NULG vs SNPE: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth

NULGBCboe

Xtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETF

SNPEANYSE Arca

Overlap

25.6%by weight

Expense ratio

SNPE −0.16pt a year

NULG0.26%SNPE0.10%

Avg volume · 30D

SNPE 3.2×the volume

NULG82.6KSNPE261K

5Y return · a year

SNPE +2.8pt

NULG+8.8%SNPE+11.6%

NULG vs SNPE Performance

Nov 9, 2021 – Nov 9, 2026

+52.3%NULG+72.8%SNPE

Expense ratio: NULG 0.26%; SNPE 0.10%, better
Fund size: NULG $2.76B; SNPE $2.79B
1Y total return: NULG +7.7%; SNPE +12.9%, better
Yield (12M): NULG 0.11%; SNPE 1.00%, better
Holdings: NULG 78; SNPE 325
Avg volume (30D): NULG 82.6K sh; SNPE 261K sh, better
NAV per share: NULG $102.12; SNPE $66.75
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for NULG, SNPE, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	NULG	SNPE
Cost30% weight	C46	A86Higher
Mission25% weight	A84	A97Higher
Risk15% weight	F16	C51Higher
Tradability15% weight	A72	A90Higher
Holdings10% weight	D32	C40Higher
Durability5% weight	A80Higher	A70

Rank among US ESG & Values Index funds

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Same Category. NULG and SNPE are both graded against the same 47 US ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 47 funds

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SNPE ranks 2nd and NULG 29th of 47 funds in the US ESG & Values Index Category.

Rank 1AKLMNInvesco MSCI North America Climate ETFScore 80
Rank 2AEFIVState Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETFScore 78
Rank 2ASNPEXtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETFScore 78
Rank 4AESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETFScore 77
Rank 28BESGNorthern Trust STOXX US ESG Select ETFScore 59
Rank 29BNULGNuveen ESG Large-Cap GrowthScore 55
Rank 29BNUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETFScore 55

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

NULGBNuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth

SNPEAXtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETF

In short

NULG Most ESG funds hand you the whole US market and call it a day. NULG picks a lane: a compact bench of large-cap growth names run through TIAA's own ESG screen, so the values filter and the style tilt arrive in one ticker.

SNPE The S&P 500 with roughly 200 names screened out, for 0.10% a year. SNPE keeps the plumbing of a plain core index fund and lets S&P's rules, not a stock picker, decide who stays in the basket.

Stated mandate

NULG The Fund seeks to track the investment results of the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index, which holds ESG-screened equity securities issued by large-capitalization companies listed on U.S. exchanges.

SNPE The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its underlying index.

Why people hold it

NULG A style box, not a blanket. It tracks the TIAA ESG USA Large-Cap Growth Index, pairing an ESG screen with an explicit growth tilt instead of a whole-market ESG blend.
Running since 2016 under Nuveen, the TIAA-affiliated manager, and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades in reasonable day-to-day size.
The label and the filings agree: US-listed large caps, growth style, ESG-screened, tracked closely against the stated index rather than drifting into manager discretion.

SNPE A 0.10% expense ratio puts it in the cheap seats of the screened-index crowd, alongside XVV (0.08%) and ESGV (0.09%) and well under the group's typical fee.
Plain index plumbing: it aims to match the S&P 500 Scored & Screened Index before fees, and it has hugged that mandate closely.
Roughly 300 stocks, so the screen actually bites. Around 200 S&P 500 members are cut outright rather than quietly trimmed.
A multi-billion-dollar Xtrackers fund running since 2019 with steady daily volume and quarterly payouts. Not a thin, untested launch.

Worth knowing

NULG At 0.26% a year it lands near the ESG category median, but broad ESG index rivals such as XVV (0.08%) and ESGV (0.09%) charge a fraction of that.
Roughly 70 holdings, all growth, means fewer places to hide. Single names and hot sectors move this fund more than they move a 500-stock ESG index fund.
Cash comes once or twice a year, and ESG here means TIAA's definition of it, which will not match every investor's own screen.

SNPE Cutting ~200 names concentrates what's left. The megacap leaders of the parent index end up carrying even more weight here.
The screens are S&P's, not yours. They are rules-based and reapplied at each rebalance, so the roster can shift without warning.
Not the outright cheapest option in the group: XVV and ESGV shave a basis point or two off the fee.

Full NULG profile⁠

Full SNPE profile⁠

NULG vs SNPE Holdings

How NULG and SNPE differ

Overlap by weight

25.6%

Shared holdings make up 69.2% of NULG and 25.8% of SNPE.

