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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and AVUV returned +24.6%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or AVUV?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and AVUV charges 0.25%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 0% of AVUV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are AIRR and AVUV the same kind of fund?

No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and AVUV 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 AVUV: how they differ

Over the year AVUV returned more, +24.6% against +15.0%, and AVUV charges 0.25% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and AVUV hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIRR and AVUV both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	AVUV
RYDER SYSTEM INC	1.31%	0.60%
TUTOR PERINI CORP	0.71%	0.46%
KIRBY CORP	1.70%	0.40%
FULTON FINANCIAL CORP	0.89%	0.39%
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC	0.74%	0.38%
ARGAN INC	4.73%	0.36%
ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP	1.29%	0.33%
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION INC	1.66%	0.31%
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	0.42%	0.24%
PRIMORIS SERVICES CORP	1.18%	0.14%
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC	1.37%	0.07%
DNOW INC	0.72%	0.06%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in AVUV
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%	Viasat Inc 1.39%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 4.42%	Matson Inc 0.98%
MASTEC INC 4.18%	Lear Corp 0.90%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC 4.08%	SM Energy Co 0.86%
OWENS CORNING 3.90%	Avnet Inc 0.86%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%	Macy's Inc 0.78%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%	StoneX Group Inc 0.77%
SAIA INC 3.54%	Five Below Inc 0.72%

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 AVUV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Avantis
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	U.S. Small Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+24.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	+7.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.25%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	0.0%
Holdings	58	795

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.

AVUV in plain words

AVUV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Small Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 795 positions, with the top ten at 8.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or AVUV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and AVUV returned +24.6%, so AVUV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or AVUV?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and AVUV charges 0.25%, so AVUV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and AVUV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 0% of AVUV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are AIRR and AVUV the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and AVUV 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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