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NUKZ

GradeCNew York Stock Exchange Arca

Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF

Themes · Range · Inception 2024-01-23 · SEC filings

$62.45−0.95 (−1.50%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

History starts Jan 24, 2024.
Intraday session: down, 58 prints from 63.40 to 62.45. Range 62.22 to 62.86. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$62.20$62.60$62.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.85%
Fund size
$715M
1Y return
−4.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.91%
Holdings
52
Volume · 30D
0.1M sh
NAV per share
$62.36
52W range
low $60.72high $77.34

The ETF.net NUKZ Grade

C

47/ 100

Rank 5 of 9 in Uranium & Nuclear⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for NUKZ. Scores out of 100: Cost 16, Risk 74, Mission not scored, Tradability 58, Holdings 77, Durability 57. Strongest: Holdings (77). Weakest: Cost (16). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 47 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    FScore 16
    Category rank8/9 · bottom quartile

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    AScore 74
    Category rank2/9 · top 22%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 58
    Category rank3/9 · top 33%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    AScore 77
    Category rank2/9 · top 22%

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 57
    Category rank5/9 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on NUKZ

ETF.net Research

CA 2024-vintage, rules-based take on the nuclear buildout: one purpose-built index covering the uranium-and-reactor theme in a plain equity ETF. It prices above the category median, but its portfolio build sits in the upper half of the pack.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Range Nuclear Renaissance Index.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Pure index mechanics. It tracks the Range Nuclear Renaissance Index before fees and expenses, so holdings follow published rules rather than a manager's discretion.
  2. 02Portfolio construction and risk profile both land in the upper half of the uranium and nuclear cohort, the sturdier side of a famously jumpy category.
  3. 03Straightforward plumbing: stocks in a standard 1940 Act fund wrapper, not a physical uranium trust or a futures structure.
  4. 04Live since January 2024 and now carries real assets with steady day-to-day volume, not the thin tape many thematic launches never grow out of.

Worth knowing

  1. 01It charges 0.85% a year, above the median for nuclear and uranium funds and well above the cheapest peer in the group, NLR at 0.52%.
  2. 02One theme, one corner of energy, and a 2024 start date. There is no long record here across a full market cycle.
  3. 03Distributions arrive once or twice a year. This is built as a thematic equity holding, not an income stream.

NUKZ Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 9:32 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
52
Top-10 weight
40%
Largest holding
CCJ8.6%

Sectors

  • Industrials47.5%
  • Utilities35.8%
  • Energy11.7%
  • Materials3.4%
  • Technology1.5%

Geography

  • United States50.71%
  • Canada11.07%
  • South Korea10.55%
  • Japan7.95%
  • Spain3.95%
  • United Kingdom3.80%
  • Czech Republic3.69%
  • Finland3.63%
  • Other countries (3)4.65%

Developed 68% · Emerging 32% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 4.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001CCJCAMECO CORP8.56%667,934$62M49
002ELE.MCENDESA SA - EMPRESA NACIONAL ELECTRICIDAD3.93%566,730$28M121
003RR.LROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC3.78%1,384,673$27M148
004GEVGE VERNOVA INC3.64%28,530$26M473
005FORTUM.HEFORTUM OYJ3.60%930,134$26M102
006028260.KSSAMSUNG C&T CORPORATION3.54%99,497$26M80
007—CEZ AS3.51%390,551$25M4
008DDOMINION ENERGY INC3.21%361,043$23M277
0096501.THITACHI LTD.2.96%610,300$21M163
010EMREMERSON ELECTRIC CO2.90%142,552$21M311
011JJACOBS SOLUTIONS INC.2.90%145,528$21M252
012TLNTALEN ENERGY CORPORATION2.83%69,963$21M166
013VSTVISTRA CORP2.82%142,202$20M336
014DUKDUKE ENERGY CORP2.82%172,099$20M323
015CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP.2.73%75,257$20M353

Showing 1–15 of 47 holdings

NUKZ Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

NUKZ$9,534
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. NUKZ $9,534. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$8,927$10,449$11,972Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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.

Trailing total return for NUKZ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodNUKZ
Year to date−0.2%
1 month−3.6%
3 months−10.8%
1 year−4.7%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years old—per year
5 yearsFund is under 5 years old—per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for NUKZ
YearReturn barNUKZ
2026 YTD−0.2%
2025+56.6%
2024+63.0%

History from Jan 24, 2024

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NUKZ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.91%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.58Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.58 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Irregular

Distribution history

2024–2026

One bar per payment. 2 payments from 2024 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2024 $0.04; Dec 30, 2025 $0.58. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 30, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.58
Dec 30, 2024Dec 31, 2024$0.04

NUKZ Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
32.7%
Annualised · 31 months to Aug 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.14
vs 3-month T-bills · 31 months to Aug 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−33.0%
31 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.67
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

NUKZ Cost

Expense ratio0.85%
  • The middle half of Uranium & Nuclear funds
  • Median 0.75%

7 of the 9 Uranium & Nuclear funds charge less.

NUKZ costs $85.00 a year on $10,000. The median Uranium & Nuclear fund costs $75.00.