Industrials & Materials ETFs
Which industrials and materials ETFs are the largest today? As of October 9, 2026, the five largest of the 32 industrials and materials ETFs ETF Copilot covers are XLI, ITA, AIRR, VIS and XLB, by assets. Expense ratios across the five run from 0.08% to 0.69% a year, and their ETF Copilot overall scores run from 4.4 to 5.5.
Updated October 9, 2026
What stands out across Industrials & Materials ETFs
Expense ratios across the 5 largest industrials and materials ETFs run from 0.08% to 0.69% a year, a median of 0.09%. 2 of the 5 charge that lowest figure.
Across the 5 funds shown, ETF Copilot's overall scores run from 4.4 to 5.5 out of 10, with a median of 5.1.
Concentration varies widely among the 5 largest industrials and materials ETFs: the ten largest holdings account for 31% of assets in the least concentrated fund and 75% in the most, a median of 39% 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 fund among the 5 largest industrials and materials ETFs behaves like 40 equally weighted positions once holding weights are taken into account.
As of October 9, 2026, the largest Industrials & Materials ETFs fund by assets is State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI).
The 5 funds on this list
| # | Fund | ETF Copilot score | Expense ratio | Assets | Top 10 weight | Largest exposures |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) | 5.5/10 | 0.08% | $30.7B | 39% | Tech 4%, AI 1% |
| 2 | iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) | 5.4/10 | 0.37% | $11.8B | 75% | Tech 0% |
| 3 | First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR) | 4.7/10 | 0.69% | $9.0B | 31% | Tech 3% |
| 4 | Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) | 5.1/10 | 0.09% | $8.6B | 31% | Tech 5%, AI 1% |
| 5 | State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB) | 4.4/10 | 0.08% | $7.8B | 60% |
ETF Copilot's 0–10 score rates a fund on value, growth, quality and risk against every US equity ETF we track. How the scores are built →
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
All 32 Industrials & Materials ETFs ETF Copilot covers
- First Trust RBA American Industrial RenaissanceTM ETF (AIRR)
- VanEck Environmental Services ETF (EVX)
- iShares Global Industrials ETF (EXI)
- Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU)
- Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF (FMAT)
- First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF (FTXR)
- First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR)
- First Trust Materials AlphaDEX Fund (FXZ)
- iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
- iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF (ITB)
- iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (IYJ)
- iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF (IYM)
- iShares U.S. Transportation ETF (IYT)
- First Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF (MISL)
- iShares Global Materials ETF (MXI)
- Invesco Building & Construction ETF (PKB)
- Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA)
- Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (PRN)
- Invesco S&P SmallCap Industrials ETF (PSCI)
- Invesco Dorsey Wright Basic Materials Momentum ETF (PYZ)
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF (RSPM)
- Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF (RSPN)
- Global X Defense Tech ETF (SHLD)
- VanEck Steel ETF (SLX)
- ProShares Ultra Materials (UYM)
- Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)
- Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS)
- Tema U.S. Manufacturing & Reshoring ETF (WELD)
- State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR)
- State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLB)
- State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI)
- State Street SPDR S&P Transportation ETF (XTN)
Which Industrials & Materials ETFs are compared head to head?
Every published head-to-head between two Industrials & Materials ETFs, the most searched first.
- ITA vs XLI
- AIRR vs ITA
- AIRR vs XLI
- AIRR vs VIS
- ITA vs VIS
- XLI vs VIS
- AIRR vs XLB
- ITA vs XLB
- VIS vs XLB
- XLB vs XLI
- AIRR vs PPA
- ITA vs PPA
- PPA vs VIS
- PPA vs XLB
- PPA vs XLI
- AIRR vs SHLD
- ITA vs SHLD
- PPA vs SHLD
- SHLD vs VIS
- SHLD vs XLB
- SHLD vs XLI
- AIRR vs XAR
- ITA vs XAR
- PPA vs XAR
- SHLD vs XAR
- VIS vs XAR
- XAR vs XLB
- XAR vs XLI
- AIRR vs VAW
- ITA vs VAW
- PPA vs VAW
- SHLD vs VAW
- VAW vs VIS
- VAW vs XAR
- VAW vs XLI
- XLB vs VAW
- AIRR vs FIDU
- FIDU vs ITA
- FIDU vs PPA
- FIDU vs SHLD
- FIDU vs VAW
- FIDU vs VIS
- FIDU vs XAR
- FIDU vs XLB
- FIDU vs XLI
- FIDU vs IYJ vs VIS vs XLI
Where is money going in Industrials & Materials?
In the week to October 9, 2026, Industrials & Materials moved -0.4% and saw +$1.1B of net fund flow, which ETF Copilot reads as accumulating — money coming in without the price leading.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Price, 1 week | -0.4% |
| Net flow, 1 week | +$1.1B |
| Price, 1 month | -2.7% |
| Net flow, 1 month | +$1.4B |
Net fund flow is money into or out of the ETFs in this category, computed by ETF Copilot from daily fund assets. All 33 sectors side by side →
Cite this
ETF Copilot, “Industrials & Materials ETFs — scores, concentration and exposure”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/category/industrials-materials
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