Are IBB and SPYD in the same category?

IBB is a thematic ETF and SPYD 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 SPYD?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, IBB or SPYD?

SPYD is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 40% of IBB and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IBB returned +37.5% to SPYD's +15.3%, and SPYD charges 0.07% to IBB's 0.44%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $11.0bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF and $7.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+37.5%

IBB total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.44%

IBB expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYD costs 0.37 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.2 points; IBB is 1.5 times larger.

IBB vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBB	SPYD
Return
Measure	IBB	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+37.5%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	IBB	SPYD
Below its high		4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IBB	SPYD
What it tracks	Biotech	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	IBB	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.0bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IBB	SPYD
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	50%	16.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IBB and SPYD 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 SPYD

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 SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

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Side by side

IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Biotech Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +37.5% +15.3%

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 40.2% 99.3%

Holdings 245 79

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.0bn $7.5bn

IBB and SPYD 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.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are IBB and SPYD in the same category?: IBB is a thematic ETF and SPYD 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 SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBB returned +37.5% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, IBB or SPYD?: SPYD is cheaper, by 0.37 percentage points a year. That is about $37 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IBB and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 40% of IBB and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IBB on its own →SPYD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IBB dividend history →IBB holdings →SPYD dividend history →SPYD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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