BILT vs IFRA: which is really different?

BILT and IFRA hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and IFRA returned +9.5% over the year. iShares Infrastructure Active ETF and iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF.

IFRA costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; IFRA is far larger, $4.0bn against $112m.

BILTIFRA
Expense ratio0.60%0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$112m$4.0bn
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+9.5%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in common28%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 8.7 ptsbehind by 7.8 pts
Below its all-time high7.6%, high on Jul 24, 202610.6%, high on Jun 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

46.8%
BILT in the S&P 500
71.7%
IFRA in the S&P 500
+8.5%
BILT total return, 1 year
+9.5%
IFRA total return, 1 year
BILT · 1 year to Oct 9, 202653% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
53% of its weight is outside the S&P 50047% of BILT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 53% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.47%53%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 42% of the fund · 237 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in53% of its weight is outside the S&P 50047% of BILT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 53% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.47%53%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

47% of BILT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 53% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

IFRA · 1 year to Oct 9, 202628% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.72%28%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 33% of the fund · 164 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in28% of its weight is outside the S&P 50072% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.72%28%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · Nasdaq-100: 11% in

72% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 28% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · BILT scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.3, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BILT and IFRA hold 28% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BILT IFRA
UNION PACIFIC 5.47% 4.00%
WILLIAMS 3.46% 2.60%
NEXTERA ENERGY 2.51% 3.86%
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER INC 4.90% 1.96%
TC ENERGY 4.56% 1.77%
SEMPRA 3.40% 1.54%
DOMINION ENERGY 1.49% 1.60%
ENTERGY CORP 3.37% 1.41%
XCEL ENERGY INC 4.39% 1.35%
CSX 1.33% 3.51%
SOUTHERN 1.28% 2.92%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 1.23% 2.69%
Only in BILT
AENA SME SA 5.33%
TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 3.31%
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY 3.19%
CHENIERE ENERGY 2.38%
CROWN CASTLE INC 2.38%
TARGA RESOURCES 2.24%
NATIONAL GRID PLC 1.85%
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 1.31%
Only in IFRA
QUANTA SERVICES INC 4.08%
CATERPILLAR INC 4.07%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP 2.85%
UNITED RENTALS 2.60%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA 2.38%
NUCOR 2.22%
CRH PUBLIC LIMITED PLC 2.17%
KINDER MORGAN 1.85%

28% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBILTIFRABILTIFRABILTIFRA
3 months−6.4%−7.3%−9.8 pts−10.6 pts−10.1 pts−10.9 pts
6 months−5.7%−3.9%−20.9 pts−19.1 pts−28.9 pts−27.1 pts
1 year+8.5%+9.5%−8.7 pts−7.8 pts−15.1 pts−14.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+64.5%not published−21.3 ptsnot published−42.8 pts
Since launch
BILT Jul 2025 · IFRA Apr 2018
+12.4%+164.1%−12.4 pts−69.5 pts−21.3 pts−230.2 pts

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On the same fields

BILT
iShares Infrastructure Active ETF · Holds 237 stocks in infrastructure, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IFRA
iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF · Holds 164 stocks in infrastructure, 72% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 46.8% 71.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 95.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.6% 10.9%
Holdings 237 164
Top ten, share of the fund 41.8% 33.4%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.30%
Fee for the differing part 0.61% 0.31%
Total return, 1 year +8.5% +9.5%
vs the S&P 500 −8.7 pts −7.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −15.1 pts −14.1 pts
Below its high −7.6% −10.6%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $112m $4.0bn

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BILT in plain words

By weight, 47% of BILT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 237 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +8.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 8.7 pts. It sits 7.6% below its all-time high of Jul 24, 2026.

IFRA in plain words

By weight, 72% of IFRA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 164 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 7.8 pts. It sits 10.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BILT and IFRA hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 28% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BILT or IFRA?
BILT has 47% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IFRA has 72%, so BILT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BILT or IFRA?
BILT charges 0.60% a year and IFRA charges 0.30%, so IFRA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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ETFIQ, BILT against IFRA, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bilt-vs-ifra

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