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CIBR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, CIBR returned +39.0% to SOXX's +72.0%; 7% 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 $48.3bn for iShares Semiconductor ETF.

At a glance
60.8%
CIBR in the S&P 500
74.3%
SOXX in the S&P 500
+39.0%
CIBR total return, 1 year
+72.0%
SOXX 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.

SOXX · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 26% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
26% of its weight is outside the S&P 50074% of SOXX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 26% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.74%26%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 62% of the fund · 31 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 70% in26% of its weight is outside the S&P 50074% of SOXX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 26% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.74%26%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 82% · Nasdaq-100: 70% in

74% of SOXX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 26% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SOXX costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 33.0 points; SOXX is 2.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CIBR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCIBRSOXX
Return
Total return, 1 year+39.0%+72.0%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high20.3%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksCybersecuritySemiconductors
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.3%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearahead by 58.7 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.58%0.33%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$19.0bn$48.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common7%
ETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score · CIBR scores higher How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?
IQ Themes Score61.2CIBR40.6SOXX

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 SOXX
Return
Total return edge SOXX +450.4% +1,678.6%
Annualized edge SOXX +16.3% +29.0%
Price return edge SOXX +417.9% +1,489.4%
Risk
Volatility edge CIBR 23.7% 30.3%
Max drawdown edge CIBR −33.9% −44.4%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SOXX 0.66 0.92
Sortino edge SOXX 0.99 1.40
Calmar edge SOXX 0.48 0.65
Reading

SOXX returned more: +1,678.6% to +450.4%. CIBR swung less: 23.7% to 30.3%. CIBR fell less at its worst: −33.9% to −44.4%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: CIBR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCIBRSOXXEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+450.4%+1,678.6%SOXXPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.3%+29.0%SOXXTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+417.9%+1,489.4%SOXXPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility23.7%30.3%CIBRSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation15.9%19.9%CIBRLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−33.9%−44.4%CIBRDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.660.92SOXXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.991.40SOXXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.480.65SOXXAnnualized 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

7%

By the books each fund has filed, CIBR and SOXX hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CIBR SOXX
Broadcom Inc. 6.74% 7.35%
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Okta, Inc. 4.49%
Zscaler, Inc. 4.41%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 3.92%
F5, Inc. 3.50%
Only in SOXX
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 9.46%
INTEL CORPORATION 8.32%
NVIDIA 7.85%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 7.70%
TEXAS INSTRUMENT 4.71%
ANALOG DEVICES 4.67%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY 4.57%
QUALCOMM 4.29%
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Window by window

Window by window: CIBR vs SOXX: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowCIBRSOXXCIBRSOXX
3 months+21.5%+12.3%not measured+6.3 pts vs PBUS
6 months+59.2%+16.1%not measured+7.0 pts vs PBUS
1 year+39.0%+72.0%not measured+58.7 pts vs PBUS
3 years+149.7%+258.4%not measured+162.6 pts vs PBUS
Since launchNot the same days: CIBR Jul 2015 · SOXX Jul 2001+472.8%+2,543.8%not measurednot measured

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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 SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF · Holds 31 stocks in semiconductors, 74% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Cybersecurity Semiconductors
In the S&P 500 60.8% 74.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 90.9% 82.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 48.3% 69.9%
Holdings 45 31
Top ten, share of the fund 57.4% 62.4%
Expense ratio 0.58% 0.33%
Fee for the differing part 0.64% 0.40%
Total return, 1 year +39.0% +72.0%
vs its benchmark not measured +58.7 pts vs PBUS
Below its high −1.9% −20.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.0bn $48.3bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

7% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-31D866E651

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

  1. Theme. CIBR covers Cybersecurity and SOXX covers Semiconductors.
  2. What each follows. CIBR follows Cybersecurity and SOXX follows Semiconductors.
  3. Holdings in common. 7% 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.

SOXX

By weight, 74% of SOXX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 62% of the fund across 31 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +72.0% with distributions reinvested against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index, so a holder was ahead by 58.7 pts. It sits 20.3% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CIBR and SOXX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 7% 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 SOXX?
CIBR has 61% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SOXX has 74%, so CIBR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CIBR or SOXX?
CIBR charges 0.58% a year and SOXX charges 0.33%, so SOXX 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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