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Nuveen Growth Opportunities

NUGONYSE ArcaB

$44.64−0.09 (−0.20%)

As of Oct 13, 2026, 3:57 PM

B59/ 100

Rank 25 of 90 in US Active Growth

B59/100Rank 25 of 90inUS Active Growth
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Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$2.5B
1Y total return
+15.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
44
Avg volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$45.12
52W range
low $34.28high $45.67
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net NUGO Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 59 out of 100

Category
US Active Growth⁠
Rank
25 of 90
Six-pillar profile for NUGO. Scores out of 100: Cost 65, Risk 42, Mission not scored, Tradability 71, Holdings 39, Durability 80. Strongest: Durability (80). Weakest: Holdings (39). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 59 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    B65 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 90

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 54 of 82

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 90

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 73 of 89

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A80 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 90

Our read on NUGO

ETF.net Research

BActive US growth run like a stock-picker's book: roughly 50 names chosen for earnings growth, quality and cash flow, at a price that undercuts the typical active growth ETF.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Roughly 50 US names, not 500. The managers screen for earnings growth, quality business fundamentals, cash flow prospects and relative valuation, so every pick carries weight.
  2. 02Costs 0.49% a year, below the median for its active US growth peer group. That is lean pricing for a concentrated, hands-on mandate.
  3. 03A multi-billion-dollar, moderately traded fund from Nuveen that sits in the upper half of its active growth peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01About 50 holdings means individual names and sector tilts land hard in both directions. A concentrated growth book moves more than the broad market.
  2. 02Enhanced-index peers in the same group run cheaper: JUSA at 0.12%, FELG at 0.18%. The extra fee here buys active concentration, not index tracking.
  3. 03The stated goal is long-term capital appreciation, not income. This has not been a payout vehicle.

NUGO Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
44
Top-10 weight
62%
Largest holding
NVDA15.3%

Sectors

  • Technology61.6%
  • Communication12.6%
  • Industrials9.3%
  • Health Care6.9%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.6%
  • Financials3.1%

Geography

  • United States98.20%
  • Ireland1.02%
  • Singapore0.78%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA Corp15.25%1,688,513$382M847
002GOOGLAlphabet Inc - Class A10.45%742,517$262M709
003MSFTMicrosoft Corp7.51%347,475$188M815
004AAPLApple Inc.7.23%531,330$181M715
005AVGOBroadcom Inc6.00%423,623$150M754
006LLYEli Lilly and Company4.01%84,983$101M583
007MAMastercard, Inc - A3.34%140,573$84M526
008AMDAdvanced Micro Devices2.87%121,067$72M635
009MUMicron Technology, Inc.2.79%70,698$70M679
010AMATApplied Materials, Inc.2.61%131,169$65M561
011ANETArista Networks Inc2.34%277,501$59M509
012TSLATesla Inc2.30%152,088$57M521
013METAMeta Platforms Inc2.14%72,028$54M704
014PANWPalo Alto Networks Inc2.06%127,572$52M501
015PLTRPalantir Technologies Inc2.03%243,238$51M525

Showing 1–15 of 44 holdings

NUGO Performance

Launched Sep 27, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
NUGO$11,544
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$12,044
Oct 10, 2025 to Oct 12, 2026. NUGO $11,544. SPY $12,044. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,713$10,510$12,307Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 10, 2025 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for NUGO. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUGO
Year to date+12.6%
1 month+4.2%
3 months+2.9%
1 year+15.4%
3 yearsper year+24.6%
5 yearsper year+13.2%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for NUGO
YearReturn barNUGO
2026 YTD+12.6%
2025+14.9%
2024+36.0%
2023+45.4%
2022−32.7%
2021+7.8%

History from Sep 28, 2021

NUGO in the news

Filtered to NUGO · US Active Growth

NUGO Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 12, 2026.
0.00%Last 12 months
Payout per share
NoneLast 12 months

No distributions in the last 12 months.

Distribution history

Payments through 2023

One bar per payment. 4 payments from 2021 to 2023. Dec 16, 2021 $0.0012; Dec 15, 2022 $0.05; Dec 14, 2023 $0.03; Dec 28, 2023 $0.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 28, 2023Jan 4, 2024$0.01
Dec 14, 2023Dec 18, 2023$0.03
Dec 15, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.05
Dec 16, 2021Dec 20, 2021$0.0012

NUGO Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.17
vs 3-month T-bills · to Sep 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−38.0%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.30
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

NUGO Cost

Expense ratio0.49%
  • The middle half of US Active Growth funds
  • Median 0.56%

27 of the 90 US Active Growth funds charge less.

NUGO costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Growth fund costs $56.50.

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