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First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF
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Few thousand in cash saved up. Invest it all at once or spread it out?
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Took everyone’s suggestions and made a watchlist of what I think would be good for around the next 5 years.
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Heres my stock port: SPY (123), QQQ (44), CIBR (131), SMH (31), VTV (54), SCHB (2,320), GOOGL (61) $230,770.
Too broke for Mongo calls so I went CIBR. Now I’m butthurt..😥
Skip S. For cybersecurity I would go with PANW, CRWD, NET, and if you want a fourth ZS. If you want a broad collection CIBR.
Suggestion: VONG (core growth): 45%, CIBR (cybersecurity): 20%, SMH (semiconductors): 20%, SHLD or ITA (defense tech): 15% Rundown of each ETF VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF) Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility.
I'm in this too and bascally realised that not all cybersecurity ETFs are created equal BUG and IHAK have been crawling sideways but it seems like CIBR has been having decent returns
CIBR! There is nothing that’s moving anywhere in any sector in any part of the world without cybersecurity playing a crucial role.
VONG (Vanguard Growth ETF): Tracks U.S. large-cap growth stocks (Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, NVIDIA, etc.) Broad exposure, high quality, diversified, long-term compounding. Role: Core growth anchor. CIBR (First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF): Focused on cybersecurity companies (CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Okta, etc.) Sector-specific but with secular growth tailwinds (cybersecurity demand only rising). Role: Thematic growth satellite with higher risk/reward. SHLD (Global X Defense Tech ETF): Exposure to defense & aerospace technology (Lockheed Martin, Northrop, Raytheon, etc.). Stronger in stable defense spending + geopolitical tailwinds. Role: Defensive growth/income tilt, helps reduce volatility. Suggested allocation VONG 50%, CIBR 30%, SHLD or ITA 20%
I am a nerd by trade and have been passively aware of QC for a decade. It started coming into conversations around my job a year and a half or so ago around cyber securuty. If you look at the holdings of both the CIBR and HACK ETFs you'll see some companies that have already been focused on PQS/PQCS Post Quantum Security/Cyber Security. The expectations are that QC will require cyber security measures magnitudes better than what we use now. Bitcoin is already considering the implications of QC on encryption. That is small beams relative to the entire global banking system that will have to harden itself against QC being used to try and access their servers. QC has been and is looking more and more likely to have very significant impacts. I mentioned pharma in my other reply to you, cyber in this reply. A C level rep from, I think it was IonQ, mentioned they are using their QC to help the DoD development nee counter corrosive paints and methods to protect ocean faring vessels. That isn't something I would have ever considered as a use case but it makes sense hearing it said out loud. The money and labor the DoD could save with a newer/better anti corrosion process and materials would be significant. Just one more example of my imaginative people than myself finding applications for QC.
too many imo. I'd do 60% VOO or maybe VTI and then 40% VUG or VGT like the other poster said. A wee bit of HACK or CIBR if you want some additional focus on cybersecurity although i'd say just buy some Crowdstrike stock instead for that.
VOO 50%. QQQ 25% VTI 20%. CIBR 20%. Rest up to you: Gamble it on speculative assets
Cybersecurity is a longterm sure thing, but individual companies are not. I have had the WCBR and CIBR ETFs, as well as broader software IGV, but now I'm getting my largest cybersecurity action from the SPRX ETF, which holds ZS, NET, CRWD, PANW and RBRK, about 23% of the ETF total in cybersecurity. If I had to go with a dedicated cyber ETF now I'd pick CIBR.
I buy HACK and CIBR monthly with auto buy dispute the .6% fees yearly. It just seems like a good idea since I worked in cyber security before and I know that this field will only become more important in the future. Every company and group needs it, especially with AI and quantum computing. I like the top companies both these ETFs hold. Includes some that are not strictly cybersecurity.
I buy both individual cyber security stocks and CIBR. My favorite stock right now is RUBRIK. I encourage you to join the subreddit below. https://www.reddit.com/r/RBRK/s/XqHFKwlAaU
VONG, PHYS, CIBR, XLF. Sorry, that’s 4
I heard about it on fintwit a few days back and then again after the flag breakout today. I was just holding CIBR themed ETF shares but it wasnt doing anything, so have been looking for individual plays
Personally, I would invest in cybersecurity. More potential. Hack or CIBR ETF.
