Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
CIBR vs QQQ
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and QQQ hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CIBR | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.04% | 3.37% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.09% | 5.32% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6.84% | 2.09% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 1.68% | 3.52% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 8.92% | 1.01% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) | 8.79% | 0.81% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 8.54% | 0.45% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | 1.62% | 0.36% |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 3.47% | 0.10% |
| Only in CIBR | Only in QQQ |
|---|---|
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.35% | NVIDIA Corp. 8.16% |
| Okta, Inc. 4.17% | Apple Inc. 7.29% |
| F5, Inc. 3.04% | Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80% |
| Rubrik, Inc. (Class A) 2.95% | Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62% |
| Gen Digital Inc. 2.50% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70% |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. 2.40% | Tesla, Inc. 3.46% |
| Dynatrace, Inc. 2.30% | Alphabet Inc. 3.26% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. 2.29% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 2.97% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for May 31, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Themes desk | Core fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | Invesco |
| What it is | Cybersecurity | Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +25.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | +5.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.18% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 96.7% |
| Holdings | 43 | 101 |
CIBR in plain words
By weight, 62% of CIBR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 91%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.4% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.5 pts. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.
QQQ in plain words
QQQ is a index equity fund tracking Nasdaq-100, book from QQQM. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CIBR or QQQ?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CIBR returned +31.4% and QQQ returned +25.6%, so CIBR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or QQQ?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do CIBR and QQQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 62% of CIBR and 97% of QQQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are CIBR and QQQ the same kind of fund?
- No. CIBR is a thematic ETF and QQQ is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.
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