RBLD First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF

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$85.30
+0.3% · 1 day, price
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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RBLD returned 12.9%, against 13.3% for IWV.

Holds 101 stocks in infrastructure, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesFirst Trust ↗Expense ratio 0.65%Fund assets $43m on Oct 27, 2026First traded Oct 17, 2008Benchmark Russell 3000 Index, measured by IWV, which tracks the same indexFund page at the issuer ↗SEC filings ↗Every First Trust fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

RBLD risk and return scorecard

vs IWV · Oct 2008 to Oct 2026 · 939 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

18.0 years
RBLD +381.5%, IWV +1,050.0%, Oct 2008 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureRBLDIWVEdge
Total return+381.5%+1,050.0%IWV
Annualized+9.1%+14.5%IWV
Price return+258.3%+756.1%IWV
Risk
MeasureRBLDIWVEdge
Volatility22.6%17.7%IWV
Max drawdown−49.5%−32.7%IWV
Upside capture95.3%100.0%IWV (slight)
Downside capture104.5%100.0%IWV (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureRBLDIWVEdge
Sharpe ratio0.430.77IWV
Sortino ratio0.651.14IWV
Alpha vs IWV
MeasureRBLDIWVEdge
Alpha, a year−4.9%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−1.68
Beta to IWV1.071.00Higher beta

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 27, 2026
Latest day
$0
Last 5 trading days
$0
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$21.5m
No money in or out. 49 days missing.

What you earned

RBLD +3.0%, IWV +1.0%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+3.0%
IWV+1.0%
RBLD −0.1%, IWV +5.5%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD−0.1%
IWV+5.5%
RBLD −1.2%, IWV +8.8%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD−1.2%
IWV+8.8%
RBLD +15.0%, IWV +13.8%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+15.0%
IWV+13.8%
RBLD +12.9%, IWV +13.3%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+12.9%
IWV+13.3%
RBLD +82.2%, IWV +92.8%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+82.2%
IWV+92.8%
RBLD +65.6%, IWV +70.9%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+65.6%
IWV+70.9%
RBLD +111.5%, IWV +302.9%: total return over ten years to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+111.5%
IWV+302.9%
RBLD +321.2%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
RBLD+321.2%

What did you actually buy?

Infrastructure · holdings as of Oct 27, 2026
81.2%
Already in the S&P 500
91.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500
11.1%
Top ten holdings
+12.9%
Total return, 1 year
1.2%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$0.22
Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026
Share already in the S&P 500
81.2% of the fund by weight, holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
Crown Castle Inc.1.3%
Otis Worldwide Corporation1.1%
American Tower Corporation1.1%
American Water Works Company, Inc.1.1%
CSX Corporation1.1%
Nucor Corporation1.1%
SLB Ltd.1.1%
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.1.1%
Consolidated Edison, Inc.1.1%
Dover Corporation1.1%

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Price, 1 year

$85.30+0.3%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Price only. Total return over the same days, distributions reinvested, was +12.9%. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

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Points (pts) are percentage points.

RBLD returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (IWV)Gap to IWVS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026+3.0%+1.0%+2.0 pts+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026−0.1%+5.5%−5.6 pts+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026−1.2%+8.8%−10.0 pts+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+15.0%+13.8%+1.2 pts+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026+12.9%+13.3%−0.4 pts+13.6%
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+82.2%+92.8%−10.6 pts+95.0%
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+65.6%+70.9%−5.3 pts+79.8%
10Y Oct 28, 2016 – Oct 28, 2026+111.5%+302.9%−191.4 pts+325.8%
Since launch Oct 17, 2008 – Oct 28, 2026+321.2%not availablenot available+1,049.1%
Since launch, annualised Oct 17, 2008 – Oct 28, 2026+8.3%–––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Where every fund in this set sits

How much of its weight does it not share with the S&P 500?

