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Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF (BBP)

Health | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
105.92 USD -2.79 (-2.563%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 105.92 0.00 (0.000%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT

The biotech sector ETF is currently exhibiting a powerful short-term momentum breakout, surging past its 52-week high of $109.945 and trading near $107.47. Technicals are flashing a high-conviction entry signal as the price decisively breaks above the 200-day moving average, which sits significantly lower at $85.90, indicating a massive trend reversal from the prior decade-long stagnation. However, this aggressive price action is entirely disconnected from the underlying business reality; the fund has paid no dividends for five years and holds no distribution history, reflecting its nature as a pure-play equity vehicle rather than an income generator. While the statistical forecast model shows a neutral lean, the sheer strength of the price trajectory relative to the long-term average suggests speculators are betting on a recovery in the biotech pipeline or a sector-wide rotation. Investors should view this as a high-beta momentum play rather than a fundamental value opportunity, given the complete absence of yield and the inherent volatility of the biotech sector.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.100689
AutoTheta0.106324
MSTL0.109951
AutoETS0.111563

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 49%
H-stat 6.70
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.204
Excess Kurtosis -0.54

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT: Options activity is virtually nonexistent, with negligible open interest and volume across both near-term and longer-dated expirations. The lack of speculative positioning suggests a lack of immediate catalyst-driven trading interest or significant institutional hedging activity.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2017-12-20 0.072 0.181041
2015-12-21 0.397 1.306136
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-12-27
dividendYield 0.0

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 110.05
All Time Low 21.47
Ask 105.92
Ask Size 500
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,710
Average Daily Volume3 Month 9,168
Average Volume 9,168
Average Volume10Days 9,710
Beta3 Year 0.76
Bid 105.66
Bid Size 100
Category Health
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 107.45
Day Low 105.62
Dividend Date 1,514,332,800
Dividend Yield 0.0
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 99.44312
Fifty Day Average Change 6.4768753
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.065131456
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 53.75236
Fifty Two Week High 110.05
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.130005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03752844
Fifty Two Week Low 68.046
Fifty Two Week Low Change 37.874
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5565941
Fifty Two Week Range 68.046 - 110.05
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,418,826,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.158537
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -2.7866
Fullday Change Percent -2.56341
Fullday Price 105.9199
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 at least one drug therapy approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") for marketing.
Long Name Virtus LifeSci Biotech Products ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_274653437
Nav Price 108.39919
Net Assets 98,541,208.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.34
Open 108.41
Phone (212) 593-4383
Post Market Change -0.00009918213
Post Market Change Percent -0.000093638715
Post Market Price 105.9199
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 108.706
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.7866
Regular Market Change Percent -2.56341
Regular Market Day High 107.45
Regular Market Day Low 105.62
Regular Market Day Range 105.62 - 107.45
Regular Market Open 108.41
Regular Market Previous Close 108.706
Regular Market Price 105.92
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,187
Regular Market Volume 7,048
Short Name Virtus Biotech ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BBP
Three Year Average Return 0.2718498
Total Assets 98,541,208
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 10.80908
Trailing Three Month Returns 10.80908
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 86.91553
Two Hundred Day Average Change 19.00447
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2186545
Type Disp ETF
Volume 7,048
Yield 0.0
Ytd Return 17.66633