First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
First Trust's Nasdaq cybersecurity fund, concentrated in the Digital Trust security leaders.
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.
| # | Company | Ticker | Portfolio weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. Mapped | CRWD | 8.40% |
| 2 | Fortinet, Inc. Mapped | FTNT | 7.93% |
| 3 | Palo Alto Networks, Inc. Mapped | PANW | 7.50% |
| 4 | Cisco Systems, Inc. Mapped | CSCO | 7.26% |
| 5 | Broadcom Inc. Mapped | AVGO | 6.54% |
| 6 | Zscaler, Inc. Mapped | ZS | 4.46% |
| 7 | Okta, Inc. Mapped | OKTA | 4.37% |
| 8 | Cloudflare, Inc. Mapped | NET | 4.02% |
| 9 | F5, Inc. Mapped | FFIV | 3.58% |
| 10 | Rubrik, Inc. | RBRK | 2.93% |
Holdings changes
- 2026-10-26: EPA:HO 1.70% now parsed (non-US line the prior table dropped; rank/coverage change, not an addition)
Known positions in mapped companies
| Company | Relationship | Portfolio weight | As of | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORP | Reported holding | 1.95% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Zscaler, Inc. | Reported holding | 4.46% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Reported holding | 7.50% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Okta, Inc. | Reported holding | 4.37% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Leidos Holdings, Inc. | Reported holding | 1.83% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| International Business Machines Corporation | Reported holding | 2.04% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Gen Digital Inc. | Reported holding | 1.70% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Fortinet, Inc. | Reported holding | 7.93% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| F5, Inc. | Reported holding | 3.58% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Dynatrace, Inc. | Reported holding | 2.21% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Datadog, Inc. | Reported holding | 2.14% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| CRWD | Reported holding | 8.40% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Cloudflare, Inc. | Reported holding | 4.02% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Cisco Systems Inc | Reported holding | 7.26% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. | Reported holding | 2.09% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Broadcom | Reported holding | 6.54% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Arista Networks | Reported holding | 1.66% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Alphabet Inc. | Reported holding | 1.78% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
| Akamai Technologies, Inc. | Reported holding | 1.71% | Oct 26, 2026 | Source |
Derived exposure
Counts cover distinct mapped companies only. They are not an allocation and do not describe the full portfolio.
Universes
Layers
- Grid, Power & Thermal Infrastructure1 mapped company
- Zero Trust Security8 mapped companies
- Identity & Access1 mapped company
- National Identity & Digital Credentials1 mapped company
- Sovereign Cloud & Compute1 mapped company
- Data Governance & Privacy1 mapped company
- Observability & Trust Infrastructure2 mapped companies
- Connectivity, RF & Positioning2 mapped companies
- Edge Compute & Control Silicon1 mapped company
- AI Factory & Cloud Training Infrastructure1 mapped company
Timeline
- 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%.
Open questions
- How does this fund's active/passive weighting compare to peers in the same universe layer?