Active share against the S&P 500
USNZ 23.1%IQSZ 49.1%TNXT 51.6%IETC 59.8%XIGV 60.7%CRTC 61.8%AIX 64.0%LQAI 64.9%ALAI 65.2%IVES 66.3%ILDR 67.0%PEXL 67.1%JHAI 68.1%AGIX 68.8%AIEQ 69.0%AOTG 69.1%XT 69.2%FAI 70.1%AIQ 70.2%CHAT 70.9%WTAI 71.5%XAIX 72.0%THMZ 73.5%AIFD 74.4%FRWD 74.4%CARZ 74.5%WUGI 75.2%FDTX 75.5%BAI 75.9%AIUP 76.1%TEKY 77.7%PNQI 78.9%FMET 79.1%IGPT 79.2%FDCF 79.8%ARKW 79.9%AINT 80.3%ARKQ 80.3%SHOC 80.5%SMH 80.7%SOXQ 80.8%FTXL 80.9%GGME 81.5%KNCT 81.7%PBOT 82.1%SOXX 82.3%CBOT 82.4%OGIG 82.9%UFOX 83.1%ARTY 83.2%ABOT 83.7%ARKX 83.7%MILN 83.9%SUPP 84.2%CHPX 84.3%RACK 84.3%CHPS 84.8%AGIQ 85.2%FDN 85.5%AIPO 85.8%CLOD 86.1%XDAT 86.2%BUYZ 86.3%SMHX 87.2%FOWF 88.4%NRSH 88.6%PCLN 89.5%DTCR 90.8%CIBR 90.9%FCLD 91.6%TMAT 91.6%PSI 92.2%IGV 92.4%TCAI 92.7%NEWZ 94.6%TSES 94.7%MADE 94.8%PBPH 95.0%GDOC 95.4%BMED 95.6%EPAI 95.6%IFRA 95.7%PPA 96.4%WR 96.6%POWR 96.9%VOLT 96.9%YUNG 97.1%FPWR 97.2%, and 2 more at this point: IVEP 97.2%, PAVE 97.2%MISL 97.4%HVAC 97.5%, and 1 more at this point: RIFR 97.5%AV 97.6%, and 1 more at this point: TSSD 97.6%IPAY 97.7%, and 4 more at this point: ITA 97.7%, NATO 97.7%, KYC 97.8%, ZAP 97.8%DUTY 98.1%WNDR 98.1%DRES 98.2%, and 2 more at this point: TPZ 98.3%, SRVR 98.5%NFRX 98.2%IHI 98.7%DOCK 98.8%BBH 99.0%PHO 99.4%LGHT 99.5%RBLD 91.9%RBLD 91.9%23.1%99.5%
23.1% to 99.5% across 112

That is the share of the 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies sitting at or below RBLD.

Weight not shared with the S&P 500 only; it says nothing about returns, fees or whether the theme pays off. Where the fund sits in this set, not a rating. Do not average it with another category's score.

63.8
IQ Themes ScoreETFIQ S&P 500 Difference Score41st of 112 · Oct 28, 2026
0.4 · lowest of 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies99.6 · highest

How different its holdings are from the S&P 500, ranked against 112 thematic ETFs with at least half their money in S&P 500 companies. 100 is best. How it is computed

RBLD shares 80 of its 101 holdings with the S&P 500. Counting each at the smaller of its two weights, the two overlap by 8.1%.

active share against the S&P 50091.9% · 64th pct

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 27, 2026

RBLD: in the 17 trading days to Oct 27, 2026, nothing net moved.

1D
$0
0.0% of $42.1m on Oct 26, 2026
Oct 27, 2026
5D
$0
0.0% of $41.9m on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026
12 months
+$21.5m
150.7% of $14.3m on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$24.9m
313.2% of $7.9m on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$22.8m
211.0% of $10.8m on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jul 2019 to Jun 2026
+$23.1m
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into RBLD each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustJul 28, 2026Oct 27, 2026

RBLD, net flow each trading day over the 65 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 49 days missing.

Net flow into RBLD each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustOct 28, 2025Oct 27, 2026

RBLD, net flow each trading day over the 251 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 235 days missing.