Stop using AI, people are not reading this. Tell me, would you read this for yourself if you came acrid this post? Crowdstrike is good, I would but am cyber security ETF for future AI tech, security and more like CIBR. I am also a fan of NET (Cloudflare)
$CIBR. I work in the field so it's kind of a personal thing. But also not much overlap with VOO and think it will get some trickle down effect from AI trade.
If it was me, I’d diversify. Low cost index funds and sector funds such as UTES, NUKZ, CIBR, SHLD, SPMO, and QQQM.
Your choices are solid, but you could simplify things by choosing either VTI or VOO (rather than both), as they overlap. One possible allocation could be: 50% VTI, 20% QQQ, 15% CIBR, 10% Vanguard Mega Cap, and 5% HOOD
I’m 21 years old, I have a 401k with 1k in it, a Roth 401k with 1k in it, and a Roth IRA with $450 in it. I am a full time student who will be pursuing her masters but I do work full time so I have some spare money for investing. I’m hoping to financially prepare myself well so that I have extra cash in my 30s and 40s that will make me comfortable. I’m planning on investing my portfolio (about $50 a week) in these stocks: VTI (market index) HOOD (fintech) CIBR (cybersecurity) VOO (market index) QQQ (NVDIA AND NVO) Vanguard Mega Cap fund (for mag 7 exposure) But I’m new to investing, and know nothing. What should my percent split be, and am I missing anything? Thank you!
Look at CIBR etf holdings. I am looking at Ai security companies but liking the ETF in general
BRK.b, JPM, AMZN, CIBR probably. Those would be my names off the top of my head
I mean cybersecurity is gonna be ewuge, PANW/AVGO/CISCO/cloud flare are better I think. What about CIBR etf
CIBR ETF doing real well with this news.
I bought a bunch of QQQM and CIBR during the lowest points of the Trump tariff crash, but I’m avoiding putting new money into tech these days. Not selling any of my older tech positions, however. New money is going into SOC and BRK.B. SOC is the big high risk play. My Roth is bursting at the seams with it right now, as of this afternoon.
Schwab wouldn't let me do an iron condor on CIBR. I have no idea what that is and why it's called that despite reading about it online for hours. It's probably a good thing that Schwab doesn't let me do these things.
VOO or CIBR. Don’t check it for 15-20 years
CIBR just quietly creeping back up to ATH 
I've been buying CIBR all year to great effect
CIBR is my favorite ETF, shit is a boss
I’ve seen this, you bought calls in a very low volume ETF. Volume dropped then IV tanked. Happened to my LEAPS in CIBR around lunch yesterday, got a notification they hit $.01. The spread at the time was $.01-$2.40. And IV had tanked to 4%. Mine came back up an hour later. You might make it out alive, but word of advice, don’t buy options is low volume ETFs.
Healthcare or cybersecurity look good right now less hype than AI but strong growth potential. For healthcare, check XBI or ISRG. For cybersecurity, CIBR ETF or CRWD. Energy isn't saturated either with all these data centers uranium plays like CCJ might be worth a look.
I bought googl, nvda, IBM, sofi, and CIBR ETF.
For retirement, definitely stick with ETFs..VUG, VOO, CIBR, XLU
Hi, welcome aboard! You said you were like-minded, but with ETFs, and my heart fluttered because I like ETFs too. And you could definitely do this with ETFs. Screening stocks and ETFs on 2/8 I screened in CIBR & SPMO as possible candidates for momentum trades. But then you had to go and say that you're one of those who would pick stocks because they **should** go up. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) Meanwhile, I'm picking stocks because they **are** going up. I think you see the difference. And I'll go out on a limb and say that buying stocks that *are* going up will have a greater return that picking the ones that *should* go up. **And it's easier.** Because a month is a long time. And sitting on an egg for a month waiting for it to hatch and earning zero percent loses to a Walmart gaining 12.8%. And a quarter is a long time to earn zero when a FOX is earning 21.9%. And a....well, you get the picture. But you're looking for stocks that will "explode" upwards, and that's a different animal that I can't really speak to. Because it's kind of binary, right? The stock sat there for a year doing nothing, but then in a month doubled or tripled or quadrupled. Whereas it took Robinhood 6 months to triple (as it has now). I do like your thought here, though: > ...in order to go long you have to see stock consolidate/start trending up after earnings, so you don't miss out on these huge moves up. I'm doing that on a longer timeframe than you, but it's the same idea: looking for a trend or confirmation of the *start* of a trend. My HOOD pick was a little bit of that. Usually I'm looking for a year of smooth outperformance, but the strength of its 6-month trend made me pick it. And it took me maybe 5 minutes to decide that once I found its 5y chart. But if looking at charts and 50-day and 200-day SMAs is fun for you (it's not for me), then keep at it. Maybe you'll figure something out that others haven't. So I think our trading psychologies are different, but that's okay. And if you want to get your posting karma up, I'll help you out here if that works. Take care.
