FBT.L Alternatives & Similar ETFs

First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology UCITS ETF Acc (FBT.L) belongs to the Health & Biotech Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with FBT.L. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L charges 0.60% annually. There are 25 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower expense ratios, going as low as 0.12%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
XSHC.L	Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF 1D	0.12%	619.95M	Sep 2017	FBT.L vs XSHC.L
XLVP.L	Invesco US Health Care Sector UCITS ETF	0.14%	345.84M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVP.L
XLVS.L	Invesco Health Care S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETF...	0.14%	457.64M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVS.L
IUHC.L	iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF USD (...	0.15%	2.60B	Nov 2015	FBT.L vs IUHC.L
GXLV.L	SPDR S&P US Health Care Select Sector UCITS ETF	0.15%	—	Jul 2015	FBT.L vs GXLV.L

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 85. There are 3 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 93.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
BTEK.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF	93	687.60M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	89	55.15M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	89	422.07M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L
GNOG.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	82	24.42M	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOG.L
WBIO.L	WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc	80	14.46M	Dec 2021	FBT.L vs WBIO.L

Top Performing FBT.L Alternatives (YTD)

FBT.L is at 18.92% YTD. There are 2 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 22.94%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GNOG.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	22.94%	24.42M	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOG.L
WBIO.L	WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc	20.51%	14.46M	Dec 2021	FBT.L vs WBIO.L
BTEK.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF	14.42%	687.60M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	12.25%	55.15M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	12.10%	422.07M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has 20.85% 1-year volatility. There are 22 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 13.91%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HEAW.L	SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF	13.91%	—	Apr 2016	FBT.L vs HEAW.L
XDWH.L	Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1C	14.87%	3.33B	Mar 2016	FBT.L vs XDWH.L
GXLV.L	SPDR S&P US Health Care Select Sector UCITS ETF	14.94%	—	Jul 2015	FBT.L vs GXLV.L
XSHC.L	Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF 1D	15.06%	619.95M	Sep 2017	FBT.L vs XSHC.L
XLVP.L	Invesco US Health Care Sector UCITS ETF	15.09%	345.84M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVP.L

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has a 1-year max drawdown of -13.81%. There are 20 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -6.89%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
BTEK.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF	-6.89%	687.60M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	-7.64%	55.15M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	-7.65%	422.07M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L
BIGT.L	L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETF	-9.93%	14.36M	Jan 2018	FBT.L vs BIGT.L
XDWH.L	Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1C	-10.39%	3.33B	Mar 2016	FBT.L vs XDWH.L

Other ETFs from First Trust

The 10 most viewed First Trust ETFs shown here include BLOK.L, CIBR.L, FCBR.L and span 4 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $1B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BLOK.L	First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process...	Technology Equities	78	10.65%	39.02M	Apr 2018	FBT.L vs BLOK.L
CIBR.L	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Class A...	Technology Equities	15	16.77%	1.43B	May 2020	FBT.L vs CIBR.L
FCBR.L	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Class A...	Technology Equities	18	19.03%	1.08B	May 2020	FBT.L vs FCBR.L
FDNU.L	First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Class A U...	Technology Equities	8	-5.27%	44.00M	Jun 2018	FBT.L vs FDNU.L
QCLN.L	First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS E...	Energy Equities	87	37.73%	42.31M	May 2021	FBT.L vs QCLN.L
FPX.L	First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	66	22.16%	14.14M	Aug 2015	FBT.L vs FPX.L
FDN.L	First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Class A U...	Technology Equities	9	-3.54%	33.33M	Jun 2018	FBT.L vs FDN.L
CAPS.L	First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Acc	Large Cap Blend Equities	46	3.74%	—	Dec 2019	FBT.L vs CAPS.L
FEXU.L	First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	88	16.91%	152.90M	Apr 2013	FBT.L vs FEXU.L
FSKY.L	First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Class A USD ...	Technology Equities	14	-0.84%	275.86M	Dec 2018	FBT.L vs FSKY.L

Often Compared With FBT.L

Investors most often compare FBT.L with DBXJ.DE, XNKY.DE, PRAJ.DE. These 20 comparison targets span 10 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
DBXJ.DE	Xtrackers MSCI Japan UCITS ETF 1C	Japan Equities	74	20.08%	—	Jan 2007	FBT.L vs DBXJ.DE
XNKY.DE	Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	88	38.55%	—	Oct 2020	FBT.L vs XNKY.DE
PRAJ.DE	Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	71	18.28%	—	Jan 2020	FBT.L vs PRAJ.DE
EXIE.DE	iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF (DE) EUR Acc	Europe Equities	58	10.30%	—	Feb 2023	FBT.L vs EXIE.DE
DBXW.DE	Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF 1C	Global Equities	81	11.01%	—	Dec 2006	FBT.L vs DBXW.DE
SMLN.DE	Invesco JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	71	18.52%	—	Sep 2014	FBT.L vs SMLN.DE
EMXC	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	88	40.62%	26.40B	Jul 2017	FBT.L vs EMXC
IJPA.L	iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF USD Acc	Japan Equities	60	16.31%	8.03B	Sep 2009	FBT.L vs IJPA.L
AIAI.L	L&G Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF	Technology Equities	74	34.10%	1.72B	Jun 2019	FBT.L vs AIAI.L
BBUS	JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	59	7.66%	8.54B	Mar 2019	FBT.L vs BBUS
EMUX.DE	BNP Paribas Easy MSCI EMU ESG Filtered Min TE UCIT...	Europe Equities	55	11.69%	—	Feb 2016	FBT.L vs EMUX.DE
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	22	-6.77%	138.96B	Nov 2004	FBT.L vs GLD
XGEN.DE	Xtrackers MSCI Genomic Healthcare Innovation UCITS...	Health & Biotech Equities	—	5.88%	—	Jul 2022	FBT.L vs XGEN.DE
VERE.DE	Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (EU...	Europe Equities	54	10.64%	—	Jul 2019	FBT.L vs VERE.DE
FTEU.L	First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF Class A S...	Europe Equities	54	9.47%	119.63M	Oct 2014	FBT.L vs FTEU.L
LYSX.DE	Amundi EURO STOXX 50 II UCITS ETF Acc	Europe Equities	46	10.22%	—	Feb 2001	FBT.L vs LYSX.DE
ZPDJ.DE	SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	71	19.98%	—	Nov 2015	FBT.L vs ZPDJ.DE
BNKS.L	iShares S&P U.S. Banks	Financials Equities	47	11.80%	993.49M	May 2018	FBT.L vs BNKS.L
AMEW.DE	Amundi MSCI World UCITS ETF EUR	Global Equities	80	10.79%	—	Apr 2018	FBT.L vs AMEW.DE
VGVF.DE	Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF Acc	Global Equities	86	12.98%	—	Sep 2019	FBT.L vs VGVF.DE

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