FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (FBDC)

NYSE Arca: FBDCExchange-traded fund from First Trust.

  • Net assets$35.3M
  • Dividend yield11.64%
  • 1-year return-2.72%
  • Holdings19

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FBDC quote & trading statistics

FBDC performance

Total return · as of October 18, 2026
  • YTD-5.90%
  • 1 year-2.72%
  • 3 years+11.91%/yr
  • 5 years+7.70%/yr
  • 10 years+4.68%/yr
1Y volatility
18.50%
3Y volatility
18.24%
3Y Sharpe ratio
0.43

Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.

FBDC top 10 holdings

FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF largest holdings by weight
#SymbolNameWeight
1MAINMain Street Capital Corporation12.03%
2HTGCHercules Capital, Inc.11.82%
3ARCCAres Capital Corporation9.59%
4GBDCGolub Capital BDC Inc8.86%
5TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending Inc7.93%
6BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund6.74%
7ORCCOwl Rock Capital Corp6.36%
8BBDCBarings BDC Inc5.25%
9CSWCCapital Southwest Corporation5.00%
10NMFCNew Mountain Finance Corporation3.88%

The top 10 holdings make up 77.5% of the fund (19 holdings in total). As of October 18, 2026.

FBDC sector weights

Financial Services
100.0%

FBDC region weights

North America
100.0%

FBDC asset allocation

U.S. stocks
92.3%
Cash
2.8%
Other
1.8%

FBDC market-cap breakdown

Micro cap
55.8%
Small cap
36.6%

About FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF

Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of equity securities of business development companies ("BDCs") and other specialty finance companies that Confluence Investment Management LLC, the fund's investment sub-advisor (the "Sub-Advisor"), believes offer attractive opportunities for income and capital appreciation. The fund is non-diversified.

FBDC ETF FAQ

How much money is in FBDC?

FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF has about $35.3M in net assets.

What are the top holdings of FBDC?

The largest positions in FBDC are Main Street Capital Corporation (12.03%), Hercules Capital, Inc. (11.82%), Ares Capital Corporation (9.59%). The fund holds 19 securities in total.

How has FBDC performed?

FBDC returned -2.72% over the past year and +7.70% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.

Does FBDC pay dividends?

FBDC has a dividend yield of 11.64%.

When was FBDC launched?

FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF began trading on May 25, 2007.

ETFs similar to FBDC

Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with FBDC's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.

ETFs with holdings most similar to FBDC, compared by expense ratio, assets and 1-year return
SymbolFundOverlapExpense ratioNet assets1-year return
FBDCFT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF——$35.3M-2.72%
PBDCPutnam BDC Income ETF62%6.98%$265.3M-5.81%
BDCXETRACS Quarterly Pay 1.5X Leveraged Wells…50%97.27%$6.4M-9.13%