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BLDX vs RIFR: which is really different?

RIFR holds 57.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BLDX 36.0%. Impax Global Sustainable Infrastructure ETF and Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF.

RIFR costs 0.01 points a year less; BLDX is 2.8 times larger.

BLDXRIFR
Expense ratio0.60%0.59%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$118m$43m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.1%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, since Feb 2, 2026+12.8%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, since Feb 2, 2026behind by 13.4 pts
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 11.1 pts
Below its all-time high9.7%, high on Apr 8, 20266.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
36.0%
BLDX in the S&P 500
57.3%
RIFR in the S&P 500
−0.6%
BLDX total return, since launch
+6.1%
RIFR total return, 1 year
BLDX · 6 months to Oct 9, 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 index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.36%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 as filed for 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 index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · Nasdaq-100: 3% in

36% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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 · RIFR 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
WindowBLDXRIFRBLDXRIFRBLDXRIFR
3 months−5.3%−5.3%−8.6 pts−8.7 pts−8.9 pts−9.0 pts
6 months−6.8%−5.3%−22.0 pts−20.5 pts−30.0 pts−28.5 pts
1 yearnot published+6.1%not published−11.1 ptsnot published−17.5 pts
Since launch
BLDX Feb 2026 · RIFR May 2025
−0.6%+13.9%−13.4 pts−20.8 pts−21.0 pts−32.0 pts

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
RIFR
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 61 stocks in infrastructure, 57% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Impax Russell Investments
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 36.0% 57.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 96.6% 97.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 3.3% 9.1%
Holdings 38 61
Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 37.6%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.62% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year −0.6% (since it first traded on Feb 2, 2026) +6.1%
vs the S&P 500 −13.4 pts −11.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −21.0 pts −17.5 pts
Below its high −9.7% −6.3%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $118m $43m

As of Oct 9, 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 first traded on Feb 2, 2026 the fund returned −0.6% with distributions reinvested against +12.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.4 pts. It sits 9.7% below its all-time high of Apr 8, 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, BLDX or RIFR?
BLDX has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so RIFR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BLDX or RIFR?
BLDX 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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BLDX on its own →RIFR on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
BLDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BLDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Impax website ↗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, BLDX against RIFR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bldx-vs-rifr

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