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AIQ vs CIBR: which is really different?

CIBR holds 62.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and AIQ 55.9%.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

55.9%AIQ in the S&P 500
62.2%CIBR in the S&P 500
+35.7%AIQ total return, 1 year
+25.6%CIBR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CIBR scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIQ 4.4CIBR 24.70.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AIQ44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 32% of the fund · 89 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 32% of the fund
CIBR38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
62%38%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 58% of the fund · 43 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in62%38%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 91% · top ten 58% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and CIBR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIQOnly in CIBR
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.72%Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 9.10%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.57%Fortinet, Inc. 8.72%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.51%CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.66%
ORACLE CORP 3.44%Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.76%
TESLA INC 3.14%Broadcom Inc. 6.12%
NETFLIX INC 3.08%Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.87%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.02%Okta, Inc. 4.20%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.94%Zscaler, Inc. 3.36%

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 dated Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ and CIBR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIQCIBRAIQCIBRAIQCIBR
3 months0.0%+10.7%−3.3 pts+7.4 pts+0.8 pts+11.5 pts
6 months+32.3%+45.3%+16.3 pts+29.3 pts+11.6 pts+24.6 pts
1 year+35.7%+25.6%+18.2 pts+8.1 pts+12.7 pts+2.6 pts
3 years+127.6%+103.7%+49.7 pts+25.8 pts+32.5 pts+8.6 pts
Since launch+337.9%+401.1%+119.2 pts+60.0 pts−8.8 pts−217.5 pts
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AIQ and CIBR on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIQ
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
Holds 89 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
CIBR
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
Holds 43 stocks in cybersecurity, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XFirst Trust
ThemeArtificial intelligenceCybersecurity
In the S&P 50055.9%62.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%90.8%
In the Nasdaq-10047.5%48.1%
Holdings8943
Top ten, share of the fund32.2%57.7%
Expense ratio0.68%0.58%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.64%
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+25.6%
vs the S&P 500+18.2 pts+8.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts+2.6 pts
Below its high−8.8%−7.6%

AIQ in plain words

By weight, 56% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.2 pts. It sits 8.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

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 58% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.1 pts. It sits 7.6% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or CIBR?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CIBR has 62%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or CIBR?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and CIBR charges 0.58%, so CIBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ against CIBR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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