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CIBR vs IGV: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CIBR returned +39.0% to IGV's −4.1%; 29% 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 $14.4bn for iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF.

At a glance
60.8%
CIBR in the S&P 500
80.3%
IGV in the S&P 500
+39.0%
CIBR total return, 1 year
−4.1%
IGV 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.

IGV · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 20% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
20% of its weight is outside the S&P 50080% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.80%20%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 61% of the fund · 108 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 65% in20% of its weight is outside the S&P 50080% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.80%20%in the S&P 50020% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · Nasdaq-100: 65% in

80% of IGV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 20% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

IGV costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 43.1 points; CIBR is 1.3 times larger.

CIBR vs IGV: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCIBRIGV
Return
Total return, 1 year+39.0%−4.1%
Benchmark
What it tracksCybersecurityCloud and software
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.58%0.38%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$19.0bn$14.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common29%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · IGV scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score61.2CIBR65.6IGV

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

Jul 17, 2015 to Oct 23, 2026 · 588 weekly returns
CIBR IGV
Return
Total return edge Tie +450.4% +450.5%
Annualized edge Tie +16.3% +16.3%
Price return edge IGV (slight) +417.9% +440.0%
Risk
Volatility edge CIBR (slight) 23.7% 25.0%
Max drawdown edge CIBR −33.9% −45.4%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge CIBR (slight) 0.66 0.64
Sortino edge CIBR (slight) 0.99 0.95
Calmar edge CIBR 0.48 0.36
Reading

CIBR and IGV returned about the same: +450.4% and +450.5%. CIBR swung slightly less: 23.7% to 25.0%. CIBR fell less at its worst: −33.9% to −45.4%.

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Risk and return: CIBR vs IGV: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCIBRIGVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+450.4%+450.5%TiePrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.3%+16.3%TieTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+417.9%+440.0%IGV (slight)Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility23.7%25.0%CIBR (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.9%16.8%CIBR (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−33.9%−45.4%CIBRDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.660.64CIBR (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.990.95CIBR (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.480.36CIBRAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 588 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and IGV hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CIBR IGV
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.46% 8.55%
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 7.66% 9.30%
Fortinet, Inc. 7.89% 3.76%
Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.16% 3.10%
Microsoft Corporation 1.91% 8.39%
Zscaler, Inc. 4.41% 0.90%
Rubrik, Inc. (Class A) 2.99% 0.72%
Dynatrace, Inc. 2.13% 0.61%
Gen Digital Inc. 1.61% 0.43%
Elastic N.V. 1.51% 0.32%
SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A) 1.28% 0.28%
Qualys, Inc. 1.01% 0.26%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CIBR
Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.35%
Broadcom Inc. 6.74%
Okta, Inc. 4.49%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.92%
F5, Inc. 3.50%
Accenture plc 2.26%
NetApp, Inc. 2.24%
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 2.03%
Only in IGV
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 9.10%
ORACLE 6.27%
SERVICENOW 4.85%
SALESFORCE 4.05%
ADOBE INC 3.26%
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS 3.12%
SYNOPSYS 3.00%
INTUIT 2.96%
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Window by window

Window by window: CIBR vs IGV: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowCIBRIGV
3 months+21.5%+21.2%
6 months+59.2%+32.5%
1 year+39.0%−4.1%
3 years+149.7%+70.0%
Since launchNot the same days: CIBR Jul 2015 · IGV Jul 2001+472.8%+1,015.0%

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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 IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF · Holds 108 stocks in cloud and software, 80% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Cybersecurity Cloud and software
In the S&P 500 60.8% 80.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 90.9% 92.4%
In the Nasdaq-100 48.3% 65.1%
Holdings 45 108
Top ten, share of the fund 57.4% 60.7%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.38%
Fee for the differing part 0.64% 0.41%
Total return, 1 year +39.0% −4.1%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −1.9% −5.0%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.0bn $14.4bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

29% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-0977E306D9

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

  1. Theme. CIBR covers Cybersecurity and IGV covers Cloud and software.
  2. What each follows. CIBR follows Cybersecurity and IGV follows Cloud and software.
  3. Holdings in common. 29% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).

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.

IGV

By weight, 80% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and IGV hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 29% 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 IGV?
CIBR has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGV has 80%, so IGV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or IGV?
CIBR charges 0.58% a year and IGV charges 0.38%, so IGV 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.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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