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IFRA vs NLR
iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF and VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| IFRA iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF | NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | VanEck |
| Theme | Infrastructure | Nuclear and uranium |
| In the S&P 500 | 75.7% | 15.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 95.4% | 99.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Holdings | 161 | 25 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 32.4% | 61.0% |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.52% |
| Fee for the differing part | not published | 0.52% |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.3% | +4.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −3.7 pts | −16.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −9.3 pts | −21.6 pts |
| Below its high | −7.5% | −27.0% |
IFRA in plain words
By weight, 76% of IFRA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 161 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 3.7 pts. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.
NLR in plain words
By weight, 15% of NLR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.0 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do IFRA and NLR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, IFRA or NLR?
- IFRA has 76% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NLR has 15%, so NLR differs more from the index.
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