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 26 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%	644.55M	Sep 2017	FBT.L vs XSHC.L
XLVP.L	Invesco US Health Care Sector UCITS ETF	0.14%	343.20M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVP.L
XLVS.L	Invesco Health Care S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETF...	0.14%	461.66M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVS.L
IUHC.L	iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF USD (...	0.15%	2.55B	Jun 2020	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 48. There are 5 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 70.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
BTEK.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF	70	624.54M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	67	55.04M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	67	407.93M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L
WBIO.L	WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc	58	12.52M	Dec 2021	FBT.L vs WBIO.L
GNOG.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	55	20.00M	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOG.L

Top Performing FBT.L Alternatives (YTD)

FBT.L is at 4.41% YTD. There are 2 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 6.21%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GNOG.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	6.21%	20.00M	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOG.L
WBIO.L	WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc	5.81%	12.52M	Dec 2021	FBT.L vs WBIO.L
BTEK.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF	1.26%	624.54M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	1.24%	55.04M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	1.20%	407.93M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has 20.11% 1-year volatility. There are 23 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 13.39%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HEAW.L	SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF	13.39%	—	Apr 2016	FBT.L vs HEAW.L
HLTW.L	Lyxor UCITS MSCI World Health Care TR C-USD	14.21%	913.84M	Aug 2010	FBT.L vs HLTW.L
XDWH.L	Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1C	14.27%	3.40B	Mar 2016	FBT.L vs XDWH.L
XSHC.L	Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF 1D	14.45%	644.55M	Sep 2017	FBT.L vs XSHC.L
XLVP.L	Invesco US Health Care Sector UCITS ETF	14.47%	343.20M	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%	624.54M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	-7.63%	55.04M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	-7.64%	407.93M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L
BIGT.L	L&G Pharma Breakthrough UCITS ETF	-9.93%	14.12M	Jan 2018	FBT.L vs BIGT.L
HLTW.L	Lyxor UCITS MSCI World Health Care TR C-USD	-10.12%	913.84M	Aug 2010	FBT.L vs HLTW.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	79	12.27%	38.38M	Apr 2018	FBT.L vs BLOK.L
CIBR.L	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Class A...	Technology Equities	26	28.36%	1.41B	May 2020	FBT.L vs CIBR.L
FCBR.L	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Class A...	Technology Equities	27	28.81%	1.05B	May 2020	FBT.L vs FCBR.L
FDNU.L	First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Class A U...	Technology Equities	16	3.60%	47.15M	Jun 2018	FBT.L vs FDNU.L
QCLN.L	First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS E...	Energy Equities	91	53.23%	26.01M	May 2021	FBT.L vs QCLN.L
FPX.L	First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	55	17.59%	10.79M	Aug 2015	FBT.L vs FPX.L
FDN.L	First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Class A U...	Technology Equities	17	3.78%	35.07M	Jun 2018	FBT.L vs FDN.L
CAPS.L	First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Acc	Large Cap Blend Equities	13	-0.55%	—	Dec 2019	FBT.L vs CAPS.L
FSKY.L	First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Class A USD ...	Technology Equities	26	13.35%	303.78M	Dec 2018	FBT.L vs FSKY.L
FEXU.L	First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	81	14.37%	121.11M	Apr 2013	FBT.L vs FEXU.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	53	17.44%	—	Jan 2007	FBT.L vs DBXJ.DE
XNKY.DE	Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	79	34.27%	—	Oct 2020	FBT.L vs XNKY.DE
PRAJ.DE	Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	50	15.91%	—	Jan 2020	FBT.L vs PRAJ.DE
EXIE.DE	iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF (DE) EUR Acc	Europe Equities	35	6.81%	—	Feb 2023	FBT.L vs EXIE.DE
SMLN.DE	Invesco JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	52	16.44%	—	Sep 2014	FBT.L vs SMLN.DE
DBXW.DE	Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF 1C	Global Equities	69	10.91%	—	Dec 2006	FBT.L vs DBXW.DE
EMXC	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	91	41.72%	24.61B	Jul 2017	FBT.L vs EMXC
BBUS	JP Morgan Betabuilders U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	68	10.60%	8.38B	Mar 2019	FBT.L vs BBUS
IJPA.L	iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF USD Acc	Japan Equities	51	15.74%	7.64B	Sep 2009	FBT.L vs IJPA.L
AIAI.L	L&G Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF	Technology Equities	81	42.35%	1.72B	Jun 2019	FBT.L vs AIAI.L
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	32	2.92%	150.37B	Nov 2004	FBT.L vs GLD
EMUX.DE	BNP Paribas Easy MSCI EMU ESG Filtered Min TE UCIT...	Europe Equities	36	7.91%	—	Feb 2016	FBT.L vs EMUX.DE
XGEN.DE	Xtrackers MSCI Genomic Healthcare Innovation UCITS...	Health & Biotech Equities	27	-5.12%	—	Jul 2022	FBT.L vs XGEN.DE
VERE.DE	Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (EU...	Europe Equities	32	6.70%	—	Jul 2019	FBT.L vs VERE.DE
LYSX.DE	Amundi EURO STOXX 50 II UCITS ETF Acc	Europe Equities	29	6.28%	—	Feb 2001	FBT.L vs LYSX.DE
ZPDJ.DE	SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETF	Japan Equities	54	17.32%	—	Nov 2015	FBT.L vs ZPDJ.DE
FTEU.L	First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF Class A S...	Europe Equities	58	12.04%	126.85M	Oct 2014	FBT.L vs FTEU.L
BNKS.L	iShares S&P U.S. Banks	Financials Equities	29	0.12%	907.28M	May 2018	FBT.L vs BNKS.L
AMEW.DE	Amundi MSCI World UCITS ETF EUR	Global Equities	67	10.77%	—	Apr 2018	FBT.L vs AMEW.DE
VGVF.DE	Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF Acc	Global Equities	77	12.75%	—	Sep 2019	FBT.L vs VGVF.DE

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