In no particular order: JPM, GS, WMT or COST, WM, GEV, GE, CIBR (I know it's tech but it's an etf and well distanced from FAANG)
Idk but CIBR has been printing money this year
Not familiar with IWF/CIBR/FIW, you don't need any insight about SPY (though I prefer VOO or QQQM), but I question SCHD. Right now, you can buy 1-3 year CDs or slap those funds in a money market or HYS and get as good or better returns than SCHD's garbage, taxable dividends. If I'm going to put money into something earning taxable income, I'm going to go with JEPQ or maybe a combination of JEPQ and JEPI. Not only do I flat out like the underlying securities better than SCHD, but the income is amazing.
CIBR. My most solid and reliable ETF since I started investing. We’ll never not need cybersecurity so I’m positive it will keep gaining for a long time.
I couldn’t decide on a cyber security stock so I put money into CIBR which tracks all of them. Been good so far
I recommend prioritizing your investments and accounts like below 1) Make sure you get full employer match on an employer-sponsored retirement account if it is offered to you. Usually this is a 401(k) but sometimes it can be different account, all have similar benefits. Getting full employer match means you are contributing every paycheck, this is good! 2) Open an IRA with reputable broker, not Robinhood (I like Fidelity). Look up differences and decide whether roth or traditional is better for you. This is the account where you put extra money in that you won’t need until retirement. 3) Taxable brokerage (like what it looks like you already have with RH). I would probably recommend also moving this to a more reputable broker, but not a make-or-break since this is not where the majority of your money should be. In this account, you should hold extra money that you may need in the next few years. Maybe this is for saving for big purchases in the future, but I don’t usually recommend you invest money that you may need in the next 2-3 years, keep that in HYSA or short-term bonds while yields are so high. In all of these accounts, I recommend the VAST MAJORITY be in low cost ETFs like VOO and VT or in target date retirement funds (but only if they are low expense ratio). Then maybe 10% could be other things (like CIBR or SPYG).
You’ve got a pretty diverse set of sectors covered with these ETFs! VOO and IWM give you broad market exposure, and specialized funds like FTXL, CIBR, and TAN focus on tech, cybersecurity, and clean energy. PSLV and IBIT offer more alternative plays with silver and bitcoin. If you're comfortable with the volatility in some of these sectors, you’re in a good spot. However, you might consider adding an international or emerging markets ETF to diversify even further. Have you thought about that?
Well I’ve lost 25% of my portfolio since Thursday. No more options for a while  Gonna be a boring few months with 100% of my portfolio in VOO, IWM, CIBR, FXTL, and TAN.
Here are my positions so you guys know if I’m going to buy $ROPE: CRWD PUTS VKTX CALLS (bought at $67) FTNT CALLS NVDA CALLS CIBR CALLS if this goes bad I will be broke and I’m not exaggerating. Also some how my cibr calls are down -99% even though I bought today with September expiry, and the VEGA is -2928% wtf??
