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AIRR vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIRR returned −0.2% to GLD's +2.5%, and GLD charges 0.40% to AIRR's 0.69%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $8.4bn for First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and $135.8bn for SPDR Gold Shares.

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At a glance
−0.2%
AIRR total return, 1 year
+2.5%
GLD total return, 1 year
0.69%
AIRR expense ratio
0.40%
GLD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

GLD costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; GLD is 16.2 times larger.

AIRR vs GLD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAIRRGLD
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.2%+2.5%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high25.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Below its high24.7%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksReshoring and manufacturingGold
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 13.9 pts
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 13.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$8.4bn$135.8bn
Active share vs the S&P 500100%
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33%

Method

Side by side

AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Where it sits Thematic ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer First Trust State Street
What it is Reshoring and manufacturing Holds gold
Total return, 1 year −0.2% +2.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) +2.7% (IAU)
Gap to its benchmark −13.9 pts vs VOO −0.2 pts vs IAU
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.40%
Holdings 55 not counted
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.4bn $135.8bn

AIRR and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
AIRR

By weight, 15% of AIRR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500, from its filing for Jun 30, 2026; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%.

The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 13.9 pts. It sits 25.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

GLD

Its expense ratio is 0.40% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

GLD holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +2.7% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.7% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are AIRR and GLD in the same category?
AIRR is a thematic ETF and GLD is a commodity ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or GLD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned −0.2% and GLD +2.5%.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or GLD?
GLD is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.
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AIRR on its own →GLD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AIRR dividend history →AIRR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
AIRR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AIRR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for AIRR ↗
State Street website ↗

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