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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned −0.2% and REMX −19.2%.

Which is cheaper, AIRR or REMX?

REMX is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 15% of AIRR and 9% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AIRR vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIRR returned −0.2% to REMX's −19.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $8.4bn for First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and $1.5bn for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

−0.2%

AIRR total return, 1 year

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

0.69%

AIRR expense ratio

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

REMX costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 19.0 points; AIRR is 5.6 times larger.

AIRR vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AIRR	REMX
Return
Measure	AIRR	REMX
Total return, 1 year	−0.2%	−19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AIRR	REMX
Below its all-time high	25.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026	75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIRR	REMX
What it tracks	Reshoring and manufacturing	Rare earth and critical materials
Against the S&P 500, 1 year	behind by 13.9 pts
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 13.9 pts	behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AIRR	REMX
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$8.4bn	$1.5bn
Active share vs the S&P 500	100%	100%
Holdings
Measure	AIRR	REMX
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33%	61%

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

Risk and return

Mar 21, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 657 weekly returns

AIRR REMX

Return

Total return edge AIRR +394.7% −28.5%

Annualized edge AIRR +13.5% −2.6%

Price return edge AIRR +380.7% −50.6%

Risk

Volatility edge AIRR 25.2% 36.1%

Max drawdown edge AIRR −40.6% −70.4%

Downside capture 112.9% 133.0%

Beta 1.20 1.43

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge AIRR 0.55 0.05

Sortino edge AIRR 0.83 0.07

Treynor 0.115 −0.018

Calmar edge AIRR 0.33 −0.04

Against the benchmark

Alpha −0.8% a year −15.8% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.19 −2.33

Information ratio 0.10 −0.42

Tracking error 16.2% 27.8%

Each against its own benchmark: AIRR against VOO, Mar 21, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026; REMX against ACWI, Nov 5, 2010 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

AIRR returned more: +394.7% to −28.5%. AIRR swung less: 25.2% to 36.1%. AIRR fell less at its worst: −40.6% to −70.4%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: AIRR vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AIRR	REMX	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+394.7%	−28.5%	AIRR	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.5%	−2.6%	AIRR	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+380.7%	−50.6%	AIRR	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	25.2%	36.1%	AIRR	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	16.7%	24.7%	AIRR	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−40.6%	−70.4%	AIRR	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	125.3%	129.3%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	112.9%	133.0%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.20	1.43	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.60	0.42	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.55	0.05	AIRR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.83	0.07	AIRR	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.115	−0.018		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.33	−0.04	AIRR	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	VOO	ACWI		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−0.8% a year	−15.8% a year	AIRR not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.19	−2.33	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−9.7% to +8.0%	−29.0% to −2.5%	AIRR includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.10	−0.42		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	16.2%	27.8%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

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

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and REMX 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 REMX

Only in one fund ↓

Only in AIRR

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 3.83%

Karman Holdings Inc. 3.51%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 3.47%

BWX Technologies, Inc. 3.33%

Herc Holdings, Inc. 3.30%

Owens Corning 3.20%

RBC Bearings Incorporated 3.19%

Dycom Industries, Inc. 3.13%

Only in REMX

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 9.02%

Albemarle Corp 8.87%

China Northern Rare Earth Group High-Te 7.12%

Mp Materials Corp 6.90%

Lynas Rare Earths Ltd 6.35%

Pilbara Minerals Ltd 5.55%

Jinduicheng Molybdenum Co Ltd 5.04%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 4.46%

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Side by side

AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer First Trust VanEck

What it is Reshoring and manufacturing Rare earth and critical materials

Total return, 1 year −0.2% −19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark −13.9 pts vs VOO −32.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.53%

Already in the S&P 500 14.7% 8.6%

Holdings 55 32

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.4bn $1.5bn

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

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

What each follows. AIRR follows Reshoring and manufacturing and REMX follows Rare earth and critical materials.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 AIRR returned −0.2% and REMX −19.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 19.0 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.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX'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 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AIRR or REMX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AIRR returned −0.2% and REMX −19.2%.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or REMX?: REMX is cheaper, by 0.16 percentage points a year. That is about $16 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AIRR and REMX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 15% of AIRR and 9% of REMX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

AIRR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIRR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for AIRR ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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