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GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

Global X - Cybersecurity ETF

Themes · Global X · Inception 2019-10-25 · SEC filings

$46.92+0.69 (+1.49%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: up, 59 prints from 46.23 to 46.92. Range 45.98 to 47.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$46.00$46.25$46.50$46.7510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$2.0B
1Y return
+29.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.03%
Holdings
31
Volume · 30D
1.3M sh
NAV per share
$46.17
52W range
low $23.14high $46.39

The ETF.net BUG Grade

C

48/ 100

Rank 8 of 9 in Cybersecurity⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for BUG. Scores out of 100: Cost 42, Risk 24, Mission not scored, Tradability 82, Holdings 41, Durability 72. Strongest: Tradability (82). Weakest: Risk (24). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 48 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 42
    Category rank6/9 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    FScore 24
    Category rank9/9 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 82
    Category rank2/9 · top 22%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 41
    Category rank7/8 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 72
    Category rank4/9 · top 44%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on BUG

ETF.net Research

CA concentrated, rules-based bet on the companies selling digital locks: about 30 cybersecurity names tracking the Indxx Cybersecurity Index, priced right at the going rate for the theme.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks investment results that generally track the price and yield performance of the Indxx Cybersecurity Index before fees and expenses.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Pure play, not a tech fund wearing a cybersecurity badge. About 30 holdings tied to one Indxx cybersecurity index, so the theme actually shows up in the returns.
  2. 020.50% expense ratio sits exactly at the category median and undercuts bigger-name rivals CIBR (0.58%) and HACK (0.60%).
  3. 03Size and flow work in your favor: a billion-dollar-plus fund that trades actively, which usually means you are not fighting the spread to get in or out.
  4. 04Live since 2019, with a published index rulebook doing the picking instead of a manager's hunch.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Concentration cuts both ways. With about 30 names, one company's earnings miss can swing the whole basket, and the fund rides the cybersecurity cycle rather than the broad market.
  2. 02Cheaper shelf-mates exist in the same theme: WCBR at 0.45% and IHAK at 0.47% both run below BUG's 0.50%.
  3. 03Built for growth, not income. Distributions come annually or semiannually, so this is not a cash-flow holding.

BUG Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 6:06 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
31
Top-10 weight
62%
Largest holding
OKTA9.0%

Sectors

  • Technology100.0%

Geography

  • United States88.15%
  • Japan4.93%
  • Israel4.91%
  • United Kingdom1.33%
  • South Korea0.67%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001OKTAOKTA INC9.03%942,498$172M245
002CRWDCROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC - A7.77%622,624$148M454
003PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INC7.39%386,855$141M486
004FTNTFORTINET INC7.34%823,200$140M465
005QLYSQUALYS INC5.50%599,029$105M189
006ZSZSCALER INC5.50%531,021$105M219
007RBRKRUBRIK INC-A5.48%978,605$104M142
008VRNSVARONIS SYSTEMS INC4.94%1,977,724$94M100
009NTSKNETSKOPE INC-CL A4.80%5,222,560$91M47
010SAILSAILPOINT INC4.74%4,554,737$90M82
011TENBTENABLE HOLDINGS INC4.64%2,491,650$88M136
012SSENTINELONE INC -CLASS A4.34%3,673,593$83M121
013GENGEN DIGITAL INC4.11%2,696,734$78M285
014CVLTCOMMVAULT SYSTEMS INC4.00%526,581$76M162
015AKAMAKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC3.70%673,586$70M253

Showing 1–15 of 32 holdings

BUG Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

BUG$12,936
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. BUG $12,936. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$6,291$9,860$13,429Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for BUG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodBUG
Year to date+51.8%
1 month+13.7%
3 months+38.8%
1 year+29.4%
3 years+24.0%per year
5 years+8.4%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for BUG
YearReturn barBUG
2026 YTD+51.8%
2025−5.0%
2024+9.6%
2023+41.4%
2022−33.7%
2021+13.2%
2020+70.8%

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BUG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.03%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.01Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.01 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2019–2026

One bar per payment. 8 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2019 $0.04; Jun 29, 2020 $0.11; Dec 30, 2020 $0.02; Dec 30, 2021 $0.21; Dec 29, 2022 $0.32; Dec 28, 2023 $0.03; Dec 30, 2024 $0.03; Dec 30, 2025 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.01
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.03
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.03
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.32
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.21
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.02
Jun 29, 2020Jul 8, 2020$0.11
Dec 30, 2019Jan 8, 2020$0.04

BUG Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
29.7%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.61
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−41.7%
Trough Jan 2023
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.13
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

BUG Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Cybersecurity funds
  • Median 0.47%

5 of the 9 Cybersecurity funds charge less.

BUG costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Cybersecurity fund costs $47.00.