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AIRR vs IGV: which is really different?

IGV holds 82.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and AIRR 5.5%.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

5.5%AIRR in the S&P 500
82.2%IGV in the S&P 500
+15.0%AIRR total return, 1 year
−9.7%IGV 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 81.4IGV 27.50.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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
IGV18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutsideactive share 92% · top ten 63% of the fund · 108 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 64% in82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 63% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and IGV 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 IGV
IES Holdings, Inc. 3.83%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A 9.96%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc 3.38%MICROSOFT 9.69%
SPX Technologies 3.10%PALO ALTO NETWORKS 9.36%
BWX Technologies, Inc. 3.09%CROWDSTRIKE HOLDINGS CLASS A 7.25%
Owens Corning 3.03%SALESFORCE 6.78%
Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 2.89%ORACLE 5.94%
Saia, Inc. 2.83%SERVICENOW 4.65%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. 2.77%ADOBE INC 3.46%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIRR and IGV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIRRIGVAIRRIGVAIRRIGV
3 months−17.1%+11.9%−20.4 pts+8.7 pts−16.3 pts+12.7 pts
6 months−1.1%+20.6%−17.1 pts+4.6 pts−21.8 pts−0.1 pts
1 year+15.0%−9.7%−2.5 pts−27.2 pts−8.0 pts−32.6 pts
3 years+102.4%+42.5%+24.5 pts−35.3 pts+7.3 pts−52.5 pts
Since launch+460.7%+998.5%+56.4 pts+194.1 pts−312.8 pts−675.4 pts
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AIRR and IGV 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
IGV
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF
Holds 108 stocks in cloud and software, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustiShares
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingCloud and software
In the S&P 5005.5%82.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%92.4%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%64.1%
Holdings58108
Top ten, share of the fund30.4%63.4%
Expense ratio0.69%0.38%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.41%
Total return, 1 year+15.0%−9.7%
vs the S&P 500−2.5 pts−27.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−8.0 pts−32.6 pts
Below its high−19.5%−13.8%

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.

IGV in plain words

By weight, 82% of IGV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −9.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 27.2 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of Sep 22, 2025.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIRR or IGV?
AIRR has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGV has 82%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or IGV?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and IGV charges 0.38%, so IGV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIRR against IGV, 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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