Construction path:
RSPH
IBBQ
RSPH equal-weight broad healthcare
IBBQ modified-cap biotech
dormant rail
ETF construction plumbing: RSPH vs IBBQ divergence
A shared methodology source forks into two construction rails; each passes through concentration, volatility, liquidity, and suitability gates, diverging further at each stage.
Index methodology
sets the exposure path
RSPH: equal-weight
S&P 500 healthcare
quarterly rebalance
~59 names · pharma/device/payer/services
IBBQ: modified-cap
Nasdaq biotech/pharma
top 10 ~50%
~260 names · cap-tilted concentration
weighting → concentration
Top 5 ≈ 10%
weight spread across
~59 names
Top 10 ≈ 50%
cap-tilted into
few mega-caps
divergence widens
concentration → volatility
Lower vol
diversification dampens
~20-22% annualized
biotech-beta swings
fee + AUM + ADV → liquidity
Fee 0.40%
AUM $769M
ADV ~200K
Fee 0.19%
AUM ~$78-81M
ADV ~15K
risk tolerance + holding size → suitability
Core diversified
broad healthcare sleeve
Sized satellite
biotech-beta tilt, position-sized
Toggle the construction path above. The active rail carries flow through every gate; the dormant rail is shown at rest, so the divergence at concentration, volatility, liquidity, and suitability reads side by side.