Do NXTG and SNSR hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, NXTG or SNSR?

NXTG has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SNSR has 31%, so SNSR differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, NXTG or SNSR?

NXTG charges 0.70% a year and SNSR charges 0.68%, so SNSR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NXTG vs SNSR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NXTG returned +36.7% to SNSR's +26.6%; 14% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $526m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Indxx NextG ETF, and $206m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Internet of Things ETF.

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At a glance

37.6%

NXTG in the S&P 500

30.8%

SNSR in the S&P 500

+36.7%

NXTG total return, 1 year

+26.6%

SNSR total return, 1 year

NXTG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 62% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

38% of NXTG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 62% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

SNSR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 69% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

31% of SNSR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 69% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SNSR costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.1 points; NXTG is 2.7 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NXTG vs SNSR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NXTG	SNSR
Return
Measure	NXTG	SNSR
Total return, 1 year	+36.7%	+26.6%
Drawdown
Measure	NXTG	SNSR
Below its all-time high	13.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026	12.8%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	NXTG	SNSR
What it tracks	Digital infrastructure and data centers	Digital infrastructure and data centers
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 21.7 pts
Cost and size
Measure	NXTG	SNSR
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$561m	$206m
Holdings
Measure	NXTG	SNSR
Holdings in common	14%

Method

Risk and return

Sep 23, 2016 to Oct 30, 2026 · 527 weekly returns

NXTG SNSR

Return

Total return edge NXTG +311.6% +224.4%

Annualized edge NXTG +15.0% +12.3%

Price return edge NXTG +252.1% +200.9%

Risk

Volatility edge NXTG 18.1% 23.7%

Max drawdown edge NXTG −33.2% −37.5%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge NXTG 0.72 0.50

Sortino edge NXTG 1.05 0.72

Calmar edge NXTG 0.45 0.33

Reading

From Sep 2016 to Oct 2026, NXTG returned more: +311.6% to +224.4%. NXTG swung less: 18.1% to 23.7%. NXTG fell less at its worst: −33.2% to −37.5%.

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Risk and return: NXTG vs SNSR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NXTG	SNSR	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+311.6%	+224.4%	NXTG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.0%	+12.3%	NXTG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+252.1%	+200.9%	NXTG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.1%	23.7%	NXTG	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.5%	16.5%	NXTG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−33.2%	−37.5%	NXTG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.50	NXTG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.05	0.72	NXTG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.45	0.33	NXTG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 527 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

14%

By the books each fund has filed, NXTG and SNSR hold 14% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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14% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NXTG SNSR

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 2.88% 3.40%

Advantech Co., Ltd. 1.78% 6.22%

Analog Devices, Inc. 1.48% 1.80%

NXP Semiconductors N.V. 1.28% 1.32%

International Business Machines Corporation 1.27% 1.50%

Cisco Systems, Inc. 1.20% 2.27%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 1.19% 2.05%

MediaTek Inc. 1.18% 3.74%

STMicroelectronics NV 0.95% 7.44%

Renesas Electronics Corporation 0.93% 0.93%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in NXTG

HCL Technologies Limited 1.77%

NEC Corporation 1.70%

Tech Mahindra Ltd. 1.69%

Motorola Solutions, Inc. 1.66%

NTT Inc. 1.64%

Sony Group Corp. 1.64%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 1.62%

Tata Consultancy Services Limited 1.62%

Only in SNSR

DEXCOM, INC. 6.35%

Garmin Ltd. 5.84%

LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 5.33%

Samsara Inc. 4.93%

RAMBUS INC. 3.15%

SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 2.43%

SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDING PLC 2.02%

eMemory Technology Inc 1.94%

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Window by window

Window by window: NXTG vs SNSR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	NXTG	SNSR	NXTG	SNSR
3 months	−3.4%	−3.1%	−2.1 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	+2.0%	+0.8%	−0.6 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	+36.7%	+26.6%	+21.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+120.0%	+59.6%	+42.4 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: NXTG Feb 2011 · SNSR Sep 2016	+493.5%	+232.6%	+153.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured

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Side by side

NXTG First Trust Indxx NextG ETF · Holds 99 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 38% of its weight in S&P 500 companies SNSR Global X Internet of Things ETF · Holds 71 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 31% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Global X

Theme Digital infrastructure and data centers Digital infrastructure and data centers

In the S&P 500 37.6% 30.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 88.0% 97.5%

In the Nasdaq-100 16.1% 15.1%

Holdings 99 71

Top ten, share of the fund 18.0% 48.8%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.68%

Fee for the differing part 0.80% 0.70%

Total return, 1 year +36.7% +26.6%

vs its benchmark +21.7 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −13.3% −12.8%

Net assets, NXTG as of Nov 3, 2026 and SNSR as of Oct 12, 2026 $526m $206m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

14% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

NXTG

By weight, 38% of NXTG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 99 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +36.7% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 21.7 pts. It sits 13.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

SNSR

By weight, 31% of SNSR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 71 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 12.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NXTG and SNSR hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 14% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, NXTG or SNSR?: NXTG has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SNSR has 31%, so SNSR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NXTG or SNSR?: NXTG charges 0.70% a year and SNSR charges 0.68%, so SNSR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

NXTG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NXTG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for NXTG ↗

SNSR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SNSR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for SNSR ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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