ETF comparison
CIBRvsXLK
Thematic vs Technology.
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Holdings overlap
14 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of CIBR and XLK would leave roughly16.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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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 thecost 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 INC4.03%
- OKTA INC3.52%
- ZSCALER INC3.04%
- RUBRIK INC2.67%
- JFROG LTD2.18%
- CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES LTD2.14%
- DYNATRACE INC2.05%
- ALPHABET INC1.87%
- THALES SA1.83%
- INFOSYS LTD1.65%
Only in XLK
61 total- NVIDIA Corp14.65%
- Apple Inc12.85%
- Micron Technology Inc5.42%
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc5.28%
- Intel Corp3.68%
- Applied Materials Inc3.20%
- Lam Research Corp3.02%
- KLA Corp2.20%
- Sandisk Corp1.88%
- Texas Instruments Inc1.51%
Open CIBR or XLK at a brokerage
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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.