Do CIBR and SHLD hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 4% 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 SHLD?

CIBR has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 45%, so SHLD differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CIBR or SHLD?

CIBR charges 0.58% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so SHLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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CIBR vs SHLD: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CIBR returned +39.0% to SHLD's −6.5%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $19.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF, and $6.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Defense Tech ETF.

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At a glance

60.8%

CIBR in the S&P 500

44.6%

SHLD in the S&P 500

+39.0%

CIBR total return, 1 year

−6.5%

SHLD total return, 1 year

CIBR · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 39% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

SHLD · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 55% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

45% of SHLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 55% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SHLD costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 45.5 points; CIBR is 3.0 times larger.

CIBR vs SHLD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CIBR	SHLD
Return
Measure	CIBR	SHLD
Total return, 1 year	+39.0%	−6.5%
Drawdown
Measure	CIBR	SHLD
Below its all-time high		18.6%, high on Mar 9, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CIBR	SHLD
What it tracks	Cybersecurity	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	CIBR	SHLD
Expense ratio	0.58%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$18.7bn	$6.3bn
Holdings
Measure	CIBR	SHLD
Holdings in common	4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and SHLD hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CIBR SHLD

Leidos Holdings, Inc. 1.82% 2.77%

Thales S.A. 1.68% 4.27%

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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 SHLD

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.41%

RTX CORPORATION 7.75%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 7.67%

PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7.07%

Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.76%

BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.88%

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.69%

HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.40%

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Window by window

Window by window: CIBR vs SHLD: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	CIBR	SHLD
3 months	+21.5%	+2.0%
6 months	+59.2%	−4.7%
1 year	+39.0%	−6.5%
3 years	+149.7%	+156.5%
Since launchNot the same days: CIBR Jul 2015 · SHLD Sep 2023	+472.8%	+160.2%

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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 SHLD Global X Defense Tech ETF · Holds 48 stocks in defense, 45% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Global X

Theme Cybersecurity Defense

In the S&P 500 60.8% 44.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 90.9% 98.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 48.3% 7.1%

Holdings 45 48

Top ten, share of the fund 57.4% 59.3%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.64% 0.51%

Total return, 1 year +39.0% −6.5%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −1.9% −18.6%

Net assets, CIBR as of Oct 27, 2026 and SHLD as of Oct 12, 2026 $19.0bn $6.3bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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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.

SHLD

By weight, 45% of SHLD'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 59% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −6.5% with distributions reinvested. It sits 18.6% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and SHLD hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 4% 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 SHLD?: CIBR has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 45%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or SHLD?: CIBR charges 0.58% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so SHLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CIBR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CIBR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for CIBR ↗

SHLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for SHLD ↗

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How this is computed

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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