Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or AVUS?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and AVUS returned +21.6%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or AVUS?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and AVUS charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AIRR and AVUS overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 84% of AVUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are AIRR and AVUS the same kind of fund?

No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and AVUS is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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AIRR vs AVUS: how they differ

Over the year AVUS returned more, +21.6% against +15.0%, and AVUS charges 0.15% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Avantis U.S. Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and AVUS hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIRR and AVUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	AVUS
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	4.42%	0.26%
EMCOR GROUP INC	3.75%	0.16%
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	6.00%	0.14%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	3.76%	0.07%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	2.97%	0.07%
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC	1.37%	0.06%
ARGAN INC	4.73%	0.06%
RYDER SYSTEM INC	1.31%	0.06%
OWENS CORNING	3.90%	0.06%
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	2.29%	0.05%
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC	2.48%	0.05%
SAIA INC	3.54%	0.04%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in AVUS
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC 2.43%	NVIDIA Corp 5.49%
CORE & MAIN INC 2.07%	Apple Inc 5.37%
KARMAN HOLDINGS INC 1.88%	Microsoft Corp 3.85%
XOMETRY INC 1.32%	Amazon.com Inc 3.68%
MERCURY SYSTEMS INC 1.25%	Alphabet Inc 2.42%
LEGENCE CORP 1.19%	Micron Technology Inc 2.40%
CONSTRUCTION PARTNERS INC 1.15%	Meta Platforms Inc 2.21%
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.56%	Alphabet Inc 1.94%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

AIRR and AVUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Avantis
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	U.S. Equity
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+21.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	+4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.15%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	84.4%
Holdings	58	1875

AIRR in plain words

By weight, 6% of AIRR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

AVUS in plain words

AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or AVUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and AVUS returned +21.6%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or AVUS?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and AVUS charges 0.15%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and AVUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 84% of AVUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are AIRR and AVUS the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and AVUS is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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