---
ticker: "FTBI"
name: "First Trust Balanced Income ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FTBI"
grade: "B"
score: 66
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Multi-Asset Income"
category_rank: "4 of 15"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FTBI: First Trust Balanced Income ETF

Grade **B**, Score 66 of 100. Rank 4 of 15 in Multi-Asset Income.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 96 | 1 of 15 |
| Mission | 67 | 7 of 11 |
| Risk | 44 | 10 of 15 |
| Tradability | 41 | 10 of 15 |
| Holdings | 53 | 7 of 13 |
| Durability | 45 | 11 of 15 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 16 positions. These are the largest 16, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | FTHI | First Trust BuyWrite Income ETF | 20.65% |
| 2 | FTQI | First Trust Nasdaq BuyWrite Income ETF | 10.43% |
| 3 | TDVI | FT Vest Technology Dividend Target Income ETF | 10.29% |
| 4 | FTCB | First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | 6.80% |
| 5 | FIXD | First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF | 6.79% |
| 6 | RDVI | FT Vest Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 4.96% |
| 7 | DOGG | FT Vest DJIA® Dogs 10 Target Income ETF | 4.92% |
| 8 | IGLD | FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF® | 4.91% |
| 9 | SDVD | FT Vest SMID Rising Dividend Achievers Target Income ETF | 4.83% |
| 10 | KNG | FT Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF® | 4.83% |
| 11 | FSIG | First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | 4.37% |
| 12 | FIIG | First Trust Intermediate Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF | 4.25% |
| 13 | LMBS | First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF | 4.08% |
| 14 | MGOV | First Trust Intermediate Government Opportunities ETF | 3.96% |
| 15 | LGOV | First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF | 3.86% |
| 16 | — | US Dollar | 0.08% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FTBI. Please cite the page URL.