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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IBB or IGSB?

IBB charges 0.44% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IBB vs IGSB: how they differ

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

iShares Biotechnology ETF and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBB and IGSB 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 IGSB
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.94%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%
AMGEN INC 7.85%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%
GILEAD SCIENCES 7.44%	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 5.92%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%
ARGENX SE ADR 3.78%	BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%
MODERNA 3.67%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
NATERA 3.30%	GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%
REVOLUTION MEDICINES 2.87%	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

IBB and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Biotechnology	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+41.5%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+24.0 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.04%
Holdings	233	4496

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 Sep 10, 2026, 36% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 233 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBB or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +41.5% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IBB or IGSB?: IBB charges 0.44% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IBB against IGSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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