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NUIF

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Nuveen US Infrastructure ETF

Themes · Nuveen · Inception 2026-06-17

$23.89−0.04 (−0.18%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:46 PM EDT

History starts Jun 18, 2026.History starts Jun 18, 2026.History starts Jun 18, 2026.
Intraday session: down, 6 prints from 23.93 to 23.89. Range 23.77 to 23.93. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$23.80$23.8510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.55%
Fund size
$23M
1Y return
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Yield · Last 12 months
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Holdings
41
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$24.01
52W range
low $23.93high $26.54

The ETF.net NUIF Grade

C

52/ 100

Rank 14 of 34 in Infrastructure⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for NUIF. Scores out of 100: Cost 55, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 69, Holdings 51, Durability 23. Strongest: Tradability (69). Weakest: Durability (23). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 52 of 100 sits in the C 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.
    BScore 55
    Category rank17/34 · top 50%

  • 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.
    CScore 42
    Category rank23/34 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 69
    Category rank7/34 · top 21%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 51
    Category rank18/32 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 23
    Category rank32/34 · bottom quartile

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

Our read on NUIF

ETF.net Research

CInfrastructure 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

  1. 01At 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
  2. 02No declared index to copy. Nuveen's investment team builds the book itself, leaning toward infrastructure names it considers overlooked and attractively valued.nuveen.com
  3. 030.55% a year for active management undercuts the typical fund in the infrastructure group, where plenty of rules-based rivals charge more.
  4. 04Income 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

  1. 01Launched in 2026 and still small, it trades thinly, so spreads can be wide and limit orders matter more than with the group's giants.
  2. 02Non-diversified and concentrated in about 40 names, so a single stumble lands harder than it would in a broad infrastructure index fund.money.usnews.com
  3. 03The 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 Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:24 AM
Asset class
Other
Holdings
41
Top-10 weight
53%
Largest holding
AEP8.6%

Geography

  • United States84.85%
  • Canada15.15%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001AEPAMERICAN ELEC POWER, INC.8.55%16,681$2M337
002ETRENTERGY CORP6.40%14,695$1M315
003XELXCEL ENERGY INC5.48%17,730$1M311
004LNGCHENIERE ENERGY, INC5.09%4,443$1M270
005NEENEXTERA ENERGY INC4.95%14,391$1M407
006WMWASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.4.85%5,377$1M321
007LNTALLIANT ENERGY CORP4.65%16,604$1M272
008TRGPTARGA RESOURCES CORP4.52%3,620$1M340
009AEEAMEREN CORP.4.33%9,912$1M269
010ENBENBRIDGE INC4.22%20,263$987K48
011WMBWILLIAMS COS., INC.3.98%12,921$931K361
012WCNWASTE CONNECTIONS INC3.24%4,886$759K48
013OKEONEOK INC2.69%6,735$629K325
014KMIKINDER MORGAN INC.2.66%19,577$623K342
015CSXCSX CORP2.57%12,789$602K369

Showing 1–15 of 41 holdings

NUIF Performance

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

NUIF$9,453
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. NUIF $9,453. SPY $10,415. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,372$9,959$10,547Jun 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 NUIF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUIF
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−4.1%
3 months−5.5%
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 NUIF
YearReturn barNUIF
2026 YTD−4.5%

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 Sep 22, 2026.
—Last 12 months
Payout per share
—Last 12 months

Listed Jun 2026. No distributions yet.

NUIF 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.
−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.

NUIF Cost

Expense ratio0.55%
  • The middle half of Infrastructure funds
  • Median 0.55%

14 of the 33 Infrastructure funds charge less.

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