First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF
$107.47−0.33 (−0.31%)
- 0.58%
- $19.1B
- +43.6%
- 0.36%
- 1.7M sh
- $109.96
- low $60.07high $110.68
The ETF.net CIBR Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 3 of 9
Score 57 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D31 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 2Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A70 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C50 out of 100Rank 6 of 8Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A92 out of 100Rank 1 of 9
Our read on CIBR
BA 2015-vintage cybersecurity fund that grew into a multi-billion-dollar one. It tracks the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index with a tight basket of roughly 30 names, so every holding carries real weight.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield of the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index through an indexing approach. It normally invests at least 90% of net assets in the index's common stocks and depositary receipts.
Why people hold it
- Concentrated on purpose: roughly 30 stocks screened by the index as cybersecurity businesses, not a broad tech basket wearing a cyber label.
- Size and turnover work in your favor here: a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, which is what keeps spreads workable on a niche theme.
- Runs to the rulebook: at least 90% of net assets in the index's common stocks and depositary receipts, and it has tracked that index closely.
- Live since 2015, through multiple cyber hype cycles, and one of the stronger implementations in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- At 0.58% a year it sits above the 0.50% cybersecurity-ETF median, and cheaper shelves exist: IHAK at 0.47%, WCBR at 0.45%.
- One theme, about 30 names. A few holdings drive the outcome, so this behaves like a slice of tech, not a diversified core.
- Distributions land quarterly, but this is a growth-equity theme; the index tracks cybersecurity businesses, not payout streams.
CIBR Holdings
- Stocks
- 46
- 59%
- CRWD
Sectors
- Technology94.9%
- Industrials2.9%
- Communication2.2%
Geography
- United States88.97%
- Ireland2.00%
- Israel1.87%
- France1.64%
- India1.62%
- Canada1.49%
- Netherlands1.40%
- Japan0.99%
CIBR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
CIBR$14,360
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | CIBR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +51.3% |
| 1 month | +14.2% |
| 3 months | +17.3% |
| 1 year | +43.6% |
| 3 years | +33.1% |
| 5 years | +17.0% |
| 10 years | +19.3% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | CIBR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +51.3% | |
| 2025 | +13.1% | |
| 2024 | +18.2% | |
| 2023 | +39.7% | |
| 2022 | −26.5% | |
| 2021 | +19.7% | |
| 2020 | +50.4% |
CIBR in the news
CIBR Dividends
- 0.36%
- $0.39
- $0.0029 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
CIBR Risk
- 23.8%
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.
- 1.09
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.
- −33.9%
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.
- 1.02
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
CIBR Cost
0.58%
CIBR0.58%
- The middle half of Cybersecurity funds
- Median 0.47%
6 of the 9 Cybersecurity funds charge less.
Other funds in Cybersecurity
- BPSWDXtrackers Cybersecurity Select Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +38.2%
- BIHAKiShares Cybersecurity and Tech ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +39.4%
- BSPAMThemes Cybersecurity ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +38.8%
- BXACorgi Etf Trust I - Corgi AI Cybersecurity ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return —
- CWCBRWisdomTree Cybersecurity FundExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return +53.9%