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FBDCFT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

Grow my moneyGet income19y track recordRanked #1,394 of 1,706 in this goal

Seeks a high level of current income and attractive total return.

By First Trust · Launched 2007

Annual Cost

12.44%

#6,039 of 6,040 · expensive

Fund Size

$35M

#4,108 of 6,040 · small

Return (1Y)

-4.0%

Track Record

19 years

#499 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$8,763-12.4%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Active selection

Focus

BDC

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 77.4% of fundconcentrated

Main Street Capital Corp.
13.0%
Ares Capital Corp.
10.5%
Hercules Capital Inc
9.7%
Golub Capital BDC Inc.
8.9%
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
8.3%
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc
8.1%
Blue Owl Capital Corp.
5.8%
Barings BDC Inc.
5.0%
New Mountain Finance Corporation
4.5%
FS KKR Capital Corp
3.7%

Asset allocation

Stocks
93.6%
Cash
4.3%
Other
2.1%

By sector

Financial Services
100.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
18.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-74.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.55Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.78Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks a high level of current income and attractive total return.
Strategy
Invests primarily in equity securities of business development companies (BDCs) and other specialty finance companies to generate current income and capital appreciation. The Sub-Advisor evaluates management capabilities and risks associated with investments in financial companies.
Inception date
May 25, 2007
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-09-18