IPAV vs RBLD: which is really different?

IPAV and RBLD hold 0% of their weight in the same names. Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF and First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF.

0.0%
IPAV in the S&P 500
81.6%
RBLD in the S&P 500
+10.0%
IPAV total return, 1 year
+10.5%
RBLD total return, 1 year
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

RBLD · 1 year to Sep 30, 202618% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of RBLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 13% of the fund · 104 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in18% of its weight is outside the S&P 50082% of RBLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% is outside the index82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 13% of the fund

82% of RBLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% 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, IPAV and RBLD 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 30, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IPAV RBLD
EURO 0.00% 0.00%
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%
Only in RBLD
Okta, Inc. 1.51%
Twilio Inc. (Class A) 1.44%
Snowflake Inc. (Class A) 1.36%
Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) 1.35%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. 1.24%
Nordson Corporation 1.23%
Emerson Electric Co. 1.21%
Wabtec Corporation 1.19%

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
WindowIPAVRBLDIPAVRBLDIPAVRBLD
3 months−3.4%−6.5%−5.9 pts−9.0 pts−5.5 pts−8.6 pts
6 months+0.1%+1.1%−16.9 pts−15.8 pts−26.8 pts−25.7 pts
1 year+10.0%+10.5%−5.7 pts−5.2 pts−13.8 pts−13.3 pts
3 yearsnot published+69.0%not published−16.0 ptsnot published−41.0 pts
Since launch
IPAV Aug 2024 · RBLD Jan 2010
+26.1%+177.9%−14.1 pts−626.7 pts−32.7 pts−1559.6 pts

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

On the same fields

IPAV
Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF · Holds 109 stocks in infrastructure, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
RBLD
First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF · Holds 104 stocks in infrastructure, 82% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X First Trust
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 0.0% 81.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 91.8%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 7.9%
Holdings 109 104
Top ten, share of the fund 30.9% 12.8%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.71%
Total return, 1 year +10.0% +10.5%
vs the S&P 500 −5.7 pts −5.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −13.8 pts −13.3 pts
Below its high −13.0% −8.7%
Net assets $5m $41m

IPAV and RBLD on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 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 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.

RBLD in plain words

By weight, 82% of RBLD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 13% of the fund across 104 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +10.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.2 pts. It sits 8.7% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IPAV and RBLD 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, IPAV or RBLD?
IPAV has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RBLD has 82%, so IPAV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IPAV or RBLD?
IPAV charges 0.55% a year and RBLD charges 0.65%, so IPAV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, IPAV against RBLD, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ipav-vs-rbld

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