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NUGO

GradeBNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Nuveen Growth Opportunities

Active Equity · Nuveen · Inception 2021-09-27 · SEC filings

$44.16−0.39 (−0.88%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:19 PM EDT

History starts Sep 28, 2021.
Intraday session: down, 34 prints from 44.55 to 44.16. Range 44.16 to 44.55. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$44.30$44.40$44.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.49%
Fund size
$2.5B
1Y return
+12.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.00%
Holdings
46
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$44.37
52W range
low $34.28high $44.83

The ETF.net NUGO Grade

B

58/ 100

Rank 25 of 90 in US Active Growth⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for NUGO. Scores out of 100: Cost 65, Risk 40, Mission not scored, Tradability 68, Holdings 40, Durability 81. Strongest: Durability (81). Weakest: Holdings (40). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 58 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    BScore 65
    Category rank34/90 · top 38%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 40
    Category rank56/79 · mid-pack

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 68
    Category rank23/90 · top 26%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    CScore 40
    Category rank69/89 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    AScore 81
    Category rank13/90 · top 14%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

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 Sep 20, 2026, 6:24 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
46
Top-10 weight
62%
Largest holding
NVDA15.4%

Sectors

  • Technology60.5%
  • Communication12.6%
  • Industrials9.7%
  • Consumer Discr.7.3%
  • Health Care6.7%
  • Financials3.3%

Geography

  • United States97.88%
  • Ireland1.44%
  • Singapore0.68%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA CORP15.41%1,701,456$378M828
002GOOGLALPHABET INC - CLASS A10.66%748,193$262M704
003AAPLAPPLE INC.7.34%535,415$180M707
004MSFTMICROSOFT CORP7.30%362,519$179M792
005AVGOBROADCOM INC6.22%426,891$153M732
006LLYELI LILLY AND COMPANY4.02%85,628$99M569
007MAMASTERCARD, INC - A3.26%141,648$80M512
008AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES2.78%122,013$68M618
009MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.2.43%58,632$60M655
010AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS, INC.2.39%132,158$59M558
011TSLATESLA INC2.28%153,249$56M509
012ANETARISTA NETWORKS INC2.27%279,651$56M490
013AMZNAMAZON.COM, INC.1.97%190,898$48M720
014PANWPALO ALTO NETWORKS INC1.91%128,561$47M486
015WDCWESTERN DIGITAL1.82%101,337$45M478

Showing 1–15 of 46 holdings

NUGO Performance

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

NUGO$11,199
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. NUGO $11,199. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,412$10,211$12,010Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+12.0%
1 month+3.1%
3 months+3.6%
1 year+12.0%
3 years+26.1%per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per 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+12.0%
2025+14.9%
2024+36.0%
2023+45.4%
2022−32.7%
2021+7.8%

History from Sep 28, 2021

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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 Sep 22, 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.
17.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
0.99
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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%
59 months · 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 89 US Active Growth funds charge less.

NUGO costs $49.00 a year on $10,000. The median US Active Growth fund costs $56.00.