IFRA vs RIFR: which is really different?

IFRA holds 71.7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and RIFR 57.3%. iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF and Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF.

IFRA costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; IFRA is far larger, $4.0bn against $43m.

IFRARIFR
Expense ratio0.30%0.59%
Net assets, IFRA as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026$4.0bn$43m
Total return, 1 year+9.5%+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 7.8 ptsbehind by 11.1 pts
Below its all-time high10.6%, high on Jun 25, 20266.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
71.7%
IFRA in the S&P 500
57.3%
RIFR in the S&P 500
+9.5%
IFRA total return, 1 year
+6.1%
RIFR total return, 1 year
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.

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

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Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowIFRARIFRIFRARIFRIFRARIFR
3 months−7.3%−5.3%−10.6 pts−8.7 pts−10.9 pts−9.0 pts
6 months−3.9%−5.3%−19.1 pts−20.5 pts−27.1 pts−28.5 pts
1 year+9.5%+6.1%−7.8 pts−11.1 pts−14.1 pts−17.5 pts
3 years+64.5%not published−21.3 ptsnot published−42.8 ptsnot published
Since launch
IFRA Apr 2018 · RIFR May 2025
+164.1%+13.9%−69.5 pts−20.8 pts−230.2 pts−32.0 pts

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On the same fields

IFRA
iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF · Holds 164 stocks in infrastructure, 72% 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
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 71.7% 57.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 95.7% 97.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.9% 9.1%
Holdings 164 61
Top ten, share of the fund 33.4% 37.6%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.31% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +9.5% +6.1%
vs the S&P 500 −7.8 pts −11.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −14.1 pts −17.5 pts
Below its high −10.6% −6.3%
Net assets, IFRA as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026 $4.0bn $43m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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.

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, IFRA or RIFR?
IFRA has 72% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so RIFR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IFRA or RIFR?
IFRA charges 0.30% a year and RIFR charges 0.59%, so IFRA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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