ISE Cyber Security UCITS vs WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity
- ISPY holds cybersecurity (longer history) (ISE Cyber Security UCITS); WCBR holds cybersecurity companies (WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity).
- WCBR is cheaper at 0.45% a year versus 0.69% for ISPY, and lower fees compound in your favour over time.
- Over the past five years ISPY returned +77% versus +59% for WCBR, in USD.
- WCBR reinvests dividends automatically (accumulating); ISPY pays them out as cash (distributing), so pick based on whether you want income.
Shown in USD. Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Annual fee (TER)
- 0.69%
- 0.45%
- Tracks
- ISE Cyber Security UCITS
- WisdomTree Team8 Cybersecurity
- Distribution
- Distributing
- Accumulating
- Domicile
- Ireland · UCITS
- Ireland · UCITS
- Risk
- Higher (5/5)
- Higher (5/5)
- Trades in
- LSE (GBp)
- LSE (USD)
- Provider
- L&G
- WisdomTree
Same theme as the WisdomTree cyber fund: companies that defend against hacking, but with about 10 years of price history versus the newer alternative. Slightly broader holdings, higher fee, and pays dividends out rather than reinvesting.
See full ISPY details →Companies protecting governments and businesses from cyber attacks: CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler, Fortinet, Cloudflare. Narrower and more pure-play than the older cyber fund. Cybersecurity demand keeps growing because the bad guys keep getting more sophisticated.
See full WCBR details →Both ISPY and WCBRare Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs, so dividends from their US holdings are taxed at 15% under Ireland's US treaty, rather than the 30% that applies to US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors, and they sit outside US estate tax. Your own local tax still depends on where you live, so check your country's rules; for most investors the main ongoing cost to watch is each fund's annual fee.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, ISPY.L or WCBR.L?
WCBR.L is cheaper. ISPY.L charges 0.69% per year and WCBR.L charges 0.45%. Both are inexpensive index funds, but a lower fee compounds in your favour over the long run.
Are ISPY.L and WCBR.L accumulating or distributing?
ISPY.L is distributing, so dividends are paid out to you as cash. WCBR.L is accumulating, so dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund. Accumulating funds suit investors who want hands-off compounding with no cash dividends to reinvest manually.
Are ISPY.L and WCBR.L both UCITS ETFs?
Yes, both are UCITS ETFs (ISPY.L domiciled in Ireland, WCBR.L in Ireland), so both give non-US investors the 15% US dividend withholding rate and sit outside US estate tax, unlike US-domiciled ETFs.