First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund
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First Trust NYSE Arca Biotech ETF (FBT)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Gender equality score
51
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Group ranking
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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
28/40
Equal compensation and work life balance
7/30
Policies promoting gender equality
16/20
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
0/10
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Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
- 1. Biogen Inc3.56% of assets$37.01M invested
- 2. Illumina Inc3.48% of assets$36.18M invested
- 3. Neurocrine Biosciences Inc4.21% of assets$43.69M invested
- 4. Amgen Inc3.06% of assets$31.83M invested
- 5. Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc3.18% of assets$33.08M invested
- 6. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc3.38% of assets$35.07M invested
- 7. Gilead Sciences Inc3.31% of assets$34.42M invested
- 8. Halozyme Therapeutics Inc2.81% of assets$29.18M invested
- 9. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc2.85% of assets$29.64M invested
- 10. Waters Corp3.38% of assets$35.08M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
- 1. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc4.72% of assets$49.08M invested
- 2. Corcept Therapeutics Inc3.5% of assets$36.33M invested
- 3. Krystal Biotech Inc2.35% of assets$24.44M invested
- 4. Bruker Corp2.97% of assets$30.86M invested
- 5. Veracyte Inc2.62% of assets$27.22M invested
- 6. Exelixis Inc3.73% of assets$38.73M invested
- 7. Repligen Corp3.08% of assets$31.96M invested
- 8. Mettler-Toledo International Inc3.48% of assets$36.15M invested
- 9. Natera Inc3.3% of assets$34.28M invested
- 10. Sarepta Therapeutics Inc2.34% of assets$24.29M invested
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