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Infrastructure vs the S&P 500 (IGF): is it outperforming?

Over the past month, IGF has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.2 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.

1M spread vs SPY
+2.2 pts
Quadrant
Improving
Momentum
Weakening
RS health
Strong
Holdings P/E
23.5×

Where IGF sits on the rotation map

Infrastructure highlighted against the 11 broad S&P 500 sectors. Vertical: 1-month spread vs the S&P 500. Horizontal: the longer, time-shifted window — the methodology explains the math.

IGF vs SPY: head-to-head returns

IGF (infrastructure) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means IGF won that window.

Window
IGF
SPY
Spread
1 week+0.6%−1.7%+2.3 pts
2 weeks+0.4%−1.0%+1.4 pts
1 month+1.4%−0.8%+2.2 pts
3 months+1.3%+4.5%−3.2 pts
6 months+8.2%+7.7%+0.5 pts
1 year+16.7%+17.7%−1.0 pts

Data as of 2026-07-23 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure

The read

Infrastructure (IGF) has just turned the corner. Over the longer, time-shifted window it trailed the S&P 500 by 5.4 points, but over the past month it has moved clearly ahead of the market — a 2.2-point edge that puts it in the improving quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #44 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.

On the shorter tape, IGF's momentum is weakening: the intraday trend that carried the move is cooling across the shorter windows. IGF's relative-strength line — its price ratio against the S&P 500 — is trading above its moving averages, the healthiest configuration we track. The longer trend remains healthier than the recent tape suggests — the kind of divergence worth rechecking in a week.

The exposure comes via iShares Global Infrastructure ETF, whose 32 tracked holdings are led by NEXTERA ENERGY INC, n/a and WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 23.5× earnings and 3.6× sales. The thing to watch from here is confirmation: improving groups that hold a positive one-month spread long enough for the longer window to turn are the classic early-rotation entries — the ones that fail fall back quickly.

What's inside IGF

Top 5 of 32 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.

Holding
Weight
1M
NEENEXTERA ENERGY INC
4.8%+4.3%
PACn/a
3.9%−13.4%
WMBWILLIAMS COMPANIES INC
3.0%+0.4%
SOSOUTHERN CO
2.8%+4.0%
DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP
2.6%+4.6%
27 more holdings — each measured against the sector, with momentum and relative strengthUnlock with Premium

Infrastructure vs the market — common questions

Is infrastructure outperforming the S&P 500?

Right now, yes: over the past month IGF has outperformed the S&P 500 by 2.2 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.

What is IGF?

IGF is iShares Global Infrastructure ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the infrastructure group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).

Which stocks are in IGF?

IGF's largest tracked positions are NEXTERA ENERGY INC, n/a, WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC, SOUTHERN CO, DUKE ENERGY CORP — 32 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.

What quadrant is infrastructure in right now?

As of the latest daily data, infrastructure is in the improving quadrant — behind the market over the longer window, but ahead over the past month. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.

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