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BBPVirtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF

Grow my money11y track recordRanked #1,190 of 2,999 in this goal

Seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index.

By Virtus · Launched 2014

Annual Cost

0.34%

#1,522 of 5,861 · low cost

Fund Size

$87M

#3,127 of 5,861 · mid-size

Return (1Y)Goal

+52.1%

Track Record

11 years

#1,237 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$12,968+29.7%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

Biotech & Genomics

Index tracked

LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 26.7% of fundwell diversified

IMMUNITYBIO INC
4.8%
DREYFUS GOVERNMENT CASH MANAGEDGCXX
3.2%
APELLIS PHARMACEUTICALS INC
2.6%
KALVISTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
2.5%
MODERNA INC
2.5%
IOVANCE BIOTHERAPEUTICS INC
2.4%
MIRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC
2.4%
AXSOME THERAPEUTICS INC
2.2%
KINIKSA PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL PLC
2.1%
ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD
2.1%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.7%
Cash
0.3%

By sector

Healthcare
100.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
24.1%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-44.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.74Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.08Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index.
Strategy
Invests primarily in common stock of U.S. biotechnology companies with FDA-approved drug therapies, using a passive indexing approach to replicate the LifeSci Biotechnology Products Index. Concentrates investments in the biotechnology sector, targeting companies with market capitalizations of at least $500 million.
Inception date
December 16, 2014
Fund family
Virtus

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Data updated on 2026-08-04