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BILT vs RIFR: which is really different?

RIFR holds 57.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BILT 46.8%. iShares Infrastructure Active ETF and Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF.

RIFR costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; BILT is 2.6 times larger.

BILTRIFR
Expense ratio0.60%0.59%
Net assets, BILT as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026$112m$43m
Total return, 1 year+8.5%+6.1%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 8.7 ptsbehind by 11.1 pts
Below its all-time high7.6%, high on Jul 24, 20266.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
46.8%
BILT in the S&P 500
57.3%
RIFR in the S&P 500
+8.5%
BILT total return, 1 year
+6.1%
RIFR 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.

RIFR · 1 year to Oct 9, 202643% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
43% of its weight is outside the S&P 50057% of RIFR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 43% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.57%43%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 61 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in43% of its weight is outside the S&P 50057% of RIFR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 43% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.57%43%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 9% in

57% of RIFR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 43% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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

A percentile among the 391 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBILTRIFRBILTRIFRBILTRIFR
3 months−6.4%−5.3%−9.8 pts−8.7 pts−10.1 pts−9.0 pts
6 months−5.7%−5.3%−20.9 pts−20.5 pts−28.9 pts−28.5 pts
1 year+8.5%+6.1%−8.7 pts−11.1 pts−15.1 pts−17.5 pts
Since launch
BILT Jul 2025 · RIFR May 2025
+12.4%+13.9%−12.4 pts−20.8 pts−21.3 pts−32.0 pts

Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BILT
iShares Infrastructure Active ETF · Holds 237 stocks in infrastructure, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
RIFR
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 61 stocks in infrastructure, 57% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer iShares Russell Investments
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 46.8% 57.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 97.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.6% 9.1%
Holdings 237 61
Top ten, share of the fund 41.8% 37.6%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.61% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +8.5% +6.1%
vs the S&P 500 −8.7 pts −11.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −15.1 pts −17.5 pts
Below its high −7.6% −6.3%
Net assets, BILT as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026 $112m $43m

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.

RIFR in plain words

By weight, 57% of RIFR'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 38% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +6.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. It sits 6.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BILT or RIFR?
BILT has 47% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so BILT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BILT or RIFR?
BILT charges 0.60% a year and RIFR charges 0.59%, so RIFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BILT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗iShares page for BILT ↗RIFR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RIFR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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How this is computed

It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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

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