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NXTG vs SNSR: which is really different?

NXTG and SNSR hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and NXTG returned more over the year.

First Trust Indxx NextG ETF and Global X Internet of Things ETF.

35.2%NXTG in the S&P 500
27.4%SNSR in the S&P 500
+49.8%NXTG total return, 1 year
+20.3%SNSR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: SNSR scores higher

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

NXTG 21.9SNSR 51.70.1, 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

NXTG65% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
35%65%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 17% of the fund · 110 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 16% in35%65%inoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 17% of the fund
SNSR73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
27%73%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 49% of the fund · 74 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 13% in27%73%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 49% of the fund

13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, NXTG and SNSR hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NXTG and SNSR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingNXTGSNSR
Advantech Co., Ltd.1.90%6.25%
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.1.62%4.43%
MediaTek Inc.1.45%4.29%
Analog Devices, Inc.1.23%1.84%
QUALCOMM Incorporated1.19%2.10%
Cisco Systems, Inc.1.18%2.22%
International Business Machines Corporat1.08%1.45%
NXP Semiconductors N.V.1.03%1.32%
STMicroelectronics NV0.90%7.29%
Qorvo, Inc.1.58%0.36%
Only in each
Only in NXTGOnly in SNSR
Lenovo Group Limited 2.10%DEXCOM INC 6.14%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 1.72%GARMIN LTD 5.54%
Super Micro Computer, Inc. 1.71%LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORP 5.04%
Arista Networks, Inc. 1.69%SAMSARA INC-CL A 4.70%
United Microelectronics Corporation 1.69%RAMBUS INC 3.13%
Wiwynn Corporation 1.61%SILICON LABORATORIES INC 2.41%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.59%EMEMORY TECHNOLOGY INC 2.23%
NEC Corporation 1.58%SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES HOLDPLC 2.03%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NXTG and SNSR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
NXTGSNSRNXTGSNSRNXTGSNSR
3 months−1.8%−7.0%−4.0 pts−9.3 pts+0.7 pts−4.5 pts
6 months+40.2%+28.6%+22.2 pts+10.5 pts+16.0 pts+4.3 pts
1 year+49.8%+20.3%+33.2 pts+3.8 pts+28.0 pts−1.4 pts
3 years+133.6%+54.8%+55.2 pts−23.6 pts+35.4 pts−43.3 pts
Since launch+534.3%+237.8%−112.2 pts−80.5 pts−770.4 pts−320.6 pts
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NXTG and SNSR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NXTG
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF
Holds 110 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SNSR
Global X Internet of Things ETF
Holds 74 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustGlobal X
ThemeDigital infrastructure and data centersDigital infrastructure and data centers
In the S&P 50035.2%27.4%
Active share vs the S&P 50087.9%98.1%
In the Nasdaq-10015.9%13.0%
Holdings11074
Top ten, share of the fund17.2%49.2%
Expense ratio0.70%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.80%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+49.8%+20.3%
vs the S&P 500+33.2 pts+3.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+28.0 pts−1.4 pts
Below its high−7.3%−11.4%
Net assets$566m$209m

NXTG in plain words

By weight, 35% 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 17% of the fund across 110 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +49.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 33.2 pts. It sits 7.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

SNSR in plain words

By weight, 27% 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 74 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +20.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.8 pts. It sits 11.4% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NXTG and SNSR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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, NXTG or SNSR?
NXTG has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SNSR has 27%, 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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Where these figures came from

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NXTG against SNSR, 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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