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BKGI vs IGF: which is really different?

IGF holds 31.9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BKGI 23.7%. BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.

IGF costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; IGF is 7.9 times larger.

BKGIIGF
Expense ratio0.55%0.37%
Net assets, BKGI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IGF as of Oct 8, 2026$1.3bn$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+5.3%
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 11.9 pts
Below its all-time high10.0%, high on Jul 24, 20268.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
23.7%
BKGI in the S&P 500
31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
+10.1%
BKGI total return, 1 year
+5.3%
IGF 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.

IGF · 1 year to Oct 9, 202668% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 78 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

32% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% 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
WindowBKGIIGFBKGIIGFBKGIIGF
3 months−6.9%−6.2%−10.3 pts−9.6 pts−10.5 pts−9.9 pts
6 months−8.0%−7.3%−23.1 pts−22.4 pts−31.2 pts−30.5 pts
1 year+10.1%+5.3%−7.2 pts−11.9 pts−13.5 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+77.7%+62.1%−8.1 pts−23.6 pts−29.6 pts−45.1 pts
Since launch
BKGI Nov 2022 · IGF Dec 2007
+92.6%+129.4%−28.4 pts−508.6 pts−102.7 pts−1,460.7 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
IGF
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 78 stocks in infrastructure, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer BNY Mellon iShares
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 23.7% 31.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.4% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 1.7% 7.2%
Holdings 29 78
Top ten, share of the fund 57.2% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.37%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.38%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +5.3%
vs the S&P 500 −7.2 pts −11.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −13.5 pts −18.2 pts
Below its high −10.0% −8.3%
Net assets, BKGI as of Jul 31, 2026 and IGF as of Oct 8, 2026 $1.3bn $10.3bn

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.

IGF in plain words

By weight, 32% of IGF'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 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BKGI or IGF?
BKGI has 24% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGF has 32%, so BKGI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BKGI or IGF?
BKGI charges 0.55% a year and IGF charges 0.37%, so IGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BKGI on its own →IGF on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
BKGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BKGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗BNY Mellon website ↗IGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗iShares page for IGF ↗

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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 IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bkgi-vs-igf

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