Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.
Returns and risk
1 month
−0.3%
3 months
−1.3%
6 months
−2.3%
Year to date
−1.7%
1 year
−1.4%
3 years a year
n/a
5 years a year
n/a
10 years a year
n/a
Volatility (1 year)
4.4%
Largest drop, last year
−5.6%
Largest drop in our data
−5.6%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Cost: expense ratio
0.56% a year
On $10,000 invested that is about $56 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.
Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 28 Nov 2025 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.
FTCB top holdings
#
Holding
Weight
1
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
1.50%
2
GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
1.48%
3
FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION
1.41%
4
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
1.36%
5
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
0.97%
6
MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS
0.83%
7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
0.81%
8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
0.69%
9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
0.67%
10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
0.65%
The top 10 make up 10.4% of the fund, out of 796 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.
FTCB: frequently asked questions
What is FTCB?
FTCB is the First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV ETF, issued by First Trust, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Equity". Its latest SEC filing lists 796 holdings.
What is the expense ratio of FTCB?
FTCB charges 0.56% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 28 Nov 2025. On $10,000 that is about $56 a year in fund costs.
Does FTCB pay dividends?
Yes. FTCB paid 1.19 per share over the last 12 months, monthly, a trailing yield of 5.96% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 21 Oct 2026.
What does FTCB hold?
The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (1.5%), GOVERNMENT NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (1.5%), FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (1.4%). The top 10 together make up 10.4% of the fund.
How has FTCB performed?
Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year −1.4%. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Where the numbers come from
Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
StocksXray is for education only and is not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Past performance does not guarantee future results; funds can lose value.
