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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so AIRR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or NOBL?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 100% of NOBL 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 NOBL the same kind of fund?

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

Over the year AIRR returned more, +15.0% against +9.4%, and NOBL charges 0.35% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AIRR and NOBL both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	NOBL
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC	4.08%	1.43%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in NOBL
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%	Nucor Corp. 1.77%
ARGAN INC 4.73%	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 4.42%	International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%
MASTEC INC 4.18%	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%
OWENS CORNING 3.90%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%	Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%	Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%
SAIA INC 3.54%	Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%

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 NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	ProShares
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+9.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	−8.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.35%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	100.0%
Holdings	58	69

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.

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or NOBL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so AIRR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or NOBL?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so NOBL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 100% of NOBL 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 NOBL the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and NOBL 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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