Whatever you do OP, just pay attention to what VTI has done in the same time. I don't know about your world, but I'm sure you know someone who bought into TSLA 8 years ago and made 30,000% profit. (I know folks who bought into AAPL, AMD, NVDA 30 years ago, etc...) Sure, sometimes you get lucky. But most of the time, you're chasing something after the fact. At your age, you're half my age, you can go super heavy into tech (e.g., VGR, CIBR, SPY), and that's a solid move. But I wouldn't allocate more than 5-20% of your portfolio into individual stocks. One thing I might do if I were you is set up an automatic, weekly deposit of $100 into VTI and leave your portfolio alone for a few months. (Shoot, why not a year???). Slowly, you'll see those losses become a smaller and smaller percentage of your total portfolio. At which point, you won't notice those losses. And who knows, maybe they climb back in that time? But like someone else mentioned, you're doing great!!
anybody buying the dip on CIBR
I am new to stocks - sorta. I put in money in 2021 at the advisement of my friends dad who lives and breathes stocks. I have been doing well even with the current dips. Today I expanded and put 2.5 shares into GOOG at 160$.... I wasn't thinking about my target price or anything and honestly read the graphs and had no second thoughts - I'd love to hear what you think of this lol. My plans are long term, I don't know how long and don't want to think about it for atleast two years minimum? I like this game.. total gains: CIBR + 27.36% GOOG (just added today) + .27% SMH 98% (it was around 120 before the dip happened) XLF + 21.17 % - CIBR and XLF are both stocks the friends dad told me to put into along with SMH in 2021. Seeing how well I did with SMH makes me wonder if I need CIBR or XLF. It's a small total gain percentage for holding them for 3 years. SMH has given me a taste of how fun the stocks can be. I forgot about my portfolio for like a year or two and now I am obsessed with trying to learn more which is hard because I don't know anything about actual financial investments at all - but I feel confident about reading graphs.
I’d like to pick up some data center, cybersecurity and cloud compute myself. SKYY, CIBR, DCTR.
OP what do you think of cybersecurity ETF’s, like CIBR?
Sell your CRWD, buy CIBR. FFS stop trying to pick the best stock in an industry that you can get exposure to without individual stock risk.
Why not just buy CIBR!? People trying to pick “the best stock” in an industry where the tide lifts all boats… and still manage to underperform. Crazy.
I might settle with CIBR instead of gambling on PANW straight up, or just own both
I will look into it, maybe I’ll own all 3 lol or just buy CIBR or something
Only if you’re holding long. Cybersecurity’s being shit. You’d think it’d be straight up 45 degrees but no. Look at the ytd on CIBR.
Do you have any other cyber stocks or on your watchlist. Any thoughts on CIBR or HACK ETF's?
i paired mine with ETFs for different sectors, water (PHO), gold (GLDM), cybersecurity (CIBR), as well as some other tech etfs. you might want some value stock etfs in there but i don’t personally have any yet
No, fee doesn't matter. If I had to take one to make money in the next month it would be CIBR for sure, because of it holding AVGO. During the cybersecurity boom last year, WCBR did better than CIBR because it is a far more truly cybersecurity ETF. CIBR's rules allow AVGO and CSCO. So for near future, CIBR is likely better. For the long haul, WCBR is a better cybersecurity pureplay... and I'll get AVGO separately and via SMH.
I'm just looking at the CIBR etf. It's got a good spread. A lot of the big players aren't publicly traded, but all of the ones that are are captured there
what is the reason you pick WCBR over CIBR? is it coz the fee?
CIBR holds both of them. For this sector my personal preference is individual stocks because I am familiar with a lot of the companies in it. These are two that stand out to me based on my experience with them.
You think these will out perform CIBR?
Hi there, I'm 19 years old and began investing last September 2023. I wanted to get some feedback on my current positions in my ROTH IRA. QQQ - 50% VGT - 20% QTUM - 10% RSPT - 10% CIBR - 10% My current contributions are $580 per month, and I aim to max out my ROTH IRA contributions yearly. I also recently opened an individual brokerage account and put in $500. I plan to invest the first $500 in VXIAX and then start investing in some individual stocks like aapl, msft, and nvda. I prefer the tech sector as I am quite young but would love some input on my current portfolio and suggestions.
PANW has to reinvent itself from a hardware/firewall company to a software/cloud company. CRWD is already there. PANW has been slow to adapt to software solutions winning the marketplace from physical firewalls. CRWD should soundly beat PANW the rest of this year, but after that I'd guess those two will be the leading stand alone cybersecurity companies. Both are fine to own, even as the rest of the cybersecurity sector has been reeling from too much excitement over the future, but if you pick just one, CRWD makes more sense now. The WCBR and CIBR etfs also are a good choice for starter positions, waiting for the winers of the cybersecurity wars to shake out.
