1. First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF
The First Trust Nasdaq Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR -0.78%) has $8.6 billion in assets under management (AUM) and a relatively reasonable expense ratio of 0.59%, which amounts to $5.90 in fees for every $1,000 invested. Ten holdings account for more than half of its total assets. The fund's largest holding is Crowdstrike at 8.45%, followed by Broadcom (AVGO -0.69%) at 8%. It also holds Palo Alto (7.6%) and Okta (4.8%).
The ETF is one of the oldest pure-play cybersecurity funds. It was created in 2015, and share prices have more than doubled since then. The fund holds about three dozen stocks that are rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
2. ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF
The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (HACK -1.03%) is also one of the longer-tenured funds focusing on cybersecurity. The fund, which was created in 2014, holds net assets of $2 billion and has an expense ratio of 0.6%.
Broadcom is the fund's largest holding at 8.9%, followed by Cisco (CSCO -0.08%) at 6.3% and Crowdstrike at 6%.
3. Global X Cybersecurity ETF
The Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG -1.24%) is one of the newer cybersecurity funds and concentrates heavily on software companies. It has an expense ratio of 0.51% and about $1.03 billion in net assets.
The fund has two dozen holdings, with Okta making up 6.3%. Zscaler (ZS -0.79%) accounts for 6%, and Check Point Software Tech (NASD:CHKP) is third with 5.98%. It's outperformed both the First Trust and ETFMG funds since its 2019 inception.