Are IBB and IJH in the same category?

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

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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and IJH +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, IBB or IJH?

IJH is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 40% of IBB and 0% of IJH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBB vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBB returned +37.5% to IJH's +13.2%, and IJH charges 0.05% to IBB's 0.44%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF and $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.3 points; IJH is 11.2 times larger.

IBB vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBB	IJH
Return
Measure	IBB	IJH
Total return, 1 year	+37.5%	+13.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IBB	IJH
Below its high		6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IBB	IJH
What it tracks	Biotech	S&P MidCap 400
Cost and size
Measure	IBB	IJH
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.0bn	$122.8bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	99%
Holdings
Measure	IBB	IJH
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	50%	7.2%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IBB and IJH hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IBB IJH

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 1.71% 0.74%

ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.33% 0.58%

EXELIXIS INC 1.09% 0.47%

MEDPACE HOLDINGS 1.06% 0.45%

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES 1.02% 0.43%

HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS 1.01% 0.43%

REPLIGEN 0.65% 0.32%

BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL 0.74% 0.31%

CYTOKINETICS 0.57% 0.25%

KRYSTAL BIOTECH 0.58% 0.25%

ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS 0.55% 0.24%

BRUKER 0.47% 0.20%

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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%

Only in IJH

OKTA CLASS A 1.10%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%

ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%

ATI 0.66%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%

XPO 0.64%

NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.64%

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Side by side

IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Biotech Tracks the S&P MidCap 400

Total return, 1 year +37.5% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.8% (MDY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs MDY

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 40.2% 0.0%

Holdings 245 409

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.0bn $122.8bn

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

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About each fund

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.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are IBB and IJH in the same category?: IBB is a thematic ETF and IJH is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, IBB or IJH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, IBB or IJH?: IJH is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IBB and IJH overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 40% of IBB and 0% of IJH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IBB and IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB and IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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