First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:CIBR) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield (before the fund’s fees and expenses) of an equity index called the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity IndexSM (the “index”). The fund will normally invest at least 90% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in the common stocks and depositary receipts that comprise the index. The index includes securities of companies classified as “cyber security” companies by the CTA. The fund is non-diversified.
CIBR is currently the largest cybersecurity fund despite being the second to market. It tracks companies primarily involved in the building, implementation, and management of security protocols. The fund considers both market capitalization and liquidity in order to determine allocations.
Fund Overview
- Net Assets 4.06 Billions
- YTD Daily Total Return 10.39%
- Yield 0.20%
- Annual Expense 0.60%
Performance Overview
- 10.39% YTD Daily Total Return
- 40.66% 1-Year Daily Total Return
- 23.09% 3-Year Daily Total Return
CIBR contains about 40 names with CrowdStrike, Okta and Zscaler among the largest holdings.
Top 10 Holdings (47.03% of Total Assets)
| Name | Symbol | % Assets |
|---|---|---|
| CrowdStrike Holdings Inc Class A | CRWD | 6.42% |
| Zscaler Inc | ZS | 6.31% |
| Okta Inc A | OKTA | 6.24% |
| Accenture PLC Class A | ACN | 5.93% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 5.68% |
| Cloudflare Inc | NET | 3.66% |
| Splunk Inc | SPLK | 3.38% |
| Varonis Systems Inc | VRNS | 3.37% |
| Fortinet Inc | FTNT | 3.09% |
| Juniper Networks Inc | JNPR | 2.95% |
In summary, CIBR is one of the best cybersecurity ETF bare none.