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AIRR vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIRR returned −0.2% to ITOT's +13.4%, and ITOT charges 0.03% 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 $97.1bn for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

At a glance
−0.2%
AIRR total return, 1 year
+13.4%
ITOT total return, 1 year
0.69%
AIRR expense ratio
0.03%
ITOT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ITOT costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.6 points; ITOT is 11.6 times larger.

AIRR vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAIRRITOT
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.2%+13.4%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high25.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksReshoring and manufacturingS&P Total Market Index (TMI)
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%0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$8.4bn$97.1bn
Active share vs the S&P 500100%
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33%33.9%

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

Risk and return

Mar 21, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 657 weekly returns
AIRR ITOT
Return
Total return edge AIRR (slight) +394.7% +375.6%
Annualized edge AIRR (slight) +13.5% +13.1%
Price return edge AIRR +380.7% +285.6%
Risk
Volatility edge ITOT 25.2% 16.7%
Max drawdown edge ITOT −40.6% −33.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge ITOT 0.55 0.70
Sortino edge ITOT 0.83 1.01
Calmar edge ITOT 0.33 0.40
Reading

AIRR returned slightly more: +394.7% to +375.6%. ITOT swung less: 16.7% to 25.2%. ITOT fell less at its worst: −33.2% to −40.6%.

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Risk and return: AIRR vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAIRRITOTEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+394.7%+375.6%AIRR (slight)Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+13.5%+13.1%AIRR (slight)Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return+380.7%+285.6%AIRRPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility25.2%16.7%ITOTSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation16.7%11.6%ITOTLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−40.6%−33.2%ITOTDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.550.70ITOTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.831.01ITOTReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.330.40ITOTAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 657 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and ITOT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIRR ITOT
BWX Technologies, Inc. 3.33% 0.02%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 3.83% 0.02%
Clean Harbors, Inc. 2.60% 0.02%
Mueller Industries, Inc. 2.19% 0.02%
Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 3.12% 0.02%
RBC Bearings Incorporated 3.19% 0.02%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 2.78% 0.02%
AAON, Inc. 1.88% 0.01%
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. 2.36% 0.01%
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. 1.82% 0.01%
Argan, Inc. 2.97% 0.01%
Associated Banc-Corp 1.51% 0.01%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in AIRR
Applied Aerospace & Defense, Inc. 0.62%
Only in ITOT
NVIDIA 7.06%
APPLE 6.78%
MICROSOFT 5.28%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.32%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%
BROADCOM INC 2.18%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83%
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Side by side

AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF
What it is Reshoring and manufacturing Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market
Total return, 1 year −0.2% +13.4%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −13.9 pts vs VOO not measured
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 14.7% 88.1%
Holdings 55 2443
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.4bn $97.1bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-F7C729234E

AIRR and ITOT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. AIRR follows Reshoring and manufacturing and ITOT follows S&P Total Market Index (TMI).
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AIRR returned −0.2% and ITOT +13.4% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 13.6 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,443 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%.

Questions people ask

Are AIRR and ITOT in the same category?
AIRR is a thematic ETF and ITOT 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 ITOT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned −0.2% and ITOT +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or ITOT?
ITOT is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and ITOT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 15% of AIRR and 88% of ITOT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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