First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF
$85.69+0.10 (+0.12%)
- 0.65%
- $43M
- +15.9%
- 1.03%
- 0M sh
- $85.74
- low $73.15high $91.07
The ETF.net RBLD Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 9 of 34
Score 57 of 100 falls in the B 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.D33 out of 100Rank 22 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.B67 out of 100Rank 7 of 34Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A76 out of 100Rank 6 of 34Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A88 out of 100Rank 1 of 32Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B63 out of 100Rank 14 of 34
Our read on RBLD
BFirst Trust's US-only infrastructure sleeve: roughly 100 stocks picked under Alerian's NextGen banner, quarterly distributions, and a shingle that has been hanging since 2008.
The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure Index before fees and expenses, using an indexing approach.
Why people hold it
- Rules first: it aims to track the Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure Index, so the lineup comes from published index rules rather than a manager's hunch.ftportfolios.com
- Roughly 100 names spread the risk, and its holdings mix is one of the stronger builds on a crowded infrastructure shelf.
- On the market since 2008, so there is a long, real-world record behind it, not a back-test from the last theme cycle.
- Distributions arrive on a quarterly schedule, the standard rhythm for an equity index fund.
Worth knowing
- At 0.65% a year it runs above the typical infrastructure fund, and well above broad peers such as IFRA (0.30%) and PAVE (0.47%).
- It trades lightly off a mid-size asset base, so spreads can run wider than in the category's household names, which matters most on big or hurried orders.
- "NextGen" is defined by Alerian's index rules, so the roster can look different from a classic utilities-and-toll-roads infrastructure basket.ftportfolios.com
RBLD Holdings
- Other
- 104
- 13%
- OKTA
Sectors
- Industrials38.5%
- Utilities28.3%
- Technology10.5%
- Energy9.2%
- Materials8.5%
- Real Estate5.0%
Geography
- United States95.62%
- Ireland3.29%
- United Kingdom1.09%
RBLD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
RBLD$11,586
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 | RBLD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +15.3% |
| 1 month | +0.7% |
| 3 months | −3.7% |
| 1 year | +15.9% |
| 3 years | +20.3% |
| 5 years | +11.3% |
| 10 years | +7.9% |
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 | RBLD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +15.3% | |
| 2025 | +14.0% | |
| 2024 | +17.9% | |
| 2023 | +19.3% | |
| 2022 | −9.9% | |
| 2021 | +13.0% | |
| 2020 | +0.4% |
RBLD in the news
RBLD Dividends
- 1.03%
- $0.88
- $0.22 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
RBLD Risk
- 15.3%
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.
- 0.93
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.
- −22.2%
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.
- 0.89
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
RBLD Cost
0.65%
RBLD0.65%
- The middle half of Infrastructure funds
- Median 0.55%
20 of the 33 Infrastructure funds charge less.
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