Do BBP and IBBQ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 33% 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 IBBQ?

BBP has 10% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBBQ has 42%, so BBP differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, BBP or IBBQ?

BBP charges 0.34% a year and IBBQ charges 0.19%, so IBBQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BBP vs IBBQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BBP returned +44.4% to IBBQ's +42.7%; 33% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $99m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Biotech ETF, and $121m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF.

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At a glance

10.5%

BBP in the S&P 500

42.5%

IBBQ in the S&P 500

+44.4%

BBP total return, 1 year

+42.7%

IBBQ 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.

IBBQ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 58% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

43% of IBBQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 58% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IBBQ costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

BBP vs IBBQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BBP	IBBQ
Return
Measure	BBP	IBBQ
Total return, 1 year	+44.4%	+42.7%
Benchmark
Measure	BBP	IBBQ
What it tracks	Biotech	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	BBP	IBBQ
Expense ratio	0.34%	0.19%
Net assets, BBP as of Jul 31, 2026 and IBBQ as of Nov 3, 2026	$99m	$121m
Holdings
Measure	BBP	IBBQ
Holdings in common	33%

Method

What they share

33%

By the books each fund has filed, BBP and IBBQ hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BBP IBBQ

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 1.72% 6.31%

ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.55% 1.67%

INCYTE CORP 1.52% 1.53%

MODERNA INC 1.51% 5.85%

AMGEN INC 1.49% 8.42%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC 1.48% 7.65%

GILEAD SCIENCES INC 1.43% 8.97%

BIOGEN INC 1.40% 2.36%

INSMED INC 1.39% 1.46%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORP 1.31% 1.66%

EXELIXIS INC 1.38% 1.15%

NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES INC 1.44% 1.07%

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Only in BBP

CRINETICS PHARMACEUTICALS INC 3.34%

VERASTEM INC 1.95%

NUVATION BIO INC 1.77%

LIQUIDIA CORP 1.63%

TG THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45%

THERAVANCE BIOPHARMA INC 1.40%

Only in IBBQ

Revolution Medicines Inc 2.67%

Illumina Inc 2.31%

Royalty Pharma PLC 1.90%

Argenx SE 1.57%

Guardant Health Inc 1.51%

Viatris Inc 1.39%

Medpace Holdings Inc 1.18%

Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 0.96%

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Window by window: BBP vs IBBQ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	BBP	IBBQ
3 months	+8.8%	+12.7%
6 months	+16.6%	+23.7%
1 year	+44.4%	+42.7%
3 years	+113.7%	+96.2%
Since launchNot the same days: BBP Dec 2014 · IBBQ Jun 2021	+310.5%	+51.9%

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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 IBBQ Invesco Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF · Holds 254 stocks in biotech, 42% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Virtus Invesco

Theme Biotech Biotech

In the S&P 500 10.5% 42.5%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 7.1% 32.7%

Holdings 67 254

Top ten, share of the fund 19.6% 48.1%

Expense ratio 0.34% 0.19%

Fee for the differing part 0.34% 0.19%

Total return, 1 year +44.4% +42.7%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −4.1% 0.0%

Net assets, BBP as of Jul 31, 2026 and IBBQ as of Nov 3, 2026 $99m $121m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

33% 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.

IBBQ

By weight, 42% of IBBQ'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 48% of the fund across 254 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +42.7% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Do BBP and IBBQ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 33% 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 IBBQ?: BBP has 10% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBBQ has 42%, so BBP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BBP or IBBQ?: BBP charges 0.34% a year and IBBQ charges 0.19%, so IBBQ 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 ↗

IBBQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBBQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for IBBQ ↗

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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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