- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 1 Iron Street Boston MA United States of America 2210
- IPO Date
- Jan 31, 2007
- Business
- SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure ETF (GII) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Global Infrastructure Index. The fund, managed by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), invests substantially all of its assets in the securities comprising the index or depositary receipts based on those securities; the index consists of 75 of the largest publicly listed infrastructure companies globally that meet specific investability requirements, including minimum float-adjusted market capitalizations of $100 million, total market caps of $250 million, and liquidity thresholds. These holdings are diversified across transportation (40% weight), utilities (40%), and energy infrastructure (20%), with the 15 largest eligible emerging market stocks selected first (up to 10 per sub-industry) followed by 60 developed market stocks to achieve 30 transportation, 30 utilities, and 15 energy companies; top holdings as of September 2025 include Aena SME SA (4.90%), Transurban Group (4.86%), and NextEra Energy Inc. (4.71%), with key geographic exposures to the United States (40.89%), Australia (8.65%), Spain (8.49%), and Canada (8.40%).
Launched on January 25, 2007, and domiciled in the United States with a gross expense ratio of 0.40%, GII trades on the NYSE Arca under the ticker GII (CUSIP: 78463X855); it is issued by SSGA, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of State Street Corporation, with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts. The fund targets investors seeking exposure to global infrastructure sectors, including utilities, industrials, and energy, through liquid, cap-weighted positions capped at 5% per security and rebalanced semi-annually.
In recent developments, the underlying index transitioned from the Macquarie Global Infrastructure 100 Index to the S&P Global Infrastructure Index effective May 1, 2013, enhancing its focus on liquidity and tradability across developed and emerging markets. As of December 2025, GII achieved a new 52-week high above $72 amid strong performance, reflecting year-to-date returns of approximately 19% and robust inflows of $98.35 million over the prior year. No major acquisitions, funding rounds, or product launches specific to GII were reported in the last 1-2 years, though SSGA continued expanding its ETF suite, including the April 2025 launch of State Street Target Retirement series funds.