First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF (RBLD)
About this ETF
The First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF (RBLD), previously known as the First Trust Global Engineering and Construction ETF, aims to closely match the overall performance—encompassing both price appreciation and income generation—of the Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure Index. This objective is pursued prior to the deduction of the Fund's own operational fees and expenses. Operating under a passive indexing strategy, the Fund generally commits at least 90% of its total net assets (including any funds borrowed for investment) to common stocks and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that are components of the underlying Index. Its core purpose is to replicate the Index's returns as accurately as possible, before accounting for its own costs. The Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure Index…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Snowflake Inc. (Class A) SNOW | 1.90% |
| Twilio Inc. (Class A) TWLO | 1.65% |
| Bloom Energy Corporation (Class A) BE | 1.47% |
| MongoDB, Inc. MDB | 1.43% |
| Cloudflare, Inc. (Class A) NET | 1.33% |
| nVent Electric plc NVT | 1.20% |
| Nucor Corporation NUE | 1.19% |
| Talen Energy Corporation TLN | 1.19% |
| Caterpillar Inc. CAT | 1.16% |
| Steel Dynamics, Inc. STLD | 1.15% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +2.60% |
| 3 months | +4.04% |
| 6 months | +16.73% |
| Year to date | +18.91% |
| 1 year | +22.30% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +19.25% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +10.31% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +7.03% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 14.09% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 1.50 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 1.22 |
| Sortino (1y) | 2.25 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -7.38% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -24.37% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -51.72% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.82 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.73 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 184 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | USD 0.1639 |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | USD 0.1648 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | USD 0.3310 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | USD 0.1812 |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | USD 0.2281 |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | USD 0.1502 |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | USD 0.3290 |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | USD 0.1666 |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | USD 0.2153 |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-28 | USD 0.1587 |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-29 | USD 0.2633 |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-29 | USD 0.1265 |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-30 | USD 0.1868 |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-31 | USD 0.0866 |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-30 | USD 0.2477 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-30 | USD 0.1040 |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-30 | USD 0.6634 |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-31 | USD 0.2685 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-30 | USD 0.1370 |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-30 | USD 0.3913 |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-31 | USD 0.2507 |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-30 | USD 0.1881 |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-30 | USD 0.3249 |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-31 | USD 0.6529 |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-31 | USD 0.1651 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-30 | USD 0.1319 |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-28 | USD 0.6144 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-29 | USD 0.0237 |
| 2018-12-18 | 2018-12-31 | USD 0.1216 |
| 2018-09-14 | 2018-09-28 | USD 0.1130 |
| 2018-06-21 | 2018-06-29 | USD 0.5515 |
| 2018-03-22 | 2018-03-29 | USD 0.0138 |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-29 | USD 0.3836 |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-29 | USD 0.0796 |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-30 | USD 0.4239 |
| 2016-12-21 | 2016-12-30 | USD 0.1260 |
| 2016-09-21 | 2016-09-30 | USD 0.0960 |
| 2016-06-22 | 2016-06-30 | USD 0.7660 |
| 2015-12-23 | 2015-12-31 | USD 0.0970 |
| 2015-09-23 | 2015-09-30 | USD 0.0290 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 30 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
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