{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-ifra","section":"compare","title":"GII vs IFRA: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"GII and IFRA hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and IFRA returned +9.5% over the year. Returns and overlap to Oct 9, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 9, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do GII and IFRA hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. 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Returns and overlap to Oct 9, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-10-09","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-ifra","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Weight overlap with the S&P 500","Active share","Holdings","Top ten share of the fund","Total return","Fee for the differing part","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Thematic ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7504,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / GII vs IFRA \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .\n\n GII vs IFRA: which is really different?\n\n GII and IFRA hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and IFRA returned +9.5% over the year.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n IFRA costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.4 points; IFRA is 4.4 times larger.\n GII and IFRA at a glance. As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GII IFRA \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.30% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $911m $4.0bn \n Total return, 1 year +5.1% +9.5% \n What it tracks Infrastruct","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, GII against IFRA, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-ifra","a":{"ticker":"GII","name":"State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Global Infrastructure ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"GII holds 77 stocks, and 65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/gii","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"35.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"38.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+5.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$911m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.40%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"497K, Jan 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"IFRA","name":"iShares U.S. Infrastructure ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"IFRA holds 164 stocks, and 28% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ifra","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"71.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"95.7%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"33.4%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+9.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$4.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.30%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jul 27, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":34,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-ifra"}