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AIRR vs MAKX: which is really different?

AIRR and MAKX hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and MAKX returned more over the year.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF.

5.4%AIRR in the S&P 500
36.7%MAKX in the S&P 500
+11.6%AIRR total return, 1 year
+22.8%MAKX 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 81.8MAKX 32.30.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 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 18, 2026
5%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 31% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in5%95%5% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 31% of the fund
MAKX63% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
37%63%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 60% of the fund · 24 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 15% in37%63%inoutside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 60% of the fund

2% 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 MAKX hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIRR and MAKX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIRRMAKX
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.1.71%3.35%
Only in each
Only in AIRROnly in MAKX
IES Holdings, Inc. 3.82%3D SYSTEMS CORP 8.20%
Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. (Class A) 3.52%OUSTER INC 7.38%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 3.37%EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 6.26%
SPX Technologies 2.97%COGNEX CORP 6.11%
BWX Technologies, Inc. 2.96%SK TELECOM CO LTD-SPON ADR 6.02%
Owens Corning 2.90%ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 5.59%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. 2.84%AUTODESK INC 5.52%
Powell Industries, Inc. 2.83%AMBIQ MICRO INC 5.21%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIRR and MAKX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIRRMAKXAIRRMAKXAIRRMAKX
3 months−18.7%−10.7%−20.9 pts−12.9 pts−16.2 pts−8.2 pts
6 months−1.1%+26.0%−19.1 pts+8.0 pts−25.3 pts+1.8 pts
1 year+11.6%+22.8%−5.0 pts+6.3 pts−10.2 pts+1.1 pts
3 years+102.2%+94.2%+23.8 pts+15.8 pts+4.0 pts−4.0 pts
Since launch+456.3%+65.7%+52.5 pts−24.1 pts−325.2 pts−41.7 pts
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AIRR and MAKX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIRR
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
Holds 58 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
MAKX
ProShares S&P Kensho Smart Factories ETF
Holds 24 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 37% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustProShares
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingReshoring and manufacturing
In the S&P 5005.4%36.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%95.1%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%15.0%
Holdings5824
Top ten, share of the fund30.8%59.5%
Expense ratio0.69%0.58%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.61%
Total return, 1 year+11.6%+22.8%
vs the S&P 500−5.0 pts+6.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.2 pts+1.1 pts
Below its high−20.1%−12.8%
Net assets$9.2bn$5m

AIRR in plain words

By weight, 5% 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 31% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +11.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.0 pts. It sits 20.1% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

MAKX in plain words

By weight, 37% of MAKX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 24 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 6.3 pts. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIRR and MAKX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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 MAKX?
AIRR has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and MAKX has 37%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or MAKX?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and MAKX charges 0.58%, so MAKX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIRR against MAKX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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