BBIN vs ILOW: Differences, Returns & Fees

BBIN and ILOW hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and BBIN returned +14.2% over the year. Net assets: $6.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF.

BBIN costs 0.43 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; BBIN is 3.6 times larger.

BBINILOW
Expense ratio0.07%0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$6.4bn$1.8bn
Total return, 1 year+14.2%+9.0%
What it tracksMorningstar Developed Markets ex-North America Target Market Exposure IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common25%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.3%20.7%
Below its high4.7%, high on Aug 25, 20264.9%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+14.2%
BBIN total return, 1 year
+9.0%
ILOW total return, 1 year
0.07%
BBIN expense ratio
0.50%
ILOW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BBIN and ILOW hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BBIN ILOW
ASML HOLDING NV COMMON 3.24% 2.87%
ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON 1.41% 1.78%
SHELL PLC 1.37% 1.33%
NOVARTIS AG COMMON STOCK 1.29% 1.95%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL 1.18% 1.51%
ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON 1.17% 1.67%
SAP SE COMMON STOCK EUR 0.97% 0.95%
TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON 0.83% 1.08%
HITACHI LTD COMMON STOCK 0.76% 1.34%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.76% 2.10%
SUMITOMO MITSUI 0.74% 1.45%
ABB LTD COMMON STOCK CHF 0.70% 1.77%
Only in BBIN
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC COMMON 1.50%
NESTLE SA COMMON STOCK 1.08%
BHP GROUP LTD COMMON 1.04%
SIEMENS AG COMMON STOCK 1.03%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.93%
ADVANTEST CORP COMMON 0.89%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP COMMON 0.89%
ALLIANZ SE COMMON STOCK 0.84%
Only in ILOW
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.50%
Euronext NV 1.63%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.57%
Open House Group Co Ltd 1.35%
BOC Aviation Ltd 1.28%
Lottomatica Group Spa 1.22%
IG Group Holdings PLC 1.18%
Stantec Inc 1.02%

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On the same fields

BBIN
JPMorgan BetaBuilders International Equity ETF
ILOW
AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +14.2% +9.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.1 pts −8.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.50%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.6%
Holdings 630 84
Net assets, BBIN as of Oct 9, 2026 and ILOW as of Oct 8, 2026 $6.5bn $1.8bn

BBIN and ILOW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BBIN in plain words

BBIN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 630 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

ILOW in plain words

ILOW is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +9.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 20.7%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BBIN or ILOW?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BBIN returned +14.2% and ILOW +9.0%.
Which is cheaper, BBIN or ILOW?
BBIN is cheaper, by 0.43 percentage points a year. That is about $43 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BBIN and ILOW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of BBIN and 1% of ILOW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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