Do BBC and FBT hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BBC or FBT?

BBC has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FBT has 25%, so BBC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, BBC or FBT?

BBC charges 0.65% a year and FBT charges 0.55%, so FBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BBC vs FBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BBC returned +45.9% to FBT's +47.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Biotech Clinical Trials ETF, and $3.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund.

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0.0%

BBC in the S&P 500

24.8%

FBT in the S&P 500

+45.9%

BBC total return, 1 year

+47.0%

FBT total return, 1 year

BBC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of BBC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

FBT · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 75% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

25% of FBT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 75% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FBT costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

BBC vs FBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BBC	FBT
Return
Measure	BBC	FBT
Total return, 1 year	+45.9%	+47.0%
Drawdown
Measure	BBC	FBT
Below its all-time high	27.4%, high on Feb 8, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BBC	FBT
What it tracks	Biotech	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	BBC	FBT
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.55%
Net assets, BBC as of Jul 31, 2026 and FBT as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$3.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BBC	FBT
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BBC and FBT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BBC FBT

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Only in BBC

FIRST TRACKS BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC 1.67%

MBX BIOSCIENCES INC 1.24%

ATAIBECKLEY INC 1.23%

MONOPAR THERAPEUTICS INC 1.21%

DEFINIUM THERAPEUTICS INC 1.18%

XENCOR INC 1.10%

ZENAS BIOPHARMA INC 1.06%

UNIQURE NV 1.06%

Only in FBT

Genmab A/S (ADR) 4.81%

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.18%

Exelixis, Inc. 3.88%

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 3.74%

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. 3.71%

Alkermes Plc 3.61%

Amgen Inc. 3.57%

Veracyte, Inc. 3.57%

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Window by window

Window by window: BBC vs FBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	BBC	FBT
3 months	−14.8%	+12.2%
6 months	−5.2%	+30.5%
1 year	+45.9%	+47.0%
3 years	+132.0%	+100.5%
Since launchNot the same days: BBC Dec 2014 · FBT Jun 2006	+72.8%	+1,349.5%

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Side by side

BBC Virtus Biotech Clinical Trials ETF · Holds 131 stocks in biotech, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies FBT First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund · Holds 30 stocks in biotech, 25% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Virtus First Trust

Theme Biotech Biotech

In the S&P 500 0.0% 24.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.1%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 16.9%

Holdings 131 30

Top ten, share of the fund 11.8% 38.2%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +45.9% +47.0%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −27.4% −0.3%

Net assets, BBC as of Jul 31, 2026 and FBT as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $3.1bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

BBC

By weight, 0% of BBC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 12% of the fund across 131 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +45.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 27.4% below its all-time high of Feb 8, 2021.

FBT

By weight, 25% of FBT'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 38% of the fund across 30 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +47.0% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Do BBC and FBT hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BBC or FBT?: BBC has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FBT has 25%, so BBC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BBC or FBT?: BBC charges 0.65% a year and FBT charges 0.55%, so FBT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BBC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BBC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Virtus website ↗

FBT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FBT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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