IFRA vs UPGR: which is really different?

IFRA and UPGR hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IFRA returned +6.1% over the year. iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF and Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF.

71.3%
IFRA in the S&P 500
22.9%
UPGR in the S&P 500
+6.1%
IFRA total return, 1 year
−4.5%
UPGR total return, 1 year
IFRA · 1 year to Sep 30, 202629% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
29% of its weight is outside the S&P 50071% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 29% is outside the index71%29%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 96% · top ten 33% of the fund · 168 holdings filed Sep 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 11% in29% of its weight is outside the S&P 50071% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 29% is outside the index71%29%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 96% · top ten 33% of the fund

71% of IFRA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 29% is outside the index

UPGR · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of UPGR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 34% of the fund · 45 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of UPGR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 34% of the fund

23% of UPGR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · UPGR 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, IFRA and UPGR hold 1% 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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 29, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IFRA UPGR
RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.81% 2.23%
WORTHINGTON STEEL INC 0.05% 2.31%
RYERSON HOLDING 0.04% 2.21%
Only in IFRA
CATERPILLAR INC 4.32%
UNION PACIFIC 4.02%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.96%
NEXTERA ENERGY 3.87%
CSX 3.55%
SOUTHERN 2.89%
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP 2.87%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP 2.71%
Only in UPGR
FUELCELL ENERGY INC 6.24%
PURECYCLE TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.29%
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC 3.37%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 3.35%
FIRST SOLAR INC 2.93%
ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC 2.89%
QUANTUMSCAPE CORP 2.74%
PLUG POWER INC 2.72%

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

1% 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
WindowIFRAUPGRIFRAUPGRIFRAUPGR
3 months−10.7%−20.3%−13.2 pts−22.9 pts−12.8 pts−22.5 pts
6 months−3.9%−6.8%−20.9 pts−23.8 pts−30.8 pts−33.7 pts
1 year+6.1%−4.5%−9.7 pts−20.2 pts−17.7 pts−28.3 pts
3 years+59.0%+10.8%−26.0 pts−74.2 pts−51.0 pts−99.2 pts
Since launch
IFRA Apr 2018 · UPGR Jul 2023
+155.0%−10.6%−71.8 pts−87.2 pts−231.8 pts−109.3 pts

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

On the same fields

IFRA
iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF · Holds 168 stocks in infrastructure, 71% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
UPGR
Xtrackers US Green Infrastructure Select Equity ETF · Holds 45 stocks in infrastructure, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer iShares Xtrackers
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 71.3% 22.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 95.7% 97.4%
In the Nasdaq-100 10.8% 2.4%
Holdings 168 45
Top ten, share of the fund 33.4% 33.8%
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.31% 0.36%
Total return, 1 year +6.1% −4.5%
vs the S&P 500 −9.7 pts −20.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −17.7 pts −28.3 pts
Below its high −13.7% −27.0%
Net assets $3.9bn $537,620

IFRA and UPGR on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IFRA in plain words

By weight, 71% 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 168 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +6.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.7 pts. It sits 13.7% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

UPGR in plain words

By weight, 23% of UPGR'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 34% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 20.2 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IFRA and UPGR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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, IFRA or UPGR?
IFRA has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and UPGR has 23%, so UPGR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IFRA or UPGR?
IFRA charges 0.30% a year and UPGR charges 0.35%, so IFRA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, IFRA against UPGR, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ifra-vs-upgr

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