First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF

AIRR

Market cap $5.52B

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market, the First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on March 10, 2014.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF offers exposure to small- and mid-cap US industrials and community banks, tracking a rules-based index. AIRR benefits from macro trends, like US reindustrialization, infrastructure investment, and supply chain localization, supporting its long-term growth outlook. Despite a higher 70bps expense ratio, AIRR has outperformed the S&P 500 and peer industrial ETFs, justifying its premium fee.

The First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) was launched on 03/10/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market.

The First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) was launched on March 10, 2014, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market.

AIRR offers targeted exposure to U.S. small/mid-cap industrials and community banks, poised to benefit from infrastructure spending and reshoring trends. The fund has seen strong inflows and outperforms its benchmark over the medium term, though it carries a higher-than-average expense ratio. Key macro drivers include massive infrastructure investment needs, reshoring momentum, and potential rate cuts, all supporting AIRR's growth outlook.

Making its debut on 03/10/2014, smart beta exchange traded fund First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) provides investors broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 03/10/2014.

The First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) was launched on 03/10/2014, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market.

First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF focuses on US-based small and mid-sized stocks in manufacturing, transportation, infrastructure, and banking, aiming to benefit from the reshoring momentum. We analyze how AIRR is positioned against the big daddy of industrial ETFs- XLI. We close with some thoughts on why AIRR may not make for a good buy now.

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