IBB vs SDY

iShares Biotechnology ETF vs SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Quick take
  • SDY has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.44% for IBB.
  • SDY pays a higher dividend yield (2.45%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricIBBSDY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.44%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.22%2.45%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$9.09B$21.39B
YTD return
16.44%11.73%
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.
0.690.58
P/E ratio
24.8920.80
Last price
$197.34$153.13
Inception
Issuer
iSharesState Street

IBB top holdings

Top holdings · IBB
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Inc8.07%
AMGNAmgen Inc7.82%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc6.83%
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc4.90%
ARGXargenx SE ADR3.75%
ALNYAlnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc3.12%
NTRANatera Inc2.89%
RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares2.78%
BIIBBiogen Inc2.46%
ILMNIllumina Inc2.07%
Sector breakdown · IBB
Healthcare100.0%

SDY top holdings

Top holdings · SDY
VZVerizon Communications Inc2.14%
ORealty Income Corp2.13%
KVUEKenvue Inc1.75%
KMBKimberly-Clark Corp1.75%
ABBVAbbVie Inc1.62%
QCOMQualcomm Inc1.56%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc1.55%
TGTTarget Corp1.54%
ADPAutomatic Data Processing Inc1.53%
EIXEdison International1.44%
Sector breakdown · SDY
Real Estate4.4%
Consumer Cyclical5.9%
Basic Materials5.8%
Consumer Defensive16.4%
Technology10.3%
Communication Services2.2%
Financial Services12.6%
Utilities14.2%
Industrials17.5%
Energy2.8%
Healthcare7.9%

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 SDY

SDY (SPDR S&P Dividend ETF) is Highest-yielding S&P Composite 1500 dividend growers. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $21.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 2.45%. Its largest holding is Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), which represents 2.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 4.4%.