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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and GLD returned +19.1%, so GLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or GLD?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so GLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are AIRR and GLD the same kind of fund?

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

Over the year GLD returned more, +19.1% against +15.0%, and GLD charges 0.40% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and SPDR Gold Shares.

AIRR and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	State Street
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	Gold
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+19.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	+1.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.40%
Holdings	58	not filed

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.

GLD in plain words

GLD is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or GLD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and GLD returned +19.1%, so GLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or GLD?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so GLD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are AIRR and GLD the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and GLD 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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