IGF vs IPAV: which is really different?

IGF and IPAV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IPAV returned +6.7% over the year. iShares Global Infrastructure ETF and Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF.

IGF costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; IGF is far larger, $10.3bn against $5m.

IGFIPAV
Expense ratio0.37%0.55%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026$10.3bn$5m
Total return, 1 year+5.3%+6.7%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in common0%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 11.9 ptsbehind by 10.5 pts
Below its all-time high8.3%, high on Feb 27, 202614.3%, high on May 6, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

31.9%
IGF in the S&P 500
0.0%
IPAV in the S&P 500
+5.3%
IGF total return, 1 year
+6.7%
IPAV total return, 1 year
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.

IPAV · 1 year to Oct 9, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 31% of the fund · 100 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

0% of IPAV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IPAV 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

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IGF and IPAV hold 0% 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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0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding IGF IPAV
Only in IGF
TRANSURBAN GROUP STAPLED UNITS 4.83%
AENA SME SA 4.73%
NEXTERA ENERGY 4.70%
IBERDROLA 4.14%
GRUPO AEROPORTUARIO DEL PACIFICO A 3.63%
ENBRIDGE 3.60%
AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3.55%
WILLIAMS 3.08%
Only in IPAV
FUJIKURA LTD 3.85%
CANADIAN NATL RAILWAY CO 3.46%
CANADIAN PACIFIC KANSAS CITY 3.30%
ARCELORMITTAL 3.12%
LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD 3.08%
NIPPON STEEL CORP 3.02%
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO LTD 2.96%
VINCI SA 2.87%

0% 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
WindowIGFIPAVIGFIPAVIGFIPAV
3 months−6.2%−5.1%−9.6 pts−8.5 pts−9.9 pts−8.7 pts
6 months−7.3%−7.1%−22.4 pts−22.3 pts−30.5 pts−30.3 pts
1 year+5.3%+6.7%−11.9 pts−10.5 pts−18.2 pts−16.9 pts
3 years+62.1%not published−23.6 ptsnot published−45.1 ptsnot published
Since launch
IGF Dec 2007 · IPAV Aug 2024
+129.4%+24.2%−508.6 pts−18.9 pts−1,460.7 pts−37.0 pts

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On the same fields

IGF
iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 78 stocks in infrastructure, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IPAV
Global X Infrastructure Development ex-U.S. ETF · Holds 100 stocks in infrastructure, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 31.9% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.3% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 7.2% 0.0%
Holdings 78 100
Top ten, share of the fund 38.0% 31.1%
Expense ratio 0.37% 0.55%
Fee for the differing part 0.38% 0.55%
Total return, 1 year +5.3% +6.7%
vs the S&P 500 −11.9 pts −10.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −18.2 pts −16.9 pts
Below its high −8.3% −14.3%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $10.3bn $5m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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.

IPAV in plain words

By weight, 0% of IPAV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 31% of the fund across 100 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. It sits 14.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do IGF and IPAV hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, IGF or IPAV?
IGF has 32% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IPAV has 0%, so IPAV differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IGF or IPAV?
IGF charges 0.37% a year and IPAV charges 0.55%, 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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ETFIQ, IGF against IPAV, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/igf-vs-ipav

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