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IBBiShares Biotechnology ETF

Grow my money25y track recordRanked #251 of 3,055 in this goal

Tracks the investment results of the NYSE Biotechnology Index.

By iShares · Launched 2001

Annual Cost

0.44%

#2,199 of 6,040 · average

Fund Size

$10.5B

#286 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+47.2%

Track Record

25 years

#127 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,293+32.9%

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

NYSE Biotechnology Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

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+ years
Volatility (1Y)
21.8%High

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-39.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.70Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.02Good downside protection

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 2026-09-18