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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and DFUS returned +17.5%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or DFUS?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and DFUS charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 90% of DFUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are AIRR and DFUS the same kind of fund?

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

Over the year DFUS returned more, +17.5% against +15.0%, and DFUS charges 0.09% against 0.69%.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and DFUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIRR and DFUS both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	DFUS
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	4.42%	0.10%
EMCOR GROUP INC	3.75%	0.06%
MASTEC INC	4.18%	0.04%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC	4.08%	0.03%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	2.97%	0.03%
RBC BEARINGS INC	1.85%	0.03%
CLEAN HARBORS INC	2.44%	0.02%
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC	6.00%	0.02%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	2.45%	0.02%
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC	1.37%	0.02%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC	3.76%	0.02%
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	1.80%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in DFUS
KARMAN HOLDINGS INC 1.88%	NVIDIA CORPORATION 6.97%
XOMETRY INC 1.32%	APPLE INC. 5.86%
LEGENCE CORP 1.19%	MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4.52%
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.56%	AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.84%
	ALPHABET INC. 3.31%
	BROADCOM INC. 2.90%
	ALPHABET INC. 2.74%
	META PLATFORMS, INC. 2.01%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

AIRR and DFUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	DFUS Dimensional U.S. Equity Market ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Dimensional
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	U.S. Equity Market
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	90.2%
Holdings	58	2231

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.

DFUS in plain words

DFUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2231 positions, with the top ten at 35.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or DFUS?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and DFUS returned +17.5%, so DFUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or DFUS?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and DFUS charges 0.09%, so DFUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and DFUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 90% of DFUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are AIRR and DFUS the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and DFUS 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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