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

FTRI has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NRES has 33%, so FTRI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, FTRI or NRES?

FTRI charges 0.70% a year and NRES charges 0.45%, so NRES is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Thematic ETFs

FTRI vs NRES: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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NRES holds 33.4% 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 $35m on Nov 2, 2026 for Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF.

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At a glance

14.9%

FTRI in the S&P 500

33.4%

NRES in the S&P 500

+21.2%

FTRI total return, 1 year

+27.4%

NRES 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.

NRES · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

33% of NRES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NRES costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.2 points; FTRI is 3.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

FTRI vs NRES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	FTRI	NRES
Return
Measure	FTRI	NRES
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+27.4%
Drawdown
Measure	FTRI	NRES
Below its all-time high	9.0%, high on Mar 2, 2026	8.2%, high on Aug 21, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	FTRI	NRES
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 5.5 pts
Cost and size
Measure	FTRI	NRES
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Nov 2, 2026	$114m	$35m
Holdings
Measure	FTRI	NRES
Holdings in common	not published

Method

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Window by window: FTRI vs NRES: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	FTRI	NRES	FTRI	NRES
3 months	+0.5%	+0.7%	+1.8 pts vs ACWI	−0.7 pts vs GNR
6 months	−2.0%	−3.0%	−4.6 pts vs ACWI	−3.4 pts vs GNR
1 year	+21.2%	+27.4%	+6.2 pts vs ACWI	−5.5 pts vs GNR
3 years	+49.5%	–	−28.1 pts vs ACWI	–
Since launchNot the same days: FTRI Dec 2015 · NRES Feb 2024	+197.1%	+42.8%	−52.4 pts vs ACWI	−8.9 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 NRES Xtrackers RREEF Global Natural Resources ETF · Holds 58 stocks in natural resources, 33% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Xtrackers

Theme Natural resources Natural resources

In the S&P 500 14.9% 33.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 98.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.7%

Holdings 50 58

Top ten, share of the fund 58.4% 37.2%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.45%

Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.46%

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +27.4%

vs its benchmark +6.2 pts vs ACWI −5.5 pts vs GNR

Below its high −9.0% −8.2%

Net assets, FTRI as of Nov 3, 2026 and NRES as of Nov 2, 2026 $113m $35m

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.

NRES

By weight, 33% of NRES'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 58 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +27.4% with distributions reinvested against +32.9% for its benchmark, the S&P Global Natural Resources Net TR index, so a holder was behind by 5.5 pts. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Aug 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, FTRI or NRES?: FTRI has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NRES has 33%, so FTRI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FTRI or NRES?: FTRI charges 0.70% a year and NRES charges 0.45%, so NRES 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 →NRES on its own →FTRI dividend history →FTRI holdings →NRES 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 ↗

NRES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NRES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Xtrackers website ↗

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