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 31 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%	667.96M	Sep 2017	FBT.L vs XSHC.L
XLVS.L	Invesco Health Care S&P US Select Sector UCITS ETF...	0.14%	511.37M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVS.L
XLVP.L	Invesco US Health Care Sector UCITS ETF	0.14%	381.62M	Dec 2009	FBT.L vs XLVP.L
GXLV.L	SPDR S&P US Health Care Select Sector UCITS ETF	0.15%	—	Jul 2015	FBT.L vs GXLV.L
IHCU.L	iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF USD (...	0.15%	—	Jun 2020	FBT.L vs IHCU.L

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 82. There are 4 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 91.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
BTEK.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF	91	817.44M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	90	472.94M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L
BTEC.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Acc...	90	—	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEC.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	90	73.33M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
GNOG.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	78	39.04M	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOG.L

Top Performing FBT.L Alternatives (YTD)

FBT.L is at 17.27% YTD. There are 3 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 22.10%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
GNOM.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	22.10%	—	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOM.L
GNOG.L	Global X Genomics & Biotechnology UCITS ETF	21.62%	39.04M	Nov 2021	FBT.L vs GNOG.L
WBIO.L	WisdomTree BioRevolution UCITS ETF USD Acc	19.30%	16.64M	Dec 2021	FBT.L vs WBIO.L
BTEC.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Acc...	15.22%	—	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEC.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	14.76%	472.94M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has 20.92% 1-year volatility. There are 27 ETFs in the Health & Biotech Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 14.26%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
HEAW.L	SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF	14.26%	—	Apr 2016	FBT.L vs HEAW.L
WHEA.L	State Street SPDR MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF	15.11%	—	Apr 2016	FBT.L vs WHEA.L
XSHC.L	Xtrackers MSCI USA Health Care UCITS ETF 1D	15.18%	667.96M	Sep 2017	FBT.L vs XSHC.L
IHCU.L	iShares S&P 500 Health Care Sector UCITS ETF USD (...	15.18%	—	Jun 2020	FBT.L vs IHCU.L
XDWH.L	Xtrackers MSCI World Health Care UCITS ETF 1C	15.20%	3.77B	Mar 2016	FBT.L vs XDWH.L

