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BKGI vs GII: which is really different?

GII holds 35.0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BKGI 23.7%. BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Global Infrastructure ETF.

GII costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points; BKGI is 1.4 times larger.

BKGIGII
Expense ratio0.55%0.40%
Net assets, BKGI as of Jul 31, 2026 and GII as of Oct 8, 2026$1.3bn$911m
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+5.1%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 7.2 ptsbehind by 12.2 pts
Below its all-time high10.0%, high on Jul 24, 20268.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
23.7%
BKGI in the S&P 500
35.0%
GII in the S&P 500
+10.1%
BKGI total return, 1 year
+5.1%
GII total return, 1 year
BKGI · 1 year to Oct 9, 202676% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
76% of its weight is outside the S&P 50024% of BKGI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 76% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.24%76%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 57% of the fund · 29 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in76% of its weight is outside the S&P 50024% of BKGI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 76% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.24%76%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 2% in

24% of BKGI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 76% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

GII · 1 year to Oct 9, 202665% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
65% of its weight is outside the S&P 50035% of GII's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 77 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in65% of its weight is outside the S&P 50035% of GII's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

35% of GII's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 65% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · BKGI scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.3, the highest

A percentile among the 391 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowBKGIGIIBKGIGIIBKGIGII
3 months−6.9%−6.2%−10.3 pts−9.6 pts−10.5 pts−9.9 pts
6 months−8.0%−7.6%−23.1 pts−22.8 pts−31.2 pts−30.8 pts
1 year+10.1%+5.1%−7.2 pts−12.2 pts−13.5 pts−18.5 pts
3 years+77.7%+61.5%−8.1 pts−24.3 pts−29.6 pts−45.8 pts
Since launch
BKGI Nov 2022 · GII Jan 2007
+92.6%+168.3%−28.4 pts−508.6 pts−102.7 pts−1,721.3 pts

Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BKGI
BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF · Holds 29 stocks in infrastructure, 24% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GII
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 77 stocks in infrastructure, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer BNY Mellon State Street
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 23.7% 35.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.4% 98.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 1.7% 7.3%
Holdings 29 77
Top ten, share of the fund 57.2% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.40%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.41%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +5.1%
vs the S&P 500 −7.2 pts −12.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −13.5 pts −18.5 pts
Below its high −10.0% −8.5%
Net assets, BKGI as of Jul 31, 2026 and GII as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.3bn $911m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BKGI in plain words

By weight, 24% of BKGI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 29 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +10.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 7.2 pts. It sits 10.0% below its all-time high of Jul 24, 2026.

GII in plain words

By weight, 35% of GII's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 38% of the fund across 77 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 12.2 pts. It sits 8.5% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BKGI or GII?
BKGI has 24% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GII has 35%, so BKGI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BKGI or GII?
BKGI charges 0.55% a year and GII charges 0.40%, so GII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BKGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BKGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BNY Mellon website ↗GII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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ETFIQ, BKGI against GII, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bkgi-vs-gii

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