Data as of .
CIBR vs FDN: which is really different?
FDN holds 82.4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and CIBR 62.2%.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CIBR scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and FDN hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | CIBR | FDN |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 6.76% | 7.25% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) | 4.87% | 3.79% |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 2.24% | 5.18% |
| Datadog, Inc. (Class A) | 1.70% | 2.79% |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | 1.66% | 4.79% |
| Okta, Inc. | 4.20% | 1.09% |
| F5, Inc. | 3.11% | 0.86% |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | 2.45% | 0.59% |
| US Dollar | 0.37% | 0.07% |
| Only in CIBR | Only in FDN |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 9.10% | Meta Platforms, Inc. (Class A) 10.43% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 8.72% | Amazon.com, Inc. 9.78% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.66% | Salesforce, Inc. 5.91% |
| Broadcom Inc. 6.12% | Booking Holdings Inc. 4.51% |
| Zscaler, Inc. 3.36% | Oracle Corporation 4.44% |
| Rubrik, Inc. (Class A) 2.82% | Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 4.34% |
| Gen Digital Inc. 2.45% | Netflix, Inc. 3.85% |
| Dynatrace, Inc. 2.29% | Alphabet Inc. (Class C) 3.84% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBR | FDN | CIBR | FDN | CIBR | FDN | |
| 3 months | +10.7% | +9.3% | +7.4 pts | +6.0 pts | +11.5 pts | +10.1 pts |
| 6 months | +45.3% | +20.3% | +29.3 pts | +4.3 pts | +24.6 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +1.9% | +8.1 pts | −15.6 pts | +2.6 pts | −21.0 pts |
| 3 years | +103.7% | +69.5% | +25.8 pts | −8.4 pts | +8.6 pts | −25.6 pts |
| Since launch | +401.1% | +1031.5% | +60.0 pts | +227.1 pts | −217.5 pts | −642.4 pts |
| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF Holds 43 stocks in cybersecurity, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund Holds 42 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | First Trust |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Internet and e-commerce |
| In the S&P 500 | 62.2% | 82.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.8% | 85.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 48.1% | 57.1% |
| Holdings | 43 | 42 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 57.7% | 60.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.49% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | 0.57% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +1.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +8.1 pts | −15.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +2.6 pts | −21.0 pts |
| Below its high | −7.6% | −2.1% |
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.
FDN in plain words
By weight, 82% of FDN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 42 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +1.9% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.6 pts.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, CIBR or FDN?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FDN has 82%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or FDN?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and FDN charges 0.49%, so FDN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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