Do CIBR and PSWD hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 44% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, CIBR or PSWD?

CIBR has 63% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PSWD has 28%, so PSWD differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CIBR or PSWD?

CIBR charges 0.58% a year and PSWD charges 0.20%, so PSWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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CIBR vs PSWD: which is really different?

CIBR and PSWD hold 44% of their weight in the same names, and CIBR returned +36.4% over the year. First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF and Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF.

62.9%

CIBR in the S&P 500

28.4%

PSWD in the S&P 500

+36.4%

CIBR total return, 1 year

+30.2%

PSWD total return, 1 year

CIBR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202637% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

63% of CIBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 37% is outside the index

PSWD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202672% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

28% of PSWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · PSWD scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

CIBR 24.7

PSWD 60.1

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, CIBR and PSWD hold 44% 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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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44% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CIBR PSWD

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.89% 6.24%

Fortinet, Inc. 8.11% 5.77%

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 8.07% 5.69%

Okta, Inc. 4.42% 6.13%

F5, Inc. 3.61% 4.39%

Zscaler, Inc. 3.59% 3.85%

Rubrik, Inc. (Class A) 2.68% 5.74%

Akamai Technologies, Inc. 2.00% 4.60%

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. 1.74% 3.21%

Datadog, Inc. (Class A) 2.24% 1.69%

SentinelOne, Inc. (Class A) 1.26% 4.37%

Dynatrace, Inc. 2.05% 0.94%

Only in CIBR

Cisco Systems, Inc. 7.56%

Broadcom Inc. 7.36%

Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.42%

NetApp, Inc. 2.20%

Arista Networks, Inc. 2.02%

Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 1.97%

Microsoft Corporation 1.96%

JFrog Ltd. 1.88%

Only in PSWD

NEXTDC LTD 4.81%

TREND MICRO INC 3.78%

GDS HOLDINGS LTD 2.75%

ZETRIX AI BHD 1.28%

VNET GROUP INC 1.28%

NETCOMPANY GROUP A/S 1.15%

TEAMVIEWER SE 1.04%

CLEAR SECURE INC 0.84%

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

44% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	CIBR	PSWD	CIBR	PSWD	CIBR	PSWD
3 months	+13.2%	+13.4%	+10.6 pts	+10.9 pts	+11.0 pts	+11.3 pts
6 months	+63.4%	+57.8%	+46.4 pts	+40.8 pts	+36.5 pts	+30.9 pts
1 year	+36.4%	+30.2%	+20.7 pts	+14.5 pts	+12.6 pts	+6.4 pts
3 years	+129.8%	+93.8%	+44.9 pts	+8.9 pts	+19.9 pts	−16.1 pts
Since launch CIBR Jul 2015 · PSWD Jul 2023	+447.2%	+92.0%	+106.0 pts	+15.4 pts	−197.2 pts	−6.7 pts

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

On the same fields

CIBR

First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF · Holds 47 stocks in cybersecurity, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

PSWD

Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF · Holds 52 stocks in cybersecurity, 28% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Xtrackers

Theme Cybersecurity Cybersecurity

In the S&P 500 62.9% 28.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 90.6% 98.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 49.7% 23.2%

Holdings 47 52

Top ten, share of the fund 58.7% 52.0%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.20%

Fee for the differing part 0.64% 0.20%

Total return, 1 year +36.4% +30.2%

vs the S&P 500 +20.7 pts +14.5 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 +12.6 pts +6.4 pts

Below its high −0.9% −2.3%

Net assets $17.3bn $6m

CIBR and PSWD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 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 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +36.4% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 20.7 pts.

PSWD in plain words

By weight, 28% of PSWD'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 52% of the fund across 52 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +30.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.5 pts.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and PSWD hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 44% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, CIBR or PSWD?: CIBR has 63% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PSWD has 28%, so PSWD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or PSWD?: CIBR charges 0.58% a year and PSWD charges 0.20%, so PSWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

CIBR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CIBR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for CIBR ↗PSWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗PSWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Xtrackers website ↗

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ETFIQ, CIBR against PSWD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/cibr-vs-pswd

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