Is BUG a good investment?

Global X - Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) is a AI and software ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores BUG 4.1 out of 10 — highest on Growth (9.4), lowest on Quality (0.4). It trades at 37.0 times earnings, against its own median of 30.4. Its ten largest holdings are 62% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is BUG rated? ETF Copilot scores Global X - Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) 4.1 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Global X - Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) 4.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.1 / 10
Growth: 9.4 / 10
Valuation: 3.9 / 10
Risk: 1.6 / 10
Quality: 0.4 / 10
Return: 3.1 / 10

What is BUG's expense ratio? 0.50% a year

As of September 11, 2026, BUG charges 0.50% a year, yields 0.32% and holds $1.6B in assets across 31 positions.

Global X - Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) — cost, income and size
Measure	BUG
Expense ratio	0.50%
Dividend yield	0.32%
Assets under management	$1.6B
Holdings	31

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in BUG's data

Cybersecurity technology firms, from network defense to threat detection.

Trades at a higher price than nearly any peer — you pay more for each dollar of earnings.

Its trailing P/E multiple of 37.0x puts it among the priciest 10% of software funds, while its 16.4% EBITDA margin lags the typical peer.

A thematic bet on cyber defense, built for portfolios that accept a rich price for targeted exposure.

Why did BUG move this week? It fell 3.9% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Qualys and Tenable drove it

BUG fell 3.9% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Qualys (−13.8%), Tenable (−12.7%) and Sailpoint (−11.1%); Netskope (+2.5%) pushed the other way.

Is BUG expensive right now? It trades at 37.0 times earnings, against its own median of 30.4

As of September 11, 2026, BUG is more expensive than 87% of its own 84 monthly readings since 2019 — 73 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside BUG? 99% Tech

What's inside BUG: Size (Large 22%, Mid 60%, Small 18%); Geography (International 12%, US 88%); Tech 98.8%; AI 19.6%.

What are BUG's top holdings? The ten largest are 62% of the fund

Okta, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, CrowdStrike, Qualys, Varonis Systems, Rubrik, Zscaler, GEN Digital and Sailpoint are BUG's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 97% of Tech - Software / Cloud / Cyber / AI ETFs.

Half of BUG's weight sits in its 8 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 19 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Global X - Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/bug