{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-rifr","section":"compare","title":"GII vs RIFR: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"35.0% of GII and 57.3% of RIFR is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed. Returns and overlap to Oct 9, 2026.","as_of":"Oct 9, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is more different from the S&P 500, GII or RIFR?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"GII has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RIFR has 57%, so GII differs more from the index."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, GII or RIFR?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"GII charges 0.40% a year and RIFR charges 0.59%, so GII is cheaper. 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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-rifr","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":5882,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / GII vs RIFR \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 9, 2026 .\n\n GII vs RIFR: which is really different?\n\n RIFR holds 57.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and GII 35.0%.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n GII costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point; GII is far larger, $911m against $43m.\n GII and RIFR at a glance. As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. GII RIFR \n Expense ratio 0.40% 0.59% \n Net assets, GII as of Oct 8, 2026 and RIFR as of Jun 30, 2026 $911m $43m \n Total return, 1 year +5.1% +6.1% \n What it tracks","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 RIFR, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-rifr","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":"RIFR","name":"Russell Investments Global Infrastructure ETF","issuer":"Russell Investments","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"RIFR holds 61 stocks, and 43% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/rifr","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"57.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"37.6%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+6.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$43m","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.59%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/gii-vs-rifr"}