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell. At the Nov 3 close of $16.87, that’s $16.89 to buy and $16.85 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/fbdc/trading/

## FBDC for holders outside the US

- US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty: 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf>)
- Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026): 65 countries, 10% to 30% (<https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables>)
- FBDC interest-related and short-term gain dividends: not read by ETFIQ
- US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders: $60,000 (<https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na>)
- Share class: Distributing (<https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders>)

Facts from the IRS, not tax advice.

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Financials | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.12% | 497 XBRL, Apr 1, 2026 |
| Price | $17.19 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Jun 30, 2025 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $38m | issuer page, as of Nov 3, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Nov 3, 2026; its shareholder report compares it with the S&P 500 Index, but its daily returns fit VOO's at R-squared 0.164 over the year to Nov 4, 2026 (251 days), under the 0.35 it needs to return to it | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Stated benchmark | S&P 500 Index (from its shareholder report), priced by VOO | secondary |
| FBDC, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 | −0.3% | secondary |
| VOO, the same days | +14.8% | secondary |
| Against its stated benchmark, 1 year | −15.1 pts | secondary |
| Daily R-squared against VOO, 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 | 0.16 | secondary |
| Below its high | −10.9% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 20 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 75.0% | ETFIQ |
| Cash, not in the top ten | 5.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings published for | Nov 3, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Holdings as of the close of | Nov 3, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 0.0% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to Nov 3, 2026

| Window | Dates | Net flow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 day | Nov 3, 2026 | $0 |

Daily counts start Nov 2, 2026, so these windows have no daily data: 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, Year to date, 1 year.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/fbdc.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has FBDC performed?

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FBDC returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested.

### What does FBDC cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.

### What does FBDC hold?

20 positions as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, with the top ten at 75.0% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is FBDC below its high?

10.9% below its high of Jul 17, 2025, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 4, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, FBDC, stock fund, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/fbdc
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at <https://etfiq.com/data/>.

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