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KWEB vs NLR: which is really different?

NLR holds 15.3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and KWEB 0.0%.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF and VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

0.0%KWEB in the S&P 500
15.3%NLR in the S&P 500
−36.0%KWEB total return, 1 year
−6.1%NLR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KWEB scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

KWEB 91.6NLR 77.40.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

KWEB100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund
NLR85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund · 25 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 61% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, KWEB and NLR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in KWEBOnly in NLR
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 10.25%Constellation Energy Corp 9.09%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 8.61%Cameco Corp 7.90%
PDD HOLDINGS INC 8.11%Fortum Oyj 6.83%
MEITUAN-CLASS B 7.32%Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 6.22%
NETEASE INC 6.25%Nexgen Energy Ltd 5.30%
LENOVO GROUP LTD 5.56%Bwx Technologies Inc 5.21%
KE HOLDINGS INC-CL A 4.41%Paladin Energy Ltd 5.21%
JD.COM INC-CLASS A 3.94%Uranium Energy Corp 5.07%

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 dated Sep 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

KWEB and NLR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
KWEBNLRKWEBNLRKWEBNLR
3 months−7.1%−7.2%−10.4 pts−10.5 pts−6.3 pts−6.4 pts
6 months−18.4%−17.1%−34.5 pts−33.1 pts−39.1 pts−37.8 pts
1 year−36.0%−6.1%−53.5 pts−23.6 pts−59.0 pts−29.1 pts
3 years−1.9%+83.0%−79.8 pts+5.2 pts−97.0 pts−12.0 pts
Since launch+20.6%+183.3%−438.4 pts−621.0 pts−919.7 pts−1490.6 pts
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KWEB and NLR on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
KWEB
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF
Holds 45 stocks in internet and e-commerce, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
NLR
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF
Holds 25 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerKraneSharesVanEck
ThemeInternet and e-commerceNuclear and uranium
In the S&P 5000.0%15.3%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%99.8%
In the Nasdaq-1008.1%9.1%
Holdings4525
Top ten, share of the fund61.2%60.7%
Expense ratio0.69%0.52%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.52%
Total return, 1 year−36.0%−6.1%
vs the S&P 500−53.5 pts−23.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−59.0 pts−29.1 pts
Below its high−71.5%−31.1%

KWEB in plain words

By weight, 0% of KWEB'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 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −36.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 53.5 pts. It sits 71.5% below its all-time high of Feb 17, 2021.

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 published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned −6.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 23.6 pts. It sits 31.1% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, KWEB or NLR?
KWEB has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NLR has 15%, so KWEB differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, KWEB or NLR?
KWEB charges 0.69% a year and NLR charges 0.52%, so NLR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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KWEB against NLR, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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