First Trust Balanced Income ETF FTBI
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- Expense ratio
- 0.97%
- Net assets
- $20.7M
- Holdings
- 14
- 12-month distribution yield
- 7.86%
- Asset class
- Multi-asset
First Trust Balanced Income ETF (FTBI) is an exchange-traded fund listed on NYSE Arca in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Multi-asset. Its last price was US$21.37 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 0.97% a year, from its prospectus dated 28 May 2025. It reported net assets of US$20.69 million as of 30 Jun 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 14 holdings as of 30 Jun 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.68 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 7.86%, paid monthly.
Fees
- Total annual operating expenses (gross)
- 0.97%
- Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
- No waiver stated
- Management fee
- 0.25%
- Prospectus date
- 28 May 2025
- Filed with the SEC
- 29 May 2025
Size and reporting
- Net assets
- $20,685,656
- Total assets
- $20,689,890
- Holdings as of
- 30 Jun 2026
- Report made public
- 21 Aug 2026 (52 days after the month end)
Top holdings
Largest 14 of 14 positions, as of 30 Jun 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.
| # | Holding | Identifier | Weight | Value (USD) | Type | Country | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | US33738R3084 | 19.67% | $4.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 2 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF | US33738D8121 | 11.17% | $2.3M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 3 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VI First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | US33738R4074 | 10.39% | $2.1M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 4 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | US33738D8790 | 7.25% | $1.5M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 5 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | US33738D8204 | 6.96% | $1.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 6 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF | US33740F8059 | 6.75% | $1.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 7 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | US33738D7883 | 6.75% | $1.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 8 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF | US33739Q7051 | 6.68% | $1.4M | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 9 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | US33738D8048 | 4.21% | $871K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 10 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | US33738D7966 | 4.19% | $868K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 11 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF | US33733E8562 | 4.11% | $850K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 12 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF | US33739Q2003 | 3.98% | $824K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 13 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Intermediate Government Opportunities ETF | US33738D8386 | 3.95% | $817K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
| 14 | First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF | US33738D6067 | 3.93% | $812K | Equity (common) | United States | USD |
Breakdowns
Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.
Asset type
| Type | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Equity (common) | 99.98% |
Country
| Country | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 99.98% |
Currency exposure
| Currency | Weight | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 99.98% |
Sector
No sector data
Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of
Distributions
- Paid in the last 12 months
- $1.6790
- 12-month yield
- 7.86%
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Latest ex-date
- 24 Sep 2026
12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.6790) ÷ latest price ($21.37) × 100 = 7.86%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.
Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return
Distribution history table (16 payments)
| Ex-date | Amount per unit |
|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | $0.1440 |
| 21 Aug 2026 | $0.1450 |
| 21 Jul 2026 | $0.1390 |
| 25 Jun 2026 | $0.1390 |
| 21 May 2026 | $0.1390 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | $0.1390 |
| 26 Mar 2026 | $0.1440 |
| 20 Feb 2026 | $0.1460 |
| 21 Jan 2026 | $0.1450 |
| 12 Dec 2025 | $0.1430 |
| 21 Nov 2025 | $0.1280 |
| 21 Oct 2025 | $0.1280 |
| 25 Sep 2025 | $0.1240 |
| 21 Aug 2025 | $0.1240 |
| 22 Jul 2025 | $0.1210 |
| 26 Jun 2025 | $0.1180 |
Filings and sources
- Form N-PORT report for June 2026 (opens in a new tab)
- Prospectus filing with the fee table (opens in a new tab)
- All SEC filings for this fund series (S000091415) (opens in a new tab)
- Nasdaq Trader symbol directory (opens in a new tab)
- Yahoo Finance quote and distributions (opens in a new tab)
- How the ETF figures are collected
Compare with
Largest funds in the same category:
- FTBI and MPRO Monarch ProCap Index ETF
- FTBI and BLUI Bluemonte Diversified Income ETF
- FTBI and FARX Frontier Asset Absolute Return ETF