Jared Holz, Mizuho health care equity strategist, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss the surge in pharma M&A in 2025, ACA subsidies expiring, and more.
The AI trade has been wobbling quite a bit in recent weeks, to say the least. And while the popping of the AI bubble hasn't yet happened, it does seem like much of the damage done to particular overheated AI stocks has been a bit overdone.
A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) debuted on 02/05/2001, and offers broad exposure to the Health Care ETFs category of the market.
Launched on February 5, 2001, the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Healthcare - Biotech segment of the equity market.
As the AI trade gets overheated and calls for some sort of bursting of the AI bubble grow louder, it might make sense to look to opportunities to be had within other sectors.
Biotech strength is back, with IBB, PBE, FBT, CANC and HELX climbing as cheaper valuations, rate-cut hopes, FDA approvals and strong deal activity fuel biotech gains.
Biotech-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) iShares Biotechnology ETF IBB has rallied 26.1% over the past six months (as of Oct. 27, 2025), outperforming SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY (up 24.4%). Year to date, IBB has risen 18.2% versus SPY's 17.2% gain.
Biotech ETFs rally. IBB, ARKG, SBIO, BBC, CANC and BBP soar as Fed rate cut optimism, FDA approvals, deals and cheaper valuations drive the space in 2025.
Looking for broad exposure to the Healthcare - Biotech segment of the equity market? You should consider the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on February 5, 2001.
A smart beta exchange traded fund, the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB) debuted on 02/05/2001, and offers broad exposure to the Health Care ETFs category of the market.
Looking for broad exposure to the Healthcare - Biotech segment of the equity market? You should consider the iShares Biotechnology ETF (IBB), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on February 5, 2001.
IBB and XBI are similar in many ways, but their relative past performance does not tell the story. IBB is more concentrated, and that is ultimately why I prefer it to XBI. Both ETFs target a similar objective, and are over-diversified. For reasons I explain here.