

Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund: ETF Class Shares
$12.140.00 (0.00%)
- 0.88%
- $565M
- 0M sh
- $12.02
- low $11.74high $13.20
The ETF.net NGIF Grade
Score 37 out of 100
- 25 of 34
Score 37 of 100 falls in the D band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.F9 out of 100Rank 31 of 34Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 14 of 34Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B57 out of 100Rank 16 of 34Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B58 out of 100Rank 13 of 32Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B55 out of 100Rank 17 of 34
Our read on NGIF
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.
The fund primarily invests in equity securities of infrastructure-related companies from the United States and other countries.
Why people hold it
- The 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
- The 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
- Active and global by design, with about 70 holdings rather than several hundred, so the team's picks actually move the needle.
Worth knowing
- Fees 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%).
- The 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.
- Being 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
- Other
- 67
- 38%
- ETR
Geography
- United States67.27%
- Canada11.60%
- Germany4.48%
- Mexico4.35%
- Spain3.94%
- New Zealand2.38%
- Australia1.49%
- Philippines1.36%
- 3.13%
Developed 83% · Emerging 17%
NGIF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | NGIF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | — |
| 1 month | −1.9% |
| 3 months | −7.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | NGIF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.7% |
NGIF in the news
NGIF Dividends
Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.
NGIF Risk
- —
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.
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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.
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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.
- 0.72
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
- The middle half of Infrastructure funds
- Median 0.55%
29 of the 33 Infrastructure funds charge less.
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