IBB vs JEPQ
iShares Biotechnology ETF vs JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF
- • JEPQ has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.44% for IBB.
- • JEPQ pays a higher dividend yield (9.95%).
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | IBB | JEPQ |
|---|---|---|
Expense ratio Annual fee. Lower is better. | 0.44% | 0.35% |
Dividend yield Trailing 12-month yield. | 0.22% | 9.95% |
AUM Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid. | $9.09B | $40.66B |
YTD return | 16.44% | 8.22% |
1-year return | — | — |
3-year return Annualized. | — | — |
5-year return Annualized. | — | — |
10-year return Annualized. | — | — |
Beta (3Y) Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like. | 0.69 | 0.78 |
P/E ratio | 24.89 | 31.92 |
Last price | $197.34 | $60.24 |
Inception | — | — |
Issuer | iShares | JPMorgan |
IBB top holdings
| VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 8.07% |
| AMGN | Amgen Inc | 7.82% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | 6.83% |
| REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 4.90% |
| ARGX | argenx SE ADR | 3.75% |
| ALNY | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 3.12% |
| NTRA | Natera Inc | 2.89% |
| RVMD | Revolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares | 2.78% |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc | 2.46% |
| ILMN | Illumina Inc | 2.07% |
JEPQ top holdings
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corp | 6.62% |
| AAPL | Apple Inc | 5.77% |
| MU | Micron Technology Inc | 5.53% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Inc Class C | 5.00% |
| MSFT | Microsoft Corp | 3.86% |
| AMD | Advanced Micro Devices Inc | 3.83% |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 3.64% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 2.86% |
| TSLA | Tesla Inc | 2.37% |
| META | Meta Platforms Inc Class A | 2.36% |
About IBB
IBB (iShares Biotechnology ETF) is NASDAQ biotech and pharmaceutical companies. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $9.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.44%, a dividend yield of 0.22%. Its largest holding is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRTX), which represents 8.1% of the portfolio. Healthcare is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.
About JEPQ
JEPQ (JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF) is Nasdaq-tilted equity income with options overlay. Managed by JPMorgan, the fund carries $40.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 9.95%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 6.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.