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CIBR vs ITA
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 76.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 47.9% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 43 | 49 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 56.9% | 75.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +14.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | −5.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.9 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −10.9% |
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.
ITA in plain words
By weight, 77% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do CIBR and ITA 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 ITA?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 77%, so ITA differs more from the index.
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