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CIBR vs XSD
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | XSD State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Semiconductor ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 33.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 89.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 47.9% | 27.5% |
| Holdings | 43 | 47 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 56.9% | 29.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | 0.39% |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +71.8% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | +51.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.9 pts | +46.2 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −24.3% |
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.
XSD in plain words
By weight, 33% of XSD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 29% of the fund across 47 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +71.8% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 51.8 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do CIBR and XSD hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 2% 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 XSD?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XSD has 33%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or XSD?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and XSD charges 0.35%, so XSD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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