CIBR

First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF

First Trust's Nasdaq cybersecurity fund, concentrated in the Digital Trust security leaders.

Research reviewed
Oct 14, 2026
Mapped companies
19
Holdings as of
Oct 26, 2026

Fund summary

Strategy

First Trust's cybersecurity ETF — the dedicated Digital Trust security lens (CrowdStrike, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks).

Stated focus

Digital Trust mapped companies, as held by the CIBR issuer file.

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First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) is a passively managed thematic fund issued by First Trust Advisors L.P., tracking the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index. That index is a modified liquidity-weighted benchmark of companies primarily engaged in the cybersecurity industry, spanning security software, network security, and the platforms that defend digital operations. It is the machine's dedicated Digital Trust security lens: its mapped positions are anchored by CrowdStrike, Fortinet, and Palo Alto Networks, with a broad roster of additional mapped security names at weight. In the PXS map, CIBR is the single-purpose expression of the Digital Trust universe's security layer — the enabling infrastructure every digital system must pass through. Coverage is limited to direct, issuer-reported positions in already-mapped companies, not the complete portfolio, and this is a research map rather than a recommendation. CIBR is most useful for reading where a pure-play cybersecurity index concentrates across the mapped Digital Trust companies, separating the dedicated security names from the broader software infrastructure captured elsewhere. Its largest mapped positions are CrowdStrike (8.66%), Fortinet (8.28%), Palo Alto Networks (7.97%), and Cisco (7.79%), concentrating the fund in the mapped Digital Trust security leaders.

Top 10 holdings

As of Oct 26, 2026. Top holdings by weight among U.S.-listed issuers (stockanalysis.com); non-U.S.-listed positions may be omitted. Portfolio weights are not ownership percentages of the companies.

#CompanyTickerPortfolio weight
1CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. MappedCRWD8.40%
2Fortinet, Inc. MappedFTNT7.93%
3Palo Alto Networks, Inc. MappedPANW7.50%
4Cisco Systems, Inc. MappedCSCO7.26%
5Broadcom Inc. MappedAVGO6.54%
6Zscaler, Inc. MappedZS4.46%
7Okta, Inc. MappedOKTA4.37%
8Cloudflare, Inc. MappedNET4.02%
9F5, Inc. MappedFFIV3.58%
10Rubrik, Inc.RBRK2.93%

Holdings changes

Known positions in mapped companies

CompanyRelationshipPortfolio weightAs ofEvidence
MICROSOFT CORPReported holding1.95%Oct 26, 2026Source
Zscaler, Inc.Reported holding4.46%Oct 26, 2026Source
Palo Alto Networks, Inc.Reported holding7.50%Oct 26, 2026Source
Okta, Inc.Reported holding4.37%Oct 26, 2026Source
Leidos Holdings, Inc.Reported holding1.83%Oct 26, 2026Source
International Business Machines CorporationReported holding2.04%Oct 26, 2026Source
Gen Digital Inc.Reported holding1.70%Oct 26, 2026Source
Fortinet, Inc.Reported holding7.93%Oct 26, 2026Source
F5, Inc.Reported holding3.58%Oct 26, 2026Source
Dynatrace, Inc.Reported holding2.21%Oct 26, 2026Source
Datadog, Inc.Reported holding2.14%Oct 26, 2026Source
CRWDReported holding8.40%Oct 26, 2026Source
Cloudflare, Inc.Reported holding4.02%Oct 26, 2026Source
Cisco Systems IncReported holding7.26%Oct 26, 2026Source
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.Reported holding2.09%Oct 26, 2026Source
BroadcomReported holding6.54%Oct 26, 2026Source
Arista NetworksReported holding1.66%Oct 26, 2026Source
Alphabet Inc.Reported holding1.78%Oct 26, 2026Source
Akamai Technologies, Inc.Reported holding1.71%Oct 26, 2026Source

Derived exposure

Counts cover distinct mapped companies only. They are not an allocation and do not describe the full portfolio.

Universes

Layers

Timeline

  1. Jul 7, 2015

    First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF begins operations

    Source

Start here

  • Top mapped weights: CRWD 8.66%, FTNT 8.28%, PANW 7.97%, CSCO 7.79%.
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Open questions

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Sources

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