Being eyeing cybersecurity (cloudflare, crowdstrike, palo alto), trying to play options. Just not liking the way theyre moving. If CIBR is any indication, not the time.
Stocks. Park 100shares of Disney, Costco, Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Coca Cola. This will be a solid foundation of safe, blue chip stocks (and could cost a little over $100K). I’d also recommend index-tracking ETFs like XLK, XLF, XLV (tech, financial, healthcare). Finally, a personal favorite is CIBR — the cybersecurity ETF. I work in tech M&A and it’s very apparent Cyber is increasingly growing in tech stack. I would not hire any financial advisors/managers; $155K is still generic ETF-territory without need for complex strategies. Investing in brick & mortar franchises is ill advised unless you will be the franchise manager.
Huge agree. Chyna fearmongering/tension is going to make money rain from the sky for this industry. Basically all my roth contributions this year have gone into CIBR. You're probably right about sticking with a couple winners, but I don't like holding single stocks in my retirement accounts.
Hey, I know what I wrote is a book but look at the last paragraph:$BUG, $HACK, $CIBR
CIBR isn’t a bad idea given what’s going on with both continued breaches and AI.
i wonder if i still have some share of CIBR
I think WEN, CIBR, DE are undervalued at the moment
Thanks to Chinese and Russian hackers, CIBR is a good buy. This field can't survive without those criminals.
The [United Healthcare hack](https://apnews.com/article/change-cyberattack-hospitals-pharmacy-alphv-unitedhealthcare-521347eb9e8490dad695a7824ed11c41) is hugely bullish for this stock. They're going to have to pay some obscene amount to these hackers and cybersecurity companies are going to explode. CIBR 60c 5/17
I know an owner of a small financial management group who put a hefty bet on CIBR a few years back when it was trading in the 20s. I don't see a reason why the trend would reverse.
I'd put at least half into index funds - QQQ, SPY, SPYI - or country or sector ETF's like INDY, CIBR, ..... A sector ETF like CIBR gives you a bundle of all the major companies in a sector like cybersecurity that's growing rapidly for the foreseeable future. The renewables / EV sector (e.g. an ETF's like BATT) is down quite a bit from it's 2021 peaks, because sales growth in electric vehicle has slowed and there is oversupply of lithium. But it will inevitably rebound in the long term as electric vehciles become mainstream. The rest, you could take a stab at picking individual stocks if you're interested in some risk. At your age, I'd treat it as a learning experience, i.e. chance to learn about a certain investing approach (e.g. value investing, momentum investing, technical analysis) instead of looking for tips on individual stocks that may / may not come from people who know what they are talking about.
Interested read 5 years later. I’m in on $CIBR
Enphase, CRISPR Therapeutics, SoFi, Amazon, Crowdstrike, Tesla etc...but these were the hottest stocks years ago for the same reasons you list and only some have done well. The future has not "arrived" quite yet if you know what I mean. I know this is a stock subreddit but don't overlook ETF's like TAN, CIBR, ARKG, SMH. Once again the charts speak for themselves.
Lost a few shirts years ago in FireEye and don’t have the technical expertise or industry knowledge to know who really has the better future. Have had IHAK/CIBR in my portfolio for years though.
No, definitely not anything super crazy. No calls or puts or anything of that nature. Nor a volatile stock like TSLA. More like finding a good company that is currently underperforming/ undervalued, preferably with a connection to AI. Whether it’s in chip manufacturing, cyber security, or software., etc. some stocks I am currently considering are CRM, TTD, TSM. However, I feel strongly about going the ETF route instead. CIBR, WCBR, IGPT. Also considering other sectors like Infrastructure, utilities, and REITs depending on November’s outcome. Considered parking the money in PAVE about a year ago but due to wife being laid off, opted to play it safe with HYSA. I did tho, open a small position in PAVE around the same time in my daughter’s UTMA account and she’s up 30% in that position. Ultimately, that is the goal with the money that’s currently in the HYSA with a time frame of 2-5 years depending on returns.