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AIRR vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIRR returned −0.2% to IJH's +13.2%, and IJH charges 0.05% 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 $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

At a glance
−0.2%
AIRR total return, 1 year
+13.2%
IJH total return, 1 year
0.69%
AIRR expense ratio
0.05%
IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.64 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.4 points; IJH is 14.6 times larger.

AIRR vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAIRRIJH
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.2%+13.2%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high25.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Below its high6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksReshoring and manufacturingS&P MidCap 400
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%0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$8.4bn$122.8bn
Active share vs the S&P 500100%
Holdings
Holdings in common7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33%7.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and IJH hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIRR IJH
Clean Harbors, Inc. 2.60% 0.46%
RBC Bearings Incorporated 3.19% 0.45%
BWX Technologies, Inc. 3.33% 0.36%
Mueller Industries, Inc. 2.19% 0.35%
Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 3.12% 0.35%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 2.78% 0.33%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 1.82% 0.32%
Ryder System, Inc. 1.54% 0.31%
Wintrust Financial Corporation 1.48% 0.30%
Owens Corning 3.20% 0.27%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. 2.36% 0.27%
Saia, Inc. 2.58% 0.27%
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Only in AIRR
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 3.83%
Karman Holdings Inc. 3.51%
Herc Holdings, Inc. 3.30%
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 3.13%
Argan, Inc. 2.97%
Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. (Class A) 2.79%
Powell Industries, Inc. 1.85%
Primoris Services Corporation 1.80%
Only in IJH
OKTA CLASS A 1.10%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%
UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.74%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%
ATI 0.66%
US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%
XPO 0.64%
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Side by side

AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF
What it is Reshoring and manufacturing Tracks the S&P MidCap 400
Total return, 1 year −0.2% +13.2%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) +12.8% (MDY)
Gap to its benchmark −13.9 pts vs VOO +0.4 pts vs MDY
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 14.7% 0.0%
Holdings 55 409
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.4bn $122.8bn

AIRR and IJH 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.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are AIRR and IJH in the same category?
AIRR is a thematic ETF and IJH is a stock 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 IJH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned −0.2% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or IJH?
IJH is cheaper, by 0.64 percentage points a year. That is about $64 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and IJH overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 15% of AIRR and 0% of IJH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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