Level by level

Holdings43 in both25.6%
Sector11 Sectors75.4%
Countryby domicile98.3%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in NULG and SNPE, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	NULG	SNPE
Technology	NULG +12.7 points	47.6%	34.9%
Consumer Discretionary	NULG +8.4 points	13.7%	5.3%
Financials	SNPE +8.2 points	5.6%	13.8%
Consumer Staples	SNPE +5.0 points	0.9%	5.9%
Communication	SNPE +4.4 points	5.5%	9.9%
Energy	SNPE +3.0 points	0.0%	3.0%
Health Care	SNPE +2.6 points	11.0%	13.6%
Industrials	NULG +2.3 points	10.2%	7.9%
Utilities	SNPE +1.4 points	0.0%	1.4%
Real Estate	NULG +0.8 points	3.1%	2.3%
Materials	NULG +0.4 points	2.5%	2.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in NULG and SNPE, widest gap first
Country	Gap	NULG	SNPE
Brazil	NULG +1.5 points	1.5%	0.0%
United States	SNPE +1.2 points	98.2%	99.4%
Other countries (4)	SNPE +0.3 points	0.3%	0.6%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

NULG43.2%
SNPE40.6%

Securities held

NULG76
SNPE324

Asset class

NULG: Stocks
SNPE: Stocks

Holdings

Only in NULG33
In both43
Only in SNPE281

Only in NULG

33 securities, 30.5% of NULG by weight

Broadcom Inc5.28%
Advanced Micro Devices3.63%
Applovin Corp1.76%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals1.63%
Ross Stores, Inc.1.62%
Mercadolibre Inc1.34%
Sherwin-Williams Co1.33%
Howmet Aerospace Inc1.30%
Eaton Corp PLC1.28%
Datadog Inc1.06%
Carvana Co1.06%
Live Nation Entertainment0.93%
Casey's General Stores In0.84%
Mongodb Inc0.80%
Marvell Technology Inc0.78%
Liberty Media Corp-C0.77%
Roblox Corp0.66%
Xpo Inc0.59%
Mckesson Corp.0.54%
Samsara Inc0.46%
Verisign Inc.0.43%
Reddit Inc0.38%
Rivian Automotive Inc0.36%
Nvent Electric PLC0.34%
Lpl Financial Holdings In0.27%
O'reilly Automotive, Inc.0.22%
Emcor Group Inc0.22%
Echostar Corp0.21%
United Therapeutics Corp0.20%
Ast Spacemobile Inc0.19%
Zscaler Inc0.02%
West Pharmaceutical Serv0.02%
Carpenter Technology Corp<0.01%

Only in SNPE

281 securities, 74.0% of SNPE by weight

Microsoft Corp10.21%
Alphabet Class A4.33%
Alphabet Class C3.50%
Micron Technology2.02%
Wal-Mart Stores Inc1.45%
Mastercard Inc-Class A1.37%
AbbVie Inc1.33%
Costco Wholesale Corp1.21%
Coca-Cola Co0.96%
Cisco Systems Inc0.96%
Merck & Co Inc0.94%
UnitedHealth Group Inc0.91%
Home Depot Inc0.88%
General Electric Co0.87%
Bank of America Corp0.83%
Intel Corp0.72%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc0.67%
Texas Instruments Inc0.66%
Wells Fargo & Co0.65%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.65%
Amgen Inc0.64%
2226792D0.61%
Morgan Stanley0.56%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.54%
GE Vernova0.53%
Walt Disney Co0.52%
Citigroup Inc0.52%
McDonald's Corp0.51%
Pepsico0.50%
Abbott Laboratories0.50%
NextEra Energy Inc0.47%
Kla-Tencor Corp0.47%
QUALCOMM Inc0.46%
salesforce.com Inc0.45%
Union Pacific Corp0.45%
Blackrock Inc0.44%
American Express Co0.44%
Deere & Co0.44%
Pfizer Inc0.43%
ConocoPhillips0.42%
Accenture Ltd-Cl A0.41%
Charles Schwab Corp0.39%
AT&T Inc0.38%
Danaher Corp0.38%
S&P Global0.37%
Uber Technologies Inc0.36%
Eaton Corp PLC0.34%
Chubb Ltd Npv0.33%
Newmont Mining Corp0.33%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co0.33%

