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NUGO SQS \n Expense ratio 0.50% 0.80% \n Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 $2.4bn $1.4bn \n Total return, 1 year +7.6% not published \n What it tracks No index, actively managed not published \n Holdings in common 51% \n Holdings in common uses holdings d","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). 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