CIBR vs IGF: which is really different?

CIBR and IGF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and CIBR returned +41.8% over the year. First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.

IGF costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 36.5 points; CIBR is 1.8 times larger.

CIBRIGF
Expense ratio0.58%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$18.4bn$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+41.8%+5.3%
What it tracksCybersecurityInfrastructure
Holdings in common0%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearahead by 24.6 ptsbehind by 11.9 pts
Below its all-time high8.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

62.8%
CIBR in the S&P 500
31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
+41.8%
CIBR total return, 1 year
+5.3%
IGF total return, 1 year
CIBR · 1 year to Oct 9, 202637% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
37% of its weight is outside the S&P 50063% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 37% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 59% of the fund · 45 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 50% in37% of its weight is outside the S&P 50063% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 37% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 91% · Nasdaq-100: 50% in

63% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 37% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

IGF · 1 year to Oct 9, 202668% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 78 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

32% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IGF scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.3, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and IGF hold 0% 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 Oct 8, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CIBR IGF
Only in CIBR
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.57%
Fortinet, Inc. 8.33%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 7.85%
Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.83%
Broadcom Inc. 7.32%
Okta, Inc. 4.52%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.22%
Zscaler, Inc. 3.79%
Only in IGF
TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 4.83%
AENA SME SA 4.73%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.70%
IBERDROLA 4.14%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO A 3.63%
ENBRIDGE 3.60%
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3.55%
WILLIAMS 3.08%

0% 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
WindowCIBRIGFCIBRIGFCIBRIGF
3 months+19.7%−6.2%+16.3 pts−9.6 pts+16.1 pts−9.9 pts
6 months+81.3%−7.3%+66.1 pts−22.4 pts+58.1 pts−30.5 pts
1 year+41.8%+5.3%+24.6 pts−11.9 pts+18.2 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+139.0%+62.1%+53.2 pts−23.6 pts+31.7 pts−45.1 pts
Since launch
CIBR Jul 2015 · IGF Dec 2007
+483.9%+129.4%+133.4 pts−508.6 pts−172.0 pts−1,460.7 pts

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On the same fields

CIBR
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF · Holds 45 stocks in cybersecurity, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IGF
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 78 stocks in infrastructure, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Cybersecurity Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 62.8% 31.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 90.7% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 49.7% 7.2%
Holdings 45 78
Top ten, share of the fund 58.8% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.37%
Fee for the differing part 0.64% 0.38%
Total return, 1 year +41.8% +5.3%
vs the S&P 500 +24.6 pts −11.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +18.2 pts −18.2 pts
Below its high 0.0% −8.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $18.4bn $10.3bn

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CIBR in plain words

By weight, 63% 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 59% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +41.8% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 24.6 pts.

IGF in plain words

By weight, 32% of IGF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and IGF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 IGF?
CIBR has 63% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGF has 32%, so IGF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or IGF?
CIBR charges 0.58% a year and IGF charges 0.37%, so IGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

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ETFIQ, CIBR against IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/cibr-vs-igf

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