GII vs IGF: which is really different?

GII and IGF hold 93% of their weight in the same names. State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Global Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.

IGF costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; IGF is 11.3 times larger.

GIIIGF
Expense ratio0.40%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$911m$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+5.1%+5.3%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in common93%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 12.2 ptsbehind by 11.9 pts
Below its all-time high8.5%, high on Feb 27, 20268.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

35.0%
GII in the S&P 500
31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
+5.1%
GII total return, 1 year
+5.3%
IGF 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.

IGF · 1 year to Oct 9, 202668% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 38% of the fund · 78 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in68% of its weight is outside the S&P 50032% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

32% of IGF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 68% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IGF 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GII and IGF hold 93% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

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93% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding GII IGF
TRANSURBAN GROUP 4.83% 4.83%
AENA SME SA 4.72% 4.73%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 4.70% 4.70%
IBERDROLA SA 4.13% 4.14%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO PAC ADR 3.63% 3.63%
ENBRIDGE INC 3.60% 3.60%
AUCKLAND INTL AIRPORT LTD 3.58% 3.55%
WILLIAMS COS INC 3.08% 3.08%
SOUTHERN CO/THE 2.88% 2.88%
GETLINK SE 2.88% 2.88%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY 2.73% 2.73%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 2.65% 2.65%
Only in GII
JAPAN AIRPORT TERMINAL CO 1.46%
CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDING 1.17%
JIANGSU EXPRESS CO LTD H 0.76%
ZHEJIANG EXPRESSWAY CO H 0.57%
HUTCHISON PORT HOLDINGS TR U 0.47%
SHENZHEN INTL HOLDINGS 0.41%
ANHUI EXPRESSWAY CO LTD H 0.36%
SIA ENGINEERING CO LTD 0.27%
Only in IGF
JAPAN AIRPORT TERMINAL 1.46%
CHINA MERCHANTS PORT HOLDINGS LTD 1.17%
JIANGSU EXPRESSWAY LTD H 0.76%
ZHEJIANG EXPRESSWAY LTD H 0.57%
HUTCHISON PORT HOLDINGS UNITS TRUS 0.48%
SHENZHEN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS 0.41%
ANHUI EXPRESSWAY LTD H 0.36%
SIA ENGINEERING LTD 0.27%

93% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowGIIIGFGIIIGFGIIIGF
3 months−6.2%−6.2%−9.6 pts−9.6 pts−9.9 pts−9.9 pts
6 months−7.6%−7.3%−22.8 pts−22.4 pts−30.8 pts−30.5 pts
1 year+5.1%+5.3%−12.2 pts−11.9 pts−18.5 pts−18.2 pts
3 years+61.5%+62.1%−24.3 pts−23.6 pts−45.8 pts−45.1 pts
Since launch
GII Jan 2007 · IGF Dec 2007
+168.3%+129.4%−508.6 pts−508.6 pts−1,721.3 pts−1,460.7 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
IGF
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 78 stocks in infrastructure, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 35.0% 31.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 7.3% 7.2%
Holdings 77 78
Top ten, share of the fund 38.0% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.40% 0.37%
Fee for the differing part 0.41% 0.38%
Total return, 1 year +5.1% +5.3%
vs the S&P 500 −12.2 pts −11.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −18.5 pts −18.2 pts
Below its high −8.5% −8.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $911m $10.3bn

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.

IGF in plain words

By weight, 32% of IGF'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 78 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +5.3% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.9 pts. It sits 8.3% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do GII and IGF hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 93% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, GII or IGF?
GII has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGF has 32%, so IGF differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GII or IGF?
GII charges 0.40% a year and IGF charges 0.37%, so IGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

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