Data as of .
NXTG vs UFOX: which is really different?
NXTG and UFOX hold 24% of their weight in the same names, and NXTG returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NXTG scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
24% 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 UFOX hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NXTG | UFOX |
|---|---|---|
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 1.69% | 2.32% |
| Apple Inc. | 1.48% | 5.21% |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 1.42% | 4.86% |
| Skyworks Solutions, Inc. | 1.62% | 1.35% |
| Keysight Technologies, Inc. | 1.33% | 1.38% |
| F5, Inc. | 1.42% | 1.30% |
| Digital Realty Trust, Inc. | 1.29% | 1.31% |
| Qorvo, Inc. | 1.58% | 1.29% |
| Equinix, Inc. | 1.26% | 1.44% |
| Marvell Technology, Inc. | 1.24% | 2.21% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.23% | 4.79% |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 1.19% | 2.04% |
| Only in NXTG | Only in UFOX |
|---|---|
| Lenovo Group Limited 2.10% | Oracle Corp 2.52% |
| Advantech Co., Ltd. 1.90% | Rocket Lab Corp 2.22% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 1.72% | Cloudflare Inc 1.64% |
| Super Micro Computer, Inc. 1.71% | Datadog Inc 1.55% |
| United Microelectronics Corporation 1.69% | Lumentum Holdings Inc 1.49% |
| Wiwynn Corporation 1.61% | Coherent Corp 1.46% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.59% | Arm Holdings Plc 1.44% |
| NEC Corporation 1.58% | Ast Spacemobile Inc 1.43% |
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 and Sep 21, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NXTG | UFOX | NXTG | UFOX | NXTG | UFOX | |
| 3 months | −1.8% | −11.6% | −4.0 pts | −13.9 pts | +0.7 pts | −9.2 pts |
| 6 months | +40.2% | +23.9% | +22.2 pts | +5.8 pts | +16.0 pts | −0.4 pts |
| 1 year | +49.8% | +36.4% | +33.2 pts | +19.8 pts | +28.0 pts | +14.6 pts |
| 3 years | +133.6% | +170.3% | +55.2 pts | +92.0 pts | +35.4 pts | +72.2 pts |
| Since launch | +534.3% | +268.6% | −112.2 pts | +62.5 pts | −770.4 pts | −64.8 pts |
| NXTG First Trust Indxx NextG ETF Holds 110 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | UFOX Defiance Space and Connective Tech ETF Holds 64 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 50% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | First Trust | Defiance |
| Theme | Digital infrastructure and data centers | Digital infrastructure and data centers |
| In the S&P 500 | 35.2% | 49.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 87.9% | 83.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 15.9% | 28.4% |
| Holdings | 110 | 64 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 17.2% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.75% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.80% | 0.90% |
| Total return, 1 year | +49.8% | +36.4% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +33.2 pts | +19.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +28.0 pts | +14.6 pts |
| Below its high | −7.3% | −20.8% |
| Net assets | $566m | $947m |
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.
UFOX in plain words
By weight, 50% of UFOX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 64 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +36.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 19.8 pts. It sits 20.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do NXTG and UFOX hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 24% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, NXTG or UFOX?
- NXTG has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and UFOX has 50%, so NXTG differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, NXTG or UFOX?
- NXTG charges 0.70% a year and UFOX charges 0.75%, so NXTG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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