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CIBR vs SOXX
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 SOXX hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CIBR | SOXX |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.04% | 6.08% |
| Only in CIBR | Only in SOXX |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 8.92% | Micron Technology, Inc. 8.55% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.79% | Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 8.10% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 8.54% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.82% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.84% | Intel Corp. 6.34% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.35% | Applied Materials, Inc. 5.78% |
| Okta, Inc. 4.17% | KLA Corp. 5.65% |
| Zscaler, Inc. 3.47% | Marvell Technology, Inc. 5.23% |
| F5, Inc. 3.04% | Lam Research Corp. 4.90% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBR | SOXX | CIBR | SOXX | CIBR | SOXX | |
| 3 months | +9.2% | −3.6% | +4.5 pts | −8.3 pts | +7.1 pts | −5.7 pts |
| 6 months | +43.7% | +60.9% | +28.5 pts | +45.7 pts | +23.5 pts | +40.7 pts |
| 1 year | +31.4% | +113.9% | +11.5 pts | +93.9 pts | +5.9 pts | +88.3 pts |
| 3 years | +102.4% | +210.8% | +24.5 pts | +132.9 pts | +8.9 pts | +117.4 pts |
| Since launch | +402.1% | +3635.3% | +57.6 pts | +2823.9 pts | −220.6 pts | +1951.2 pts |
| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 80.8% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 81.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 47.9% | 78.4% |
| Holdings | 43 | 30 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 56.9% | 61.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +113.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | +93.9 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.9 pts | +88.3 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −20.6% |
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.
SOXX in plain words
By weight, 81% of SOXX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +113.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 93.9 pts. It sits 20.6% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do CIBR and SOXX 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 SOXX?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 81%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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