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US Large Cap Growth

Is NUGO a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) is a US large-cap growth ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores NUGO 7.5 out of 10 — highest on Quality (9.8), lowest on Risk (2.1). It trades at 29.7 times earnings, against its own median of 40.0. Its ten largest holdings are 62% of the fund.

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 — its profitability justifies the premium price.

Return on equity of 48.3% runs ahead of the category median of 36.7%, though its 29.7x trailing P/E multiple sits above the 26.8x peer norm.

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

How is NUGO rated? ETF Copilot scores Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) 7.5 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) 7.5 out of 10 overall.

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

  • Overall: 7.5 / 10
  • Growth: 9.7 / 10
  • Value: 9.4 / 10
  • Risk: 2.1 / 10
  • Quality: 9.8 / 10
  • Return: 6.3 / 10

Is NUGO expensive right now? It trades at 29.7 times earnings, against its own median of 40.0

As of October 28, 2026, NUGO is cheaper than 100% of its own last 3 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from NUGO's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside NUGO? 71% Tech

What's inside NUGO: Size (Large 100%, Mid 0%, Small 0%); Geography (International 2%, US 99%); Tech 70.5%; Magnificent 7 47.0%; AI 43.0%; Semiconductors 30.2%; Memory 25.6%.

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, Micron Technology and Tesla are NUGO's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 90% 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.

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

As of October 28, 2026, NUGO charges 0.49% a year and holds $2.4B in assets across 42 positions.

Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) — cost, income and size
MeasureNUGO
Expense ratio0.49%
Assets under management$2.4B
Holdings42

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.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Nuveen Growth Opportunities (NUGO) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/nugo

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