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SCIO vs FTBI

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF vs First Trust Balanced Income ETF

SCIO

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.70%

Fund size

$357M

FTBI

First Trust Balanced Income ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.97%

Fund size

$20M

Key differences

  • SCIO costs 0.27% less per year.
  • SCIO is significantly larger than FTBI — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • SCIO is classified as alternative, while FTBI is mixed asset — different risk/return profiles.
  • SCIO follows a multi strategy strategy; FTBI uses index tracking.

Side-by-side comparison

SCIOFTBI
Annual cost (TER)0.70%0.97%
Fund size (AUM)$357M$20M
Since20242025
Dividend yield6.09%
Asset classalternativemixed asset
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategymulti strategyindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+7.7%N/A
CAGR 3YN/AN/A
CAGR 5YN/AN/A
Sharpe 3YN/AN/A
Volatility 1Y3.83%
Max drawdown-1.72%-5.34%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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