Are Wix and Napa oil filters the same?

I have bought WIX for a lot of years now.
I would have bought Baldwin in a heartbeat but they don't sell a filter with their own name on it anywhere near me, for car applications anyway. I looked online, they were available, but I am more of a "go to the store" guy.
I grew up with Baldwin filters in every farming application.
I honestly am not concerned too much about this change. A little competition in price is good for all of us, that is how it is supposed to work.
Now if Baldwin BOUGHT WIX, then I would be a bit worried! Because that is how things have been going lately all over. And then you get a monopoly, and then you get globalist BS and chinesium.

At this point, if one of them will put loud and proud "Made in USA" on the front I would probably buy it regardless of brand. Somehow that is turning into a Taboo for some reason.

I have heard good things about WIX oil filters. I have also heard the NAPA filters are made by WIX. What I don't understand is the "Order of Quality" within these filters. Are the NAPA filters a lower quality WIX filter? Are there many different grades of these filters like the Fram line, where you only get what you pay for. I ask these questions because I am thinking of using a replacement filter for my Kawasaki engines that I can purchase at a NAPA near me instead of driving many miles to a JD or some other power equipment dealer. My gasoline cost to get the "Out of town" OEM filters is almost as much as the filter itself. Charles Ranhiem