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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. IBB NLR \n Expense ratio 0.44% 0.52% \n Net assets, IBB as of Oct 9, 2026 and NLR as of Jun 30, 2026 $10.8bn $4.2bn \n Total return, 1 year +36.1% \u221228.0% ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, IBB against NLR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ibb-vs-nlr","a":{"ticker":"IBB","name":"iShares Biotechnology ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"IBB holds 245 stocks, and 60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ibb","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"39.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"49.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+36.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$10.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 9, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.44%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"NLR","name":"VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF","issuer":"VanEck","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"NLR holds 25 stocks, and 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nlr","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"15.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"61.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221228.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4.2bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.52%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":0,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ibb-vs-nlr"}