Are FDVV and IBB in the same category?

FDVV is a stock ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +13.5% and IBB +37.5%.

Which is cheaper, FDVV or IBB?

FDVV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FDVV and 40% of IBB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FDVV vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FDVV returned +13.5% to IBB's +37.5%, and FDVV charges 0.15% to IBB's 0.44%.

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Net assets: $10.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity High Dividend ETF, and $11.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Biotechnology ETF.

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At a glance

+13.5%

FDVV total return, 1 year

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

0.15%

FDVV expense ratio

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FDVV costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.0 points; IBB is 1.1 times larger.

FDVV vs IBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FDVV	IBB
Return
Measure	FDVV	IBB
Total return, 1 year	+13.5%	+37.5%
Benchmark
Measure	FDVV	IBB
What it tracks	Fidelity High Dividend Index	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	FDVV	IBB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.44%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$10.2bn	$11.2bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		99%
Holdings
Measure	FDVV	IBB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33.8%	50%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FDVV and IBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FDVV IBB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FDVV

NVIDIA CORP 6.57%

APPLE INC 6.18%

MICROSOFT CORP 4.88%

BROADCOM INC 3.11%

JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 2.76%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.66%

BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.96%

COCA COLA CO 1.96%

Only in IBB

GILEAD SCIENCES 8.56%

AMGEN INC 8.20%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.53%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 5.64%

MODERNA 5.29%

NATERA 3.85%

ARGENX SE ADR 3.42%

ILLUMINA INC 2.93%

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Side by side

FDVV Fidelity High Dividend ETF IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer Fidelity iShares

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Biotech

Total return, 1 year +13.5% +37.5%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.44%

Already in the S&P 500 87.4% 40.2%

Holdings 95 245

Net assets, FDVV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IBB as of Oct 27, 2026 $10.2bn $11.0bn

FDVV and IBB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FDVV

FDVV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 95 positions, with the top ten at 33.8%.

IBB

By weight, 40% of IBB's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 50% of the fund across 245 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +37.5% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Are FDVV and IBB in the same category?: FDVV is a stock ETF and IBB is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, FDVV or IBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDVV returned +13.5% and IBB +37.5%.
Which is cheaper, FDVV or IBB?: FDVV is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FDVV and IBB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 87% of FDVV and 40% of IBB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FDVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FDVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

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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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