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CIBR vs XT
12% 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 XT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CIBR | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc. | 6.04% | 2.23% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 2.09% | 3.62% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 1.68% | 2.84% |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 8.92% | 1.29% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6.84% | 1.16% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) | 8.79% | 0.93% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) | 4.35% | 0.54% |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 8.54% | 0.50% |
| International Business Machines Corporat | 1.49% | 0.25% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.29% | 0.21% |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 2.40% | 0.14% |
| Accenture plc | 1.88% | 0.14% |
| Only in CIBR | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| F5, Inc. 3.04% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| Rubrik, Inc. (Class A) 2.95% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.02% |
| Dynatrace, Inc. 2.30% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 2.12% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| NetApp, Inc. 2.01% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| JFrog Ltd. 2.00% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. 1.96% | JOHNSON & JOHNSON 2.67% |
| Thales S.A. 1.83% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 2.36% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 4, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBR | XT | CIBR | XT | CIBR | XT | |
| 3 months | +9.2% | +3.1% | +4.5 pts | −1.6 pts | +7.1 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +43.7% | +18.7% | +28.5 pts | +3.5 pts | +23.5 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +31.4% | +31.3% | +11.5 pts | +11.3 pts | +5.9 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +102.4% | +62.6% | +24.5 pts | −15.3 pts | +8.9 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +402.1% | +285.1% | +57.6 pts | −59.8 pts | −220.6 pts | −339.5 pts |
| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | iShares |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 61.9% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.7% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 47.9% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 43 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 56.9% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +31.4% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +11.5 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +5.9 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −1.8% |
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.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do CIBR and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 12% 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 XT?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or XT?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so XT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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