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NLR vs QTUM
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF and Defiance Quantum ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VanEck | Defiance |
| Theme | Nuclear and uranium | Quantum computing |
| In the S&P 500 | 15.1% | 35.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.8% | 83.5% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 8.0% | 27.8% |
| Holdings | 25 | 86 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 61.0% | 17.0% |
| Expense ratio | 0.52% | 0.40% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.52% | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.0% | +58.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.0 pts | +38.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.6 pts | +33.0 pts |
| Below its high | −27.0% | −12.2% |
NLR in plain words
By weight, 15% of NLR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 16.0 pts. It sits 27.0% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 36% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 84%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 86 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +58.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 38.7 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do NLR and QTUM hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, NLR or QTUM?
- NLR has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QTUM has 36%, so NLR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, NLR or QTUM?
- NLR charges 0.52% a year and QTUM charges 0.40%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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