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NRSH vs PEXL: which is really different?

NRSH and PEXL hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and NRSH returned more over the year.

Aztlan North America Nearshoring Stock Selection ETF and Pacer US Export Leaders ETF.

39.1%NRSH in the S&P 500
97.3%PEXL in the S&P 500
+29.8%NRSH total return, 1 year
+25.5%PEXL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NRSH scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

NRSH 27.8PEXL 3.70.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

NRSH61% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
39%61%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund · 30 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 20% in39%61%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund
PEXL3% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
97%3%of its weight in S&P 500 companies3% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 44% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in97%3%of its weight in S&P 500 companies3% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 44% of the fund

12% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NRSH and PEXL hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NRSH and PEXL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingNRSHPEXL
Broadcom Inc3.53%5.75%
Lam Research Corp3.31%3.02%
General Electric Co2.64%2.85%
Analog Devices Inc3.58%1.84%
Microchip Technology Inc4.09%0.48%
Only in each
Only in NRSHOnly in PEXL
Sanmina Corp 4.74%Alphabet Inc 5.64%
Ciena Corp 4.26%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.43%
Celestica Inc 4.23%Apple Inc 4.81%
MYR Group Inc 4.22%Microsoft Corp 4.56%
TFI International Inc 3.82%Meta Platforms Inc 4.41%
MasTec Inc 3.70%Netflix Inc 3.71%
Ryerson Holding Corp 3.60%Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.21%
DXP Enterprises Inc/TX 3.56%Applied Materials Inc 2.94%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NRSH and PEXL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
NRSHPEXLNRSHPEXLNRSHPEXL
3 months−10.5%−4.7%−12.7 pts−6.9 pts−8.0 pts−2.2 pts
6 months+25.8%+22.1%+7.8 pts+4.1 pts+1.5 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+29.8%+25.5%+13.2 pts+8.9 pts+8.0 pts+3.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+71.4%not published−7.0 ptsnot published−26.7 pts
Since launch+50.3%+196.6%−22.7 pts−9.9 pts−38.2 pts−125.0 pts
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NRSH and PEXL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NRSH
Aztlan North America Nearshoring Stock Selection ETF
Holds 30 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 39% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
PEXL
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
Holds 100 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 97% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAztlanPacer
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingReshoring and manufacturing
In the S&P 50039.1%97.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50092.6%68.8%
In the Nasdaq-10020.3%63.4%
Holdings30100
Top ten, share of the fund39.8%43.5%
Expense ratio0.76%0.49%
Fee for the differing part0.82%0.71%
Total return, 1 year+29.8%+25.5%
vs the S&P 500+13.2 pts+8.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+8.0 pts+3.7 pts
Below its high−12.3%−5.1%
Net assets$28m$46m

NRSH in plain words

By weight, 39% of NRSH's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 93%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 30 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +29.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 13.2 pts. It sits 12.3% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

PEXL in plain words

By weight, 97% of PEXL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.9 pts. It sits 5.1% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NRSH and PEXL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, NRSH or PEXL?
NRSH has 39% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PEXL has 97%, so NRSH differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NRSH or PEXL?
NRSH charges 0.76% a year and PEXL charges 0.49%, so PEXL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NRSH against PEXL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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