Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF
$60.37+0.11 (+0.18%)
- 0.85%
- $679M
- −10.1%
- 0.96%
- 0.1M sh
- $61.35
- low $59.80high $77.34
The ETF.net NUKZ Grade
C
Score 47 out of 100
- 5 of 9
Score 47 of 100 falls in the C 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.F16 out of 100Rank 8 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.A73 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B58 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B57 out of 100Rank 5 of 9
Our read on NUKZ
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.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Range Nuclear Renaissance Index.
Why people hold it
- Pure index mechanics. It tracks the Range Nuclear Renaissance Index before fees and expenses, so holdings follow published rules rather than a manager's discretion.
- Portfolio construction and risk profile both land in the upper half of the uranium and nuclear cohort, the sturdier side of a famously jumpy category.
- Straightforward plumbing: stocks in a standard 1940 Act fund wrapper, not a physical uranium trust or a futures structure.
- Live 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
- It 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%.
- One theme, one corner of energy, and a 2024 start date. There is no long record here across a full market cycle.
- Distributions arrive once or twice a year. This is built as a thematic equity holding, not an income stream.
NUKZ Holdings
- Stocks
- 53
- 38%
- CCJ
Sectors
- Industrials47.5%
- Utilities34.1%
- Energy14.5%
- Materials3.6%
- Technology0.4%
Geography
- United States56.50%
- Canada11.86%
- Japan9.41%
- South Korea8.78%
- United Kingdom4.13%
- Spain2.84%
- Finland2.79%
- Czech Republic1.98%
- 1.72%
Developed 73% · Emerging 27%
NUKZ Performance
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NUKZ$8,992
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 | NUKZ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −5.1% |
| 1 month | −6.5% |
| 3 months | −8.3% |
| 1 year | −10.1% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
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 | NUKZ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −5.1% | |
| 2025 | +56.6% | |
| 2024 | +63.0% |
NUKZ in the news
Price vs Value
URNJ closed 1.57% below the value of its miners Friday
NUKZ Dividends
- 0.96%
- $0.58
- $0.58 per share
- Irregular
Distribution history
NUKZ Risk
- 32.8%
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.
- 1.02
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.
- −33.0%
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.
- 1.67
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
0.85%
NUKZ0.85%
- The middle half of Uranium & Nuclear funds
- Median 0.75%
7 of the 9 Uranium & Nuclear funds charge less.
Other funds in Uranium & Nuclear
- 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%
- CURNMSprott Uranium Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −24.3%
- CTNUKTortoise Nuclear Renaissance ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —
- DURNJSprott Junior Uranium Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.80%1 year return −34.9%