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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and USFR returned +4.1%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IBB or USFR?

IBB charges 0.44% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR 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 USFR: how they differ

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

iShares Biotechnology ETF and WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBB and USFR 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 USFR
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 8.09%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.04%
Amgen, Inc. 7.84%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.01%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 6.85%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 28.00%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.91%	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE 15.95%
Argenx SE 3.76%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 3.12%
Natera, Inc. 2.89%
Revolution Medicines, Inc. 2.78%

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 and May 31, 2026.

IBB and USFR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF	USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	WisdomTree
What it is	Biotechnology	Floating Rate Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+41.5%	+4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+24.0 pts	−13.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.15%
Holdings	248	4

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.

USFR in plain words

USFR is a bond fund tracking the Floating Rate Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBB or USFR?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and USFR returned +4.1%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IBB or USFR?: IBB charges 0.44% a year and USFR charges 0.15%, so USFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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