Industrials & Materials ETFs

Compare industrials and materials ETFs — including aerospace and defense — ranked by ETF Copilot, updated daily. Scores, holdings, fees and valuation.

Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.1 to 5.5 out of 10, with a median of 4.6.

Concentration varies widely here: the ten largest holdings account for 31% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 77% in the most, a median of 40% across the list.

2 of 5 are more concentrated than the typical fund in their own category, on ETF Copilot's concentration measure.

The typical industrials and materials fund on this page behaves like 39 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.

As of August 25, 2026, State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) leads ETF Copilot's Industrials & Materials ETFs ranking.

Updated August 25, 2026

State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) — ETF Copilot score 4.6/10 · top 10 holdings 40% of assets · Tech 4%, AI 1%
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) — ETF Copilot score 4.8/10 · top 10 holdings 77% of assets · Tech 0%
First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR) — ETF Copilot score 5.5/10 · top 10 holdings 31% of assets · Tech 3%
Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) — ETF Copilot score 4.6/10 · top 10 holdings 31% of assets · Tech 4%, AI 1%
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) — ETF Copilot score 4.1/10 · top 10 holdings 59% of assets