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BLDX vs GLIX: which is really different?

GLIX holds 49.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BLDX 36.0%. Impax Global Sustainable Infrastructure ETF and Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF.

BLDX costs 0.36 points a year less; BLDX is 4.0 times larger.

BLDXGLIX
Expense ratio0.60%0.96%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026$118m$30m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+6.4%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, since Feb 2, 2026+12.8%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, since Feb 2, 2026behind by 13.4 pts
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 10.8 pts
Active share vs the S&P 50098%
Below its all-time high9.7%, high on Apr 8, 20267.1%, high on Jun 26, 2026
36.0%
BLDX in the S&P 500
49.3%
GLIX in the S&P 500
−0.6%
BLDX total return, since launch
+6.4%
GLIX total return, 1 year
BLDX · 6 months to Oct 9, 202664% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
64% of its weight is outside the S&P 50036% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 40% of the fund · 38 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in64% of its weight is outside the S&P 50036% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · Nasdaq-100: 3% in

36% of BLDX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

GLIX · 1 year to Oct 9, 202651% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
51% of its weight is outside the S&P 50049% of GLIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.49%51%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund · 27 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in51% of its weight is outside the S&P 50049% of GLIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.49%51%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 13% in

49% of GLIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · GLIX 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
WindowBLDXGLIXBLDXGLIXBLDXGLIX
3 months−5.3%−5.9%−8.6 pts−9.3 pts−8.9 pts−9.6 pts
6 months−6.8%−5.3%−22.0 pts−20.4 pts−30.0 pts−28.5 pts
1 yearnot published+6.4%not published−10.8 ptsnot published−17.2 pts
Since launch
BLDX Feb 2026 · GLIX Oct 2025
−0.6%+6.4%−13.4 pts−10.8 pts−21.0 pts−17.8 pts

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On the same fields

BLDX
Impax Global Sustainable Infrastructure ETF · Holds 38 stocks in infrastructure, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
GLIX
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF · Holds 27 stocks in infrastructure, 49% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Impax Lazard
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 36.0% 49.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 96.6% 98.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 3.3% 13.3%
Holdings 38 27
Top ten, share of the fund 39.6% 55.4%
Expense ratio 0.60% 0.96%
Fee for the differing part 0.62% 0.97%
Total return, 1 year −0.6% (since it first traded on Feb 2, 2026) +6.4%
vs the S&P 500 −13.4 pts −10.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −21.0 pts −17.2 pts
Below its high −9.7% −7.1%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 $118m $30m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BLDX in plain words

By weight, 36% of BLDX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 38 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Feb 2, 2026 the fund returned −0.6% with distributions reinvested against +12.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.4 pts. It sits 9.7% below its all-time high of Apr 8, 2026.

GLIX in plain words

By weight, 49% of GLIX'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 55% of the fund across 27 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 7.1% below its all-time high of Jun 26, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BLDX or GLIX?
BLDX has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GLIX has 49%, so GLIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BLDX or GLIX?
BLDX charges 0.60% a year and GLIX charges 0.96%, so BLDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
BLDX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BLDX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Impax website ↗GLIX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GLIX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Lazard 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, BLDX against GLIX, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/bldx-vs-glix

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