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ETF comparison

IGF vs SHLD

Both Industrials.

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF · Global X Defense Tech ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IGF and SHLD would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IGF unmatched 99.3% Shared 0.0% SHLD unmatched 99.6%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In IGF only
76 positions
Shared
0 positions
In SHLD only
48 positions

Side by side

IGF

iShares Global Infrastructure ETF

iShares · Industrials

75 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.37%
Net assets
$10.07B
TTM yield
2.99%
Top-10 conc.
38.5%
SHLD

Global X Defense Tech ETF

Global X · Industrials

64 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.50%
Net assets
$6.49B
TTM yield
0.69%
Top-10 conc.
59.3%

Sub-score comparison

63
Cost
50
80
Tax efficiency
84
100
Liquidity
92
59
Concentration
30
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Tracking quality
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IGF sub-score SHLD

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

IGF is 13 bps cheaper than SHLD. On a $100,000 position that's about $130/yr more in fees for SHLD.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with IGF vs SHLD.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in IGF

76 total
  • Aena, S.M.E., S.A. 5.10%
  • TRANSURBAN GROUP 5.02%
  • NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 4.79%
  • Iberdrola, S.A. 4.15%
  • Enbridge Inc. 3.97%
  • Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico, S.A.B. de C.V. 3.89%
  • THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 3.05%
  • AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED 3.03%
  • THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 2.83%
  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 2.64%

Only in SHLD

48 total
  • LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.42%
  • RTX CORPORATION 7.76%
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 7.67%
  • PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7.07%
  • Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.76%
  • BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.88%
  • L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.69%
  • HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.40%
  • LEONARDO - SOCIETA PER AZIONI 4.35%
  • THALES SA 4.27%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.