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Data last updated: Nov 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 12, 2026): First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (CIBR) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 0.41% at $96.25/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.41%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Years of Dividend History: 12
The First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF dividend reflects a fund that puts at least 90% of its net assets into common stocks and depositary receipts of companies classified as cybersecurity firms. CIBR currently yields 0.37%, which is low by any income standard. The fund pays semi-annually, making it a twice-yearly income event rather than a quarterly one. That yield level points to CIBR as a fit for growth-and-income investors who treat the dividend as a secondary benefit, with the 8.1% per-year CAGR since 2016 doing more of the work than the current payout.
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions generated by the underlying cybersecurity stocks and depositary receipts the fund holds, not on a single company's earnings or cash flow. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is distribution volatility: the history table shows year-over-year declines in multiple periods, meaning the per-share payout has not moved in one direction and income investors should expect variability from one semi-annual payment to the next.
First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 8.1% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1499 to $0.3031 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR). The largest single-year jump in the window was 604.6% in 2020, which reflects how erratically the underlying cybersecurity holdings distributed income rather than a deliberate payout policy, and the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +36.8% | $0.12 (2022) | $0.30 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -9.1% | $0.49 (2020) | $0.30 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.4% | $0.10 (2015) | $0.30 (2025) |
CIBR fits growth-and-income investors who want exposure to cybersecurity companies and are willing to accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for long-run dividend growth. The 0.37% current yield is a real limitation for anyone who needs income now. A 5-year average yield is not available for direct comparison, but the 8.1% annualized growth rate from 2016 to 2025 is the more meaningful number for this fund's income story. The trade-off is clear: an investor in First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF gets a dividend that has grown meaningfully over time but arrives semi-annually, at a yield too thin to fund regular income needs on its own.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | $0.0029 |
| 2026-06-25 | $0.0721 |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.1098 |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.2084 |
| 2025-09-25 | $0.0006 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.0898 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.0043 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.0812 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.0108 |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.0662 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1848 |
| 2025 | $0.3031 |
| 2024 | $0.1819 |
| 2023 | $0.2276 |
| 2022 | $0.1184 |
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