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FTBI · First Trust Balanced Income ETF

Allocation fundTracks an index0.98% fee$26mFirst traded May 29, 2025Fund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗
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FTBI tracks an index and returned +8.0% over the past year.

+8.0%
Total return, 1 year
0.98%
Expense ratio
16
Holdings
−2.8%
Below its high
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3M Jul 8 – Oct 7, 2026−0.6%+4.5%−5.1 pts−7.2 pts
6M Apr 8 – Oct 7, 2026+3.2%+15.6%−12.3 pts−22.1 pts
1Y Oct 7, 2025 – Oct 7, 2026+8.0%+17.4%−9.4 pts−17.9 pts
Since launch May 29, 2025 – Oct 7, 2026+17.9%+33.9%−16.1 pts−28.9 pts

Source: ETFIQ.

FTBI top ten by weight, 79.5% of its 16 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 6, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF FTHI 20.62%
FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF TDVI 10.51%
First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF FTQI 10.40%
First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF FIXD 6.78%
First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF FTCB 6.77%
FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF RDVI 4.95%
FT Vest DJIA® Dogs 10 Target Income ETF DOGG 4.90%
FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF® IGLD 4.88%
FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF SDVD 4.87%
FT Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF® KNG 4.81%
Holdings, the issuer’s own daily file ↗
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In plain words

Summary
FTBI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 7, 2026 it returned +8.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.4% for the S&P 500 and +25.9% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 6, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 16 positions, with the top ten at 79.5%.
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQ
Fund typeAllocation fund
Category (ETFIQ)Allocation · Moderate
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jul 29, 2026)0.98%
Price$21.14
First tradedMay 29, 2025
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 7, 2026)$26m
Below its high (ETFIQ)−2.8%
Holdings16
Top ten weight79.5%
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 6, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 6, 2026
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)100.0%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)0.0%
Nasdaq-100, total return, 1 year+25.9%

Questions people ask about FTBI

How has FTBI performed?
Over the year to Oct 7, 2026, FTBI returned +8.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.4% for the S&P 500.
What does FTBI cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year.
What does FTBI hold?
16 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 6, 2026, with the top ten at 79.5% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
How far is FTBI below its high?
2.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 7, 2026.
Sources and dates
Prices, FTBI and S&P 500Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 7, 2026
Fee, 0.98%Prospectus filing with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Net assets, $26mIssuer page · Oct 7, 2026
HoldingsHoldings, the issuer’s own daily file · Oct 6, 2026 ↗
IssuerFirst Trust page for FTBI ↗
All fund filingsFund filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SourceFirst Trust’s own site ↗

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