Is NUGO a good investment?

Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores NUGO 6.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (10.0), lowest on Risk (4.6). It trades at 31.7 times earnings, against its own median of 26.3. Its ten largest holdings are 62% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is NUGO rated? ETF Copilot scores Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) 6.5 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) 6.5 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 6.5 / 10
Growth: 6.5 / 10
Valuation: 5.8 / 10
Risk: 4.6 / 10
Quality: 10.0 / 10
Return: 5.9 / 10

What is NUGO's expense ratio? 0.49% a year

As of September 11, 2026, NUGO charges 0.49% a year, yields 0.38% and holds $2.4B in assets across 44 positions.

Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) — cost, income and size
Measure	NUGO
Expense ratio	0.49%
Dividend yield	0.38%
Assets under management	$2.4B
Holdings	44

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in NUGO's data

U.S. large-cap growth stocks, actively chosen for quality.

Earns more on its capital than most peers — a sign of real pricing power in the growth space.

Return on equity of 50.0% sits ahead of most peers and well above the category median of 39.0%. Its forward EBITDA multiple of 19.9x reflects the premium the market puts on that profitability.

A quality-tilted growth allocation that earns its higher price through stronger profitability.

Why did NUGO move this week? It fell 1.1% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Nvidia and Microsoft drove it

NUGO fell 1.1% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Nvidia (−4.4%), Microsoft (−2.8%) and Howmet Aerospace (−11.9%); Advanced Micro Devices (+13.1%) pushed the other way.

Is NUGO expensive right now? It trades at 31.7 times earnings, against its own median of 26.3

As of September 11, 2026, NUGO is more expensive than 81% of its own 36 monthly readings since 2023 — 29 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside NUGO? 72% Tech

What's inside NUGO: Size (Large 99%, Mid 1%, Small 0%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%); Tech 72.4%; Magnificent 7 46.3%; AI 41.9%; Semiconductors 30.7%; Memory 26.6%.

What are NUGO's top holdings? The ten largest are 62% of the fund

Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, Broadcom, Eli Lilly, Mastercard, Advanced Micro Devices, Applied Materials and Micron Technology are NUGO's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 94% of US Large Cap Growth ETFs.

Half of NUGO's weight sits in its 6 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 17 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/nugo