ETF comparison
CIBR vs XLK
Thematic vs Technology.
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF · State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
Holdings overlap
14 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of CIBR and XLK would leave roughly 16.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
XLK is 50 bps cheaper than CIBR. On a $100,000 position that's about $500/yr more in fees for CIBR.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with CIBR vs XLK.
Top shared holdings
14 shared in total| # | Holding | In CIBR | In XLK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BROADCOM INC | 6.72% | 5.41% | 5.41% |
| 2 | CISCO SYSTEMS INC | 7.75% | 2.58% | 2.58% |
| 3 | MICROSOFT CORP | 1.65% | 8.38% | 1.65% |
| 4 | PALO ALTO NETWORKS INC | 9.62% | 1.54% | 1.54% |
| 5 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | 1.88% | 1.47% | 1.47% |
| 6 | CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS INC | 8.29% | 1.08% | 1.08% |
| 7 | ARISTA NETWORKS INC | 2.12% | 0.98% | 0.98% |
| 8 | FORTINET INC | 8.85% | 0.53% | 0.53% |
| 9 | DATADOG INC | 2.09% | 0.48% | 0.48% |
| 10 | ACCENTURE PLC | 1.32% | 0.43% | 0.43% |
| 11 | NETAPP INC | 1.76% | 0.17% | 0.17% |
| 12 | F5 INC | 3.41% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
Only in CIBR
29 total- CLOUDFLARE INC 4.03%
- OKTA INC 3.52%
- ZSCALER INC 3.04%
- RUBRIK INC 2.67%
- JFROG LTD 2.18%
- CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD 2.14%
- DYNATRACE INC 2.05%
- ALPHABET INC 1.87%
- THALES SA 1.83%
- INFOSYS LTD 1.65%
Only in XLK
60 total- NVIDIA Corp 14.65%
- Apple Inc 12.85%
- Micron Technology Inc 5.42%
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.28%
- Intel Corp 3.68%
- Applied Materials Inc 3.20%
- Lam Research Corp 3.02%
- KLA Corp 2.20%
- Sandisk Corp 1.88%
- Texas Instruments Inc 1.51%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with CIBR
- CIBR vs AIQ · Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF 14.6%
- CIBR vs VGT · Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund ETF Shares 14.4%
- CIBR vs ARKW · ARK Next Generation Technology ETF 10.9%
- CIBR vs QTUM · Defiance Quantum ETF 7.4%
- CIBR vs KOMP · State Street SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF 4.1%
- CIBR vs GRID · First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund 2.7%
More comparisons with XLK
- XLK vs SKYY · First Trust Cloud Computing ETF 15.9%
- XLK vs ARKQ · ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF 12.9%
- XLK vs ARKW · ARK Next Generation Technology ETF 12.4%
- XLK vs HACK · Amplify Cybersecurity ETF 11.4%
- XLK vs ARKK · ARK Innovation ETF 9.1%
- XLK vs ARKF · ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF 8.6%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open CIBR or XLK at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
Affiliate links — opening an account through these earns PlainIndex a one-time referral. Scoring is computed before any affiliate consideration; see our methodology and funding disclosure.
Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.