NULG vs QGRW: Differences, Returns & Fees
NULG and QGRW hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and QGRW returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.7bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF, and $2.7bn on Jun 30, 2026 for WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund.
NULG costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points.
| NULG | QGRW | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.26% | 0.28% |
| Net assets, NULG as of Jul 31, 2026 and QGRW as of Jun 30, 2026 | $2.7bn | $2.7bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.5% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index | WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Index |
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 44.0% | 54.1% |
| Below its high | 6.1%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | 4.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
NULG and QGRW are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. NULG follows Nuveen ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index and QGRW follows WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Index.
- Holdings in common. 40% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
- One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 20, 2026 NULG returned +11.5% and QGRW +16.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 5.3 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NULG and QGRW hold 40% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.
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40% in common
On the same fields
NULG and QGRW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About NULG
NULG tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +11.5% with distributions reinvested, against +15.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 44.0%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
About QGRW
QGRW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 54.1%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, NULG or QGRW?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, NULG returned +11.5% and QGRW +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, NULG or QGRW?
- NULG is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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