AXS Esoterica NextG Economy ETF
$87.60−1.15 (−1.30%)
- 1.46%
- $33M
- +23.6%
- 18.62%
- 0M sh
- $88.87
- low $62.65high $97.10
The ETF.net WUGI Grade
F
Score 21 out of 100
- 33 of 34
Score 21 of 100 falls in the F 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.F3 out of 100Rank 33 of 34Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D33 out of 100Rank 29 of 34Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.D30 out of 100Rank 24 of 34Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 24 of 32Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C46 out of 100Rank 20 of 34
Our read on WUGI
FMost 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.
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
- Actively 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
- Listed 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
- Global 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
- Active 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.
- A small fund that trades thinly, so spreads can be wider. Limit orders do more work here than in the giant index names.
- Non-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
- Stocks
- 33
- 58%
- TSM
Sectors
- Technology71.5%
- Industrials9.0%
- Communication7.1%
- Consumer Discretionary5.0%
- Health Care3.9%
- Financials3.5%
Geography
- United States81.74%
- Taiwan8.38%
- Netherlands6.21%
- Ireland2.62%
- Germany1.05%
WUGI Performance
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WUGI$12,359
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.
| Period | WUGI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +22.7% |
| 1 month | +4.3% |
| 3 months | −1.3% |
| 1 year | +23.6% |
| 3 years | +35.0% |
| 5 years | +14.2% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | WUGI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +22.7% | |
| 2025 | +22.5% | |
| 2024 | +47.1% | |
| 2023 | +61.3% | |
| 2022 | −49.5% | |
| 2021 | +25.2% | |
| 2020 | +95.4% |
WUGI in the news
WUGI Dividends
- 18.62%
- $16.52
- $16.52 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
WUGI Risk
- 25.0%
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.
- 1.23
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.
- −56.4%
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.
- 1.41
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
1.46%
WUGI1.46%
- The middle half of Infrastructure funds
- Median 0.55%
31 of the 33 Infrastructure funds charge less.
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