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AIRR vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIRR returned −0.2% to QTUM's +28.9%; 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 $5.4bn for Defiance Quantum ETF.

At a glance
14.7%
AIRR in the S&P 500
37.5%
QTUM in the S&P 500
−0.2%
AIRR total return, 1 year
+28.9%
QTUM total return, 1 year
AIRR · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of AIRR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 33% of the fund · 55 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 202685% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of AIRR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 33% of the fund

15% of AIRR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

QTUM · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 63% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
63% of its weight is outside the S&P 50038% of QTUM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 63% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.38%63%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 82% · top ten 19% of the fund · 85 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 28% in63% of its weight is outside the S&P 50038% of QTUM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 63% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.38%63%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 82% · Nasdaq-100: 28% in

38% of QTUM's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 63% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 28, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QTUM costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.1 points; AIRR is 1.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

AIRR vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIRRQTUM
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.2%+28.9%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high25.5%, high on Jun 22, 202614.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksReshoring and manufacturingQuantum computing
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 13.9 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+13.7%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 13.9 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.69%0.40%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$8.4bn$5.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33%18%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Sep 14, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 423 weekly returns
AIRR QTUM
Return
Total return edge QTUM +243.1% +489.3%
Annualized edge QTUM +16.4% +24.4%
Price return edge QTUM +238.1% +450.1%
Risk
Volatility edge QTUM (slight) 27.8% 26.3%
Max drawdown edge QTUM (slight) −40.6% −38.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge QTUM 0.58 0.86
Sortino edge QTUM 0.87 1.28
Calmar edge QTUM 0.40 0.64
Reading

QTUM returned more: +489.3% to +243.1%. QTUM swung slightly less: 26.3% to 27.8%. QTUM fell slightly less at its worst: −38.1% to −40.6%.

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Risk and return: AIRR vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureAIRRQTUMEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+243.1%+489.3%QTUMPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+16.4%+24.4%QTUMTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+238.1%+450.1%QTUMPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility27.8%26.3%QTUM (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation18.7%17.6%QTUM (slight)Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−40.6%−38.1%QTUM (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.580.86QTUMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.871.28QTUMReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.400.64QTUMAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 423 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and QTUM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Oct 28, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIRR QTUM
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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 QTUM
Global Unichip Corp 2.43%
Elastic Nv 2.14%
Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd 1.86%
Palantir Technologies Inc 1.84%
Nutanix Inc 1.78%
Cloudflare Inc 1.77%
Snowflake Inc 1.73%
Arqit Quantum Inc 1.72%
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Window by window: AIRR vs QTUM: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowAIRRQTUMAIRRQTUM
3 months−10.0%+9.1%−16.1 pts vs VOOnot measured
6 months−18.4%+11.2%−27.5 pts vs VOOnot measured
1 year−0.2%+28.9%−13.9 pts vs VOOnot measured
3 years+112.5%+229.7%+17.0 pts vs VOOnot measured
Since launchNot the same days: AIRR Mar 2014 · QTUM Sep 2018+418.8%+522.8%+4.1 pts vs VOOnot measured

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Side by side

AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF · Holds 55 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF · Holds 85 stocks in quantum computing, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Reshoring and manufacturing Quantum computing
In the S&P 500 14.7% 37.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 82.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 not published 28.0%
Holdings 55 85
Top ten, share of the fund 33.2% 18.5%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.40%
Fee for the differing part 0.69% 0.49%
Total return, 1 year −0.2% +28.9%
vs its benchmark −13.9 pts vs VOO not measured
Below its high −25.5% −14.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $8.4bn $5.4bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-08AE757AC3

AIRR and QTUM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. Theme. AIRR covers Reshoring and manufacturing and QTUM covers Quantum computing.
  2. Concentration. The top ten holdings are 33.2% of AIRR and 18.5% of QTUM, a gap of 14.7 points.
  3. What each follows. AIRR follows Reshoring and manufacturing and QTUM follows Quantum computing.

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.

QTUM

By weight, 38% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 82%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 85 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 28, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +28.9% with distributions reinvested. It sits 14.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIRR and QTUM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIRR or QTUM?
AIRR has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 38%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or QTUM?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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