FBDC
FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF
FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF seeks to provide investors with current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in securities of business development companies (BDCs) and other specialty finance companies.
US
EQUITY
Active
MANAGEMENT STYLE
$ 33.5 M
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
1,369 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | First Trust |
| Category | US |
| Asset class | Equity |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | May 25, 2007 |
| Assets (mns) | $33 |
| Expense ratio | 1,369 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | |
| Weighting | |
| Holdings Transparency | Full |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | No |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
Complete list +
| MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORP | 13.0 % |
| ARES CAPITAL CORP | 10.5 % |
| HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH | 9.6 % |
| GOLUB CAPITAL BDC INC | 8.9 % |
| BLACKSTONE SECURED LENDING FUND | 8.3 % |
| TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC. | 8.1 % |
| OWL ROCK CAPITAL CORP. | 5.8 % |
| TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORP | 5.0 % |
| NEW MOUNTAIN FINANCE CORP | 4.5 % |
| FS INVESTMENT CORP | 3.7 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 22 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 727 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $3,310 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 10.2% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 45.0% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 19.0% |
| Developed mkts. | 83.4% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 83.7 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 02/28/2026)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Returns | -13.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -19.9% |
| Dividend Yield | 1.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.7% |
| Total Returns | -11.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -13.2% | Ann. Volatility | 23.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.7% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.00 | 0% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.00 | 0% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.00 | 0% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 15 |
| ADV traded (mns) | $0 |
| Turnover | 0.8% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.15% |
Technical Indicators
| 30d moving avg. (EMA) | $17.84 |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 40 |
| MACD/Signal | -0.39/-0.39 |
| Bollinger Bands (Upper/Lower) | $18.54/$16.68 |
| Short interest (% of AUM) | 0.0% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. FBDC |
Expenses vs. FBDC |
ALTAR Score™ vs. FBDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEX | ProShares Global Listed Private Equity ETF | 43.2% | -1,288 bp | +12.0% |
| BIZD | VanEck BDC Income ETF | 38.5% | -1,358 bp | +14.0% |
| LBO | WHITEWOLF Publicly Listed Private Equity ETF | 29.7% | -1,299 bp | +8.9% |
| KBWD | Invesco KBW High Dividend Yield Financial ETF | 12.4% | -985 bp | +15.9% |
Risk and Returns: FBDC vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Results & Estimates (USD)
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | ||
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| Book value per share | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
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Valuation Metrics
| Fwd Est | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
| Price-to-sales | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-earnings | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-cash flow | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-growth | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Price-to-book value | --x | --x | --x | --x |
| Yield | --% | --% | --x | --% |
Based on closing prices from 3/10/2026
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Dividend Yield
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Price-to-Earnings
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ETF Research Center Rating
AVOID
Not worthwhile for most investors. A rating of AVOID is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the lowest quintile (the bottom 20%) of their category. Often, funds in this category consist of stocks with little if any history or expectation of profitability, and as a result our fundamentally-driven analysis may be less relevant.
ALTAR Score™
FBDC
-0.8%
Cat. Avg
5.6%
ALTAR Score™ Calculation
Category Overview
There are 1189 funds in the US Equity category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 5.6% and a standard deviation of
2.1%. FBDC's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
3.1 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places FBDC in the 1st percentile among funds in the category.
Sell Side Consensus Rating
Sell-side recommendations on the ETF's individual constituents
FBDCSELL
U/W
HOLD
O/W
BUY