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AIRR vs GDX: which is really different?

AIRR and GDX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and GDX returned more over the year.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and VanEck Gold Miners ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

5.5%AIRR in the S&P 500
11.0%GDX in the S&P 500
+15.0%AIRR total return, 1 year
+40.2%GDX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIRR scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIRR 80.9GDX 76.80.1, the lowest in this set91.4, the highest

A percentile among the 349 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AIRR95% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
6%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 30% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in6%95%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 30% of the fund
GDX89% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in11%89%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and GDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRROnly in GDX
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 10.67%
ARGAN INC 4.73%Newmont Corp 10.42%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 4.42%Barrick Mining Corp 7.95%
MASTEC INC 4.18%Wheaton Precious Metals Corp 5.61%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC 4.08%Anglogold Ashanti Plc 5.04%
OWENS CORNING 3.90%Franco-Nevada Corp 4.89%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%Kinross Gold Corp 4.40%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%Gold Fields Ltd 4.07%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIRR and GDX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIRRGDXAIRRGDXAIRRGDX
3 months−17.1%+21.3%−20.4 pts+18.0 pts−16.3 pts+22.1 pts
6 months−1.1%+4.1%−17.1 pts−11.9 pts−21.8 pts−16.6 pts
1 year+15.0%+40.2%−2.5 pts+22.7 pts−8.0 pts+17.2 pts
3 years+102.4%+249.2%+24.5 pts+171.3 pts+7.3 pts+154.1 pts
Since launch+460.7%+137.2%+56.4 pts−667.2 pts−312.8 pts−1536.8 pts
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AIRR and GDX on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIRR
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
Holds 58 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GDX
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
Holds 59 stocks in miners and metals, 11% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustVanEck
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingMiners and metals
In the S&P 5005.5%11.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5859
Top ten, share of the fund30.4%58.2%
Expense ratio0.69%0.51%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.51%
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+40.2%
vs the S&P 500−2.5 pts+22.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−8.0 pts+17.2 pts
Below its high−19.5%−16.2%

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.

GDX in plain words

By weight, 11% of GDX'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 58% of the fund across 59 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +40.2% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 22.7 pts. It sits 16.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIRR and GDX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIRR or GDX?
AIRR has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GDX has 11%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or GDX?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and GDX charges 0.51%, so GDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIRR against GDX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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