ETF comparison
AIRRvsSHLD
Both Industrials.
First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF · Global X Defense Tech ETF
Holdings overlap
5 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of AIRR and SHLD would leave roughly8.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SHLD is 19 bps cheaper than AIRR. On a $100,000 position that's about $190/yr more in fees for AIRR.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with AIRR vs SHLD.
Top shared holdings
5 shared in total| # | Holding | In AIRR | In SHLD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BWX TECHNOLOGIES INC | 2.97% | 3.05% | 2.97% |
| 2 | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES INC | 2.44% | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| 3 | KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY SOLUTIONS INC | 2.43% | 1.81% | 1.81% |
| 4 | MERCURY SYSTEMS INC | 1.24% | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| 5 | KARMAN HOLDINGS INC | 1.88% | 0.83% | 0.83% |
Only in AIRR
47 total- STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC6.00%
- ARGAN INC4.73%
- COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC4.42%
- MASTEC INC4.18%
- CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC4.08%
- OWENS CORNING3.89%
- DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC3.76%
- EMCOR GROUP INC3.75%
- SAIA INC3.53%
- POWELL INDUSTRIES INC2.48%
Only in SHLD
43 total- LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION8.42%
- RTX CORPORATION7.76%
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION7.67%
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC.7.07%
- Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft5.76%
- BAE SYSTEMS PLC4.88%
- L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.4.69%
- HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.4.40%
- LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI4.35%
- THALES SA4.27%
Open AIRR or SHLD at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.