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IPAV vs RIFR: which is really different?

RIFR holds 57.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and IPAV 0.0%. Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF and Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF.

IPAV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; RIFR is 8.5 times larger.

IPAVRIFR
Expense ratio0.55%0.59%
Net assets, IPAV as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026$5m$43m
Total return, 1 year+6.7%+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 10.5 ptsbehind by 11.1 pts
Below its all-time high14.3%, high on May 6, 20266.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
0.0%
IPAV in the S&P 500
57.3%
RIFR in the S&P 500
+6.7%
IPAV total return, 1 year
+6.1%
RIFR total return, 1 year
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.

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 · 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
WindowIPAVRIFRIPAVRIFRIPAVRIFR
3 months−5.1%−5.3%−8.5 pts−8.7 pts−8.7 pts−9.0 pts
6 months−7.1%−5.3%−22.3 pts−20.5 pts−30.3 pts−28.5 pts
1 year+6.7%+6.1%−10.5 pts−11.1 pts−16.9 pts−17.5 pts
Since launch
IPAV Aug 2024 · RIFR May 2025
+24.2%+13.9%−18.9 pts−20.8 pts−37.0 pts−32.0 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
RIFR
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 61 stocks in infrastructure, 57% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Russell Investments
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 0.0% 57.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 97.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 9.1%
Holdings 100 61
Top ten, share of the fund 31.1% 37.6%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +6.7% +6.1%
vs the S&P 500 −10.5 pts −11.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −16.9 pts −17.5 pts
Below its high −14.3% −6.3%
Net assets, IPAV as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026 $5m $43m

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.

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, IPAV or RIFR?
IPAV has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so IPAV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IPAV or RIFR?
IPAV charges 0.55% a year and RIFR charges 0.59%, so IPAV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IPAV on its own →RIFR 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 ↗RIFR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RIFR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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 RIFR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ipav-vs-rifr

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