
ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF
$18.88−0.50 (−2.58%)
- 0.65%
- $14M
- 8.82K sh
- low $18.88high $30.71
The ETF.net SMRF Grade
Score 66 out of 100
- 2 of 9
Score 66 of 100 falls in the B 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.A78 out of 100Rank 2 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.C50 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B59 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A81 out of 100Rank 1 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C44 out of 100Rank 7 of 9
Our read on SMRF
In short
BNuclear power meets option-writing. SMRF actively holds about 70 global small-modular-reactor, nuclear and related tech names, then buys and writes options on top to pull income from a famously jumpy theme.
Stated mandate
The Fund seeks capital appreciation and income through an actively managed portfolio of equity securities significantly tied to the Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology Index, together with bought and written options.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SMRF Holdings
- Stocks
- 78
- 40%
- 1816.HK
Sectors
- Energy33.5%
- Utilities26.4%
- Technology20.5%
- Industrials16.9%
- Communication1.4%
- Materials1.2%
- Real Estate0.0%
Geography
- United States64.46%
- Canada13.24%
- China7.02%
- Australia5.33%
- United Kingdom4.54%
- South Korea3.71%
- Hong Kong0.65%
- Spain0.58%
- 0.47%
Developed 70% · Emerging 30%
SMRF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | SMRF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | |
| 1 month | −14.5% |
| 3 months | −15.1% |
| 1 year | |
| 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 | SMRF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −24.5% |
SMRF in the news
SMRF Dividends
- $0.07 per share
- Monthly
Distribution data unavailable.
Distribution history
SMRF Risk
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.
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.
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.
- 1.98
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
SMRF Cost
Overpaying vs NLR, cheapest in Uranium & Nuclear
$2,366
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SMRF 0.65%
$12,717
NLR 0.52% Cheapest
$10,351
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SMRF | NLR | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $1,163 | $935 | $228 |
| 20 | $4,440 | $3,593 | $847 |
| 30 | $12,717 | $10,351 | $2,366 |
Other funds in Uranium & Nuclear
- ANLRVanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETFExpense ratio 0.52%1 year return −39.4%
- BRCTRFirst Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return −15.3%
- BURAGlobal X Uranium ETFExpense ratio 0.69%1 year return −35.8%
- CNUKZRange Nuclear Renaissance Index ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return −21.8%
- CURNMSprott Uranium Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −32.0%




