Data as of .
CIBR vs SMH: which is really different?
SMH holds 82.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and CIBR 62.2%.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CIBR scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 371 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 SMH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in CIBR | Only in SMH |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 9.10% | Nvidia Corp 22.45% |
| Fortinet, Inc. 8.72% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co L 9.78% |
| CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.66% | Broadcom Inc 5.91% |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.76% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.74% |
| Broadcom Inc. 6.12% | Micron Technology Inc 5.65% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.87% | Asml Holding Nv 5.02% |
| Okta, Inc. 4.20% | Intel Corp 4.34% |
| Zscaler, Inc. 3.36% | Lam Research Corp 4.29% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIBR | SMH | CIBR | SMH | CIBR | SMH | |
| 3 months | +10.7% | −8.3% | +7.4 pts | −11.6 pts | +11.5 pts | −7.5 pts |
| 6 months | +45.3% | +46.8% | +29.3 pts | +30.8 pts | +24.6 pts | +26.1 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +87.6% | +8.1 pts | +70.1 pts | +2.6 pts | +64.7 pts |
| 3 years | +103.7% | +285.8% | +25.8 pts | +207.9 pts | +8.6 pts | +190.7 pts |
| Since launch | +401.1% | +5026.7% | +60.0 pts | +4222.3 pts | −217.5 pts | +3352.8 pts |
| CIBR First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF Holds 43 stocks in cybersecurity, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF Holds 25 stocks in semiconductors, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | VanEck |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | Semiconductors |
| In the S&P 500 | 62.2% | 82.3% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.8% | 80.6% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 48.1% | 80.2% |
| Holdings | 43 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 57.7% | 71.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.64% | 0.43% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.6% | +87.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +8.1 pts | +70.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +2.6 pts | +64.7 pts |
| Below its high | −7.6% | −15.0% |
CIBR in plain words
By weight, 62% 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 58% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.1 pts. It sits 7.6% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.
SMH in plain words
By weight, 82% of SMH's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 81%. The top ten holdings are 72% of the fund across 25 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +87.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 70.1 pts. It sits 15.0% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, CIBR or SMH?
- CIBR has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMH has 82%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, CIBR or SMH?
- CIBR charges 0.58% a year and SMH charges 0.35%, so SMH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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