Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AIRR vs DIA: how they differ
Over the year DIA returned more, +15.6% against +15.0%.
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and DIA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AIRR | Only in DIA |
|---|---|
| IES Holdings, Inc. 3.83% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% |
| Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc 3.38% | CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% |
| SPX Technologies 3.10% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% |
| BWX Technologies, Inc. 3.09% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% |
| Owens Corning 3.03% | AMGEN INC 4.36% |
| Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 2.89% | TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% |
| Saia, Inc. 2.83% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% |
| C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 2.77% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% |
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 Sep 10, 2026.
| AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF | DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Thematic ETF | Core index fund |
| Issuer | First Trust | State Street |
| What it is | Reshoring and manufacturing | Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.0% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −2.5 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 5.5% | 97.1% |
| Holdings | 58 | 31 |
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.
DIA in plain words
DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 55.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or DIA?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned +15.0% and DIA returned +15.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do AIRR and DIA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 6% of AIRR and 97% of DIA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
- Are AIRR and DIA the same kind of fund?
- No. AIRR is a thematic ETF and DIA 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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