About this ETF
The FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF (FBDC) primarily targets a significant level of ongoing income. Its secondary objective is to achieve an attractive overall return. Under typical market conditions, the Fund will commit a minimum of 80% of its net assets (including any funds borrowed for investment) to a selection of securities from Business Development Companies (BDCs) and other specialized financial entities. These are chosen by Confluence Investment Management LLC, the Fund's investment sub-advisor, because they are believed to present compelling opportunities for both income generation and capital appreciation.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +6.72% | +4.59% | +2.54% | -8.30% | -14.89% | — | — | — | -15.13% |
| Total return | +6.72% | +6.66% | +7.82% | -1.71% | -5.43% | — | — | — | -4.15% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.95% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $95.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 21 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Street Capital Corporation | MAIN | 12.57% | 75.29K | $4.4M |
| 2 | Hercules Capital, Inc. | HTGC | 10.90% | 223.81K | $3.8M |
| 3 | Ares Capital Corporation | ARCC | 9.50% | 167.96K | $3.3M |
| 4 | Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | GBDC | 9.22% | 244.12K | $3.2M |
| 5 | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | TSLX | 8.26% | 153.94K | $2.9M |
| 6 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | BXSL | 6.51% | 92.37K | $2.3M |
| 7 | Blue Owl Capital Corporation | OBDC | 6.33% | 196.44K | $2.2M |
| 8 | Barings BDC, Inc. | BBDC | 5.29% | 196.68K | $1.8M |
| 9 | US Dollar | — | 5.21% | 1.82M | $1.8M |
| 10 | Capital Southwest Corporation | CSWC | 4.61% | 65.35K | $1.6M |
| 11 | New Mountain Finance Corporation | NMFC | 4.14% | 191.90K | $1.4M |
| 12 | MidCap Financial Investment Corporation | MFIC | 2.67% | 94.95K | $932.4K |
| 13 | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | BCSF | 2.35% | 67.82K | $820.6K |
| 14 | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation | OCSL | 2.29% | 61.05K | $800.3K |
| 15 | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | MSDL | 2.09% | 47.45K | $729.8K |
| 16 | Kayne Anderson BDC, Inc. | KBDC | 1.86% | 48.65K | $649.0K |
| 17 | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. | NCDL | 1.80% | 50.86K | $629.1K |
| 18 | SLR Investment Corp. | SLRC | 1.49% | 41.38K | $520.6K |
| 19 | Gladstone Investment Corporation | GAIN | 1.00% | 21.45K | $350.8K |
| 20 | MSC Income Fund, Inc. | MSIF | 0.96% | 26.49K | $337.0K |
| 21 | Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. | OTF | 0.96% | 30.33K | $336.9K |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 11.53% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.0500 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 21, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1500 (Aug 31, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | — | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.1500 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 21, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.1500 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| May 21, 2026 | May 21, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 20, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.1750 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1750 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Nov 21, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | $0.1750 |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 21, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.1750 |
| Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1750 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 18.76% / — | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.399 / — |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -18.05% / — | Sortino 1Y | -0.571 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.63 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.423 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 13.13% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 4.78K | Average volume | 11.70K |
| AUM | $34.9M | Premium/Discount | -0.36% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $306.0K | +0.88% | $34.7M → $35.0M |
| 1 Week | -$582.1K | -1.64% | $35.6M → $35.0M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for FBDC
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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