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to FBT.L

FBT.L has a 1-year max drawdown of -13.81%. There are 25 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%	817.44M	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEK.L
BTEE.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Dis...	-7.64%	73.33M	Mar 2018	FBT.L vs BTEE.L
SBIO.L	Invesco Nasdaq Biotech UCITS ETF	-7.65%	472.94M	Nov 2014	FBT.L vs SBIO.L
BTEC.L	iShares Nasdaq US Biotechnology UCITS ETF USD (Acc...	-7.94%	—	Oct 2017	FBT.L vs BTEC.L
AGED.L	iShares Ageing Population UCITS ETF USD (Acc)	-8.40%	—	Sep 2016	FBT.L vs AGED.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 $2B.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
BLOK.L	First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process...	Technology Equities	66	9.33%	37.88M	Apr 2018	FBT.L vs BLOK.L
CIBR.L	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Class A...	Technology Equities	30	29.65%	1.59B	May 2020	FBT.L vs CIBR.L
FCBR.L	First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity UCITS ETF Class A...	Technology Equities	29	29.77%	1.19B	May 2020	FBT.L vs FCBR.L
FDNU.L	First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Class A U...	Technology Equities	11	2.19%	45.67M	Jun 2018	FBT.L vs FDNU.L
QCLN.L	First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy UCITS E...	Energy Equities	55	21.50%	38.22M	May 2021	FBT.L vs QCLN.L
FPX.L	First Trust US IPO Index UCITS ETF	Large Cap Growth Equities	43	12.83%	13.59M	Aug 2015	FBT.L vs FPX.L
FDN.L	First Trust Dow Jones Internet UCITS ETF Class A U...	Technology Equities	11	1.96%	34.06M	Jun 2018	FBT.L vs FDN.L
CAPS.L	First Trust Capital Strength UCITS ETF Acc	Large Cap Blend Equities	46	4.08%	—	Dec 2019	FBT.L vs CAPS.L
FEXU.L	First Trust US Large Cap Core AlphaDEX UCITS ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	79	13.98%	157.91M	Apr 2013	FBT.L vs FEXU.L
FSKY.L	First Trust Cloud Computing UCITS ETF Class A USD ...	Technology Equities	17	4.41%	307.87M	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 11 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, Asia Pacific Equities	79	18.87%	—	Jan 2007	FBT.L vs DBXJ.DE
XNKY.DE	Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF	Japan Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	88	34.73%	—	Oct 2020	FBT.L vs XNKY.DE
PRAJ.DE	Amundi Prime Japan UCITS ETF	Japan Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	79	18.35%	—	Jan 2020	FBT.L vs PRAJ.DE
EXIE.DE	iShares STOXX Europe 600 UCITS ETF (DE) EUR Acc	Europe Equities	58	10.73%	—	Feb 2023	FBT.L vs EXIE.DE
DBXW.DE	Xtrackers MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF 1C	Global Equities	84	12.93%	—	Dec 2006	FBT.L vs DBXW.DE
SMLN.DE	Invesco JPX-Nikkei 400 UCITS ETF	Japan Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	79	18.52%	—	Sep 2014	FBT.L vs SMLN.DE
EMXC	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF	Emerging Markets Equities	80	31.84%	24.99B	Jul 2017	FBT.L vs EMXC
IJPA.L	iShares Core MSCI Japan IMI UCITS ETF USD Acc	Japan Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	67	16.14%	7.93B	Sep 2009	FBT.L vs IJPA.L
AIAI.L	L&G Artificial Intelligence UCITS ETF	Technology Equities	77	36.11%	2.10B	Jun 2019	FBT.L vs AIAI.L
BBUS	JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Equity ETF	Large Cap Blend Equities	66	10.88%	8.68B	Mar 2019	FBT.L vs BBUS
EMUX.DE	BNP Paribas Easy MSCI EMU ESG Filtered Min TE UCIT...	Europe Equities	51	11.20%	—	Feb 2016	FBT.L vs EMUX.DE
GLD	SPDR Gold Shares	Gold, Precious Metals	24	-6.05%	132.10B	Nov 2004	FBT.L vs GLD
FTEU.L	First Trust Eurozone AlphaDEX® UCITS ETF Class A S...	Europe Equities	52	10.78%	120.90M	Oct 2014	FBT.L vs FTEU.L
XGEN.DE	Xtrackers MSCI Genomic Healthcare Innovation UCITS...	Health & Biotech Equities	—	10.03%	—	Jul 2022	FBT.L vs XGEN.DE
VERE.DE	Vanguard FTSE Developed Europe ex UK UCITS ETF (EU...	Europe Equities	53	10.86%	—	Jul 2019	FBT.L vs VERE.DE
LYSX.DE	Amundi EURO STOXX 50 II UCITS ETF Acc	Europe Equities	44	10.30%	—	Feb 2001	FBT.L vs LYSX.DE
ZPDJ.DE	SPDR MSCI Japan UCITS ETF	Japan Equities, Asia Pacific Equities	77	19.42%	—	Nov 2015	FBT.L vs ZPDJ.DE
BNKS.L	iShares S&P U.S. Banks	Financials Equities	39	13.36%	1.09B	May 2018	FBT.L vs BNKS.L
AMEW.DE	Amundi MSCI World UCITS ETF EUR	Global Equities	83	12.83%	—	Apr 2018	FBT.L vs AMEW.DE
VGVF.DE	Vanguard FTSE Developed World UCITS ETF Acc	Global Equities	87	14.12%	—	Sep 2019	FBT.L vs VGVF.DE

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