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CIBR vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CIBR returned +39.0% to IFRA's +9.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $19.0bn for First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and $4.0bn for iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF.

At a glance
60.8%
CIBR in the S&P 500
72.1%
IFRA in the S&P 500
+39.0%
CIBR total return, 1 year
+9.4%
IFRA total return, 1 year
CIBR · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
39% of its weight is outside the S&P 50061% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 39% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.61%39%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 57% of the fund · 45 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in39% of its weight is outside the S&P 50061% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 39% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.61%39%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 91% · Nasdaq-100: 48% in

61% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 39% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

IFRA · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 33% of the fund · 164 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

72% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IFRA costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.6 points; CIBR is 4.8 times larger.

CIBR vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCIBRIFRA
Return
Total return, 1 year+39.0%+9.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high9.6%, high on Jun 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksCybersecurityInfrastructure
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.58%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$19.0bn$4.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · IFRA scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score61.2CIBR73.7IFRA

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.4, the lowest in this set 99.6, the highest

A percentile among the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. All thematic ETFs ranked by it →

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 13, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 445 weekly returns
CIBR IFRA
Return
Total return edge CIBR +331.8% +163.5%
Annualized edge CIBR +18.6% +12.0%
Price return edge CIBR +312.8% +121.3%
Risk
Volatility edge IFRA 25.5% 21.6%
Max drawdown edge CIBR −33.9% −39.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge CIBR 0.69 0.50
Sortino edge CIBR 1.04 0.72
Calmar edge CIBR 0.55 0.31
Reading

CIBR returned more: +331.8% to +163.5%. IFRA swung less: 21.6% to 25.5%. CIBR fell less at its worst: −33.9% to −39.2%.

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Risk and return: CIBR vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCIBRIFRAEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+331.8%+163.5%CIBRPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+18.6%+12.0%CIBRTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+312.8%+121.3%CIBRPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility25.5%21.6%IFRASpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation16.9%15.1%IFRALike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−33.9%−39.2%CIBRDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.690.50CIBRReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.040.72CIBRReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.550.31CIBRAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 445 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and IFRA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CIBR IFRA
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CIBR
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.46%
Fortinet, Inc. 7.89%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 7.66%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.35%
Broadcom Inc. 6.74%
Okta, Inc. 4.49%
Zscaler, Inc. 4.41%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.92%
Only in IFRA
UNION PACIFIC 4.24%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.04%
CSX 3.81%
CATERPILLAR INC 3.59%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.39%
SOUTHERN 3.09%
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP 3.00%
UNITED RENTALS 2.84%
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Window by window

Window by window: CIBR vs IFRA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowCIBRIFRA
3 months+21.5%−3.4%
6 months+59.2%−3.8%
1 year+39.0%+9.4%
3 years+149.7%+76.3%
Since launchNot the same days: CIBR Jul 2015 · IFRA Apr 2018+472.8%+167.2%

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Side by side

CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF · Holds 45 stocks in cybersecurity, 61% of its weight in S&P 500 companies IFRA iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF · Holds 164 stocks in infrastructure, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Cybersecurity Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 60.8% 72.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 90.9% 95.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 48.3% 11.2%
Holdings 45 164
Top ten, share of the fund 57.4% 33.4%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.30%
Fee for the differing part 0.64% 0.31%
Total return, 1 year +39.0% +9.4%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −1.9% −9.6%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.0bn $4.0bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-DD285866E7

CIBR and IFRA are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. CIBR covers Cybersecurity and IFRA covers Infrastructure.
  2. Concentration. The top ten holdings are 57.4% of CIBR and 33.4% of IFRA, a gap of 24.0 points.
  3. What each follows. CIBR follows Cybersecurity and IFRA follows Infrastructure.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
CIBR

By weight, 61% 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 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +39.0% with distributions reinvested.

IFRA

By weight, 72% of IFRA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 164 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 9.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and IFRA hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, CIBR or IFRA?
CIBR has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IFRA has 72%, so IFRA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or IFRA?
CIBR charges 0.58% a year and IFRA charges 0.30%, so IFRA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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