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AIRR vs NRSH: which is really different?

AIRR and NRSH hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and NRSH returned more over the year.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Aztlan North America Nearshoring Stock Selection ETF.

5.4%AIRR in the S&P 500
39.1%NRSH in the S&P 500
+11.6%AIRR total return, 1 year
+29.8%NRSH 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 81.8NRSH 27.80.1, 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
NRSH61% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
39%61%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 20% in39%61%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund

13% 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 NRSH hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIRR and NRSH both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIRRNRSH
BWX Technologies, Inc.2.96%3.04%
Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.2.84%3.53%
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.2.74%2.92%
Dycom Industries, Inc.2.61%3.25%
Mercury Systems, Inc.1.48%2.75%
Only in each
Only in AIRROnly in NRSH
IES Holdings, Inc. 3.82%Sanmina Corp 4.74%
Forgent Power Solutions, Inc. (Class A) 3.52%Ciena Corp 4.26%
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. 3.37%Celestica Inc 4.23%
SPX Technologies 2.97%MYR Group Inc 4.22%
Owens Corning 2.90%Microchip Technology Inc 4.09%
Powell Industries, Inc. 2.83%TFI International Inc 3.82%
Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 2.82%MasTec Inc 3.70%
RBC Bearings Incorporated 2.82%Ryerson Holding Corp 3.60%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIRR and NRSH over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIRRNRSHAIRRNRSHAIRRNRSH
3 months−18.7%−10.5%−20.9 pts−12.7 pts−16.2 pts−8.0 pts
6 months−1.1%+25.8%−19.1 pts+7.8 pts−25.3 pts+1.5 pts
1 year+11.6%+29.8%−5.0 pts+13.2 pts−10.2 pts+8.0 pts
3 years+102.2%not published+23.8 ptsnot published+4.0 ptsnot published
Since launch+456.3%+50.3%+52.5 pts−22.7 pts−325.2 pts−38.2 pts
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AIRR and NRSH 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
NRSH
Aztlan North America Nearshoring Stock Selection ETF
Holds 30 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 39% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustAztlan
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingReshoring and manufacturing
In the S&P 5005.4%39.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%92.6%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%20.3%
Holdings5830
Top ten, share of the fund30.8%39.8%
Expense ratio0.69%0.76%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.82%
Total return, 1 year+11.6%+29.8%
vs the S&P 500−5.0 pts+13.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−10.2 pts+8.0 pts
Below its high−20.1%−12.3%
Net assets$9.2bn$28m

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.

NRSH in plain words

By weight, 39% of NRSH's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +29.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 13.2 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIRR and NRSH hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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 NRSH?
AIRR has 5% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NRSH has 39%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or NRSH?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and NRSH charges 0.76%, so AIRR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIRR against NRSH, 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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