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VanEckThematicNuclear & Uranium#184 of 189 by YTD

$88.44

+4.4% last session

−28.8% YTD

Data as of 11/6/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

−25%0%+25%Thematic avg +3.5%S&P 500 +8.7%High +32.3%−28.8%Dec 31, 2025Nov 6, 2026−25%0%+25%Thematic avg +3.5%S&P 500 +8.7%High +32.3%−28.8%Dec 31, 2025Nov 6, 2026
Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 6, 2026NLRS&P 500 · VOOThematic average
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Returns1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return+4.4%−13.6%−24.4%−28.8%−36.2%+34.6%+79.4%+46.4%
Peer average+2.9%−11.5%−21.2%−20.8%−25.0%+13.0%+45.5%—
S&P 500 · VOO+0.3%−5.0%−4.6%+8.7%+9.8%+80.8%+71.8%—
AUM
$2.8B
Expense ratio
0.52%
Distribution yield
3.6%
NAV
$84.54
Volume
807K
Avg. volume 30D
501K
High today
$88.92
Low today
$85.40
Previous close
$84.71
52-week high
$165.21
52-week low
$83.01
Our risk indicator
4/5

NLR in One Breath

NLR Among Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

YTD
#1UXRoundhill−8.6%$4.4M
#2RCTRFirst Trust−9.6%$28.3M
#3NUKZRange−14.5%$585M
#4TNUKTortoise−19.1%$1.2M
#5URAGlobal X−24.3%$4.5B
#6URNMSprott−24.8%$1.7B
#7URANThemes−25.8%$21.6M
#8NLRVanEck−28.8%$2.8B
#9URNJSprott−31.9%$285M
End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · 9 Nuclear & uranium ETFs by YTD
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$10,000 in NLR

5Y
$10,000 in NLR became
$17,939
In the S&P 500 (VOO)
$17,177
$10K$20K$30K$17,939 NLR$17,177 VOOlow $9,331Oct 2021Nov 2026
Total return, dividends in · Oct 29, 2021 – Nov 6, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO
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NLR’s Top Holdings

Today
VanEck NLR · 29 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 6, 2026
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What NLR Holds

Today
Energy46.6%
CCJ 7.9 · NXE 5.9 · KAP.IL 5.2 · DNN 4.0 · PDN.AX 3.8 · UEC 3.6 · YCA.L 3.5
Utilities38.5%
PEG 10.2 · CEG 9.4 · FORTUM.HE 8.5 · 1816.HK 7.1 · OKLO 3.3
Industrials18.6%
BWXT 6.4 · XE 3.4 · SMR 2.6 · 052690.KS 2.2 · NNE 1.0
Technology1.3%
SLX.AX 1.1
VanEck NLR · share of the fund by sector · as of Nov 6, 2026
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Public’s Share of NLR

Today
10.2%

$102 of every $1,000 in NLR is Public

Public held by NLR
$287M
Most Public per dollar
NLR10.2%
TNUK5.9%
RACK5.4%
ZAP4.2%
VanEck NLR · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 6, 2026
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NLR’s Share of Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

Today
28.4%

of the $9.9B in 10 Nuclear & uranium ETFs

NLR
NLR$2.8B28.4%
URA$4.5B45.4%
URNM$1.7B16.7%
7 others$937M9.5%
Nuclear & uranium ETF AUM · Nov 6, 2026
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NLR Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today
$0.52a year
per $100
$52 a year on $10,000
NLR$0.52
URA$0.69
RCTR$0.70
URNM$0.75
URNJ$0.80
NUKZ$0.85
Expense ratio · Nuclear & uranium peers · Nov 6, 2026
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Inside NLR

29 holdings · as of Nov 6, 2026
NLR

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

Today
#TickerCompanyWeight ▼
1PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group10.18%
2CEGConstellation Energy9.42%
3FORTUM.HFortum Oyj8.50%
4CCJCameco7.86%
51816.HKCgn Power7.13%
6BWXTBwx Technologies6.36%
7NXENexgen Energy5.92%
8KAP.ILNac Kazatomprom Jsc5.23%
9DNNDenison Mines3.99%
10PDN.AXPaladin Energy3.82%
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EnergyUtilitiesIndustrialsTechnology
VanEck NLR · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 6, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 96.0%
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All NLR Holdings

