CSIO vs GII: which is really different?

CSIO holds 54.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GII 35.0%. Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Opportunities Active ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Global Infrastructure ETF.

GII costs 0.25 points a year less; GII is far larger, $911m against $44m.

CSIOGII
Expense ratio0.65%0.40%
Net assets, CSIO as of Jun 30, 2026 and GII as of Oct 8, 2026$44m$911m
Total return, 1 yearnot published+5.1%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, since Dec 10, 2025+14.4%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, since Dec 10, 2025behind by 2.8 pts
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 12.2 pts
Below its all-time high5.3%, high on Jul 24, 20268.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026
54.2%
CSIO in the S&P 500
35.0%
GII in the S&P 500
+11.6%
CSIO total return, since launch
+5.1%
GII total return, 1 year
CSIO · 6 months to Oct 9, 202646% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
46% of its weight is outside the S&P 50054% of CSIO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 46% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.54%46%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 52% of the fund · 29 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in46% of its weight is outside the S&P 50054% of CSIO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 46% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.54%46%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

54% of CSIO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 46% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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 · CSIO 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

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Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowCSIOGIICSIOGIICSIOGII
3 months−4.3%−6.2%−7.6 pts−9.6 pts−7.9 pts−9.9 pts
6 months−2.6%−7.6%−17.7 pts−22.8 pts−25.8 pts−30.8 pts
1 yearnot published+5.1%not published−12.2 ptsnot published−18.5 pts
3 yearsnot published+61.5%not published−24.3 ptsnot published−45.8 pts
Since launch
CSIO Dec 2025 · GII Jan 2007
+11.6%+168.3%−2.8 pts−508.6 pts−8.7 pts−1,721.3 pts

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On the same fields

CSIO
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Opportunities Active ETF · Holds 29 stocks in infrastructure, 54% 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 Cohen & Steers State Street
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 54.2% 35.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.0% 98.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 6.8% 7.3%
Holdings 29 77
Top ten, share of the fund 51.9% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.40%
Fee for the differing part 0.66% 0.41%
Total return, 1 year +11.6% (since it first traded on Dec 10, 2025) +5.1%
vs the S&P 500 −2.8 pts −12.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −8.7 pts −18.5 pts
Below its high −5.3% −8.5%
Net assets, CSIO as of Jun 30, 2026 and GII as of Oct 8, 2026 $44m $911m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CSIO in plain words

By weight, 54% of CSIO'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 52% of the fund across 29 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Dec 10, 2025 the fund returned +11.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.4% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.8 pts. It sits 5.3% 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, CSIO or GII?
CSIO has 54% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GII has 35%, so CSIO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CSIO or GII?
CSIO charges 0.65% a year and GII charges 0.40%, so GII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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