Do GNR and IBB 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, GNR or IBB?

GNR has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBB has 42%, so IBB differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, GNR or IBB?

GNR charges 0.40% a year and IBB charges 0.44%, so GNR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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GNR vs IBB: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, GNR returned +32.9% to IBB's +42.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $5.3bn for State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF and $11.2bn for iShares Biotechnology ETF.

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At a glance

25.9%

GNR in the S&P 500

42.0%

IBB in the S&P 500

+32.9%

GNR total return, 1 year

+42.0%

IBB total return, 1 year

GNR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 74% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

26% of GNR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 74% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

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

42% of IBB's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 58% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GNR costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; IBB is 2.1 times larger.

GNR vs IBB: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	GNR	IBB
Return
Measure	GNR	IBB
Total return, 1 year	+32.9%	+42.0%
Drawdown
Measure	GNR	IBB
Below its all-time high	6.8%, high on Sep 9, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GNR	IBB
What it tracks	Natural resources	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	GNR	IBB
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.44%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$5.3bn	$11.2bn
Holdings
Measure	GNR	IBB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	36%	52%

Method

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GNR IBB

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Only in GNR

SHELL PLC 5.51%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 5.23%

BHP GROUP LTD 4.44%

NUTRIEN LTD 4.43%

TOTALENERGIES SE 3.68%

CHEVRON CORP 3.00%

UPM KYMMENE OYJ 2.82%

NEWMONT CORP 2.71%

Only in IBB

GILEAD SCIENCES 8.86%

AMGEN INC 8.31%

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS 7.55%

REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS 6.61%

MODERNA 5.72%

NATERA 3.58%

ARGENX SE ADR 3.43%

REVOLUTION MEDICINES 2.56%

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Window by window: GNR vs IBB: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	GNR	IBB
3 months	+1.4%	+15.3%
6 months	+0.4%	+27.2%
1 year	+32.9%	+42.0%
3 years	+50.3%	+85.9%
Since launchNot the same days: GNR Sep 2010 · IBB Feb 2001	+138.2%	+569.6%

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Side by side

GNR State Street SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF · Holds 104 stocks in natural resources, 26% of its weight in S&P 500 companies IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF · Holds 245 stocks in biotech, 42% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer State Street iShares

Theme Natural resources Biotech

In the S&P 500 25.9% 42.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.6% 99.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.6% 32.8%

Holdings 104 245

Top ten, share of the fund 36.5% 51.6%

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.44%

Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.44%

Total return, 1 year +32.9% +42.0%

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Below its high −6.8% 0.0%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $5.3bn $11.2bn

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

GNR

By weight, 26% of GNR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 104 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +32.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

IBB

By weight, 42% of IBB'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 52% of the fund across 245 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +42.0% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Do GNR and IBB 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, GNR or IBB?: GNR has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBB has 42%, so IBB differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GNR or IBB?: GNR charges 0.40% a year and IBB charges 0.44%, so GNR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

GNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

IBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBB ↗

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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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