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PBPHPortfolio Building Block World Pharma and Biotech Index ETF

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Tracks the performance of the BITA Global Pharma and Biotech Select Index.

By Portfolio Building Block ETFs · Launched 2025

Annual Cost

0.13%

#505 of 5,854 · low cost

Fund Size

$859M

#1,219 of 5,854 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

N/A

Track Record

9 months

#4,918 of 5,854 · young

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,854+8.5%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

Global

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Focus

Biotech & Genomics

Index tracked

BITA Global Pharma and Biotech Select Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 62.4% of fundconcentrated

Eli Lilly and CoLLY
15.9%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ
9.6%
AbbVie IncABBV
7.0%
Merck & Co IncMRK
5.0%
Novartis AG Registered SharesNOVN.SW
4.5%
Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares newROP.SW
4.5%
Amgen IncAMGN
4.4%
AstraZeneca PLCAZN.L
4.3%
Gilead Sciences IncGILD
3.7%
Novo Nordisk AS Class BNOVO-B.CO
3.6%

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)
N/A
Max drawdown
-11.1%Mild

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
Unavailable

Needs 3+ years of history

Sortino (3Y)
Not yet

Needs 3+ years of history

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the performance of the BITA Global Pharma and Biotech Select Index.
Strategy
Uses a passive management approach to track the BITA Global Pharma and Biotech Select Index, investing primarily in ordinary shares of companies in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors with a market capitalization of at least $10 billion. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in component securities of the Index, which includes companies listed on major stock exchanges in developed markets.
Inception date
November 25, 2025
Fund family
Portfolio Building Block ETFs

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Data updated on 2026-08-03