State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF
$44.97+0.69 (+1.56%)
- 0.45%
- $8M
- −5.9%
- 0.57%
- 635 sh
- low $40.00high $47.88
The ETF.net SIMS Grade
B
Score 56 out of 100
- 11 of 34
Score 56 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A74 out of 100Rank 7 of 34Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.F17 out of 100Rank 33 of 34Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 19 of 34Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A80 out of 100Rank 5 of 32Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B56 out of 100Rank 16 of 34
Our read on SIMS
In short
BMost infrastructure funds own the concrete and the toll booths. SIMS tracks an S&P Kensho index built around the smart version of that buildout, roughly 50 stocks at 0.45% a year.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the S&P Kensho Intelligent Infrastructure Index before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SIMS Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Not enough history yet.
SIMS$9,409
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SIMS |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +5.9% |
| 1 month | +5.3% |
| 3 months | −0.1% |
| 1 year | −5.9% |
| 3 years | +16.7% |
| 5 years | −0.3% |
| 10 years |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SIMS |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +5.9% | |
| 2025 | +23.7% | |
| 2024 | −0.3% | |
| 2023 | +7.4% | |
| 2022 | −27.1% | |
| 2021 | +9.0% | |
| 2020 | +29.9% |
SIMS in the news
SIMS Dividends
- 0.57%
- $0.25
- $0.05 per share
- Quarterly
SIMS Risk
- 21.5%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.62
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −44.0%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.32
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SIMS Cost
Overpaying vs IFRA, cheapest in Infrastructure
$2,892
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SIMS 0.45%
$9,041
IFRA 0.30% Cheapest
$6,149
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SIMS | IFRA | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $812 | $545 | $267 |
| 20 | $3,128 | $2,113 | $1,015 |
| 30 | $9,041 | $6,149 | $2,892 |
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- BBKGIBNY Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +10.4%
- BRBLDFirst Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return +11.2%
- CEFRAiShares Environmental Infrastructure and Industrials ETFExpense ratio 0.47%1 year return +7.8%
- BNUIFNuveen US Infrastructure ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return
- CEVXVanEck Environmental Services ETFExpense ratio 0.55%1 year return +9.1%
