(NFRA) STOXX Global Broad - Overview

The FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund (NYSE ARCA: NFRA) seeks to track a STOXX-defined index that aggregates publicly-traded infrastructure firms across developed and emerging markets, including U.S. companies. By design, the fund must allocate at least 80 % of its net assets to the index constituents and to any ADRs/GDRs that represent those securities.

Key fund attributes: ticker NFRA, U.S.-registered ETF, classified in the Infrastructure category, and structured as an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The fund’s expense ratio is 0.45 % (as of 2024), and its total assets under management (AUM) sit near $1.2 billion, reflecting modest but growing investor interest in global infrastructure exposure.

From a macro-economic perspective, global infrastructure spending is projected to grow at roughly 5 % CAGR through 2028, driven by government stimulus packages, the transition to renewable energy, and expanding digital-transport networks. These drivers tend to support higher dividend yields (the index’s weighted average yield is ≈ 4.3 % in 2024) and can provide a partial hedge against inflation.

Sector-level exposure is dominated by utilities (≈ 30 % of weight), transportation (≈ 25 %), and energy infrastructure (≈ 20 %). Recent data show that the ESG-linked infrastructure sub-segment has outperformed the broader index by 1.2 percentage points over the past 12 months, suggesting that sustainability considerations are becoming a material performance factor.

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