Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTRI or GUNR?

FTRI has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GUNR has 27%, so FTRI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FTRI or GUNR?

FTRI charges 0.70% a year and GUNR charges 0.46%, so GUNR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FTRI vs GUNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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GUNR holds 27.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and FTRI 14.9%.

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Net assets: $113m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF, and $7.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF.

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At a glance

14.9%

FTRI in the S&P 500

27.1%

GUNR in the S&P 500

+21.2%

FTRI total return, 1 year

+26.8%

GUNR total return, 1 year

FTRI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

15% of FTRI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

GUNR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

27% of GUNR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 73% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

GUNR costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTRI vs GUNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTRI	GUNR
Return
Measure	FTRI	GUNR
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+26.8%
Drawdown
Measure	FTRI	GUNR
Below its all-time high	9.0%, high on Mar 2, 2026	7.5%, high on Sep 9, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTRI	GUNR
What it tracks	Natural resources	Natural resources
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 6.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FTRI	GUNR
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.46%
Net assets, FTRI as of Nov 3, 2026 and GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026	$113m	$7.2bn
Holdings
Measure	FTRI	GUNR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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Window by window: FTRI vs GUNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	FTRI	GUNR	FTRI	GUNR
3 months	+0.5%	+1.3%	+1.8 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−2.0%	−2.5%	−4.6 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+21.2%	+26.8%	+6.2 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+49.5%	+45.4%	−28.1 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: FTRI Dec 2015 · GUNR Sep 2011	+197.1%	+149.3%	−52.4 pts vs ACWI	not measured

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Side by side

FTRI First Trust Indxx Global Natural Resources Income ETF · Holds 50 stocks in natural resources, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GUNR Northern Trust Morningstar Global Upstream Natural Resources ETF · Holds 135 stocks in natural resources, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Northern Trust

Theme Natural resources Natural resources

In the S&P 500 14.9% 27.1%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 98.3%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.4%

Holdings 50 135

Top ten, share of the fund 58.4% 36.6%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.46%

Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.47%

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +26.8%

vs its benchmark +6.2 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −9.0% −7.5%

Net assets, FTRI as of Nov 3, 2026 and GUNR as of Jul 31, 2026 $113m $7.2bn

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FTRI

By weight, 15% of FTRI'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 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 6.2 pts. It sits 9.0% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

GUNR

By weight, 27% of GUNR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 135 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Sep 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTRI or GUNR?: FTRI has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GUNR has 27%, so FTRI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FTRI or GUNR?: FTRI charges 0.70% a year and GUNR charges 0.46%, so GUNR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →FTRI on its own →GUNR on its own →FTRI dividend history →FTRI holdings →GUNR dividend history →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FTRI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FTRI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FTRI ↗

GUNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GUNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Northern Trust website ↗

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