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First Trust Amex Biotechnology Index Fund Stock Quote & Summary Data

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FBT 
$56.66
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0.55
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0.96%
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*Delayed - data as of Jun. 19, 2013 


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90 Day Avg. Daily Volume This is the average share volume for the past 50 trading days, for NASDAQ stocks and 90 trading days for Non-NASDAQ stocks. This field allows you to compare today’s trading to the average daily volume. 53,315
Previous Close: $ 57.21
52 Week High /Low: $ 61.53 / $ 41.44
Market cap “Market Capitalization” is a measure of the estimated value of the common equity securities of the company or their equivalent. It does not include securities convertible into the common equity securities. “Market Capitalization” is derived from the last sale price for the displayed class of listed securities and the total number of shares outstanding for both listed and unlisted securities (as applicable). NASDAQ does not use this value to determine compliance with the listing requirements. $ 328,628,113
Annualized dividend N/A
Ex Dividend Date N/A
Dividend Payment Date Sep. 28, 2012
Current Yield 0 %
Special Dividend N/A
Special Dividend Date Apr. 23, 2013
Special Dividend Payment Date Apr. 30, 2013

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Description:The First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund is and exchange-traded index fund. The investment objective of the fund is to replicate as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index. The NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index is an equal dollar weighted index designed to measure the performance of a cross section of companies in the biotechnology industry that are primarily involved in the use of biological processes to develop products or provide services. Such processes include, but are not limited to, recombinant DNA technology, molecular biology, genetic engineering, monoclonal antibody-based technology, lipid/liposome technology, and genomics. The index is rebalanced quarterly based on closing prices on the third Friday in January, April, July & October to ensure that each component stock continues to represent approximately equal weight in the index.

Underlying Index NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index
Management Fee 0.6
Asset Class Equity
Leverage 1


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