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First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ET...
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US33738R7044

CUSIP

33738R704

Inception Date

Mar 10, 2014

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

Richard Bernstein Advisors American Industrial Renaissance (TR)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

AIRR has an expense ratio of 0.70%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) returned 1.33% year-to-date (YTD) and 12.52% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, AIRR delivered an annualized return of 15.91%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.87%.


AIRR

YTD

1.33%

1M

16.95%

6M

-4.56%

1Y

12.52%

5Y*

31.87%

10Y*

15.91%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.30%

1M

12.94%

6M

1.49%

1Y

12.48%

5Y*

15.82%

10Y*

10.87%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of AIRR, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.97%-8.22%-6.22%2.11%11.96%1.33%
2024-3.13%13.60%5.80%-5.32%14.07%-6.02%9.34%-2.05%2.12%-0.24%14.73%-9.79%33.45%
202310.92%1.70%-3.46%-3.95%3.38%13.47%0.74%0.62%-5.95%-7.26%7.22%12.99%31.44%
2022-9.39%2.01%1.56%-9.49%5.19%-7.86%16.81%-3.23%-8.92%17.53%4.18%-5.68%-2.08%
20211.98%10.92%5.71%2.34%0.55%-1.84%0.83%3.12%-3.78%7.00%0.11%2.74%33.01%
2020-3.58%-9.00%-21.46%10.42%5.34%4.20%2.12%9.36%-4.90%3.24%18.13%8.31%17.17%
201910.28%6.22%-4.04%6.23%-7.92%10.69%0.72%-5.45%6.88%3.91%2.97%1.08%33.98%
20180.04%-5.43%0.22%-3.58%5.47%1.54%2.81%2.25%-0.71%-13.02%3.66%-13.78%-20.57%
20171.27%0.46%-0.56%1.80%-5.95%3.63%0.84%-1.05%10.18%3.00%1.12%1.18%16.28%
2016-7.99%3.88%11.34%3.07%0.83%0.19%5.66%2.02%4.05%-4.57%17.12%3.22%43.37%
2015-8.99%10.71%2.82%-4.53%0.00%0.41%-3.96%-4.75%-8.00%9.61%7.24%-7.89%-9.51%
2014-0.41%-2.24%-1.30%2.76%-8.66%9.08%-5.06%4.88%-4.83%0.22%-6.57%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of AIRR is 43, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of AIRR is 4343
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of AIRR is 4545
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of AIRR is 4747
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of AIRR is 4141
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of AIRR is 4747
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of AIRR is 3737
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 17, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.43
  • 5-Year: 1.19
  • 10-Year: 0.61
  • All Time: 0.53

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF provided a 0.26% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.21 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


0.10%0.20%0.30%0.40%0.50%$0.00$0.05$0.10$0.1520142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.21$0.14$0.13$0.06$0.02$0.04$0.06$0.09$0.08$0.02$0.08$0.07

Dividend yield

0.26%0.18%0.23%0.12%0.05%0.10%0.20%0.43%0.30%0.08%0.47%0.37%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.08$0.00$0.00$0.08
2024$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.14
2023$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.13
2022$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.06
2021$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2020$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.04
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.06
2018$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.09
2017$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.08
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.02
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.08
2014$0.03$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.07

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF was 42.37%, occurring on Mar 23, 2020. Recovery took 161 trading sessions.

The current First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF drawdown is 9.26%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-42.37%Feb 14, 202026Mar 23, 2020161Nov 9, 2020187
-28.39%Apr 3, 2014468Feb 11, 2016130Aug 23, 2016598
-28.06%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 2018216Nov 1, 2019280
-27.95%Nov 26, 202490Apr 8, 2025
-24.08%Nov 17, 2021146Jun 16, 2022145Jan 13, 2023291

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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