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IPAV vs NFRX: which is really different?

NFRX holds 56.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and IPAV 0.0%. Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF and Harrison Street Infrastructure Active ETF.

IPAV costs 0.25 points a year less; NFRX is far larger, $106m against $5m.

IPAVNFRX
Expense ratio0.55%0.80%
Net assets, IPAV as of Oct 8, 2026 and NFRX as of Jun 30, 2026$5m$106m
Total return, 1 year+6.7%not published
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
S&P 500, total return, since Jan 30, 2026+13.4%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 10.5 pts
Against the S&P 500, since Jan 30, 2026behind by 12.8 pts
Below its all-time high14.3%, high on May 6, 20268.7%, high on Feb 27, 2026
0.0%
IPAV in the S&P 500
56.3%
NFRX in the S&P 500
+6.7%
IPAV total return, 1 year
+0.6%
NFRX total return, since launch
IPAV · 1 year to Oct 9, 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 index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.0%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 · 100 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 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 index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

0% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

NFRX · 6 months to Oct 9, 202644% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of NFRX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund · 34 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of NFRX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 13% in

56% of NFRX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

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 set92.3, 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
WindowIPAVNFRXIPAVNFRXIPAVNFRX
3 months−5.1%−7.3%−8.5 pts−10.7 pts−8.7 pts−10.9 pts
6 months−7.1%−7.8%−22.3 pts−22.9 pts−30.3 pts−31.0 pts
1 year+6.7%not published−10.5 ptsnot published−16.9 ptsnot published
Since launch
IPAV Aug 2024 · NFRX Jan 2026
+24.2%+0.6%−18.9 pts−12.8 pts−37.0 pts−20.6 pts

Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

IPAV
Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF · Holds 100 stocks in infrastructure, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
NFRX
Harrison Street Infrastructure Active ETF · Holds 34 stocks in infrastructure, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X not established
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 0.0% 56.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 98.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 13.4%
Holdings 100 34
Top ten, share of the fund 31.1% 44.1%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.80%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.81%
Total return, 1 year +6.7% +0.6% (since it first traded on Jan 30, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 −10.5 pts −12.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −16.9 pts −20.6 pts
Below its high −14.3% −8.7%
Net assets, IPAV as of Oct 8, 2026 and NFRX as of Jun 30, 2026 $5m $106m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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 100 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. It sits 14.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

NFRX in plain words

By weight, 56% of NFRX'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 44% of the fund across 34 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Jan 30, 2026 the fund returned +0.6% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.8 pts. It sits 8.7% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, IPAV or NFRX?
IPAV has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NFRX has 56%, so IPAV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IPAV or NFRX?
IPAV charges 0.55% a year and NFRX charges 0.80%, so IPAV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IPAV on its own →NFRX on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
IPAV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IPAV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for IPAV ↗NFRX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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, IPAV against NFRX, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ipav-vs-nfrx

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