VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF
$99.38−0.82 (−0.82%)
- 0.52%
- $3.4B
- −30.0%
- 3.16%
- 0.4M sh
- $100.75
- low $100.11high $168.12
The ETF.net NLR Grade
A
Score 73 out of 100
- 1 of 9
Score 73 of 100 falls in the A 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.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Mission
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.D39 out of 100Rank 7 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B59 out of 100Rank 4 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A85 out of 100Rank 2 of 9
Our read on NLR
AThe original nuclear ETF, listed since 2007. NLR owns the whole chain (uranium miners, reactor builders, nuclear utilities, and the equipment firms serving them) at a lower fee than most of its rivals.
The fund seeks to track the MVIS Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index before fees and expenses. The index covers companies involved in uranium mining, nuclear-facility and reactor construction, engineering and maintenance, nuclear electricity generation, and nuclear-industry equipment, technology, or services.
Why people hold it
- At 0.52% a year it undercuts the typical uranium and nuclear fund, and both URA (0.69%) and URNM (0.75%).
- Not just diggers: the index spans uranium mining, reactor construction and engineering, nuclear electricity generation, and the equipment and services suppliers behind them.vaneck.com
- A purity screen keeps it honest: index members must draw at least half their revenue from uranium and nuclear energy, so no loosely related mega-cap filler.marketvector.com
- Trading since August 2007, well before URA (2010) and the newer nuclear funds. It has lived through the theme's full boom-to-bust-to-revival cycle.stockanalysis.com
Worth knowing
- Around 29 holdings in a single theme. Concentration cuts both ways, and one company's news can swing the fund.
- Utilities and industrials in the mix soften the direct link to uranium prices that a miners-only fund like URNM gives you.
- Global by design, so foreign listings, currency moves, and overseas policy decisions all feed into returns.vaneck.com
NLR Holdings
- Stocks
- 28
- 64%
- CEG
Sectors
- Energy46.6%
- Utilities33.5%
- Industrials18.6%
- Technology1.3%
Geography
- United States50.80%
- Canada18.73%
- Australia6.74%
- Finland6.69%
- China4.94%
- Kazakhstan4.53%
- United Kingdom3.00%
- South Korea2.96%
- 1.61%
Developed 75% · Emerging 25%
NLR Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
NLR$7,004
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 | NLR |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −19.3% |
| 1 month | −11.5% |
| 3 months | −12.5% |
| 1 year | −30.0% |
| 3 years | +16.7% |
| 5 years | +15.5% |
| 10 years | +11.0% |
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 | NLR |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −19.3% | |
| 2025 | +56.5% | |
| 2024 | +14.3% | |
| 2023 | +36.6% | |
| 2022 | +2.3% | |
| 2021 | +13.6% | |
| 2020 | +3.5% |
NLR in the news
NLR Dividends
- 3.16%
- $3.17
- $3.17 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
NLR Risk
- 35.1%
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.
- 0.48
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.
- −39.0%
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.
- 1.07
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
NLR Cost
0.52%
NLR0.52%
- The middle half of Uranium & Nuclear funds
- Median 0.75%
No Uranium & Nuclear fund charges less.
Other funds in Uranium & Nuclear
- BSMRFALPS ETF Trust - ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- BRCTRFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return −4.6%
- BURAGlobal X - Uranium ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return −23.7%
- CNUKZRange Nuclear Renaissance Index ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return −10.1%
- CURNMSprott Uranium Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −24.3%