Which returned more over the last year, IBB or IJT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IBB or IJT?

IBB charges 0.44% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IBB and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 36% of IBB and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IBB vs IJT: how they differ

IBB and IJT hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and IBB returned more over the year.

iShares Biotechnology ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBB and IJT hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBB and IJT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBB	IJT
Krystal Biotech, Inc.	0.75%	1.08%
Alkermes plc	0.67%	0.97%
Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.	0.58%	0.82%
PTC Therapeutics, Inc.	0.51%	0.75%
Veracyte, Inc.	0.36%	0.52%
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	0.33%	0.35%
Arcus Biosciences, Inc.	0.20%	0.19%
Vericel Corp.	0.17%	0.25%
ADMA Biologics, Inc.	0.15%	0.21%
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.	0.14%	0.13%
Vir Biotechnology, Inc.	0.11%	0.06%
OmniAb Operations, Inc.	0.00%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IBB	Only in IJT
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8.09%	FormFactor, Inc. 1.38%
Amgen, Inc. 7.84%	Viasat, Inc. 1.35%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 6.85%	Argan, Inc. 1.24%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.91%	BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. 1.22%
Argenx SE 3.76%	ESCO Technologies, Inc. 1.00%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.12%	Everus Construction Group, Inc. 0.94%
Natera, Inc. 2.89%	StoneX Group, Inc. 0.93%
Revolution Medicines, Inc. 2.78%	Corcept Therapeutics, Inc. 0.92%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

IBB and IJT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF	IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Biotechnology	S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth
Total return, 1 year	+41.5%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+24.0 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.18%
Already in the S&P 500	35.6%	0.0%
Holdings	248	347

IBB in plain words

IBB is an index equity fund tracking the Biotechnology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +41.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 36% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 248 positions, with the top ten at 44.8%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IJT in plain words

IJT is an index equity fund tracking the S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 347 positions, with the top ten at 11.0%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 4, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBB or IJT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and IJT returned +17.6%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IBB or IJT?: IBB charges 0.44% a year and IJT charges 0.18%, so IJT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IBB and IJT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 36% of IBB and 0% of IJT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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