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NLR vs XAR
3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NLR and XAR hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | NLR | XAR |
|---|---|---|
| BWX Technologies Inc | 6.77% | 2.74% |
| Only in NLR | Only in XAR |
|---|---|
| Cameco Corp 8.39% | VSE Corp 3.40% |
| Constellation Energy Corp 8.03% | Axon Enterprise Inc 3.23% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 7.08% | StandardAero Inc 3.11% |
| Fortum Oyj 5.74% | FTAI Aviation Ltd 3.09% |
| Oklo Inc 5.21% | Carpenter Technology Corp 3.04% |
| Centrus Energy Corp 5.04% | General Electric Co 3.02% |
| Uranium Energy Corp 4.99% | Woodward Inc 2.98% |
| NexGen Energy Ltd 4.96% | HEICO Corp 2.86% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLR | XAR | NLR | XAR | NLR | XAR | |
| 3 months | −1.8% | −7.2% | −6.5 pts | −11.9 pts | −3.9 pts | −9.3 pts |
| 6 months | −11.8% | −9.4% | −27.0 pts | −24.5 pts | −32.0 pts | −29.5 pts |
| 1 year | +4.0% | +17.9% | −16.0 pts | −2.1 pts | −21.6 pts | −7.7 pts |
| 3 years | +95.8% | +113.8% | +17.9 pts | +35.9 pts | +2.4 pts | +20.3 pts |
| Since launch | +200.2% | +1074.6% | −611.2 pts | +314.2 pts | −1483.9 pts | −342.9 pts |
| NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF | XAR State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | VanEck | State Street |
| Theme | Nuclear and uranium | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 15.1% | 32.4% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.8% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 8.0% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 25 | 48 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 61.0% | 30.4% |
| Expense ratio | 0.52% | 0.35% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.52% | 0.36% |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.0% | +17.9% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −16.0 pts | −2.1 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −21.6 pts | −7.7 pts |
| Below its high | −27.0% | −14.8% |
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.
XAR in plain words
By weight, 32% of XAR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.1 pts. It sits 14.8% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do NLR and XAR hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 3% 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 XAR?
- NLR has 15% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XAR has 32%, so NLR differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, NLR or XAR?
- NLR charges 0.52% a year and XAR charges 0.35%, so XAR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NLR against XAR, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/NLR-XAR.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.