Do FBT and PBPH hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 18% 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, FBT or PBPH?

FBT has 25% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBPH has 59%, so FBT differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FBT or PBPH?

FBT charges 0.55% a year and PBPH charges 0.13%, so PBPH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FBT vs PBPH: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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FBT and PBPH hold 18% of their weight in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.1bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund, and $952m on Jul 31, 2026 for Portfolio Building Block World Pharma and Biotech Index ETF.

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At a glance

24.8%

FBT in the S&P 500

59.2%

PBPH in the S&P 500

+47.0%

FBT total return, 1 year

+27.0%

PBPH total return, since launch, Nov 25, 2025

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.

PBPH · 6 months to Nov 4, 2026 41% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

Pair scorecard

PBPH costs 0.42 points a year less.

FBT vs PBPH: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FBT	PBPH
Return
Measure	FBT	PBPH
Total return, 1 year	+47.0%	not published
Benchmark
Measure	FBT	PBPH
What it tracks	Biotech	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	FBT	PBPH
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.13%
Net assets, FBT as of Nov 3, 2026 and PBPH as of Jul 31, 2026	$3.1bn	$952m
Holdings
Measure	FBT	PBPH
Holdings in common	18%

Method

What they share

18%

By the books each fund has filed, FBT and PBPH hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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18% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FBT PBPH

Amgen Inc. 3.57% 4.63%

Gilead Sciences, Inc. 3.56% 3.77%

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated 3.34% 2.82%

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 4.18% 1.79%

argenx SE (ADR) 3.51% 1.24%

Natera, Inc. 3.11% 0.85%

Illumina, Inc. 2.75% 0.72%

Biogen Inc. 3.54% 0.70%

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2.21% 0.63%

Incyte Corporation 3.35% 0.56%

United Therapeutics Corporation 3.51% 0.51%

Genmab A/S (ADR) 4.81% 0.40%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FBT

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. 3.74%

Alkermes Plc 3.61%

Veracyte, Inc. 3.57%

TG Therapeutics, Inc. 3.52%

ADMA Biologics, Inc. 3.44%

NeoGenomics, Inc. 3.30%

Repligen Corporation 3.29%

Bio-Techne Corporation 3.22%

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: FBT vs PBPH: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	FBT	PBPH
3 months	+12.2%	+16.2%
6 months	+30.5%	+25.6%
1 year	+47.0%	–
3 years	+100.5%	–
Since launchNot the same days: FBT Jun 2006 · PBPH Nov 2025	+1,349.5%	+27.0%

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Side by side

FBT First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index Fund · Holds 30 stocks in biotech, 25% 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

Issuer First Trust Portfolio Building Block

Theme Biotech Biotech

In the S&P 500 24.8% 59.2%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.1% 95.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 16.9% 13.6%

Holdings 30 53

Top ten, share of the fund 38.2% 61.9%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.13%

Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.14%

Total return, 1 year +47.0% +27.0% (since launch, Nov 25, 2025)

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −0.3% 0.0%

Net assets, FBT as of Nov 3, 2026 and PBPH as of Jul 31, 2026 $3.1bn $952m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

18% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

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.

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 FBT and PBPH hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 18% 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, FBT or PBPH?: FBT has 25% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBPH has 59%, so FBT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FBT or PBPH?: FBT charges 0.55% a year and PBPH charges 0.13%, so PBPH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →FBT on its own →PBPH on its own →FBT dividend history →FBT holdings →PBPH dividend history →PBPH holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FBT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FBT ↗

PBPH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PBPH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Portfolio Building Block page for PBPH ↗

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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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