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CIBR vs FTXL
6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and FTXL hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CIBR | FTXL |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.04% | 6.08% |
| US Dollar | 0.37% | 0.08% |
| Only in CIBR | Only in FTXL |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 8.92% | Micron Technology, Inc. 13.38% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.79% | Intel Corporation 11.40% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 8.54% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 7.42% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.84% | NVIDIA Corporation 7.05% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.35% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 6.47% |
| Okta, Inc. 4.17% | QUALCOMM Incorporated 6.43% |
| Zscaler, Inc. 3.47% | Lam Research Corporation 3.57% |
| F5, Inc. 3.04% | Applied Materials, Inc. 3.31% |
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 Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBR | FTXL | CIBR | FTXL | CIBR | FTXL | |
| 3 months | +9.2% | −6.8% | +4.5 pts | −11.4 pts | +7.1 pts | −8.8 pts |
| 6 months | +43.7% | +60.1% | +28.5 pts | +44.9 pts | +23.5 pts | +39.9 pts |
| 1 year | +31.4% | +131.1% | +11.5 pts | +111.2 pts | +5.9 pts | +105.5 pts |
| 3 years | +102.4% | +218.1% | +24.5 pts | +140.1 pts | +8.9 pts | +124.6 pts |
| Since launch | +402.1% | +1097.4% | +57.6 pts | +780.3 pts | −220.6 pts | +546.0 pts |
| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 85.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 81.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 47.9% | 80.2% |
| Holdings | 43 | 35 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 56.9% | 68.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.60% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | 0.74% |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +131.1% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | +111.2 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.9 pts | +105.5 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −23.3% |
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.
FTXL in plain words
By weight, 86% of FTXL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 35 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +131.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 111.2 pts. It sits 23.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do CIBR and FTXL hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, CIBR or FTXL?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FTXL has 86%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or FTXL?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and FTXL charges 0.60%, so CIBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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