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CIBR vs GRID
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund, side by side on the themes desk.
4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | GRID First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Electrification and the grid |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 39.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 91.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 47.9% | 8.6% |
| Holdings | 43 | 121 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 56.9% | 58.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.56% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | 0.61% |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +26.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | +6.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.9 pts | +1.0 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −10.1% |
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.
GRID in plain words
By weight, 40% of GRID's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Sep 3, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.6 pts. It sits 10.1% below its all-time high of May 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do CIBR and GRID hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% 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 GRID?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GRID has 40%, so GRID differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or GRID?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and GRID charges 0.56%, so GRID is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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