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Vanguard Global Infrastructure Index ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the FTSE Developed Core Infrastructure Index, giving exposure to listed infrastructure companies such as utilities, toll roads and airports across developed markets.

IssuerVanguard
Management fee (MER)0.47% p.a.
Inception date19 Oct 2018
BenchmarkFTSE Developed Core Infrastructure Index

Scout Score

70/100
Ranked #5 of 50 in Thematic

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost71
Diversification68
Tracking95
Liquidity66
Fund Strength76
Performance44
Income44

Strengths

  • Tight index tracking — 2.05% tracking error, tighter than 95% of Thematic peers.
  • Large, established fund — $648M in assets, bigger than 76% of Thematic funds.
  • Low fee — 0.47% p.a., cheaper than 71% of Thematic funds.

Weaknesses

No notable weaknesses found relative to category peers.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-3.61%
3 Months-7.71%
YTD-0.58%
1 Year-1.59%
3 Years (p.a.)+9.55%
5 Years (p.a.)+6.46%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-5%+10%+24%+39%+53%2021-092022-122024-032025-062026-09

Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States flagUnited States
67.61%
Canada flagCanada
13.97%
Japan flagJapan
4.41%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
4.14%
Spain flagSpain
2.13%
Hong Kong flagHong Kong
1.67%
Australia flagAustralia
1.63%
Italy flagItaly
1.25%
France flagFrance
0.45%
Greece flagGreece
0.38%
New Zealand flagNew Zealand
0.29%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
0.23%
Belgium flagBelgium
0.21%
Switzerland flagSwitzerland
0.21%
Singapore flagSingapore
0.11%
Germany flagGermany
0.09%
Portugal flagPortugal
0.05%
Austria flagAustria
0.04%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Utilities
53.03%
Industrials
20.78%
Energy
18.68%
Real Estate
4.27%
Communication Services
1.11%
Information Technology
0.96%
Consumer Discretionary
0.05%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Union Pacific Corp logoUnion Pacific Corp5.66%
  2. 2.NextEra Energy Inc logoNextEra Energy Inc5.55%
  3. 3.Enbridge Inc logoEnbridge Inc3.64%
  4. 4.Southern Co/The3.35%
  5. 5.Duke Energy Corp logoDuke Energy Corp3.12%
  6. 6.CSX Corp logoCSX Corp3.03%
  7. 7.Williams Cos Inc/The2.91%
  8. 8.National Grid PLC logoNational Grid PLC2.68%
  9. 9.American Tower Corp logoAmerican Tower Corp2.68%
  10. 10.Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd2.66%
  11. 11.Norfolk Southern Corp logoNorfolk Southern Corp2.44%
  12. 12.American Electric Power Co Inc logoAmerican Electric Power Co Inc2.27%
  13. 13.Canadian National Railway Co logoCanadian National Railway Co2.25%
  14. 14.TC Energy Corp2.12%
  15. 15.Kinder Morgan Inc logoKinder Morgan Inc2.06%
  16. 16.Targa Resources Corp logoTarga Resources Corp2.01%
  17. 17.Cheniere Energy Inc logoCheniere Energy Inc1.98%
  18. 18.ONEOK INC1.89%
  19. 19.Dominion Energy Inc logoDominion Energy Inc1.87%
  20. 20.Sempra logoSempra1.79%