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CIBR vs GDXJ: which is really different?

CIBR and GDXJ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GDXJ returned more over the year.

First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

62.2%CIBR in the S&P 500
0.0%GDXJ in the S&P 500
+25.6%CIBR total return, 1 year
+42.4%GDXJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: GDXJ scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

CIBR 25.9GDXJ 91.40.1, the lowest in this set91.4, the highest

A percentile among the 349 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

CIBR38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 58% of the fund · 43 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 91% · top ten 58% of the fund
GDXJ100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 42% of the fund · 110 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 42% of the fund

0% 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 GDXJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CIBROnly in GDXJ
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 9.10%Evolution Mining Ltd 6.38%
Fortinet, Inc. 8.72%Equinox Gold Corp 6.28%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.66%Alamos Gold Inc 6.23%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.76%Endeavour Mining PLC 5.33%
Broadcom Inc. 6.12%Coeur Mining Inc 5.15%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.87%Industrias Penoles SAB de CV 2.89%
Okta, Inc. 4.20%First Majestic Silver Corp 2.72%
Zscaler, Inc. 3.36%Hecla Mining Co 2.63%

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 dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CIBR and GDXJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CIBRGDXJCIBRGDXJCIBRGDXJ
3 months+10.7%+20.3%+7.4 pts+17.0 pts+11.5 pts+21.1 pts
6 months+45.3%+1.2%+29.3 pts−14.8 pts+24.6 pts−19.5 pts
1 year+25.6%+42.4%+8.1 pts+24.9 pts+2.6 pts+19.4 pts
3 years+103.7%+284.5%+25.8 pts+206.6 pts+8.6 pts+189.4 pts
Since launch+401.1%+65.3%+60.0 pts−739.1 pts−217.5 pts−1608.6 pts
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CIBR and GDXJ on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CIBR
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
Holds 43 stocks in cybersecurity, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GDXJ
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
Holds 110 stocks in miners and metals, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustVanEck
ThemeCybersecurityMiners and metals
In the S&P 50062.2%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50090.8%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-10048.1%0.0%
Holdings43110
Top ten, share of the fund57.7%42.4%
Expense ratio0.58%0.52%
Fee for the differing part0.64%0.52%
Total return, 1 year+25.6%+42.4%
vs the S&P 500+8.1 pts+24.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+2.6 pts+19.4 pts
Below its high−7.6%−19.7%

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 58% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.1 pts. It sits 7.6% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

GDXJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of GDXJ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 110 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +42.4% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 24.9 pts. It sits 19.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and GDXJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 GDXJ?
CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDXJ has 0%, so GDXJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or GDXJ?
CIBR charges 0.58% a year and GDXJ charges 0.52%, so GDXJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CIBR against GDXJ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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