# CIBR (First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF)

First Trust · Thematic ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

CIBR holds 43 stocks, and 38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.

## Key facts

- CIBR, already in the S&P 500: 62.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CIBR, active share vs the S&P 500: 90.8%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CIBR, top ten holdings: 57.7%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CIBR, total return, 1 year: +25.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- CIBR, net assets: $15.3bn (issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026).
- CIBR, expense ratio: 0.58% (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026).

## CIBR over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | Total return | S&P 500 | Gap to S&P 500 | Gap to Nasdaq-100 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 3 months | +10.7% | +3.3% | +7.4 pts | +11.5 pts |
| 6 months | +45.3% | +16.0% | +29.3 pts | +24.6 pts |
| 1 year | +25.6% | +17.5% | +8.1 pts | +2.6 pts |
| 3 years | +103.7% | +77.9% | +25.8 pts | +8.6 pts |
| Since launch | +401.1% | +341.1% | +60.0 pts | −217.5 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Theme | Cybersecurity | ETFIQ, editorial |
| Launched | Jul 7, 2015 | ETFIQ |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 62.2% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 90.8% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 48.1% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 | 88.1% | ETFIQ |
| Top ten holdings weight | 57.7% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 43 | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 10, 2026 | the issuer’s daily file |
| Top holdings | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. 9.1%, Fortinet, Inc. 8.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) 8.7%, Cisco Systems, Inc. 6.8%, Broadcom Inc. 6.1%, Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 4.9%, Okta, Inc. 4.2%, Zscaler, Inc. 3.4%, F5, Inc. 3.1%, Rubrik, Inc. (Class A) 2.8% | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $15.3bn | issuer page, as of Sep 11, 2026 |
| Below its all-time high | −7.6% | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026 |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio | 0.64% | ETFIQ |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | HACK 57%, XA 54%, WCBR 50%, BUG 45%, PSWD 44% | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### How much of CIBR is in S&P 500 companies?

By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, 62% of CIBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 91%, so that share is the part doing something different.

### What does CIBR hold?

43 positions as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026, with the top ten at 58% of the fund. The largest are Palo Alto Networks, Inc. at 9.1%, Fortinet, Inc. at 8.7%, CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A) at 8.7%.

### Has CIBR beaten the S&P 500?

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 CIBR returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 8.1 points.

### What does CIBR cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.58% a year. Because 91% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.64%.


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