Net flow into RBLD each trading day, Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026monthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from First TrustMar 26, 2025Oct 27, 2026

RBLD, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 26, 2025 to Oct 27, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 0 days, of the 16 days with daily data; the other 384 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

No money in or out. 384 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from First Trust’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for RBLD, back to Jul 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare RBLD with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months16 days
Oct 27, 2026 $0
Oct 26, 2026 $0
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 $0
Oct 12, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 $0
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year4 weeks
Oct 27, 2026 $0 2 days
Oct 23, 2026 $0
Oct 16, 2026 $0
Oct 9, 2026 $0 4 days

Net flow into RBLD each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Oct 2026

RBLD, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from RBLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 4 and went out in 1.

Every bar is from RBLD’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 4 and went out in 1.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 27$0$0$0
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$4.5m$0+$4.5m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$13.3m$0+$13.3m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$3.8m−$3.8m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$7.6m$0+$7.6m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$3.3m$0+$3.3m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 27, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

RBLD key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$90.63 on Jun 25, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$73.15 on Nov 20, 2025
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$85.30, 69% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings101
Top ten holdings weight11.1%
P/E ratio (First Trust, Sep 30, 2026)23.88
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices. P/E as First Trust states it, under its terms.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · RBLDas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored2 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
$1,000$0.400.04%
$10,000$4.000.04%
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close−0.02%
−0.2%95% of days within ±0.11% · the 1% band is off this scale+0.2%
How to tradeLimit: midpoint + 4¢ to buy, midpoint − 4¢ to sell.At the Oct 27 close of $85.06, that’s $85.10 to buy and $85.02 to sell.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

RBLD top ten by weight, 11.1% of the fund, of its 101 equity positions, from the holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Source: the issuer’s own daily file.

Source: First Trust’s daily holdings file. Updated each trading day. Last checked Oct 28, 2026.

About RBLD

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Infrastructure
First tradedOct 17, 2008
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)81.2%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)19%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)91.9%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)7.2%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)97.9%
Top ten holdings weight11.1%
Holdings101
Holdings published for (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Holdings as of the close of (the issuer’s daily file)Oct 27, 2026
Top holdingsCrown Castle Inc. 1.3%, Otis Worldwide Corporation 1.1%, American Tower Corporation 1.1%, American Water Works Company, Inc. 1.1%, CSX Corporation 1.1%, Nucor Corporation 1.1%, SLB Ltd. 1.1%, CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 1.1%, Consolidated Edison, Inc. 1.1%, Dover Corporation 1.1%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026)$43mReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)Russell 3000 Index, measured by IWV, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Dec 5, 2025
RBLD, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026+12.9%
IWV, the same days+13.3%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−0.4 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−5.6%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026)0.65%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.71%
Closest funds by holdings overlapIFRA 42%, ELFY 38%, TSES 30%, POWR 30%, RIFR 29%
Below its all-time high5.6%, high on Jun 25, 2026
How we measure
The top ten holdings are 11% of the fund across 101 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested against +13.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was about even. It sits 5.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.
Holdings from the file the issuer publishes daily; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on RBLD

12 seats on RBLD, as of Oct 28, 2026: 2 Mixed, 8 Challenges, 2 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyChallenges
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityChallenges
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskChallenges
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationChallenges
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingMixed
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
Put RBLD to the committee →See all seats →No investor named is affiliated with or endorses ETFIQ. Not investment advice.

Questions people ask about RBLD

How much of RBLD is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 81% of RBLD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 92%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does RBLD hold?
101 positions as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, with the top ten at 11% of the fund. The largest are Crown Castle Inc. at 1.3%, Otis Worldwide Corporation at 1.1%, American Tower Corporation at 1.1%.
Has RBLD beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 RBLD returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 0.7 points.
What does RBLD cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. Because 92% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.71%.
Sources and dates
Prices, RBLD, Benchmark (IWV) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $43mIssuer page · Oct 27, 2026

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How differently the money is placed, counting weights: one minus the sum of the smaller weight of each security across the fund and the index. 100% means nothing in common; 0% means the index itself. Two funds can hold the same names and still have a high active share if they weight them very differently.
Weight overlap
The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight.
Already in the index
The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at different weights.
The weight of the ten largest holdings. Above 50% the fund is a bet on a handful of companies, whatever the theme.
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