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Nuveen US Infrastructure ETF

NUIFNasdaqNuveenB

$25.91−0.22 (−0.83%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B53/ 100

Rank 12 of 34 in Infrastructure

B53/100Rank 12 of 34inInfrastructure
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 26.13 to 25.91. Range 25.89 to 26.09. Use the arrow keys to read each point.25.9526.0026.0526.1010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$25M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
39
Avg volume · 30D
4.23K sh
52W range
low $23.39high $26.54
Launched

The ETF.net NUIF Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 53 out of 100

Category
Infrastructure⁠
Rank
12 of 34
Six-pillar profile for NUIF. Scores out of 100: Cost 53, Risk 65, Mission not scored, Tradability 57, Holdings 51, Durability 23. Strongest: Risk (65). Weakest: Durability (23). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 53 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25. The letter stays B for now. A new letter must hold for 3 published runs before it replaces it.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 34

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 34

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 34

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C51 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 32

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 31 of 34

Our read on NUIF

ETF.net Research

In short

BInfrastructure without an index: Nuveen's team hand-picks roughly 40 US owners and operators of the vital stuff (grids, pipelines, water), chasing growth plus income at 0.55% a year.

Stated mandate

Seeks long-term growth of capital and income. Under normal conditions, it invests at least 80% in equity securities of infrastructure-related companies economically tied to the U.S., with limited non-U.S. exposure.

Why people hold it

  • At least 80% sits in US-tied infrastructure equities: companies that own or operate vital structures, facilities and services. Toll-booth assets, not a construction-cycle bet.nuveen.com
  • No declared index to copy. Nuveen's investment team builds the book itself, leaning toward infrastructure names it considers overlooked and attractively valued.nuveen.com
  • 0.55% a year for active management undercuts the typical fund in the infrastructure group, where plenty of rules-based rivals charge more.
  • Income is written into the mandate, not bolted on: the stated goal is long-term growth of capital and income from businesses with typically stable cash flows.nuveen.com

Worth knowing

  • Launched in 2026 and still small, it trades thinly, so spreads can be wide and limit orders matter more than with the group's giants.
  • Non-diversified and concentrated in about 40 names, so a single stumble lands harder than it would in a broad infrastructure index fund.usnews.com
  • The active fee is real: index alternatives in the same cohort, IFRA at 0.30% and PAVE at 0.47%, cost less for infrastructure exposure.

NUIF Performance

Launched Jun 17, 2026

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

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NUIF$10,249
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. NUIF $10,249. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,500$10,000$10,500Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 NUIF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUIF
Year to dateFund launched this yearNo data
1 month+11.5%
3 months+2.5%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 NUIF
YearReturn barNUIF
2026 YTD+4.0%

History from Jun 18, 2026

NUIF in the news

NUIF 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 Oct 30, 2026.
No dataLast 12 months
Payout per share
No dataLast 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

NUIF Risk

Risk pillarB65 out of 100Rank 12 of 34 in Infrastructure
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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.
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.
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.
−0.60
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

NUIF Cost

Compare NUIF and IFRA

Overpaying vs IFRA, cheapest in Infrastructure

$4,755

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • NUIF 0.55%

    $10,904

  • IFRA 0.30% Cheapest

    $6,149

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • NUIF 0.55%
  • IFRA 0.30%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530NUIF $10,904IFRA $6,149

Year by year

YearNUIFIFRAOverpaying
10$988$545$443
20$3,790$2,113$1,677
30$10,904$6,149$4,755

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