BLDX vs IPAV: which is really different?

BLDX and IPAV hold 0% of their weight in the same names. Impax Global Sustainable Infrastructure ETF and Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF.

36.0%
BLDX in the S&P 500
0.0%
IPAV in the S&P 500
−1.4%
BLDX total return, since launch
+10.0%
IPAV total return, 1 year
BLDX · 6 months to Sep 30, 202664% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
64% of its weight is outside the S&P 50036% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 40% of the fund · 38 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in64% of its weight is outside the S&P 50036% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 40% of the fund

36% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index

IPAV · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 31% of the fund · 109 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 31% of the fund

0% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IPAV scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BLDX and IPAV hold 0% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BLDX IPAV
Only in BLDX
Union Pacific Corp. 5.41%
American Water Works Co., Inc. 5.06%
Iberdrola SA 4.57%
Keppel DC REIT 4.03%
National Grid plc 3.95%
NextEra Energy, Inc. 3.61%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 3.30%
Deutsche Telekom AG 3.26%
Only in IPAV
FUJIKURA LTD 3.57%
CANADIAN NATL RAILWAY CO 3.43%
ARCELORMITTAL 3.36%
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY 3.25%
LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD 3.14%
NIPPON STEEL CORP 3.07%
VINCI SA 2.83%
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD 2.81%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

0% 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
WindowBLDXIPAVBLDXIPAVBLDXIPAV
3 months−4.8%−3.4%−7.3 pts−5.9 pts−6.9 pts−5.5 pts
6 months−4.5%+0.1%−21.4 pts−16.9 pts−31.3 pts−26.8 pts
1 yearnot published+10.0%not published−5.7 ptsnot published−13.8 pts
Since launch
BLDX Feb 2026 · IPAV Aug 2024
−1.4%+26.1%−11.9 pts−14.1 pts−19.9 pts−32.7 pts

BLDX and IPAV over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BLDX
Impax Global Sustainable Infrastructure ETF · Holds 38 stocks in infrastructure, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IPAV
Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF · Holds 109 stocks in infrastructure, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Impax Global X
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 36.0% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 96.6% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 3.3% 0.0%
Holdings 38 109
Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 30.9%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part 0.62% 0.55%
Total return, 1 year −1.4% (since launch on Feb 2, 2026) +10.0%
vs the S&P 500 −11.9 pts −5.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −19.9 pts −13.8 pts
Below its high −10.4% −13.0%
Net assets $118m $5m

BLDX and IPAV on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BLDX in plain words

By weight, 36% of BLDX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 38 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 2, 2026 the fund returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested against +10.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 10.4% below its all-time high of Apr 8, 2026.

IPAV in plain words

By weight, 0% of IPAV'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 31% of the fund across 109 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +10.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 13.0% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BLDX and IPAV hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, BLDX or IPAV?
BLDX has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IPAV has 0%, so IPAV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BLDX or IPAV?
BLDX charges 0.60% a year and IPAV charges 0.55%, so IPAV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, BLDX against IPAV, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bldx-vs-ipav

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