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BBH vs PBPH: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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BBH and PBPH hold 21% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $525m on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Biotech ETF, and $952m on Jul 31, 2026 for Portfolio Building Block World Pharma and Biotech Index ETF.

At a glance
64.4%
BBH in the S&P 500
59.2%
PBPH in the S&P 500
+47.2%
BBH total return, 1 year
+27.0%
PBPH total return, since launch, Nov 25, 2025
BBH · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
36% of its weight is outside the S&P 50064% of BBH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 36% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.64%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 74% of the fund · 25 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 2, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in36% of its weight is outside the S&P 50064% of BBH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 36% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.64%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 49% in

64% of BBH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 36% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

PBPH · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 41% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
41% of its weight is outside the S&P 50059% of PBPH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 41% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.59%41%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 62% of the fund · 53 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in41% of its weight is outside the S&P 50059% of PBPH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 41% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.59%41%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 95% · Nasdaq-100: 14% in

59% of PBPH's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 41% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

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PBPH costs 0.22 points a year less.

BBH vs PBPH: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureBBHPBPH
Return
Total return, 1 year+47.2%not published
Benchmark
What it tracksBiotechBiotech
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.35%0.13%
Net assets, BBH as of Nov 3, 2026 and PBPH as of Jul 31, 2026$525m$952m
Holdings
Holdings in common21%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · BBH scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score97.8BBH68.9PBPH

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 114 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, BBH and PBPH hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BBH PBPH
Amgen Inc 16.53% 4.63%
Gilead Sciences Inc 14.17% 3.77%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 7.98% 2.82%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc 7.99% 1.79%
Argenx Se 4.13% 1.24%
Natera Inc 4.44% 0.85%
Revolution Medicines Inc 3.82% 0.77%
Illumina Inc 3.37% 0.72%
Biogen Inc 2.88% 0.70%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.68% 0.63%
Incyte Corp 2.07% 0.56%
United Therapeutics Corp 2.38% 0.51%
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Only in BBH
Iqvia Holdings Inc 4.18%
Guardant Health Inc 2.83%
Beone Medicines Ltd 2.56%
Charles River Laboratories Internationa 1.71%
Icon Plc 1.43%
Biontech Se 1.34%
Bio-Techne Corp 1.12%
Qiagen Nv 1.02%
Only in PBPH
ELI LILLY & COMPANY 15.20%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 9.66%
ABBVIE INC 6.94%
MERCK & COMPANY INC 5.04%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 4.74%
NOVARTIS AG 4.47%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 3.90%
NOVO NORDISK A/S 3.51%
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Window by window

Window by window: BBH vs PBPH: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowBBHPBPH
3 months+24.3%+16.2%
6 months+38.3%+25.6%
1 year+47.2%–
3 years+75.4%–
Since launchNot the same days: BBH Dec 2011 · PBPH Nov 2025+680.5%+27.0%

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Side by side

BBH VanEck Biotech ETF · Holds 25 stocks in biotech, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies PBPH Portfolio Building Block World Pharma and Biotech Index ETF · Holds 53 stocks in biotech, 59% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Biotech Biotech
In the S&P 500 64.4% 59.2%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.0% 95.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 49.1% 13.6%
Holdings 25 53
Top ten, share of the fund 73.5% 61.9%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.13%
Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.14%
Total return, 1 year +47.2% +27.0% (since launch, Nov 25, 2025)
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high 0.0% 0.0%
Net assets, BBH as of Nov 3, 2026 and PBPH as of Jul 31, 2026 $525m $952m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

21% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
BBH

By weight, 64% of BBH'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 74% of the fund across 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +47.2% with distributions reinvested.

PBPH

By weight, 59% of PBPH's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 53 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Since it first traded on Nov 25, 2025 the fund returned +27.0% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Do BBH and PBPH hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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, BBH or PBPH?
BBH has 64% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBPH has 59%, so BBH differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BBH or PBPH?
BBH charges 0.35% a year and PBPH charges 0.13%, so PBPH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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