ETF·NASDAQ
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR)
- Net assets
- $17.32B
- Expense ratio
- 0.58%
- Yield
- 0.38%
- 52-week range
- $60.07 $110.68
The short version
Where CIBR stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
CIBR at a glance
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR): Buy, 75/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($81.59 and $100.11).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.58%, $17.3B in net assets, +36.3% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CIBR, First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF, receives a Buy rating from CleaRank with a model score of 75/100.
Trend is the biggest contributor: the price is 21.12% above its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 22.70% above the 200-day. The 50-day average is $100.11 and the 200-day is $81.59. The price gained 32.08% over the past year.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from CIBR's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $98.82 is 1.3% below the 50-day simple moving average of $100.11.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 21.1% above the 200-day simple moving average of $81.59.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($100.11) is 22.7% above the 200-day average ($81.59), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 77% of its 52-week range, between $60.07 and $110.68.
CIBR share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far CIBR has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where CIBR sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
3/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.58% a year, $58.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $17.3B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Technology, makes up 94.9% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 0.38%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 36.26%.
CIBR Fund Facts
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF is an exchange-traded fund that focuses on companies involved in cybersecurity technologies and services. It seeks to track the Nasdaq CTA Cybersecurity Index, which includes firms whose businesses center on protecting networks, data, cloud environments, devices, and digital identities. The fund provides diversified exposure to a concentrated group of cybersecurity leaders across software, networking, information technology, and related industries.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | CIBR |
|---|---|
| YTD | 44.57% |
| 1 month | 2.99% |
| 3 months | 14.66% |
| 1 year | 36.26% |
| 3 years | 31.91% |
| 5 years | 16.63% |
| 10 years | 18.50% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, CIBR has an expense ratio of 0.58%, $17.32B in net assets and a distribution yield of 0.38%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for CIBR.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of CIBR's holdings, performance and risks.
Technology is the largest sector in First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR), where it makes up 94.9% of the fund. Industrials follows at 2.9% and Communication Services at 2.2%. Because nearly all of the holdings sit in that one sector, CIBR's performance tracks Technology closely. The fund is a Technology offering from First Trust that launched on July 6, 2015.
CIBR charges 0.58% a year, which works out to $58.00 on every $10,000 held. The fund has $17.3B in net assets. Its distribution yield stands at 0.38%, and portfolio turnover is 21%.
CIBR's daily returns have a 30-day standard deviation of 2.04%. Technology accounts for 94.9% of the holdings, so the fund leans heavily on a single sector.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 41.3, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 41.3 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of CIBR
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) sends a mixed trend signal: at $98.82, it trades 1.29% below its 50-day average of $100.11 but 21.12% above its 200-day average of $81.59. The price sits near the top of its 52-week range, 10.72% below the high of $110.68 and 64.51% above the low of $60.07. With the 50-day average 22.70% above the 200-day, the averages have not yet caught up with the weaker price.
The recent dip is set against a stronger multi-period record. Over the past month the price slipped 1.48%, yet it climbed 6.99% across three months and 32.08% across the past year. Last session's volume was 118.3% above its average, and the price fell 4.55% that day. The 14-day RSI sits at 41.3, in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is positive.
- The two closest levels to watch are the 50-day SMA, at $100.11 and above the price, and the 200-day SMA, at $81.59 and below it.
- A 14-day RSI of 41.3 falls in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
- Costs compound: at 0.58% a year, CIBR charges $58.00 on every $10,000 invested.
CIBR is in a mixed trend: the price sits above its 200-day average at $81.59 but under its 50-day average at $100.11. Closing above the 50-day would flip both signals to up, while closing below the 200-day would flip both to down. Looking at the nearest levels, the 200-day SMA at $81.59 lies below the price and the 50-day SMA at $100.11 lies above it.
The 14-day RSI reads 41.3, which places CIBR in the neutral band between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for CIBR, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with CIBR at $98.82, its 14-day RSI is 41.3 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $100.11 and its 200-day is $81.59.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What CIBR moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, CIBR's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.67 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.68 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.31 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.07 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
CIBR trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from CIBR's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much CIBR tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
CIBR's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.04% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 32.8%, from November 2021 to January 2023, regained by January 2024.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
84% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $54,617, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
CIBR Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, CIBR's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -32.8% (November 2021 to January 2023); it regained that peak by January 2024, 12 months after the low, and 84% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into CIBR in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: CIBR beat the S&P 500 over this period: $54,617 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in CIBR in October 2016 would be worth about $54,617 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to CIBR, and which have not.
Strongest month, May: an average of +3.27%, up in 8 of 10 years.
Weakest month, September: an average of -1.39%, up in 3 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +1.24%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, CIBR's strongest calendar month has been May (average +3.27%, up in 8 of 10 years) and its weakest September (average -1.39%, up in 3 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in CIBR, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in CIBR today could grow to about $25,645 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $68,286 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,631. The simulation models price only; at today's 0.38% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
CIBR 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $144 for CIBR by 2030 in the base case, from $98.82 today (1.5x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $77.53. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on CIBR's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $79.66 | $109 | $148 | |
| 2028 | $76.99 | $119 | $185 | |
| 2029 | $76.66 | $131 | $224 | |
| 2030 | $77.53 | $144 | $268 | |
| 2031 | $79.18 | $158 | $316 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of CIBR's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.