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Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF (BBC)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
51.34 USD -1.82 (-3.432%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:30 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is strongly bullish, driven by a powerful technical breakout where the ETF has reclaimed its 52-week highs and is trading well above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. This momentum is confirmed by aggressive options flow, with traders buying deep out-of-the-money calls to bet on a continuation of this trend. However, this short-term explosion masks a precarious long-term reality: the underlying business has suffered a severe multi-year collapse, dropping nearly 50% in the last two years alone. While the recent price action suggests a potential bottoming process or a sector-wide rotation, the fundamental trajectory remains deeply damaged, making this a high-risk, high-reward momentum play rather than a stable investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.080035
AutoETS0.080531
AutoARIMA0.080531
AutoTheta0.089494

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 2.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.048
Excess Kurtosis 0.69

As of July 11, 2026, 4:30 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a rally, evidenced by heavy call volume and open interest at strikes significantly above the current price (e.g., 50 and 55 strikes), while put activity remains sparse and concentrated only at lower strikes. Implied volatility is elevated on near-term calls, suggesting traders expect a sharp upward move or a 'long gamma' squeeze in the coming weeks.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.63% 1.63% 1.00% 0.60%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-22 0.655 1.630164
2024-12-20 0.240 0.986518
2023-12-20 0.082 0.368705
2017-12-20 0.297 1.084337
2015-12-21 0.147 0.504288
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-12-27
dividendYield 1.24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 62.6
All Time Low 13.42
Ask 51.36
Ask Size 300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 34,700
Average Daily Volume3 Month 27,001
Average Volume 27,001
Average Volume10Days 34,700
Beta3 Year 1.21
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 400
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 52.18
Day Low 50.83
Dividend Date 1,514,332,800
Dividend Yield 1.24
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.64226
Fifty Day Average Change 5.6977386
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.12483472
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 145.05646
Fifty Two Week High 54.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.6100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0656961
Fifty Two Week Low 20.87
Fifty Two Week Low Change 30.47
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.4599904
Fifty Two Week Range 20.87 - 54.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,418,826,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.019577
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Virtus
Fund Inception Date 1,418,688,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest not less than 80% of its assets in component securities of the index. The index seeks to track the performance of the common stock of U.S. exchange-listed biotechnology companies with a primary product offering ("lead drug") that is typically in a Phase 1, Phase 2 or Phase 3 clinical trial stage of development, but prior to receiving marketing approval.
Long Name Virtus LifeSci Biotech Clinical Trials ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274653436
Nav Price 53.1663
Net Assets 52,678,624.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.65
Open 52.56
Phone (212) 593-4383
Previous Close 53.1648
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.8248
Regular Market Change Percent -3.43234
Regular Market Day High 52.18
Regular Market Day Low 50.83
Regular Market Day Range 50.83 - 52.18
Regular Market Open 52.56
Regular Market Previous Close 53.1648
Regular Market Price 51.34
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 68,069
Short Name Virtus Biotech Clinical Trials
Source Interval 15
Symbol BBC
Three Year Average Return 0.2890296
Total Assets 52,678,624
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 26.28685
Trailing Three Month Returns 26.28685
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.836933
Two Hundred Day Average Change 11.503067
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.28875384
Type Disp ETF
Volume 68,069
Yield 0.0124
Ytd Return 36.18484