EFRA vs IPAV: which is really different?

EFRA and IPAV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IPAV returned +10.0% over the year. iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF and Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF.

26.4%
EFRA in the S&P 500
0.0%
IPAV in the S&P 500
+3.8%
EFRA total return, 1 year
+10.0%
IPAV total return, 1 year
EFRA · 1 year to Sep 30, 202674% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
74% of its weight is outside the S&P 50026% of EFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 74% is outside the index26%74%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 51% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Sep 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in74% of its weight is outside the S&P 50026% of EFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 74% is outside the index26%74%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 51% of the fund

26% of EFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 74% 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, EFRA 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 Sep 29, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFRA IPAV
Only in EFRA
VERALTO CORP 6.24%
WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE TECHNOLOGIE 6.24%
SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 6.23%
VEOLIA ENVIRON. SA 5.84%
AMERICAN WATER WORKS 5.73%
XYLEM INC 5.73%
CLEAN HARBORS INC 4.52%
UNITED UTILITIES GROUP PLC 3.96%
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
WindowEFRAIPAVEFRAIPAVEFRAIPAV
3 months−3.9%−3.4%−6.4 pts−5.9 pts−6.0 pts−5.5 pts
6 months−0.9%+0.1%−17.8 pts−16.9 pts−27.7 pts−26.8 pts
1 year+3.8%+10.0%−11.9 pts−5.7 pts−20.0 pts−13.8 pts
3 years+44.6%not published−40.3 ptsnot published−65.3 ptsnot published
Since launch
EFRA Nov 2022 · IPAV Aug 2024
+57.3%+26.1%−59.2 pts−14.1 pts−133.5 pts−32.7 pts

EFRA 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

EFRA
iShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETF · Holds 100 stocks in infrastructure, 26% 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 iShares Global X
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 26.4% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.8% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 100 109
Top ten, share of the fund 51.1% 30.9%
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part 0.47% 0.55%
Total return, 1 year +3.8% +10.0%
vs the S&P 500 −11.9 pts −5.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −20.0 pts −13.8 pts
Below its high −7.9% −13.0%
Net assets $5m $5m

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

EFRA in plain words

By weight, 26% of EFRA'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 51% of the fund across 100 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 7.9% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 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 EFRA 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, EFRA or IPAV?
EFRA has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IPAV has 0%, so IPAV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EFRA or IPAV?
EFRA charges 0.47% a year and IPAV charges 0.55%, so EFRA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, EFRA against IPAV, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/efra-vs-ipav

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