IFRA AU
IFRA ETF: How Vaneck Ftse Global Infrastructure (Aud Hedged) ETF Works
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Overview
VanEck FTSE Global Infrastructure (AUD Hedged) ETF (ASX: IFRA) gives Australian investors exposure to listed infrastructure companies across several regions, with an AUD-hedged structure. Its portfolio combines utility providers with transport and energy businesses, while the sector allocation is led by utilities. The supplied return figures are 3.479% year to date, 4.851% over one year, 12.95% over three years, 6.013% over five years and 6.685% over ten years. These figures describe past performance, not a forecast.
Category
Global infrastructure companies operate across services and assets that support daily economic activity, from utilities and energy infrastructure to transport. These businesses can have distinct regulatory, funding and operating demands, so the theme does not behave as a single uniform sector. IFRA’s portfolio is weighted most heavily to utilities and industrials, with additional energy exposure.
Infrastructure is a broad theme spanning essential services and assets such as electricity networks, transport operators and energy pipelines. IFRA’s portfolio reflects that breadth, but is weighted heavily towards utilities and industrials rather than evenly spread across infrastructure businesses. These companies can be affected by regulation, financing conditions, operating costs and demand for their services.
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Key facts
- Ticker
- IFRA
- Exchange
- AU
- ISIN
- AU00000IFRA4
- Category / focus
- Infrastructure Equity
- Provider
- VanEck Investments Limited
- Domicile
- Australia
- Currency
- AUD
- Inception date
- 2016-04-29
- Use of income
- Quarterly
- UCITS
- No
Costs
- TER
- 0.00%
- Ongoing charge
- 0.00%
- AUM
- 2.4B
The supplied TER, ongoing charge and net expense ratio are each displayed as 0%. These figures do not necessarily capture every cost an investor may incur, such as brokerage or other transaction-related costs; check the fund’s current product documents for details applicable to you.
Performance
- YTD
- 13.6%
- 1 year
- 12.5%
- 3 years
- 15.3%
- 5 years
- 6.9%
- 10 years
- 7.7%
- Dividend yield
- 3.07%
- Top 10 concentration
- 34.3%
Holdings
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Aena SA4.80%
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Nextera Energy Inc4.61%
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Transurban Group4.56%
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Union Pacific Corporation3.97%
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Southern Company3.29%
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Duke Energy Corporation3.11%
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Enbridge Inc2.74%
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National Grid PLC2.68%
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Williams Companies Inc2.25%
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American Tower Corp2.30%
Weights are percentages of the fund; bars use a 0–100% scale. Displayed entries may not cover the whole portfolio.
Utilities account for 51.51% of the portfolio, followed by industrials at 30.603% and energy at 14.892%. Among the largest listed positions are Transurban Group, Aena SA, Union Pacific Corporation and NextEra Energy Inc. The top 10 holdings represent 35.421% of assets, giving investors meaningful exposure to individual companies as well as the infrastructure theme.
Sectors
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Utilities50.7%
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Industrials28.7%
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Energy12.9%
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Real Estate4.0%
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Communication Services0.5%
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Technology0.5%
Weights are percentages of the fund; bars use a 0–100% scale. Displayed entries may not cover the whole portfolio.
Risks
Who it may suit
IFRA may interest investors researching global infrastructure equities who want an AUD-hedged structure and quarterly distributions. Its concentrated exposure to utilities and industrials, and the risks of listed shares, may not suit every portfolio.
Key risks
IFRA is exposed to share-market losses and to the fortunes of infrastructure businesses. Its substantial utilities and industrials allocations can make results sensitive to sector-specific conditions, regulation, interest rates and capital requirements. Foreign investments and the fund’s currency-hedging approach add further risks; hedging may not fully offset exchange-rate movements. Distributions and yields can vary, and past returns do not predict future results.
FAQ
What does IFRA invest in?
IFRA provides exposure to global infrastructure companies, including utilities, transport businesses and energy infrastructure firms. Its portfolio is led by utilities and industrials.
Does IFRA make distributions?
The supplied fund information describes distributions as quarterly. Its displayed dividend yield is 3.242%; yields and distributions can change.
Is IFRA currency hedged?
The fund name identifies it as AUD hedged. Currency hedging is intended to reduce the effect of exchange-rate movements on foreign investments, but it does not remove share-market or other investment risks.
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