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

FTRI has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and MGNR has 21%, so FTRI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FTRI or MGNR?

FTRI charges 0.70% a year and MGNR charges 0.75%, so FTRI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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FTRI vs MGNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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MGNR holds 21.3% 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 $842m on Jul 31, 2026 for American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF.

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At a glance

14.9%

FTRI in the S&P 500

21.3%

MGNR in the S&P 500

+21.2%

FTRI total return, 1 year

+21.7%

MGNR 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.

MGNR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 79% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

21% of MGNR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 79% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FTRI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTRI vs MGNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTRI	MGNR
Return
Measure	FTRI	MGNR
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+21.7%
Drawdown
Measure	FTRI	MGNR
Below its all-time high	9.0%, high on Mar 2, 2026	16.0%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTRI	MGNR
What it tracks	Natural resources	Natural resources
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+32.9%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 6.2 pts	behind by 11.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FTRI	MGNR
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.75%
Net assets, FTRI as of Nov 3, 2026 and MGNR as of Jul 31, 2026	$113m	$842m
Holdings
Measure	FTRI	MGNR
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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Window by window: FTRI vs MGNR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	FTRI	MGNR	FTRI	MGNR
3 months	+0.5%	−6.7%	+1.8 pts vs ACWI	−8.1 pts vs GNR
6 months	−2.0%	−12.8%	−4.6 pts vs ACWI	−13.2 pts vs GNR
1 year	+21.2%	+21.7%	+6.2 pts vs ACWI	−11.2 pts vs GNR
3 years	+49.5%	–	−28.1 pts vs ACWI	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTRI Dec 2015 · MGNR Feb 2024	+197.1%	+98.8%	−52.4 pts vs ACWI	+45.6 pts vs GNR

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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 MGNR American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF · Holds 40 stocks in natural resources, 21% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust American Beacon

Theme Natural resources Natural resources

In the S&P 500 14.9% 21.3%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 99.6%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 2.3%

Holdings 50 40

Top ten, share of the fund 58.4% 41.3%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.75%

Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.75%

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +21.7%

vs its benchmark +6.2 pts vs ACWI −11.2 pts vs GNR

Below its high −9.0% −16.0%

Net assets, FTRI as of Nov 3, 2026 and MGNR as of Jul 31, 2026 $113m $842m

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.

MGNR

By weight, 21% of MGNR'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 41% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +21.7% with distributions reinvested against +32.9% for its benchmark, the S&P Global Natural Resources Index, so a holder was behind by 11.2 pts. It sits 16.0% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTRI or MGNR?: FTRI has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and MGNR has 21%, so FTRI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FTRI or MGNR?: FTRI charges 0.70% a year and MGNR charges 0.75%, so FTRI 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 →MGNR on its own →FTRI dividend history →FTRI holdings →MGNR 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 ↗

MGNR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MGNR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

American Beacon website ↗

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