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First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF

CIBRNasdaqFirst TrustB

$96.75−4.28 (−4.24%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B57/ 100

Rank 4 of 9 in Cybersecurity

B57/100Rank 4 of 9inCybersecurity
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 101.03 to 96.75. Range 96.68 to 100.75. Use the arrow keys to read each point.98.0099.00100.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.58%
Fund size
$17.5B
1Y total return
+31.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.39%
Holdings
46
Avg volume · 30D
1.81M sh
52W range
low $60.07high $110.68
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net CIBR Grade

B

Score 57 out of 100

Category
Cybersecurity⁠
Rank
4 of 9
Six-pillar profile for CIBR. Scores out of 100: Cost 31, Risk 63, Mission 82, Tradability 94, Holdings 55, Durability 92. Strongest: Tradability (94). Weakest: Cost (31). Leans toward Tradability and Durability.

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 100
    Rank 7 of 9

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 2

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B63 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 9

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A94 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 9

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 8

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 9

Our read on CIBR

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarB55 out of 100Rank 6 of 8 in Cybersecurity
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
46
Top-10 weight
55%
Largest holding
CRWD8.6%

Sectors

  • Technology94.9%
  • Industrials2.9%
  • Communication2.2%

Geography

  • United States91.28%
  • Israel2.21%
  • India1.93%
  • France1.89%
  • Canada1.69%
  • Japan1.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1CRWDCrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (Class A)8.58%6,001,915$1.5B488
2PANWPalo Alto Networks, Inc.7.58%3,628,234$1.33B505
3CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.7.48%12,548,144$1.31B585
4AVGOBroadcom Inc.6.97%3,743,684$1.22B753
5FTNTFortinet, Inc.6.30%8,111,175$1.1B476
6OKTAOkta, Inc.4.49%3,775,700$786M262
7ZSZscaler, Inc.4.37%3,220,436$766M224
8NETCloudflare, Inc. (Class A)3.64%2,272,055$638M273
9RBRKRubrik, Inc. (Class A)2.97%4,190,527$520M160
10FFIVF5, Inc.2.79%1,447,508$490M330
11ACNAccenture plc2.69%1,826,667$472M348
12IBMInternational Business Machines Corporation2.18%1,482,030$382M437
13NTAPNetApp, Inc.2.13%1,870,602$373M417
14CHKPCheck Point Software Technologies Ltd.2.10%2,418,838$368M95
15GENGen Digital Inc.2.10%12,615,890$368M303

Showing 1–15 of 46 holdings

CIBR Performance

Launched Jul 6, 2015

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

CIBR$13,138
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. CIBR $13,138. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,000$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 CIBR. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCIBR
Year to date+41.8%
1 month−2.0%
3 months+10.0%
1 year+31.4%
3 yearsper year+31.9%
5 yearsper year+13.9%
10 yearsper year+18.5%

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 CIBR
YearReturn barCIBR
2026 YTD+41.8%
2025+13.1%
2024+18.2%
2023+39.7%
2022−26.5%
2021+19.7%
2020+50.4%

CIBR in the news

CIBR 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 Oct 30, 2026.
0.39%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.39Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.0029 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 32 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 22, 2017 $0.01; Sep 21, 2017 $0.007; Dec 21, 2017 $0.005; Mar 22, 2018 $0.005; Jun 21, 2018 $0.008; Dec 18, 2018 $0.04; Jun 14, 2019 $0.02; Sep 25, 2019 $0.004; Dec 13, 2019 $0.05; Mar 26, 2020 $0.40; Jun 25, 2020 $0.03; Sep 24, 2020 $0.03; Dec 24, 2020 $0.03; Jun 24, 2021 $0.03; Dec 23, 2021 $0.28; Mar 25, 2022 $0.02; Jun 24, 2022 $0.003; Dec 23, 2022 $0.10; Jun 27, 2023 $0.05; Sep 22, 2023 $0.0088; Dec 22, 2023 $0.17; Mar 21, 2024 $0.02; Jun 27, 2024 $0.07; Sep 26, 2024 $0.01; Dec 13, 2024 $0.08; Mar 27, 2025 $0.0043; Jun 26, 2025 $0.09; Sep 25, 2025 $0.0006; Dec 12, 2025 $0.21; Mar 26, 2026 $0.11; Jun 25, 2026 $0.07; Sep 24, 2026 $0.0029. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.0029
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.07
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.11
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.21
Sep 25, 2025Sep 30, 2025$0.0006
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.09
Mar 27, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.0043
Dec 13, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.08
Sep 26, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.01
Jun 27, 2024Jun 28, 2024$0.07
Mar 21, 2024Mar 28, 2024$0.02
Dec 22, 2023Dec 29, 2023$0.17

See all 37 payments⁠

$10,000 in CIBR 10 years ago paid $1,042 in dividends.⁠

CIBR Risk

Risk pillarB63 out of 100Rank 4 of 9 in Cybersecurity
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
23.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 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.
1.09
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 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.
−33.9%
Trough Oct 2022
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.
1.02
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

CIBR Cost

Compare CIBR and PSWD

Overpaying vs PSWD, cheapest in Cybersecurity

$7,298

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • CIBR 0.58%

    $11,453

  • PSWD 0.20% Cheapest

    $4,155

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • CIBR 0.58%
  • PSWD 0.20%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530CIBR $11,453PSWD $4,155

Year by year

YearCIBRPSWDOverpaying
10$1,041$365$676
20$3,986$1,421$2,565
30$11,453$4,155$7,298

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