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BKGI vs RIFR: which is really different?

RIFR holds 57.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BKGI 23.7%. BNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF and Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF.

BKGI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.0 points; BKGI is far larger, $1.3bn against $43m.

BKGIRIFR
Expense ratio0.55%0.59%
Net assets, BKGI as of Jul 31, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026$1.3bn$43m
Total return, 1 year+10.1%+6.1%
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 11.1 pts
Below its all-time high10.0%, high on Jul 24, 20266.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
23.7%
BKGI in the S&P 500
57.3%
RIFR in the S&P 500
+10.1%
BKGI total return, 1 year
+6.1%
RIFR 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.

RIFR · 1 year to Oct 9, 202643% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
43% of its weight is outside the S&P 50057% of RIFR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 43% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.57%43%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 61 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in43% of its weight is outside the S&P 50057% of RIFR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 43% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.57%43%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 9% in

57% of RIFR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 43% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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
WindowBKGIRIFRBKGIRIFRBKGIRIFR
3 months−6.9%−5.3%−10.3 pts−8.7 pts−10.5 pts−9.0 pts
6 months−8.0%−5.3%−23.1 pts−20.5 pts−31.2 pts−28.5 pts
1 year+10.1%+6.1%−7.2 pts−11.1 pts−13.5 pts−17.5 pts
3 years+77.7%not published−8.1 ptsnot published−29.6 ptsnot published
Since launch
BKGI Nov 2022 · RIFR May 2025
+92.6%+13.9%−28.4 pts−20.8 pts−102.7 pts−32.0 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
RIFR
Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 61 stocks in infrastructure, 57% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer BNY Mellon Russell Investments
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 23.7% 57.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.4% 97.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 1.7% 9.1%
Holdings 29 61
Top ten, share of the fund 57.2% 37.6%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.55% 0.61%
Total return, 1 year +10.1% +6.1%
vs the S&P 500 −7.2 pts −11.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −13.5 pts −17.5 pts
Below its high −10.0% −6.3%
Net assets, BKGI as of Jul 31, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026 $1.3bn $43m

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.

RIFR in plain words

By weight, 57% of RIFR'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 61 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +6.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.1 pts. It sits 6.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BKGI or RIFR?
BKGI has 24% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so BKGI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BKGI or RIFR?
BKGI charges 0.55% a year and RIFR charges 0.59%, so BKGI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BKGI on its own →RIFR 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 ↗RIFR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗RIFR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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

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