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BBHVanEckINDEX

VanEck Biotech ETF

$249.80+0.97% vs prior close
17725052-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The Biotech Index includes common stocks and depositary receipts of U.S. exchange-listed companies in the biotechnology industry. Such companies may include medium-capitalization companies and foreign companies that are listed on a U.S. exchange. It is non-diversified.

BBH price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateBBH close
Jul 27, 2026$204.07
Jul 28, 2026$210.10
Jul 29, 2026$208.64
Jul 30, 2026$208.01
Jul 31, 2026$205.55
Aug 3, 2026$204.28
Aug 4, 2026$208.03
Aug 5, 2026$210.49
Aug 6, 2026$210.67
Aug 7, 2026$216.58
Aug 10, 2026$219.79
Aug 11, 2026$219.72
Aug 12, 2026$220.27
Aug 13, 2026$219.64
Aug 14, 2026$218.04
Aug 17, 2026$222.29
Aug 18, 2026$224.48
Aug 19, 2026$244.02
Aug 20, 2026$237.11
Aug 21, 2026$241.23
Aug 24, 2026$240.41
Aug 25, 2026$243.73
Aug 26, 2026$242.67
Aug 27, 2026$241.99
Aug 28, 2026$236.48
Aug 31, 2026$236.40
Sep 1, 2026$239.49
Sep 2, 2026$242.79
Sep 3, 2026$243.73
Sep 4, 2026$241.12
Sep 8, 2026$232.34
Sep 9, 2026$231.22
Sep 10, 2026$228.64
Sep 11, 2026$229.39
Sep 14, 2026$232.02
Sep 15, 2026$230.70
Sep 16, 2026$231.17
Sep 17, 2026$236.72
Sep 18, 2026$234.14
Sep 21, 2026$237.72
Sep 22, 2026$242.03
Sep 23, 2026$240.21
Sep 24, 2026$243.78
Sep 25, 2026$245.36
Sep 28, 2026$245.34
Sep 29, 2026$245.64
Sep 30, 2026$244.57
Oct 1, 2026$238.74
Oct 2, 2026$237.45
Oct 5, 2026$240.53
Oct 6, 2026$236.30
Oct 7, 2026$237.87
Oct 8, 2026$234.03
Oct 9, 2026$240.47
Oct 12, 2026$239.22
Oct 13, 2026$235.92
Oct 14, 2026$241.07
Oct 15, 2026$246.49
Oct 16, 2026$241.36
Oct 19, 2026$241.14
Oct 20, 2026$248.78
Oct 21, 2026$250.46
Oct 22, 2026$248.41
Oct 23, 2026$246.57
Oct 26, 2026$247.39
Oct 27, 2026$249.80

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net inflow over the range: +$22M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14−$26.1MSep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24Sep 7−$26.1MSep 21Oct 5$0Oct 26Jul 27Aug 24−$26.1MSep 21$0Oct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27$0
Aug 3$0
Aug 10$0
Aug 17$7.2M
Aug 24$2.4M
Aug 31$9.7M
Sep 7−$4.6M
Sep 14$23.6M
Sep 21−$26.1M
Sep 28$2.4M
Oct 5$2.3M
Oct 12$0
Oct 19$4.9M
Oct 26$0
The desk’s read

Money keeps arriving — +$10M of net inflows over the past month, about 1.9% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned +32.0% so far this year. At 0.35% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IWM has a reported fee of 0.19%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$504Massets under management
0.35%expense ratio · $35 per $10,000 a year
+$10Mnet flow, trailing month
12Kavg daily volume, 30 days
26holdings · US-domiciled
1999listed November 23, 1999 · beta 0.65
The book at a glance
AMGN+0.7%GILD+0.2%VRTX+0.7%REGN+1.0%MRNA+4.6%NTRA+1.5%IQV-0.7%ARGX+1.5%ILMN+3.1%RVMD+1.3%BIIB+0.2%GH+2.8%ONC-1.3%ALNY-0.4%UTHR-0.3%INCY+2.9%CRL+0.4%INSM+1.7%NBIX+0.1%BNTX+0.2%ICLR-0.4%TECH-0.1%QGEN-0.4%BMRN-0.7%TEM+7.4%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1AMGNAMGEN16.31%$447.95+0.7%
2GILDGILEAD SCIENCES13.68%$159.08+0.2%
3VRTXVERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS8.17%$521.03+0.7%
4REGNREGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS6.84%$816.10+1.0%
5MRNAMODERNA6.25%$207.97+4.6%
6NTRANATERA4.77%$410.82+1.5%
7IQVIQVIA HOLDINGS4.60%$271.55-0.7%
8ARGXARGENX SE4.15%$882.48+1.5%
9ILMNILLUMINA3.95%$279.47+3.1%
10RVMDREVOLUTION MEDICINES3.81%$186.22+1.3%
11BIIBBIOGEN3.01%$252.73+0.2%
12GHGUARDANT HEALTH2.83%$178.06+2.8%
13ONCBeiGene2.82%$366.06-1.3%
14ALNYALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS2.43%$226.79-0.4%
15UTHRUNITED THERAPEUTICS2.41%$591.20-0.3%

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Sector weights

  • Healthcare100%
  • Health Technology86.57%
  • Commercial Services7.67%
  • Health Services5.76%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Healthcare100%
Health Technology86.57%
Commercial Services7.67%
Health Services5.76%

Country weights

  • United States93.37%
  • Ireland4.43%
  • China3.87%
  • Netherlands2.82%
  • Germany1.95%
  • Spain1.67%
  • Hong Kong1.62%
  • Switzerland0.81%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States93.37%
Ireland4.43%
China3.87%
Netherlands2.82%
Germany1.95%
Spain1.67%
Hong Kong1.62%
Switzerland0.81%
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month+1.8%
3 months+22.4%
6 months+34.5%
YTD+32.0%
1 year+40.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week+$2M
1 month+$10M
3 months+$22M
YTD+$15M
1 year+$16M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$2MNov−$360KDec+$100KJan−$2MFeb+$140KMar−$1.9MApr−$3.7MMay$0Jun$0Jul+$9.6MAug+$2.6MSep+$9.6MOct+$2MNov−$360KDec+$100KJan−$2MFeb+$140KMar−$1.9MApr−$3.7MMay$0Jun$0Jul+$9.6MAug+$2.6MSep+$9.6MOctNovJanMarMayJul+$9.6MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Nov$2M
Dec−$360K
Jan$100K
Feb−$2M
Mar$140K
Apr−$1.9M
May−$3.7M
Jun$0
Jul$0
Aug$9.6M
Sep$2.6M
Oct$9.6M
The risk read
25%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
22%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-0.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 16.3% of the book; the top ten carry 73%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 13 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
65calls · latest snapshot
7puts · latest snapshot
0.11put/call ratio
6Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
MRNA MODERNA$52M$53M
AMGN AMGEN$64M$2M
INSM INSMED$8M$5M
TEM TEMPUS AI INC$4M$3M
NTRA NATERA$2M$2M

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The case against BBH

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat BBH on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-32bp on fee · 81× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-32bp on fee · 36× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-31bp on fee · 64× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-31bp on fee · 47× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-31bp on fee · 37× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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