{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-igf","section":"compare","title":"GII vs IGF: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"35.0% of GII and 31.9% of IGF is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 93% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Oct 9, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do GII and IGF hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"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. 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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GII IGF \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.37% \n Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $911m $10.3bn \n Total return, 1 year +5.1% +5.3% \n What it tracks Infrastructure Infrastructure \n Holdings in common 93% ","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 IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-igf","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":"IGF","name":"iShares Global Infrastructure ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"IGF holds 78 stocks, and 68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/igf","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"31.9%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.3%","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":"+5.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$10.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 8, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.37%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"497K, Jul 31, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":93,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-igf"}