NLR VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, NLR lost 35.8%, against 13.4% for ACWI.

Holds 25 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesVanEck ↗Expense ratio 0.52%Fund assets $3.1bn on Oct 26, 2026First traded Aug 15, 2007Benchmark MSCI ACWI Index, measured by ACWI, which tracks the same indexSEC filings ↗Every VanEck fund ETFIQ coversDividend history

Promise check: Not measuredIts theme exposure is measured once ETFIQ defines its theme company by company.

NLR risk and return scorecard

vs ACWI · Apr 2008 to Oct 2026 · 968 weekly returns · dividend-adjusted

18.6 years
NLR +70.6%, ACWI +333.1%, Apr 2008 to Oct 2026, distributions reinvested.
Return
MeasureNLRACWIEdge
Total return+70.6%+333.1%ACWI
Annualized+2.9%+8.2%ACWI
Price return−3.8%+204.7%ACWI
Risk
MeasureNLRACWIEdge
Volatility24.8%18.5%ACWI
Max drawdown−58.4%−55.3%ACWI (slight)
Upside capture79.1%100.0%ACWI
Downside capture96.4%100.0%NLR (slight)
Risk-adjusted
MeasureNLRACWIEdge
Sharpe ratio0.180.44ACWI
Sortino ratio0.260.62ACWI
Alpha vs ACWI
MeasureNLRACWIEdge
Alpha, a year−3.5%Not significant
Alpha t-stat−0.90
Beta to ACWI0.991.00Tie

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records; risk-free rate: U.S. Treasury, Daily Treasury Bill Rates, 13-week coupon equivalent Method · Data

Money in and out

Net fund flows · Oct 23, 2026
Last 3 trading days
−$4.6m
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
+$2.9bn
3 years to Jun 30, 2026
+$4.2bn
In on 0 days, out on 7. 49 days missing.

What you earned

NLR −7.7%, ACWI −0.3%: total return over one month to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR−7.7%
ACWI−0.3%
NLR −6.5%, ACWI +4.4%: total return over three months to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR−6.5%
ACWI+4.4%
NLR −30.2%, ACWI +7.4%: total return over six months to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR−30.2%
ACWI+7.4%
NLR −22.7%, ACWI +13.2%: total return over the year to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR−22.7%
ACWI+13.2%
NLR −35.8%, ACWI +13.4%: total return over one year to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR−35.8%
ACWI+13.4%
NLR +54.0%, ACWI +88.9%: total return over three years to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR+54.0%
ACWI+88.9%
NLR +94.6%, ACWI +65.0%: total return over five years to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR+94.6%
ACWI+65.0%
NLR +166.5%, ACWI +230.6%: total return over ten years to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR+166.5%
ACWI+230.6%
NLR +66.1%: total return since launch to Oct 28, 2026.
NLR+66.1%

What did you actually buy?

Nuclear and uranium · holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
15.1%
Already in the S&P 500
99.8%
Active share vs the S&P 500
61.1%
Top ten holdings
−35.8%
Total return, 1 year
2.1%
12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price
$3.1661
Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Dec 22, 2025
Share already in the S&P 500
15.1% of the fund by weight, holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.
Ten largest holdings
Cameco Corp8.4%
Constellation Energy Corp8.0%
Public Service Enterprise Group Inc7.1%
BWX Technologies Inc6.8%
Fortum Oyj5.8%
Oklo Inc5.2%
Centrus Energy Corp5.0%
Uranium Energy Corp5.0%
NexGen Energy Ltd5.0%
Denison Mines Corp4.8%

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Price and total return, 1 year

$95.99+1.1%1 day, priceClose, Oct 28, 2026

Total return adds every distribution, reinvested. Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices. Data as of Oct 28, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

Points (pts) are percentage points.

