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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so AIRR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or MOAT?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so MOAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 92% of MOAT 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 MOAT the same kind of fund?

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

Over the year AIRR returned more, +15.0% against +11.3%, and MOAT charges 0.46% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AIRR and MOAT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	MOAT
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	2.45%	1.17%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in MOAT
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%	Masco Corp 2.96%
ARGAN INC 4.73%	Kenvue Inc 2.59%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 4.42%	Airbnb Inc 2.56%
MASTEC INC 4.18%	Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC 4.08%	Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%
OWENS CORNING 3.90%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%	NVIDIA Corp 2.45%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%	Datadog Inc 2.44%

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.

AIRR and MOAT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	VanEck
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	Morningstar Wide Moat
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	−6.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.46%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	91.6%
Holdings	58	55

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.

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or MOAT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so AIRR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or MOAT?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so MOAT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 92% of MOAT 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 MOAT the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and MOAT 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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