---
ticker: "NLR"
name: "VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/NLR"
grade: "A"
score: 73
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Uranium & Nuclear"
category_rank: "1 of 9"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# NLR: VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

Grade **A**, Score 73 of 100. Rank 1 of 9 in Uranium & Nuclear.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 90 | 1 of 9 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 39 | 7 of 9 |
| Tradability | 82 | 1 of 9 |
| Holdings | 59 | 4 of 9 |
| Durability | 85 | 2 of 9 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 28 positions. These are the largest 28, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | CEG | Constellation Energy Corp | 9.57% |
| 2 | CCJ | Cameco Corp | 8.27% |
| 3 | PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | 8.22% |
| 4 | FORTUM.HE | Fortum Oyj | 6.97% |
| 5 | BWXT | Bwx Technologies Inc | 6.49% |
| 6 | 1816.HK | Cgn Power Co Ltd | 5.47% |
| 7 | NXE | Nexgen Energy Ltd | 5.33% |
| 8 | OKLO | Oklo Inc | 4.81% |
| 9 | KAP.IL | Nac Kazatomprom Jsc | 4.58% |
| 10 | XE | X-Energy Inc | 4.21% |
| 11 | UEC | Uranium Energy Corp | 4.20% |
| 12 | LEU | Centrus Energy Corp | 3.89% |
| 13 | DNN | Denison Mines Corp | 3.84% |
| 14 | PDN.AX | Paladin Energy Ltd | 3.70% |
| 15 | UUUU | Energy Fuels Inc/Canada | 3.63% |
| 16 | SMR | Nuscale Power Corp | 3.53% |
| 17 | YCA.L | Yellow Cake Plc | 3.03% |
| 18 | 052690.KS | Kepco Engineering & Construction Co Inc | 2.99% |
| 19 | 1164.HK | Cgn Mining Co Ltd | 1.67% |
| 20 | NNE | Nano Nuclear Energy Inc | 1.31% |
| 21 | SLX.AX | Silex Systems Ltd | 1.26% |
| 22 | DYL.AX | Deep Yellow Ltd | 0.91% |
| 23 | ISOU | Isoenergy Ltd | 0.83% |
| 24 | BOE.AX | Boss Energy Ltd | 0.66% |
| 25 | URG | Ur-Energy Inc | 0.61% |
| 26 | — | -Usd Cash- | 0.17% |
| 27 | — | -Eur Cash- | 0.00% |
| 28 | — | -Krw Cash- | 0.00% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/NLR. Please cite the page URL.