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FBDIX - Franklin Biotechnology Discovery A

  • Fund Family Name: Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Expense Ratio: 1.35%
  • ETFdb.com Category: Health & Biotech Equities
  • Benchmark Index Name: NASDAQ Biotechnology Index
  • Benchmark Index Description: The index is a modified capitalization weighted index that includes securities of The NASDAQ Stock Market listed companies that are classified as either biotechnology or pharmaceutical. The securities also meet other eligibility criteria determined by The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc., including a minimum market capitalization of $200 million and an average daily trading volume of at least 100,000 shares. The index is given a semi-annual ranking review to ensure that all components are still able to meet the criteria for inclusion.
Learn more about FBDIX at MutualFunds.com

ETF Alternatives To This Mutual Fund

In the tables below, ETFdb.com presents recommended exchange traded fund (ETF) alternatives to the mutual fund FBDIX. These recommendations are powered by ETFdb's Mutual Fund to ETF Converter tool.

How ETFdb.com has selected ETF alternatives to FBDIX: The mutual fund FBDIX has been benchmarked by Franklin Templeton Investments against an index, NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, in its fund prospectus. The ETF alternatives to FBDIX listed below consist of (1) ETFs which track NASDAQ Biotechnology Index, and (2) ETFs which track other indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.

ETFs Linked To NASDAQ Biotechnology Index

There are no ETFs linked to NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.

Health & Biotech Equities ETFs

The following table presents exchange traded funds linked to indexes in the same ETFdb.com Category as NASDAQ Biotechnology Index.

Symbol Symbol ETF Name ETF Name Assets Assets YTD YTD Expense Ratio Expense Ratio
BBH VanEck Biotech ETF $361,541 0.12% 0.35%
IHE iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF $893,345 9.32% 0.38%
XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF $7,856,250 9.42% 0.35%
XPH State Street SPDR S&P Pharmaceuticals ETF $337,862 3.47% 0.35%
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF $7,749,610 1.65% 0.44%
FBT First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund $2,553,130 9.33% 0.55%
PJP Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF $333,404 5.88% 0.57%
PPH VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF $855,813 2.62% 0.36%
IYH iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF $2,968,020 -1.42% 0.38%
XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF $37,561,900 -1.35% 0.08%
VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF $16,308,800 -1.19% 0.09%
IXJ iShares Global Healthcare ETF $3,582,320 -2.38% 0.40%
FXH First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund $869,273 2.68% 0.61%
PBE Invesco Biotechnology & Genome ETF $255,107 2.58% 0.58%
PTH Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF $113,070 0.41% 0.60%
IHF iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF $935,449 7.92% 0.38%
IHI iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF $2,961,180 -19.70% 0.38%
XHE State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Equipment ETF $134,750 -7.82% 0.35%
PSCH Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF $130,650 4.52% 0.29%
XHS State Street SPDR S&P Health Care Services ETF $101,038 8.70% 0.35%
FHLC Fidelity MSCI Health Care Index ETF $2,940,660 -1.05% 0.08%
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF $1,284,170 25.20% 0.75%
BBP Virtus Biotech ETF $76,153 8.38% 0.34%
BBC Virtus Biotech Clinical Trials ETF $42,023 11.41% 0.65%
SBIO ALPS Medical Breakthroughs ETF $150,332 1.95% 0.50%
FTXH First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF $34,533 7.61% 0.60%
GNOM Global X Genomics & Biotechnology ETF $58,507 11.56% 0.50%
IDNA iShares Genomics Immunology and Healthcare ETF $159,032 14.39% 0.47%
HTEC ROBO Global Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF $54,941 0.85% 0.68%
HELX Franklin Genomic Advancements ETF $22,528 -1.55% 0.50%
BMED iShares Health Innovation Active ETF $10,150 -5.19% 0.55%
AGNG Global X Aging Population ETF $79,612 -2.82% 0.50%
WDNA WisdomTree BioRevolution Fund $2,323 N/A 0.45%
IBBQ Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF $65,323 4.28% 0.19%
MDEV First Trust Indxx Medical Devices ETF $1,864 -9.68% 0.70%
PSIL AdvisorShares Psychedelics ETF $34,884 21.37% 1.00%
PINK Simplify Health Care ETF $269,782 5.37% 0.51%
GDOC Future Health Care Equity ETF $19,656 -5.53% 0.75%
EKG First Trust Nasdaq Lux Digital Health Solutions ETF $2,562 -7.15% 0.65%
IBRN iShares Neuroscience and Healthcare ETF $5,156 8.07% 0.47%
MEDI Harbor Health Care ETF $36,240 -1.24% 0.80%
RSPH Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF $630,557 -0.23% 0.40%
CANC Tema Oncology ETF $172,047 7.29% 0.75%
HRTS Tema Heart & Health ETF $50,623 -2.67% 0.75%
DVXV WEBs Health Care XLV Defined Volatility ETF $584 -2.27% 0.89%
XLVI State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR Premium Income ETF $14,438 1.33% 0.35%
ASD Defiance Autism Impact ETF $1,230 N/A 0.79%
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