Weight gaps

All 43 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in NULG and SNPE, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	NULG	SNPE
NVIDIA CorpNVDA	NULG +3.67 points	15.37%	11.70%
Eli Lilly and CompanyLLY	NULG +2.35 points	5.16%	2.81%
Visa IncV	NULG +2.13 points	4.00%	1.87%
Idexx Laboratories IncIDXX	NULG +1.62 points	1.76%	0.14%
Welltower IncWELL	NULG +1.59 points	2.05%	0.46%
Moody's CorporationMCO	NULG +1.49 points	1.68%	0.19%
Auto DeskADSK	NULG +1.46 points	1.60%	0.14%
Ebay, Inc.EBAY	NULG +1.44 points	1.56%	0.12%
Palo Alto Networks IncPANW	NULG +1.43 points	2.09%	0.66%
Netflix.com Inc.NFLX	NULG +1.32 points	2.00%	0.68%
Cadence Design SystemsCDNS	NULG +1.31 points	1.54%	0.23%
Tjx Companies, Inc.TJX	NULG +1.29 points	1.68%	0.39%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	NULG +1.25 points	1.48%	0.23%
Chipotle Mexican GrillCMG	NULG +1.20 points	1.31%	0.11%
Booking Holdings IncBKNG	NULG +1.17 points	1.48%	0.31%
Fortinet IncFTNT	NULG +1.15 points	1.34%	0.19%
Applied Materials, Inc.AMAT	NULG +1.14 points	1.82%	0.68%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	NULG +1.11 points	1.76%	0.65%
Ecolab IncECL	NULG +1.09 points	1.29%	0.20%
Cummins IncCMI	NULG +1.09 points	1.25%	0.16%
Caterpillar, Inc.CAT	NULG +1.04 points	1.71%	0.67%
Resmed IncRMD	NULG +1.03 points	1.12%	0.09%
Servicenow IncNOW	NULG +1.02 points	1.29%	0.27%
Keysight Technologies IncKEYS	NULG +0.91 points	1.03%	0.12%
Analog Devices, Inc.ADI	NULG +0.90 points	1.36%	0.46%
Expedia Group IncEXPE	NULG +0.90 points	0.98%	0.08%
Seagate Technology HoldSTX	NULG +0.85 points	1.12%	0.27%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	NULG +0.85 points	0.92%	0.07%
Estee Lauder Cos. Class AEL	NULG +0.82 points	0.89%	0.07%
Western DigitalWDC	NULG +0.81 points	1.06%	0.25%
Grainger W.w. Inc.GWW	NULG +0.76 points	0.92%	0.16%
Autozone, Inc.AZO	NULG +0.59 points	0.73%	0.14%
Iron Mountain IncIRM	NULG +0.54 points	0.62%	0.08%
Edwards Lifescience Corp.EW	NULG +0.53 points	0.68%	0.15%
Mettler-Toledo Intl IncMTD	NULG +0.48 points	0.57%	0.09%
Rockwell Automation, Inc.ROK	NULG +0.39 points	0.50%	0.11%
Deckers Outdoor CorpDECK	NULG +0.37 points	0.40%	0.03%
Equinix IncEQIX	NULG +0.33 points	0.59%	0.26%
Quanta Services Inc.PWR	NULG +0.11 points	0.32%	0.21%
Waters Corp.WAT	SNPE +0.09 points	0.03%	0.12%
Comfort Systems Usa IncFIX	SNPE +0.05 points	0.04%	0.09%
First Solar, Inc.FSLR	SNPE +0.01 points	0.05%	0.06%
Hunt (Jb) Transport ServJBHT	NULG +0.01 points	0.05%	0.04%

All 78 NULG holdings⁠All 326 SNPE holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

NULG vs SNPE Cost

Overpaying NULG vs SNPE

$3,252

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

NULG 0.26%
$5,358
SNPE 0.10%
$2,106

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

NULG 0.26%
SNPE 0.10%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	NULG	SNPE	Overpaying
10	$473	$183	$290
20	$1,838	$717	$1,121
30	$5,358	$2,106	$3,252

Expense ratio

0.26%NULG
0.10%SNPE, cheaper

SNPE0.10%NULG0.26%

0.08%0.95%

Middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
Median 0.25%

SNPE 7th cheapest of 47 funds

NULG 25th cheapest of 47 funds

NULG vs SNPE Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026

Yield (12M): NULG 0.11%; SNPE 1.00%, better
Payout (12M): NULG $0.11; SNPE $0.68
Last payment: NULG $0.11; SNPE $0.18
Ex-dividend: NULG Dec 18, 2025; SNPE Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: NULG Dec 19, 2025; SNPE Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: NULG Annual; SNPE Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

NULGAnnual · 10 paymentsAll NULG payments⁠

SNPEQuarterly · 29 paymentsAll SNPE payments⁠

NULG vs SNPE Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

NULG
SNPE

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: NULG 17.4%SNPE 12.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: NULG 1.01SNPE 1.39, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: NULG −35.8%SNPE −24.7%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: NULG 1.21SNPE 1.01; Market = 1

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