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NGIF

GradeDNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund: ETF Class Shares

Themes · Nuveen · Inception 2026-06-02

$12.15+0.00 (+0.00%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT

Market opens at 9:30 AM ET.History starts Jun 3, 2026.History starts Jun 3, 2026.History starts Jun 3, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 8 prints from 12.15 to 12.15. Range 12.12 to 12.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$12.20$12.25Sep 17Sep 18Sep 21Sep 22Sep 23
Expense ratio
0.88%
Fund size
$565M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
67
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$12.12
52W range
low $12.13high $13.20

The ETF.net NGIF Grade

D

37/ 100

Rank 25 of 34 in Infrastructure⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for NGIF. Scores out of 100: Cost 9, Risk 56, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 57, Durability 55. Strongest: Holdings (57). Weakest: Cost (9). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 37 of 100 sits in the D band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 9
    Category rank31/34 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
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  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    BScore 56
    Category rank15/34 · top 44%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 56
    Category rank16/34 · top 47%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 57
    Category rank14/32 · top 44%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 55
    Category rank17/34 · top 50%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on NGIF

ETF.net Research

DNot a new strategy so much as a new door into an old one: Nuveen's actively managed global infrastructure portfolio, now sold as exchange-traded shares. Roughly 70 companies that own, build, finance or run physical assets.

Stated mandate

The fund primarily invests in equity securities of infrastructure-related companies from the United States and other countries.

Why people hold it

  1. 01The ETF class sits on Nuveen's existing global infrastructure fund, so it is the same active portfolio in a wrapper you can trade on an exchange all day.nuveen.com
  2. 02The mandate is concrete: at least 80% in equities of US and non-US companies that own, build, finance, operate or supply infrastructure assets.sec.gov
  3. 03Active and global by design, with about 70 holdings rather than several hundred, so the team's picks actually move the needle.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Fees run 0.88% a year, above the 0.59% typical for infrastructure ETFs and roughly triple index rivals like IFRA (0.30%) and IGF (0.37%).
  2. 02The ticker launched in 2026 and is thinly traded, so limit orders and a glance at the spread matter more here than with the category's heavyweights.
  3. 03Being active, results can drift from the S&P Global Infrastructure Index it is measured against in either direction; on cost and trading it sits in the back of its peer group.nuveen.com

NGIF Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:24 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
67
Top-10 weight
38%
Largest holding
ETR5.0%

Geography

  • United States67.27%
  • Canada11.60%
  • Germany4.48%
  • Mexico4.35%
  • Spain3.94%
  • New Zealand2.38%
  • Australia1.49%
  • Philippines1.36%
  • Other countries (3)3.13%

Developed 83% · Emerging 17% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 5.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ETREntergy Corp4.98%0$28M315
002NEENextera Energy Inc4.61%0$26M407
003AEPAmerican Electric Power4.60%0$26M337
004XELXcel Energy Inc4.11%0$23M311
005—Aena Sme Sa3.71%0$21M2
006LNGCheniere Energy Inc3.33%0$19M270
007LNTAlliant Energy Corp3.30%0$18M272
008IBE1.DEIberdrola Sa3.27%0$18M1
009TRGPTarga Resources Corp2.92%0$16M340
010ENBEnbridge Inc2.85%0$16M48
011WMBWilliams Cos Inc2.65%0$15M361
012AEEAmeren Corporation2.47%0$14M269
013WMWaste Management Inc2.43%0$14M321
014—Transurban Group2.37%0$13M2
015EOAN.DEE.On Se1.87%0$10M134

Showing 1–15 of 67 holdings

NGIF Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

NGIF$9,463
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,415
Jun 22, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. NGIF $9,463. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,367$9,948$10,530Jun 2026Aug 2026Sep 2026

Jun 22, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for NGIF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNGIF
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−3.8%
3 months−5.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for NGIF
YearReturn barNGIF
2026 YTD−3.6%

History from Jun 3, 2026

NGIF in the news

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NGIF Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

NGIF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Jun 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
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vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

NGIF Cost

Expense ratio0.88%
  • The middle half of Infrastructure funds
  • Median 0.55%

29 of the 33 Infrastructure funds charge less.

NGIF costs $88.00 a year on $10,000. The median Infrastructure fund costs $55.00.