Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
NLR vs XAR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NLR returned −35.8% to XAR's −10.0%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 26, 2026 for VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF, and $5.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF.
15% of NLR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.
40% of XAR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 60% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.
Pair scorecard
XAR costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 25.8 points; XAR is 1.6 times larger.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | NLR | XAR |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −35.8% | −10.0% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 41.6%, high on Jan 28, 2026 | 24.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Nuclear and uranium | Defense |
| Against the S&P 500, 1 year | behind by 23.7 pts | |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +13.4% | +13.7% |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 49.2 pts | behind by 23.7 pts |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.52% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 | $3.1bn | $5.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 3% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, NLR and XAR hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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3% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | NLR | XAR | NLR | XAR |
| 3 months | −6.5% | −12.8% | −10.9 pts vs ACWI | −18.9 pts vs VOO |
| 6 months | −30.2% | −9.9% | −37.6 pts vs ACWI | −19.0 pts vs VOO |
| 1 year | −35.8% | −10.0% | −49.2 pts vs ACWI | −23.7 pts vs VOO |
| 3 years | +54.0% | +103.5% | −34.9 pts vs ACWI | +8.0 pts vs VOO |
| Since launchNot the same days: NLR Aug 2007 · XAR Sep 2011 | +66.1% | +945.4% | not measured | +171.9 pts vs VOO |
Side by side
As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
NLR
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 Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −35.8% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 49.2 pts. It sits 41.6% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.
XAR
By weight, 40% 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 32% of the fund across 50 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −10.0% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 23.7 pts. It sits 24.1% 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. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.
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