CIBR’s worst drop since 2015 was 34%
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) fell 34% from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022. It took 2.2 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 157th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2015 to now
How CIBR held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | CIBR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −33.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −31.6% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was CIBR’s maximum drawdown?
CIBR’s deepest fall since 2015 was 33.9%, from its high on November 12, 2021 to its low on October 14, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did CIBR take to recover?
2.2 years. CIBR first closed above its Nov 2021 high again on January 19, 2024.
Was CIBR riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, CIBR’s worst drop was 33.9% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −32.1% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, July 8, 2015 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.