{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-nfra","section":"compare","title":"GII vs NFRA: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"35.0% of GII and 35.8% of NFRA is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 27% 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 NFRA hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. 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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GII NFRA \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.47% \n Net assets, GII as of Oct 8, 2026 and NFRA as of Jul 31, 2026 $911m $3.0bn \n Total return, 1 year +5.1% +5.5% \n What it tracks Infrastructure Infr","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 NFRA, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-nfra","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":"NFRA","name":"Northern Trust STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure ETF","issuer":"Northern Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"NFRA holds 179 stocks, and 64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/nfra","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"35.8%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"96.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"28.6%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+5.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$3.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jul 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.47%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Feb 25, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":27,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-nfra"}