VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR)
About this ETF
VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Van Eck Associates Corporation. The fund invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across energy, oil, gas and consumable fuels, coal and consumable fuels, uranium ores, utilities, electric power generation by nuclear fuels sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to track the performance of the MVIS Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index and MSCI ACWI Index, by using full replication technique. VanEck ETF Trust - VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF was formed on August 13, 2007 and is domiciled in the…
Price
Top 10 holdings
| Constellation Energy Corp CEG | 8.26% |
| Cameco Corp CCJ | 8.04% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Inc PEG | 7.14% |
| Bwx Technologies Inc BWXT | 6.57% |
| Fortum Oyj FORTUM.HE | 5.63% |
| Centrus Energy Corp LEU | 5.22% |
| Nexgen Energy Ltd NXE | 5.19% |
| Denison Mines Corp DNN | 5.11% |
| Uranium Energy Corp UEC | 5.00% |
| Oklo Inc OKLO | 4.95% |
Sector mix
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | -5.23% |
| 3 months | -19.94% |
| 6 months | -20.79% |
| Year to date | -11.85% |
| 1 year | +2.66% |
| 3 years (ann.) | +23.69% |
| 5 years (ann.) | +15.55% |
| 10 years (ann.) | +8.15% |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 43.08% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.28 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.78 |
| Sortino (1y) | 0.45 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -33.39% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | -33.39% |
| Max drawdown (full) | -74.61% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 2.00 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.58 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-13
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Full holdings
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Sector breakdown
Geographic exposure
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
Cost impact calculator
Dividend history
Distributing share class Income is paid out to shareholders.
| Ex-date | Payment | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | 2025-12-26 | USD 3.1661 |
| 2024-12-23 | 2024-12-24 | USD 0.6142 |
| 2023-12-18 | 2023-12-22 | USD 3.2580 |
| 2022-12-19 | 2022-12-23 | USD 1.1093 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-27 | USD 1.0910 |
| 2020-12-21 | 2020-12-28 | USD 1.0964 |
| 2019-12-23 | 2019-12-30 | USD 1.1787 |
| 2018-12-20 | 2018-12-27 | USD 1.9360 |
| 2017-12-18 | 2017-12-22 | USD 2.3820 |
| 2016-12-19 | 2016-12-23 | USD 1.7190 |
| 2015-12-21 | 2015-12-28 | USD 1.4860 |
| 2014-12-22 | 2014-12-29 | USD 1.2730 |
| 2013-12-23 | 2013-12-30 | USD 0.3330 |
| 2012-12-24 | 2012-12-31 | USD 1.8960 |
| 2011-12-23 | — | USD 5.7960 |
| 2010-12-23 | — | USD 3.1920 |
| 2009-12-23 | — | USD 1.2540 |
| 2007-12-24 | — | USD 5.8350 |
Splits
| 2013-07-01 | 1:3 |
ESG profile
Benchmark: average of 4,066 funds of the same asset class with derived ESG data.
Similar ETFs
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Yield (TTM) | Return 1y | Sharpe 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 1.05% | +19.93% | 1.48 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 1.07% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 1.09% | +19.68% | 1.49 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY | 0.09% | 789.23B | 1.00% | +19.71% | 1.49 |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1557.T | 0.09% | 789.09B | 0.49% | +37.54% | 2.26 |
| State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF SPY.AX | 0.09% | 788.13B | 1.00% | +11.84% | 1.13 |
| Vanguard Total International Stock ETF VXUS | 0.05% | 652.30B | 2.61% | +20.58% | 1.21 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.43% | +28.14% | 1.43 |
| Vanguard Growth ETF VUG | 0.03% | 393.80B | 0.39% | +16.85% | 0.99 |
| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF VEA | 0.03% | 317.30B | 2.60% | +21.64% | 1.23 |
Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 1.3% |
| Vanguard Small-Cap ETF VB | 0.03% | 182.70B | 0.5% |
| Vanguard Value ETF VTV | 0.03% | 245.00B | 0.5% |
| Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 QQQ | 0.18% | 481.14B | 0.4% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.2% |

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