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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IBB or SCHP?

IBB charges 0.44% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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IBB vs SCHP: how they differ

IBB and SCHP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IBB returned more over the year.

iShares Biotechnology ETF and Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBB and SCHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IBB	Only in SCHP
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8.09%	United States Treasury 4.09%
Amgen, Inc. 7.84%	United States Treasury 4.03%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 6.85%	United States Treasury 4.02%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.91%	United States Treasury 3.79%
Argenx SE 3.76%	United States Treasury 3.62%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.12%	United States Treasury 3.42%
Natera, Inc. 2.89%	United States Treasury 3.39%
Revolution Medicines, Inc. 2.78%	United States Treasury 3.38%

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 SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	Biotechnology	US TIPS
Total return, 1 year	+41.5%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+24.0 pts	−18.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.03%
Holdings	248	48

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.

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBB or SCHP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IBB or SCHP?: IBB charges 0.44% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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