29 holdings · as of Nov 6, 2026
NLR

NLR’s Holdings

Today
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1PEGPublic Service Enterprise GroupUtilities10.18%$1,018.113.9M$286.3M
2CEGConstellation EnergyUtilities9.42%$942.271.1M$265.0M
3FORTUM.HEFortum OyjUtilities8.50%$849.569.2M$238.9M
4CCJCamecoEnergy7.86%$786.393.2M$221.2M
51816.HKCgn PowerUtilities7.13%$713.08461.7M$200.5M
6BWXTBwx TechnologiesIndustrials6.36%$635.791.6M$178.8M
7NXENexgen EnergyEnergy5.92%$592.1221.0M$166.5M
8KAP.ILNac Kazatomprom JscEnergy5.23%$522.882.5M$147.1M
9DNNDenison MinesEnergy3.99%$398.9554.5M$112.2M
10PDN.AXPaladin EnergyEnergy3.82%$381.6621.6M$107.3M
11UECUranium EnergyEnergy3.63%$363.1115.8M$102.1M
12YCA.LYellow CakeEnergy3.49%$349.0914.6M$98.2M
13XEX-EnergyIndustrials3.39%$338.9410.6M$95.3M
14OKLOOKLOUtilities3.26%$325.754.8M$91.6M
15LEUCentrus EnergyEnergy2.98%$297.64940K$83.7M
VanEck NLR · every reported holding · per $10,000 = dollars of each holding in a $10,000 stake · as of Nov 6, 2026
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How It Compares

NLR

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF’s Peers

YTD
Trend
URAGlobal XReadDesk0.69%−24.3%−32.3%$4.5B
NLRVanEckThis fundReadDesk0.52%−28.8%−36.2%$2.8B
URNMSprottReadDesk0.75%−24.8%−25.6%$1.7B
NUKZRangeReadDesk0.85%−14.5%−22.0%$585M
URNJSprottReadDesk0.80%−31.9%−31.1%$285M
RCTRFirst TrustReadDesk0.70%−9.6%−15.9%$28M
Nuclear & uranium peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 7, 2026 · sorted by AUM
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URA vs NLR

YTD
URAGlobal X · Nuclear & uraniumNLRVanEck · Nuclear & uranium
Year to date
URA wins+4.5 pts
Past year
URA wins+3.9 pts
Fee
NLR winslower fee
Yield
URA wins+2.9 pts
AUM
URA1.6× more
3–1URA wins
Global X URA and VanEck NLR · year-to-date · as of Nov 7, 2026 · AUM not scored
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Nuclear & Uranium vs Thematic

Average · YTD
URA
−24.3%
NLR
−28.8%
Thematic average
+3.5%
−25%0%+25%Thematic average +3.5%NLRURAJan 1Nov 7
URA, NLR and the average thematic ETF · YTD return · as of Nov 7, 2026
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NLR vs VOO

YTD
NLR · VanEck Uranium and Nuclear
−28.8%
VOO · S&P 500
+8.7%
Gap
37.5 pts
−20%0%−28.8% NLR+8.7% VOOJan 1Nov 7−20%0%−28.8% NLR+8.7% VOOJan 1Nov 7
VanEck NLR and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 7, 2026
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NLR vs Its Peer Average

YTD
NLRAvsBPeer average
1D+4.4%+2.9%
1M−13.6%−11.5%
3M−24.4%−21.2%
YTD−28.8%−20.8%
1Y−36.2%−25.0%
3Y+34.6%+13.0%
5Y+79.4%+45.5%
3–4Peer average wins
9 Nuclear & uranium peers · each row scaled to its leader
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The Details

NLR

Risk

1Y
4/5our risk indicator
CalmerBumpier
Volatility · 1Y43.95%
Deepest drop · 1Y−48.5%
Lowest point · 5Y−7.9%
52-week range
$83.01−46.5% from the high$165.21
VanEck NLR · past-year price moves · as of Nov 7, 2026
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NLR

Payouts by Year

12Y
$3.17per share, Dec 2025
$1.272014’15’16’17’18’19’20’21’22$3.26’23’24$3.172025
Distribution yield3.6%
PaidOnce a year, in December
Latest ex-date · paidDec 22 · Dec 26, 2025
12 payouts added up$20.31 a share
VanEck NLR · distributions by ex-date · 2014–2025
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All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$84.54
Premium / discount[…]
Median spread · 30D[…]
Volume today807K
Average volume · 30D501K
Shares outstanding[…]
Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.52%
Gross expense ratio[…]
Management fee[…]
Cost on $10,000 a year$52.00
Our risk indicator4/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-datePaidPer share
Dec 22, 2025Dec 26, 2025$3.17
Dec 23, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.61
Dec 18, 2023Dec 22, 2023$3.26
Dec 19, 2022Dec 23, 2022$1.11
Dec 20, 2021Dec 27, 2021$1.09
Dec 21, 2020Dec 28, 2020$1.10
Dec 23, 2019Dec 30, 2019$1.18
Dec 20, 2018Dec 27, 2018$1.94
Dec 18, 2017Dec 22, 2017$2.38
Dec 19, 2016Dec 23, 2016$1.72
Dec 21, 2015Dec 28, 2015$1.49
Dec 22, 2014Dec 29, 2014$1.27
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