Do NXTG and SRVR hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 7% 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 SRVR?

NXTG has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SRVR has 62%, so SRVR differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, NXTG or SRVR?

NXTG charges 0.70% a year and SRVR charges 0.49%, so SRVR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NXTG vs SRVR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NXTG returned +36.7% to SRVR's −2.5%; 7% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $526m for First Trust Indxx NextG ETF and $286m for Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF.

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At a glance

37.6%

NXTG in the S&P 500

62.5%

SRVR in the S&P 500

+36.7%

NXTG total return, 1 year

−2.5%

SRVR 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.

SRVR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

63% of SRVR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

SRVR costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 39.2 points; NXTG is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NXTG vs SRVR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NXTG	SRVR
Return
Measure	NXTG	SRVR
Total return, 1 year	+36.7%	−2.5%
Drawdown
Measure	NXTG	SRVR
Below its all-time high	13.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026	24.3%, high on Dec 31, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	NXTG	SRVR
What it tracks	Digital infrastructure and data centers	Digital infrastructure and data centers
Against the S&P 500, 1 year		behind by 17.3 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 21.7 pts	behind by 17.3 pts
Cost and size
Measure	NXTG	SRVR
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$526m	$286m
Active share vs the S&P 500	88%	98%
Holdings
Measure	NXTG	SRVR
Holdings in common	7%

Method

Risk and return

May 25, 2018 to Oct 30, 2026 · 440 weekly returns

NXTG SRVR

Return

Total return edge NXTG +225.4% +37.4%

Annualized edge NXTG +15.0% +3.8%

Price return edge NXTG +184.2% +12.4%

Risk

Volatility edge NXTG 18.9% 21.5%

Max drawdown edge NXTG −33.2% −40.6%

Downside capture 100.7% 88.9%

Beta 1.00 0.85

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge NXTG 0.69 0.15

Sortino edge NXTG 0.99 0.22

Treynor 0.115 0.039

Calmar edge NXTG 0.45 0.09

Against the benchmark

Alpha +2.4% a year −7.3% a year

Alpha t-stat 1.09 −1.39

Information ratio 0.28 −0.59

Tracking error 8.8% 15.5%

Each against its own benchmark: NXTG against ACWI, Feb 25, 2011 to Oct 30, 2026; SRVR against VOO, May 25, 2018 to Oct 30, 2026.

Reading

From May 2018 to Oct 2026, NXTG returned more: +225.4% to +37.4%. NXTG swung less: 18.9% to 21.5%. NXTG fell less at its worst: −33.2% to −40.6%.

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Risk and return: NXTG vs SRVR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NXTG	SRVR	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+225.4%	+37.4%	NXTG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.0%	+3.8%	NXTG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+184.2%	+12.4%	NXTG	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.9%	21.5%	NXTG	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.1%	15.1%	NXTG	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−33.2%	−40.6%	NXTG	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	108.1%	58.5%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	100.7%	88.9%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.00	0.85	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.77	0.50	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.69	0.15	NXTG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.99	0.22	NXTG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.115	0.039		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.45	0.09	NXTG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	ACWI	VOO		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	+2.4% a year	−7.3% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	1.09	−1.39	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−1.9% to +6.8%	−17.7% to +3.1%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.28	−0.59		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	8.8%	15.5%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 440 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, NXTG and SRVR hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NXTG SRVR

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 1.38% 16.67%

Equinix, Inc. 1.36% 15.72%

American Tower Corporation 1.35% 15.08%

Crown Castle Inc. 1.29% 4.04%

SBA Communications Corporation 1.24% 4.32%

Cellnex Telecom, S.A. 0.48% 4.52%

Delta Electronics Inc. 0.77% 0.18%

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Only in NXTG

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. 2.88%

Advantech Co., Ltd. 1.78%

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%

Only in SRVR

Iron Mountain Inc 4.70%

NEXTDC Ltd 2.77%

China Tower Corp Ltd 2.33%

GDS Holdings Ltd 1.73%

Iridium Communications Inc 1.72%

Keppel DC REIT 1.35%

Fermi Inc 1.12%

Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 1.06%

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Window by window

Window by window: NXTG vs SRVR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	NXTG	SRVR	NXTG	SRVR
3 months	−3.4%	−7.0%	−2.1 pts vs ACWI	−6.9 pts vs VOO
6 months	+2.0%	−17.8%	−0.6 pts vs ACWI	−22.8 pts vs VOO
1 year	+36.7%	−2.5%	+21.7 pts vs ACWI	−17.3 pts vs VOO
3 years	+120.0%	+14.6%	+42.4 pts vs ACWI	−68.7 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: NXTG Feb 2011 · SRVR May 2018	+493.5%	+42.2%	+153.7 pts vs ACWI	−179.7 pts vs VOO

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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 SRVR Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF · Holds 64 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Pacer

Theme Digital infrastructure and data centers Digital infrastructure and data centers

In the S&P 500 37.6% 62.5%

Active share vs the S&P 500 88.0% 98.5%

In the Nasdaq-100 16.1% 0.5%

Holdings 99 64

Top ten, share of the fund 18.0% 71.9%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.49%

Fee for the differing part 0.80% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +36.7% −2.5%

vs its benchmark +21.7 pts vs ACWI −17.3 pts vs VOO

Below its high −13.3% −24.3%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $526m $286m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

7% 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.

SRVR

By weight, 62% of SRVR'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 72% of the fund across 64 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.5% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 17.3 pts. It sits 24.3% below its all-time high of Dec 31, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do NXTG and SRVR hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 7% 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 SRVR?: NXTG has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SRVR has 62%, so SRVR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NXTG or SRVR?: NXTG charges 0.70% a year and SRVR charges 0.49%, so SRVR 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 ↗

SRVR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SRVR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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