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GII vs GLIX: which is really different?

GLIX holds 49.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GII 35.0%. State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Global Infrastructure ETF and Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF.

GII costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points; GII is far larger, $911m against $30m.

GIIGLIX
Expense ratio0.40%0.96%
Net assets, GII as of Oct 8, 2026 and GLIX as of Jun 30, 2026$911m$30m
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+6.4%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 12.2 ptsbehind by 10.8 pts
Below its all-time high8.5%, high on Feb 27, 20267.1%, high on Jun 26, 2026
35.0%
GII in the S&P 500
49.3%
GLIX in the S&P 500
+5.1%
GII total return, 1 year
+6.4%
GLIX total return, 1 year
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.

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
WindowGIIGLIXGIIGLIXGIIGLIX
3 months−6.2%−5.9%−9.6 pts−9.3 pts−9.9 pts−9.6 pts
6 months−7.6%−5.3%−22.8 pts−20.4 pts−30.8 pts−28.5 pts
1 year+5.1%+6.4%−12.2 pts−10.8 pts−18.5 pts−17.2 pts
3 years+61.5%not published−24.3 ptsnot published−45.8 ptsnot published
Since launch
GII Jan 2007 · GLIX Oct 2025
+168.3%+6.4%−508.6 pts−10.8 pts−1,721.3 pts−17.8 pts

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On the same fields

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
GLIX
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF · Holds 27 stocks in infrastructure, 49% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer State Street Lazard
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 35.0% 49.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 98.5%
In the Nasdaq-100 7.3% 13.3%
Holdings 77 27
Top ten, share of the fund 38.0% 55.4%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.96%
Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.97%
Total return, 1 year +5.1% +6.4%
vs the S&P 500 −12.2 pts −10.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −18.5 pts −17.2 pts
Below its high −8.5% −7.1%
Net assets, GII as of Oct 8, 2026 and GLIX as of Jun 30, 2026 $911m $30m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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.

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, GII or GLIX?
GII has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GLIX has 49%, so GLIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GII or GLIX?
GII charges 0.40% a year and GLIX charges 0.96%, so GII is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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GII on its own →GLIX on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
GII filings on SEC EDGAR ↗State Street 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, GII against GLIX, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-glix

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