VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETFNLR

VanEckThematicNuclear & Uranium#186 of 189 by YTD

$88.27

−2.0% last session

−28.9% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Oct 27, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026NLRS&P 500 · VOO

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	−2.0%	−19.3%	−22.5%	−28.9%	−39.3%	+39.5%	+76.7%	+46.1%
Peer average	−1.6%	−15.8%	−18.7%	−20.1%	−27.7%	+18.2%	+43.4%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+1.6%	−1.6%	0.0%	+13.4%	+13.5%	+91.7%	+81.2%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $3.0B
Expense ratio: 0.52%
Distribution yield: 3.6%
NAV: $88.52
Volume: 534K
Avg. volume 30D: 462K
High today: $90.73
Low today: $86.60
Previous close: $90.04
52-week high: $165.21
52-week low: $86.60
Our risk indicator: 4/5

NLR in One Breath

NLR Among Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

YTD

#1UXRoundhill−5.5%$4.5M

#2RCTRFirst Trust−7.6%$28.8M

#3NUKZRange−12.0%$599M

#4TNUKTortoise−18.1%$1.2M

#5URAGlobal X−23.5%$4.6B

#6URNMSprott−24.9%$1.7B

#7URANThemes−26.1%$21.9M

#8NLRVanEck−28.9%$3.0B

#9URNJSprott−34.0%$282M

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 9 Nuclear & uranium ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in NLR

$10,000 in NLR became

$17,672

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$18,115

Total return, dividends in · Oct 27, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

NLR’s Top Holdings

Today

CEGConstellation Energy9.7%PEG9.5%CCJ7.8%FORTUM.HE7.7%BWXT6.8%1816.HK6.8%NXE5.6%KAP.IL5.0%UEC4.0%XE3.9%DNN3.8%OKLO3.7%PDN.AX3.7%YCA.L3.5%UUUU3.0%SMR3.0%LEU3.0%052690.KS2.4%1164.HK1.9%SLX.ANNE1.1%ISOU7 more

CEGConstellation Energy9.7%PEG9.5%CCJ7.8%FORTUM.HE7.7%BWXT6.8%1816.HK6.8%NXE5.6%KAP.IL5.0%UEC4.0%XE3.9%DNN3.8%OKLO3.7%17 more

EnergyUtilitiesIndustrialsTechnology

VanEck NLR · 29 holdings · tile size = share of the fund · as of Nov 4, 2026

What NLR Holds

Today

Energy46.6%

CCJ 7.8 · NXE 5.6 · KAP.IL 5.0 · UEC 4.0 · DNN 3.8 · PDN.AX 3.7 · YCA.L 3.5

Utilities37.5%

CEG 9.7 · PEG 9.5 · FORTUM.HE 7.7 · 1816.HK 6.8 · OKLO 3.7

Industrials18.6%

BWXT 6.8 · XE 3.9 · SMR 3.0 · 052690.KS 2.4 · NNE 1.1

Technology1.3%

SLX.AX 1.2

VanEck NLR · share of the fund by sector · as of Nov 4, 2026

Constellation’s Share of NLR

Today

9.7%

$97 of every $1,000 in NLR is Constellation

Constellation held by NLR

$287M

Most Constellation per dollar

UTES11.3%

FTWO10.8%

NLR9.7%

URAN9.2%

VanEck NLR · each square = $10 of $1,000 · as of Nov 4, 2026

NLR’s Share of Nuclear & Uranium ETFs

Today

29.0%

of the $10.2B in 10 Nuclear & uranium ETFs

NLR$3.0B29.0%

URA$4.6B45.0%

URNM$1.7B16.6%

7 others$951M9.3%

Nuclear & uranium ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026

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 5, 2026

Inside NLR

29 holdings · as of Nov 4, 2026

NLR

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

Today

Energy46.6%CCJ7.8%NXE5.6%KAP.IL5.0%UEC4.0%DNN3.8%PDN.AX3.7%YCA.L3.5%UUUU3.0%LEU3.0%1164.HK1.9%ISOUBOE.ADYL.AUtilities37.5%CEG9.7%PEG9.5%FORTUM.HE7.7%1816.HK6.8%OKLOIndustrials18.6%BWXT6.8%XE3.9%SMR3.0%052690.KS2.4%NNESLX.A

