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RACK vs WUGI: which is really different?

RACK and WUGI hold 29% of their weight in the same names.

VanEck Data Center Supply Chain ETF and AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF.

76.8%RACK in the S&P 500
75.8%WUGI in the S&P 500
−9.5%RACK total return, 1 year
+17.5%WUGI total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: RACK scores higher

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

RACK 16.8WUGI 7.30.1, 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

RACK23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 3 months to Sep 18, 2026
77%23%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 84% · top ten 44% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 34% in77%23%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 84% · top ten 44% of the fund
WUGI24% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
76%24%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 75% · top ten 56% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 69% in76%24%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 75% · top ten 56% of the fund

29% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, RACK and WUGI hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions RACK and WUGI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingRACKWUGI
Nvidia Corp4.60%4.83%
Micron Technology Inc4.58%7.26%
Broadcom Inc4.48%3.88%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc2.99%5.49%
Sandisk Corp/De2.80%4.54%
Eaton Corp Plc4.74%2.52%
Marvell Technology Inc1.26%5.85%
Qualcomm Inc1.18%2.05%
Quanta Services Inc3.07%0.98%
Cadence Design Systems Inc0.95%2.75%
Synopsys Inc0.93%2.21%
Seagate Technology Holdings Plc2.24%0.89%
Only in each
Only in RACKOnly in WUGI
Amphenol Corp 4.41%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPA 8.24%
Sk Hynix Inc 4.37%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 5.89%
Cameco Corp 4.22%INTEL CORP 5.03%
Constellation Energy Corp 4.01%ASML HOLDING NV 4.58%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 3.94%AMAZON.COM INC 4.53%
Oracle Corp 3.04%ALPHABET INC 4.31%
Vertiv Holdings Co 2.71%GE VERNOVA INC 3.78%
Arista Networks Inc 2.58%ROBINHOOD MARKETS INC 2.91%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

RACK and WUGI over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
RACKWUGIRACKWUGIRACKWUGI
3 months−10.7%−10.3%−12.9 pts−12.6 pts−8.2 pts−7.8 pts
6 monthsnot published+30.2%not published+12.2 ptsnot published+6.0 pts
1 yearnot published+17.5%not published+1.0 ptsnot published−4.2 pts
3 yearsnot published+141.2%not published+62.8 ptsnot published+43.0 pts
Since launch−9.5%+324.9%−10.2 pts+101.7 pts−6.3 pts+31.6 pts
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RACK and WUGI on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
RACK
VanEck Data Center Supply Chain ETF
Holds 50 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WUGI
AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF
Holds 31 stocks in digital infrastructure and data centers, 76% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVanEckAXS
ThemeDigital infrastructure and data centersDigital infrastructure and data centers
In the S&P 50076.8%75.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50083.9%75.1%
In the Nasdaq-10033.6%69.2%
Holdings5031
Top ten, share of the fund43.7%56.2%
Expense ratio0.50%0.84%
Fee for the differing part0.60%1.12%
Total return, 1 year−9.5% (since launch on Jun 2, 2026)+17.5%
vs the S&P 500−10.2 pts+1.0 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−6.3 pts−4.2 pts
Below its high−11.8%−10.8%
Net assets$64m$33m

RACK in plain words

By weight, 77% of RACK's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Since it launched on Jun 2, 2026 the fund returned −9.5% with distributions reinvested against +0.8% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.2 pts. It sits 11.8% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

WUGI in plain words

By weight, 76% 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 Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 1.0 pts. It sits 10.8% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do RACK and WUGI hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 29% 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, RACK or WUGI?
RACK has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WUGI has 76%, so RACK differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, RACK or WUGI?
RACK charges 0.50% a year and WUGI charges 0.84%, so RACK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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RACK against WUGI, 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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