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WUGI

GradeDChicago Board Options Exchange

AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF

Themes · AXS Investments · Inception 2020-03-30

$89.77−1.49 (−1.63%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 1:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 4 prints from 91.26 to 89.77. Range 89.77 to 91.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$90.00$90.50$91.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
1.37%
Fund size
$33M
1Y return
+23.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
18.10%
Holdings
27
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$86.80
52W range
low $62.65high $97.10

The ETF.net WUGI Grade

D

22/ 100

Rank 32 of 34 in Infrastructure⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for WUGI. Scores out of 100: Cost 3, Risk 32, Mission not scored, Tradability 38, Holdings 30, Durability 46. Strongest: Durability (46). Weakest: Cost (3). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 22 of 100 sits in the D 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.
    FScore 3
    Category rank33/34 · bottom quartile

  • 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.
    DScore 32
    Category rank29/34 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    DScore 38
    Category rank23/34 · mid-pack

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 30
    Category rank26/32 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 46
    Category rank20/34 · mid-pack

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

Our read on WUGI

ETF.net Research

DMost infrastructure funds own toll roads and pipelines. WUGI owns the digital plumbing: an active, roughly two-dozen-name portfolio of chipmakers, networks and platforms wired to the 5G economy, picked by managers instead of an index.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks capital appreciation through an actively managed portfolio focused on domestic and foreign companies connected to the 5G-enabled digital economy, including infrastructure, edge devices, and related services.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Actively managed conviction: roughly two dozen names spread across 5G infrastructure, edge devices and services, reshuffled by managers rather than by an index rebuild calendar.sec.gov
  2. 02Listed in 2020 and billed at launch as the first active ETF built on the 5G ecosystem, so it carries a multi-year live record instead of a backtest.etftrends.com
  3. 03Global by mandate, US and foreign, so it can reach the firms actually building networks and silicon, not just the roads-and-utilities crowd its peer group is stuffed with.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Active costs more: 0.76% a year, above index-tracking infrastructure peers such as IFRA (0.30%) and PAVE (0.47%), and near the back of the group on price.
  2. 02A small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can be wider. Limit orders do more work here than in the giant index names.
  3. 03Non-diversified and clustered in 5G technology names, so individual holdings swing the fund and it can overlap a tech sleeve you already own.sec.gov

WUGI Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:39 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
27
Top-10 weight
58%
Largest holding
TSM8.2%

Sectors

  • Technology70.4%
  • Industrials9.4%
  • Communication7.5%
  • Consumer Discr.5.7%
  • Financials3.5%
  • Health Care3.4%

Geography

  • United States79.71%
  • Taiwan (Province of China)8.38%
  • Netherlands6.24%
  • Ireland2.72%
  • Singapore1.78%
  • Germany1.16%

Developed 59% · Emerging 41% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001TSMTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR8.22%6,170$3M268
002MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY INC7.01%2,250$2M655
003ASMLASML HOLDING NV-NY REG SHS6.16%1,196$2M199
004NVDANVIDIA CORP5.89%8,643$2M828
005AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES5.80%3,378$2M618
006AMATAPPLIED MATERIALS INC5.51%4,043$2M558
007AMZNAMAZON.COM INC5.29%6,801$2M720
008MRVLMARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC5.26%7,019$2M458
009GOOGALPHABET INC-CL C4.61%4,367$2M471
010INTCINTEL CORP4.29%12,882$1M492
011AVGOBROADCOM INC4.03%3,679$1M732
012SNDKSANDISK CORP3.92%714$1M450
013HOODROBINHOOD MARKETS INC - A3.81%10,383$1M331
014NTRANATERA INC3.65%3,222$1M223
015GEVGE VERNOVA INC3.32%1,151$1M473

Showing 1–15 of 33 holdings

WUGI Performance

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

WUGI$12,338
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. WUGI $12,338. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,107$10,738$13,368Sep 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 WUGI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodWUGI
Year to date+26.1%
1 month+8.0%
3 months−4.7%
1 year+23.4%
3 years+38.7%per year
5 years+14.3%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 WUGI
YearReturn barWUGI
2026 YTD+26.1%
2025+22.5%
2024+47.1%
2023+61.3%
2022−49.5%
2021+25.2%
2020+95.4%

History from Mar 31, 2020

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WUGI 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.
18.10%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$16.52Last 12 months
Last payment
$16.52 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 23, 2024 $2.97; Dec 23, 2025 $16.52. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 23, 2025Dec 26, 2025$16.52
Dec 23, 2024Dec 27, 2024$2.97

WUGI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
25.2%
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.
1.01
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.
−56.4%
Trough Nov 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.
1.41
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.

WUGI Cost

Expense ratio1.37%
  • The middle half of Infrastructure funds
  • Median 0.55%

31 of the 33 Infrastructure funds charge less.

WUGI costs $137.00 a year on $10,000. The median Infrastructure fund costs $55.00.