Do NXTG and WUGI hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 10% 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 WUGI?

NXTG has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WUGI has 75%, so NXTG differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, NXTG or WUGI?

NXTG charges 0.70% a year and WUGI charges 0.84%, so NXTG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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NXTG vs WUGI: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, NXTG returned +36.7% to WUGI's −1.4%; 10% 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 $27m on Nov 4, 2026 for AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF.

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At a glance

37.6%

NXTG in the S&P 500

75.0%

WUGI in the S&P 500

+36.7%

NXTG total return, 1 year

−1.4%

WUGI 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.

WUGI · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 25% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

75% of WUGI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

NXTG costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.1 points; NXTG is 18.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NXTG vs WUGI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	NXTG	WUGI
Return
Measure	NXTG	WUGI
Total return, 1 year	+36.7%	−1.4%
Drawdown
Measure	NXTG	WUGI
Below its all-time high	13.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026	24.4%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	NXTG	WUGI
What it tracks	Digital infrastructure and data centers	Digital infrastructure and data centers
Against the S&P 500, 1 year		behind by 16.2 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	ahead by 21.7 pts	behind by 16.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	NXTG	WUGI
Expense ratio	0.70%	0.84%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$526m	$28m
Holdings
Measure	NXTG	WUGI
Holdings in common	10%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, NXTG and WUGI hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first NXTG WUGI

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 1.48% 5.43%

NVIDIA Corporation 1.43% 4.79%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (ADR) 1.37% 8.16%

Micron Technology, Inc. 1.33% 7.19%

Broadcom Inc. 1.24% 3.85%

QUALCOMM Incorporated 1.19% 2.03%

Marvell Technology, Inc. 0.94% 5.79%

Intel Corporation 0.78% 4.98%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (Class A) 0.48% 1.10%

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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 WUGI

APPLIED MATERIALS INC 5.83%

ASML HOLDING NV 4.53%

SANDISK CORP 4.49%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.49%

ALPHABET INC 4.27%

GE VERNOVA INC 3.74%

ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC 2.88%

CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC 2.73%

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Window by window

Window by window: NXTG vs WUGI: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	NXTG	WUGI	NXTG	WUGI
3 months	−3.4%	−13.8%	−2.1 pts vs ACWI	−13.7 pts vs VOO
6 months	+2.0%	−13.1%	−0.6 pts vs ACWI	−18.1 pts vs VOO
1 year	+36.7%	−1.4%	+21.7 pts vs ACWI	−16.2 pts vs VOO
3 years	+120.0%	+106.4%	+42.4 pts vs ACWI	+23.1 pts vs VOO
Since launchNot the same days: NXTG Feb 2011 · WUGI Mar 2020	+493.5%	+260.5%	+153.7 pts vs ACWI	+33.7 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 WUGI AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF · Holds 31 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 75% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust AXS

Theme Digital infrastructure and data centers Digital infrastructure and data centers

In the S&P 500 37.6% 75.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 88.0% 75.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 16.1% 70.5%

Holdings 99 31

Top ten, share of the fund 18.0% 55.7%

Expense ratio 0.70% 0.84%

Fee for the differing part 0.80% 1.12%

Total return, 1 year +36.7% −1.4%

vs its benchmark +21.7 pts vs ACWI −16.2 pts vs VOO

Below its high −13.3% −24.4%

Net assets, NXTG as of Nov 3, 2026 and WUGI as of Nov 4, 2026 $526m $27m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

10% 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.

WUGI

By weight, 75% of WUGI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 75%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 31 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 16.2 pts. It sits 24.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do NXTG and WUGI hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 10% 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 WUGI?: NXTG has 38% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WUGI has 75%, so NXTG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NXTG or WUGI?: NXTG charges 0.70% a year and WUGI charges 0.84%, so NXTG 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 ↗

WUGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

WUGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

AXS website ↗

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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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