IBBiShares Biotechnology ETF
Tracks the investment results of the NYSE Biotechnology Index.
By iShares · Launched 2001
Annual Cost
0.44%
#2,133 of 5,861 · average
Fund Size
$9.1B
#304 of 5,861 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+39.8%
Track Record
25 years
#123 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$12,521+25.2%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
Health careFocus
Biotech & Genomics
Index tracked
NYSE Biotechnology Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 54.7% of fundmoderately concentrated
BlackRock Funds III
9.7%
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
7.7%
Amgen, Inc.
7.5%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
7.4%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
7.2%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
4.0%
Insmed, Inc.
3.2%
Argenx SE
3.1%
Biogen, Inc.
2.5%
Natera, Inc.
2.4%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
By sector
Healthcare
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
20.5%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-39.8%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.54Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.78Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the investment results of the NYSE Biotechnology Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in U.S.-listed equities in the biotechnology sector, seeking to track the NYSE Biotechnology Index. Includes large-, mid-, and small-cap companies classified in the biotechnology sector.
- Inception date
- February 5, 2001
- Fund family
- iShares
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Data updated on 2026-08-04