Are IBB and INDA in the same category?

IBB is a thematic ETF and INDA 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 INDA?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and INDA −14.2%.

Which is cheaper, IBB or INDA?

IBB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBB vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBB returned +37.5% to INDA's −14.2%, and IBB charges 0.44% to INDA's 0.61%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF and $5.8bn for iShares MSCI India ETF.

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At a glance

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

−14.2%

INDA total return, 1 year

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

0.61%

INDA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IBB costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 51.7 points; IBB is 1.9 times larger.

IBB vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBB	INDA
Return
Measure	IBB	INDA
Total return, 1 year	+37.5%	−14.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IBB	INDA
Below its high		20.4%, high on Sep 26, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	IBB	INDA
What it tracks	Biotech	MSCI India Index
Cost and size
Measure	IBB	INDA
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.61%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.0bn	$5.8bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	99%
Holdings
Measure	IBB	INDA
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	50%	34.8%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IBB INDA

Only in one fund ↓

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 INDA

HDFC BANK 6.21%

ICICI BANK 5.90%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.50%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 4.44%

INFOSYS 2.83%

AXIS BANK 2.23%

MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 1.99%

LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD 1.97%

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Side by side

IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF INDA iShares MSCI India ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Biotech Tracks the MSCI India

Total return, 1 year +37.5% −14.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +16.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −30.5 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.61%

Already in the S&P 500 40.2% 0.0%

Holdings 245 166

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.0bn $5.8bn

IBB and INDA 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.

INDA

INDA tracks the MSCI India. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% 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 166 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%. It sat 20.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are IBB and INDA in the same category?: IBB is a thematic ETF and INDA 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 INDA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and INDA −14.2%.
Which is cheaper, IBB or INDA?: IBB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IBB and INDA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 40% of IBB and 0% of INDA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IBB and INDA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

INDA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for INDA ↗

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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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