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GLIX vs IGF: which is really different?

GLIX holds 49.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and IGF 31.9%. Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF and iShares Global Infrastructure ETF.

IGF costs 0.59 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; IGF is far larger, $10.3bn against $30m.

GLIXIGF
Expense ratio0.96%0.37%
Net assets, GLIX as of Jun 30, 2026 and IGF as of Oct 8, 2026$30m$10.3bn
Total return, 1 year+6.4%+5.3%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in commonnot published
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 10.8 ptsbehind by 11.9 pts
Below its all-time high7.1%, high on Jun 26, 20268.3%, high on Feb 27, 2026
49.3%
GLIX in the S&P 500
31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
+6.4%
GLIX total return, 1 year
+5.3%
IGF total return, 1 year
GLIX · 1 year to Oct 9, 202651% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
51% of its weight is outside the S&P 50049% of GLIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.49%51%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund · 27 holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in51% of its weight is outside the S&P 50049% of GLIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.49%51%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 13% in

49% of GLIX's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 51% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 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 · GLIX 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 →

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowGLIXIGFGLIXIGFGLIXIGF
3 months−5.9%−6.2%−9.3 pts−9.6 pts−9.6 pts−9.9 pts
6 months−5.3%−7.3%−20.4 pts−22.4 pts−28.5 pts−30.5 pts
1 year+6.4%+5.3%−10.8 pts−11.9 pts−17.2 pts−18.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+62.1%not published−23.6 ptsnot published−45.1 pts
Since launch
GLIX Oct 2025 · IGF Dec 2007
+6.4%+129.4%−10.8 pts−508.6 pts−17.8 pts−1,460.7 pts

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On the same fields

GLIX
Lazard Listed Infrastructure ETF · Holds 27 stocks in infrastructure, 49% 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
Issuer Lazard iShares
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 49.3% 31.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.5% 98.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 13.3% 7.2%
Holdings 27 78
Top ten, share of the fund 55.4% 38.0%
Expense ratio 0.96% 0.37%
Fee for the differing part 0.97% 0.38%
Total return, 1 year +6.4% +5.3%
vs the S&P 500 −10.8 pts −11.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −17.2 pts −18.2 pts
Below its high −7.1% −8.3%
Net assets, GLIX as of Jun 30, 2026 and IGF as of Oct 8, 2026 $30m $10.3bn

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

GLIX in plain words

By weight, 49% of GLIX'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 55% of the fund across 27 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +6.4% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 7.1% below its all-time high of Jun 26, 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

Which is more different from the S&P 500, GLIX or IGF?
GLIX has 49% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IGF has 32%, so GLIX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, GLIX or IGF?
GLIX charges 0.96% a year and IGF charges 0.37%, so IGF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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GLIX on its own →IGF on its own →How every figure is computed →Standards and sources →
Where these figures came from
GLIX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GLIX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Lazard website ↗IGF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗iShares page for IGF ↗

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How this is computed

It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation.

Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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ETFIQ, GLIX against IGF, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/glix-vs-igf

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