Energy46.6%CCJ7.8%NXE5.6%KAP.IL5.0%UEC4.0%DNNPDN.AX8 moreUtilities37.5%CEG9.7%PEG9.5%FORTUM.HE7.7%1816.HK6.8%OKLOIndustrials18.6%BWXT6.8%XE3.9%SMRNNE

#	Ticker	Company	Weight ▼
1	CEG	Constellation Energy	9.72%
2	PEG	Public Service Enterprise Group	9.51%
3	CCJ	Cameco	7.83%
4	FORTUM.H	Fortum Oyj	7.75%
5	BWXT	Bwx Technologies	6.84%
6	1816.HK	Cgn Power	6.75%
7	NXE	Nexgen Energy	5.58%
8	KAP.IL	Nac Kazatomprom Jsc	5.02%
9	UEC	Uranium Energy	3.97%
10	XE	X-Energy	3.88%

EnergyUtilitiesIndustrialsTechnology

VanEck NLR · current holdings by weight · as of Nov 4, 2026 · each tile is one holding · top 20 = 96.0%

How It Compares

NLR

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF’s Peers

YTD


URA	Global XRead Desk	0.69%	−23.5%	−34.8%	$4.6B
NLR	VanEckThis fundRead Desk	0.52%	−28.9%	−39.3%	$3.0B
URNM	SprottRead Desk	0.75%	−24.9%	−29.9%	$1.7B
NUKZ	RangeRead Desk	0.85%	−12.0%	−22.3%	$599M
URNJ	SprottRead Desk	0.80%	−34.0%	−38.0%	$282M
RCTR	First TrustRead Desk	0.70%	−7.6%	−16.9%	$29M

Nuclear & uranium peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

Put NLR head to head with URA →

URA vs NLR

YTD

URAGlobal X · Nuclear & uraniumNLRVanEck · Nuclear & uranium

Year to date

−23.5%

−28.9%

URA wins+5.5 pts

Past year

−34.8%

−39.3%

URA wins+4.4 pts

Fee

0.69%

0.52%

NLR winslower fee

Yield

6.4%

3.6%

URA wins+2.8 pts

AUM

$4.6B

$3.0B

URA1.6× more

3–1URA wins

Global X URA and VanEck NLR · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored

Nuclear & Uranium vs Thematic

Average · YTD

URA

−23.5%

NLR

−28.9%

Thematic average

+7.7%

URA, NLR and the average thematic ETF · YTD return · as of Nov 5, 2026

NLR vs VOO

YTD

NLR · VanEck Uranium and Nuclear

−28.9%

VOO · S&P 500

+13.4%

Gap

42.3 pts

VanEck NLR and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 5, 2026

NLR vs Its Peer Average

YTD

NLRAvsBPeer average

1D−2.0%−1.6%

1M−19.3%−15.8%

3M−22.5%−18.7%

YTD−28.9%−20.1%

1Y−39.3%−27.7%

3Y+39.5%+18.2%

5Y+76.7%+43.4%

2–5Peer average wins

9 Nuclear & uranium peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

NLR

Risk

4/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y43.78%

Deepest drop · 1Y−46.3%

Lowest point · 5Y−6.8%

52-week range

$88.27

$86.60−46.6% from the high$165.21

VanEck NLR · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026

NLR

Fund Facts

Today

2007launched Aug 13

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPAMEX · 92189F601

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$52 a year

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VanEck NLR · fund facts · as of Nov 5, 2026

NLR

Payouts by Year

12Y

$3.17per share, Dec 2025

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

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-03-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-09-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-06-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-03-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-12-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-09-30 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$88.52

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today534K

Average volume · 30D462K

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

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