Cloudflare Just Surged on Earnings. Here’s What It Means for Your ETFs
Cloudflare's earnings pop lit up a few thematic funds while barely nudging the big index funds most investors own. Which ETFs carry the biggest stakes, and what hidden overlap could leave you holding the same stocks twice?
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Cloudflare (NYSE:NET | NET Price Prediction) shares are up 10.92% in Friday’s regular session, trading at $271.20 as of 1:15 PM ET. The company reported its quarterly numbers after the market closed on Thursday, Nov. 5, and beat estimates, per Investor’s Business Daily. Barron’s linked the jump to easing fears that AI will hurt software companies. For ETF investors, most of the impact falls on a handful of cybersecurity, cloud and internet funds.
Cloudflare runs a global network that sits between websites and their users. It sells security, content delivery and edge computing services, which let companies block attacks and run code closer to their customers.
A Rebound After a Steep Slide
Shares had been falling before today. Cloudflare is down 12.6% over the past week and 23.61% over the past month, so Friday’s gain looks like a rebound rather than another leg of a rally. Barron’s described the stock as battered in the tech rout heading into the report.
Cloudflare’s Quarter and Guidance in Numbers
Revenue rose 39.2% year over year to $782.51 million, ahead of the $738.30 million consensus. Non-GAAP EPS of $0.38 exceeded the $0.3434 estimate, Cloudflare’s fifth consecutive EPS beat. On a GAAP basis, the company lost $0.10 per share. Non-GAAP operating margin expanded to 17.5% from 15.3%, and current remaining performance obligations rose 37%.
For the fourth quarter, Cloudflare forecast revenue of $845 million to $846 million and non-GAAP EPS of $0.43. Full-year guidance calls for revenue of $2.963 billion to $2.964 billion and non-GAAP EPS of $1.35. Management also expects to reach GAAP profitability in the fourth quarter, significantly earlier than its prior investor-day outlook. CEO Matthew Prince said on the call, “By nearly every metric, we had our best quarter ever.”
ETFs With the Biggest Cloudflare Stakes
Three widely held thematic funds report significant Cloudflare positions in their most recent regulatory filings:
| Fund | Cloudflare Weight | Holdings Date | Fund Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amplify Cybersecurity ETF | 4.84% | June 30, 2026 | $2.59 billion |
| Global X Cloud Computing ETF | 4.25% | Aug. 31, 2026 | $0.38 billion |
| ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | 2.13% | July 31, 2026 | $1.61 billion |
Those funds are the Amplify Cybersecurity ETF (NYSEARCA:HACK), the Global X Cloud Computing ETF (NASDAQ:CLOU) and the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (NYSEARCA:ARKW). Each weight comes from a different month, so the figures are separate snapshots rather than a side-by-side ranking. Since those dates, Cloudflare’s month-long decline has probably pushed its weights lower.
As a rough estimate based on those old weights, today’s gain suggests Cloudflare alone added about 0.5 percentage points to HACK, about 0.5 points to CLOU and about 0.2 points to ARKW. Moves in their other holdings are not included.
Why Broad Index Fund Holders Barely Feel It
With a market cap of about $87.55 billion, Cloudflare is a small weight in broad index funds. Because it trades on the NYSE, it is not eligible for the Nasdaq-100. In total-market and large-cap growth funds, where trillion-dollar companies hold most of the weight, a gain this size barely registers.
Concentration and Overlap Risk in Thematic Funds
Single-company earnings move concentrated funds in both directions. A fund holding Cloudflare at around 4% to 5% gets a visible lift today. The same position also weighed on returns during the 23.61% monthly fall.
Overlap matters for anyone holding a thematic fund alongside a broad tech fund. HACK’s five largest positions as of June 30 all appear in QQQ’s holdings on the same date. That suggests investors who own both funds hold the same large cybersecurity and networking companies twice, which raises their effective exposure to the sector.
What to Watch From Here
The next test is whether Cloudflare hits its fourth-quarter guidance and turns GAAP profitable as expected. The sales organization is also changing leaders. Christian Smith, formerly Splunk’s chief revenue officer, joins as President of Revenue, while Mark Anderson retires at the end of the year. Fund holders can check upcoming portfolio filings to see how far Cloudflare’s weight has shifted after the recent slide and today’s rebound.
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Ryne Mauck is an investment writer covering exchange-traded funds, retirement planning, and portfolio strategy. Through his work at 24/7 Wall St. and other investment platforms, including Seeking Alpha, he aims to provide clear, research-driven insights that help investors make more informed decisions while maintaining a long-term approach to investing.
Ryne holds a B.Sc. in Finance and an M.A. in Political Science. He is a formerly registered Municipal Advisor Representative and has passed the Series 50, Series 63, and Series 65 exams. His articles are not intended to be, nor should they be interpreted as, financial advice.
