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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and VIG returned +12.4%, so AIRR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or VIG?

AIRR charges 0.69% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 96% of VIG 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 VIG the same kind of fund?

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

Over the year AIRR returned more, +15.0% against +12.4%, and VIG charges 0.04% against 0.69%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions AIRR and VIG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AIRR	VIG
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC	4.42%	0.29%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC	4.08%	0.10%
BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC	2.97%	0.09%
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC	2.45%	0.07%
APPLIED INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGIES INC	1.80%	0.05%
ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS INC	2.29%	0.05%
OWENS CORNING	3.90%	0.05%
WINTRUST FINANCIAL CORP	1.30%	0.05%
OSHKOSH CORP	1.60%	0.04%
RYDER SYSTEM INC	1.31%	0.04%
LANDSTAR SYSTEM INC	1.40%	0.03%
MUELLER WATER PRODUCTS INC	0.42%	0.02%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRR	Only in VIG
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
ARGAN INC 4.73%	Apple Inc 4.10%
MASTEC INC 4.18%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
SAIA INC 3.54%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 2.48%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
CLEAN HARBORS INC 2.44%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	First Trust	Vanguard
What it is	Reshoring and manufacturing	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−2.5 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	5.5%	95.7%
Holdings	58	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and VIG returned +12.4%, so AIRR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or VIG?: AIRR charges 0.69% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 96% of VIG 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 VIG the same kind of fund?: No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and VIG 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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