Do BBP and FBT hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 27% 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, BBP or FBT?

BBP has 10% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FBT has 25%, so FBT differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, BBP or FBT?

BBP charges 0.34% a year and FBT charges 0.55%, so BBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BBP vs FBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BBP returned +44.4% to FBT's +47.0%; 27% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $99m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Biotech ETF, and $3.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund.

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At a glance

10.5%

BBP in the S&P 500

24.8%

FBT in the S&P 500

+44.4%

BBP total return, 1 year

+47.0%

FBT total return, 1 year

BBP · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 90% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

11% of BBP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% 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

BBP costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.6 points.

BBP vs FBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BBP	FBT
Return
Measure	BBP	FBT
Total return, 1 year	+44.4%	+47.0%
Benchmark
Measure	BBP	FBT
What it tracks	Biotech	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	BBP	FBT
Expense ratio	0.34%	0.55%
Net assets, BBP as of Jul 31, 2026 and FBT as of Nov 3, 2026	$99m	$3.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BBP	FBT
Holdings in common	27%

Method

What they share

27%

By the books each fund has filed, BBP and FBT hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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27% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BBP FBT

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 1.72% 4.18%

BEONE MEDICINES LTD 1.65% 3.21%

HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.64% 3.74%

INCYTE CORP 1.52% 3.35%

AMGEN INC 1.49% 3.57%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1.48% 3.34%

BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC 1.48% 3.26%

TG THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45% 3.52%

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC 1.44% 3.71%

GILEAD SCIENCES INC 1.43% 3.56%

ADMA BIOLOGICS INC 1.42% 3.44%

BIOGEN INC 1.40% 3.54%

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Only in BBP

CRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC 3.34%

KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC 1.97%

VERASTEM INC 1.95%

PRECIGEN INC 1.94%

OMEROS CORP 1.87%

NUVATION BIO INC 1.77%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS INC 1.71%

ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1.69%

Only in FBT

Genmab A/S (ADR) 4.81%

Alkermes Plc 3.61%

Veracyte, Inc. 3.57%

argenx SE (ADR) 3.51%

NeoGenomics, Inc. 3.30%

Repligen Corporation 3.29%

Bio-Techne Corporation 3.22%

Natera, Inc. 3.11%

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Window by window

Window by window: BBP vs FBT: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	BBP	FBT
3 months	+8.8%	+12.2%
6 months	+16.6%	+30.5%
1 year	+44.4%	+47.0%
3 years	+113.7%	+100.5%
Since launchNot the same days: BBP Dec 2014 · FBT Jun 2006	+310.5%	+1,349.5%

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Side by side

BBP Virtus Biotech ETF · Holds 67 stocks in biotech, 10% 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 10.5% 24.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.0% 99.1%

In the Nasdaq-100 7.1% 16.9%

Holdings 67 30

Top ten, share of the fund 19.6% 38.2%

Expense ratio 0.34% 0.55%

Fee for the differing part 0.34% 0.55%

Total return, 1 year +44.4% +47.0%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −4.1% −0.3%

Net assets, BBP as of Jul 31, 2026 and FBT as of Nov 3, 2026 $99m $3.1bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

27% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

BBP

By weight, 10% of BBP'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 20% of the fund across 67 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +44.4% with distributions reinvested.

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 BBP and FBT hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 27% 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, BBP or FBT?: BBP has 10% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FBT has 25%, so FBT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BBP or FBT?: BBP charges 0.34% a year and FBT charges 0.55%, so BBP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BBP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BBP 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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