PSWD vs WCBR: which is really different?

PSWD and WCBR hold 66% of their weight in the same names, and WCBR returned +45.9% over the year. Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF and WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund.

28.4%
PSWD in the S&P 500
34.0%
WCBR in the S&P 500
+30.2%
PSWD total return, 1 year
+45.9%
WCBR total return, 1 year
PSWD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202672% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
72% of its weight is outside the S&P 50028% of PSWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index28%72%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 52% of the fund · 52 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in72% of its weight is outside the S&P 50028% of PSWD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index28%72%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 52% of the fund

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

WCBR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202666% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of WCBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index34%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 32% in66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of WCBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index34%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund

34% of WCBR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% 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?
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, PSWD and WCBR hold 66% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

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66% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding PSWD WCBR
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC 6.24% 7.74%
OKTA INC 6.13% 5.82%
FORTINET INC 5.77% 6.13%
PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC 5.69% 6.76%
RUBRIK INC 5.74% 4.99%
SENTINELONE INC 4.37% 5.51%
VARONIS SYSTEMS INC 4.25% 4.37%
ZSCALER INC 3.85% 4.17%
F5 INC 4.39% 3.72%
TREND MICRO INC 3.78% 3.67%
TENABLE HOLDINGS INC 3.55% 6.13%
QUALYS INC 4.29% 3.53%
Only in PSWD
NEXTDC LTD 4.81%
BLACKBERRY LTD 2.92%
GDS HOLDINGS LTD 2.75%
ZETRIX AI BHD 1.28%
VNET GROUP INC 1.28%
NETCOMPANY GROUP A/S 1.15%
A10 NETWORKS INC 1.08%
TEAMVIEWER SE 1.04%
Only in WCBR
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC 4.42%
CLOUDFLARE INC 3.89%
NETSKOPE INC 3.85%
SAILPOINT INC 3.18%
ELASTIC NV 2.78%
FFRI SECURITY INC 1.29%

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

66% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowPSWDWCBRPSWDWCBRPSWDWCBR
3 months+13.4%+23.0%+10.9 pts+20.4 pts+11.3 pts+20.9 pts
6 months+57.8%+81.9%+40.8 pts+64.9 pts+30.9 pts+55.0 pts
1 year+30.2%+45.9%+14.5 pts+30.1 pts+6.4 pts+22.1 pts
3 years+93.8%+124.1%+8.9 pts+39.1 pts−16.1 pts+14.1 pts
Since launch
PSWD Jul 2023 · WCBR Jan 2021
+92.0%+86.7%+15.4 pts−31.4 pts−6.7 pts−51.3 pts

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

On the same fields

PSWD
Xtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETF · Holds 52 stocks in cybersecurity, 28% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WCBR
WisdomTree Cybersecurity Fund · Holds 25 stocks in cybersecurity, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Xtrackers WisdomTree
Theme Cybersecurity Cybersecurity
In the S&P 500 28.4% 34.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.9% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 23.2% 31.7%
Holdings 52 25
Top ten, share of the fund 52.0% 58.7%
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.45%
Fee for the differing part 0.20% 0.46%
Total return, 1 year +30.2% +45.9%
vs the S&P 500 +14.5 pts +30.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 +6.4 pts +22.1 pts
Below its high −2.3% −1.8%
Net assets $6m $134m

PSWD and WCBR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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.

WCBR in plain words

By weight, 34% of WCBR'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 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +45.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 30.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do PSWD and WCBR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 66% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, PSWD or WCBR?
PSWD has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WCBR has 34%, so PSWD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PSWD or WCBR?
PSWD charges 0.20% a year and WCBR charges 0.45%, so PSWD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

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

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