BUG vs WCBR: which is really different?

BUG and WCBR hold 75% of their weight in the same names, and WCBR returned +45.9% over the year. Global X Cybersecurity ETF and WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund.

21.8%
BUG in the S&P 500
34.0%
WCBR in the S&P 500
+31.3%
BUG total return, 1 year
+45.9%
WCBR total return, 1 year
BUG · 1 year to Sep 30, 202678% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of BUG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 64% of the fund · 34 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 21% in78% of its weight is outside the S&P 50022% of BUG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 64% of the fund

22% of BUG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 78% is outside the index

WCBR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202666% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of WCBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index34%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 32% in66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of WCBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index34%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund

34% of WCBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · BUG scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BUG and WCBR hold 75% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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75% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BUG WCBR
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A 8.32% 7.74%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 7.76% 6.76%
FORTINET INC 7.43% 6.13%
OKTA INC 9.95% 5.82%
RUBRIK INC-A 5.66% 4.99%
TENABLE HOLDINGS INC 4.58% 6.13%
SENTINELONE INC -CLASS A 4.41% 5.51%
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC 4.74% 4.37%
ZSCALER INC 5.35% 4.17%
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC 3.99% 4.42%
NETSKOPE INC-CL A 4.60% 3.85%
QUALYS INC 5.66% 3.53%
Only in BUG
GEN DIGITAL INC 3.00%
A10 NETWORKS INC 2.42%
RADWARE LTD 1.60%
NCC GROUP PLC 0.69%
DIGITAL ARTS INC 0.55%
GORILLA TECHNOLOGY GROUP INC 0.48%
TELOS CORPORATION 0.40%
HENNGE KK 0.33%
Only in WCBR
DATADOG INC 6.87%
CLOUDFLARE INC 3.89%
F5 INC 3.72%
ELASTIC NV 2.78%
FASTLY INC 1.91%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

75% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBUGWCBRBUGWCBRBUGWCBR
3 months+17.9%+23.0%+15.3 pts+20.4 pts+15.8 pts+20.9 pts
6 months+82.2%+81.9%+65.3 pts+64.9 pts+55.4 pts+55.0 pts
1 year+31.3%+45.9%+15.6 pts+30.1 pts+7.5 pts+22.1 pts
3 years+90.6%+124.1%+5.6 pts+39.1 pts−19.4 pts+14.1 pts
Since launch
BUG Oct 2019 · WCBR Jan 2021
+205.0%+86.7%+27.0 pts−31.4 pts−86.7 pts−51.3 pts

BUG and WCBR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BUG
Global X Cybersecurity ETF · Holds 34 stocks in cybersecurity, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WCBR
WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund · Holds 25 stocks in cybersecurity, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X WisdomTree
Theme Cybersecurity Cybersecurity
In the S&P 500 21.8% 34.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.4% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 20.5% 31.7%
Holdings 34 25
Top ten, share of the fund 64.1% 58.7%
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.45%
Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.46%
Total return, 1 year +31.3% +45.9%
vs the S&P 500 +15.6 pts +30.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +7.5 pts +22.1 pts
Below its high −2.0% −1.8%
Net assets $2.1bn $134m

BUG and WCBR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BUG in plain words

By weight, 22% of BUG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 64% of the fund across 34 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 15.6 pts.

WCBR in plain words

By weight, 34% of WCBR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +45.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 30.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do BUG and WCBR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 75% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BUG or WCBR?
BUG has 22% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WCBR has 34%, so BUG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BUG or WCBR?
BUG charges 0.50% a year and WCBR charges 0.45%, so WCBR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, BUG against WCBR, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bug-vs-wcbr

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