Cybersecurity Goes Vertical: CIBR Just Crushed the S&P 500 by Three to One

A dollar invested in the First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) at the last trading day of 2025 grew to about $1.22 by June 5, 2026, versus about $1.08 for the S&P 500. The ETF outperformed the broad market by roughly 14 percentage points over the period, signaling stronger relative performance for cybersecurity stocks.

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A dollar invested in the First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) at the last trading day of 2025 grew to about $1.22 by June 5, 2026, versus about $1.08 for the S&P 500. The ETF outperformed the broad market by roughly 14 percentage points over the period, signaling stronger relative performance for cybersecurity stocks.