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CSIO vs NGIF: which is really different?

CSIO holds 54.2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and NGIF 50.1%. Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Opportunities Active ETF and Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund: ETF Class Shares.

CSIO costs 0.23 points a year less.

CSIONGIF
Expense ratio0.65%0.88%
Net assets$44mnot read by ETFIQ
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, since Dec 10, 2025+14.4%
S&P 500, total return, since Jun 3, 2026+3.8%
Against the S&P 500, since Dec 10, 2025behind by 2.8 pts
Against the S&P 500, since Jun 3, 2026behind by 8.3 pts
Below its all-time high5.3%, high on Jul 24, 20268.6%, high on Jun 26, 2026
54.2%
CSIO in the S&P 500
50.1%
NGIF in the S&P 500
+11.6%
CSIO total return, since launch
−4.5%
NGIF total return, since launch
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.

NGIF · 3 months to Oct 9, 202650% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
50% of its weight is outside the S&P 50050% of NGIF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 50% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.50%50%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 39% of the fund · 66 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 12% in50% of its weight is outside the S&P 50050% of NGIF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 50% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.50%50%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 12% in

50% of NGIF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 50% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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

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
WindowCSIONGIFCSIONGIFCSIONGIF
3 months−4.3%−7.8%−7.6 pts−11.2 pts−7.9 pts−11.5 pts
6 months−2.6%not published−17.7 ptsnot published−25.8 ptsnot published
Since launch
CSIO Dec 2025 · NGIF Jun 2026
+11.6%−4.5%−2.8 pts−8.3 pts−8.7 pts−5.7 pts

Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

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
NGIF
Nuveen Global Infrastructure Fund: ETF Class Shares · Holds 66 stocks in infrastructure, 50% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Cohen & Steers Nuveen
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 54.2% 50.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.0% 97.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 6.8% 11.7%
Holdings 29 66
Top ten, share of the fund 51.9% 39.1%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.88%
Fee for the differing part 0.66% 0.90%
Total return, 1 year +11.6% (since it first traded on Dec 10, 2025) −4.5% (since it first traded on Jun 3, 2026)
vs the S&P 500 −2.8 pts −8.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −8.7 pts −5.7 pts
Below its high −5.3% −8.6%
Net assets $44m not read by ETFIQ

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.

NGIF in plain words

By weight, 50% of NGIF'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 39% of the fund across 66 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it first traded on Jun 3, 2026 the fund returned −4.5% with distributions reinvested against +3.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 8.3 pts. It sits 8.6% below its all-time high of Jun 26, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, CSIO or NGIF?
CSIO has 54% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NGIF has 50%, so CSIO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CSIO or NGIF?
CSIO charges 0.65% a year and NGIF charges 0.88%, so CSIO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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CSIO on its own →NGIF on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
CSIO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CSIO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Cohen & Steers website ↗NGIF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗NGIF 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, CSIO against NGIF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/csio-vs-ngif

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