---
ticker: "NICO"
name: "Hexis Active Nicotine Engagement ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/NICO"
grade: "D"
score: 36
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Consumer Lifestyle"
category_rank: "10 of 11"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# NICO: Hexis Active Nicotine Engagement ETF

Grade **D**, Score 36 of 100. Rank 10 of 11 in Consumer Lifestyle.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 10 | 10 of 11 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 77 | 1 of 11 |
| Tradability | 52 | 4 of 11 |
| Holdings | Not scored | — |
| Durability | 32 | 9 of 11 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 17 positions. These are the largest 17, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | First American Treasury Obligations Fund 01/01/2040 | 33.71% |
| 2 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc | 15.87% |
| 3 | BTI | British American Tobacco PLC | 14.94% |
| 4 | — | British American Tobacco P.l.c.-Swap-Cant-L | 12.54% |
| 5 | MO | Altria Group Inc | 10.26% |
| 6 | IMB.L | Imperial Brands PLC | 10.04% |
| 7 | — | Philip Morris International Inc.-Swap-Cant-L | 9.24% |
| 8 | — | Altria Group, Inc.-Swap-Cant-L | 5.95% |
| 9 | — | Imperial Brands Plc-Swap-Cant-L | 5.90% |
| 10 | 2914.T | Japan Tobacco Inc | 5.25% |
| 11 | 033780.KS | KT&G Corp | 4.50% |
| 12 | STG.CO | Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S | 0.96% |
| 13 | RLX | RLX Technology Inc | 0.93% |
| 14 | BATS.L | British American Tobacco PLC | 0.79% |
| 15 | HAYPP.ST | Haypp Group AB | 0.52% |
| 16 | 6969.HK | Smoore International Holdings Ltd | 0.45% |
| 17 | TPB | Turning Point Brands Inc | 0.35% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/NICO. Please cite the page URL.