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RBLD vs RIFR: which is really different?

RBLD holds 81.8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and RIFR 57.3%. First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF and Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF.

RIFR costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.6 points.

RBLDRIFR
Expense ratio0.65%0.59%
Net assets, RBLD as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026$42m$43m
Total return, 1 year+13.7%+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 3.5 ptsbehind by 11.1 pts
Below its all-time high5.2%, high on Jun 25, 20266.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
81.8%
RBLD in the S&P 500
57.3%
RIFR in the S&P 500
+13.7%
RBLD total return, 1 year
+6.1%
RIFR total return, 1 year
RBLD · 1 year to Oct 9, 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 index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.82%18%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 92% · top ten 13% of the fund · 101 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 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 index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.82%18%in the S&P 50018% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 92% · Nasdaq-100: 8% in

82% of RBLD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 18% 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

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
WindowRBLDRIFRRBLDRIFRRBLDRIFR
3 months−3.6%−5.3%−6.9 pts−8.7 pts−7.2 pts−9.0 pts
6 months+0.8%−5.3%−14.3 pts−20.5 pts−22.4 pts−28.5 pts
1 year+13.7%+6.1%−3.5 pts−11.1 pts−9.9 pts−17.5 pts
3 years+74.0%not published−11.8 ptsnot published−33.3 ptsnot published
Since launch
RBLD Oct 2008 · RIFR May 2025
+323.0%+13.9%−735.4 pts−20.8 pts−2,277.8 pts−32.0 pts

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On the same fields

RBLD
First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF · Holds 101 stocks in infrastructure, 82% 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 First Trust Russell Investments
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 81.8% 57.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 91.8% 97.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 8.0% 9.1%
Holdings 101 61
Top ten, share of the fund 12.6% 37.6%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.71% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +13.7% +6.1%
vs the S&P 500 −3.5 pts −11.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −9.9 pts −17.5 pts
Below its high −5.2% −6.3%
Net assets, RBLD as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026 $42m $43m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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 101 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 3.5 pts. It sits 5.2% 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, RBLD or RIFR?
RBLD has 82% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so RIFR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, RBLD or RIFR?
RBLD charges 0.65% a year and RIFR charges 0.59%, so RIFR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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RBLD on its own →RIFR on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
RBLD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RBLD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for RBLD ↗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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