NLR returns by window: total return, cash paid and price change
WindowTotal returnBenchmark (ACWI)Gap to ACWIS&P 500 (SPY)
1M Sep 28 – Oct 28, 2026−7.7%−0.3%−7.4 pts+0.9%
3M Jul 29 – Oct 28, 2026−6.5%+4.4%−10.9 pts+6.1%
6M Apr 29 – Oct 28, 2026−30.2%+7.4%−37.6 pts+9.1%
YTD Dec 31, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−22.7%+13.2%−35.9 pts+14.1%
1Y Oct 28, 2025 – Oct 28, 2026−35.8%+13.4%−49.2 pts+13.6%
3Y Oct 27, 2023 – Oct 28, 2026+54.0%+88.9%−34.9 pts+95.0%
5Y Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 28, 2026+94.6%+65.0%+29.6 pts+79.8%
10Y Oct 28, 2016 – Oct 28, 2026+166.5%+230.6%−64.1 pts+325.8%
Since launch Aug 15, 2007 – Oct 28, 2026+66.1%not availablenot available+679.0%
Since launch, annualised Aug 15, 2007 – Oct 28, 2026+2.7%–––

Total returns, distributions reinvested.

Source: Tiingo end-of-day prices, with distributions reinvested.

Money in and out

Daily data · as of Oct 23, 2026

NLR: in the 15 trading days to Oct 23, 2026, net $48.1m went out.

3D
−$4.6m
−0.1% of $3.2bn on Oct 20, 2026
Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026
12 months
+$2.9bn
168.5% of $1.7bn on Jun 30, 2025
Jul 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
3 years
+$4.2bn
6,904.8% of $60.5m on Jun 30, 2023
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
5 years
+$4.2bn
16,346.4% of $25.7m on Jun 30, 2021
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Jul 2019 to Jun 2026
+$4.2bn
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2026
monthly, from SEC filings
Net flow each trading day
Net flow into NLR each trading day, Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026−$10.9m−$7.7m−$7.8m−$7.6m−$4.8m−$4.7m−$4.6mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from VanEck+$10.9m−$10.9mJul 28, 2026Oct 23, 2026

NLR, net flow each trading day over the 63 sessions from Jul 28, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 7 days, of the 14 days with daily data; the other 49 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 7. 49 days missing.

Net flow into NLR each trading day, Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026−$10.9m−$7.7m−$7.8m−$7.6m−$4.8m−$4.7m−$4.6mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from VanEck+$10.9m−$10.9mOct 28, 2025Oct 23, 2026

NLR, net flow each trading day over the 249 sessions from Oct 28, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 7 days, of the 14 days with daily data; the other 235 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 7. 235 days missing.

Net flow into NLR each trading day, Mar 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026−$10.9m−$7.7m−$7.8m−$7.6m−$4.8m−$4.7m−$4.6mmonthly, from SEC filingsdaily, from VanEck+$10.9m−$10.9mMar 24, 2025Oct 23, 2026

NLR, net flow each trading day over the 400 sessions from Mar 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026: money came in on 0 days and went out on 7 days, of the 14 days with daily data; the other 386 have none. Before Oct 6, 2026 ETFIQ has the fund’s monthly data only, from SEC filings: that span is shaded and draws no bars, and its months are in the month by month list.

In on 0 days, out on 7. 386 days missing.

Money in, netMoney out, netMonthly basis

Daily data starts Oct 6, 2026.

How this is computed

Computed by ETFIQ from VanEck’s daily data: each day’s change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s net asset value. Percentages are of net assets at the start of each window. Numbers are net: money in less money out. Every day and month ETFIQ holds for NLR, back to Jul 2019, is in its flows file. Flows across every fund · How these flows are computed · Compare NLR with other funds in the flows tool

Every trading day, last 3 months15 days
Oct 27, 2026 held for review
Oct 23, 2026 −$4.6m
Oct 22, 2026 $0
Oct 21, 2026 $0
Oct 20, 2026 $0
Oct 19, 2026 −$4.7m
Oct 16, 2026 −$4.8m
Oct 15, 2026 $0
Oct 14, 2026 $0
Oct 13, 2026 −$7.6m
Oct 12, 2026 −$7.8m
Oct 9, 2026 −$7.7m
Oct 8, 2026 $0
Oct 7, 2026 −$10.9m
Oct 6, 2026 $0 covers 2 trading days

Most recent first.

Week by week, last year3 weeks
Oct 23, 2026 −$9.3m
Oct 16, 2026 −$20.1m
Oct 9, 2026 −$18.6m 4 days

Net flow into NLR each week, Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 23, 2026, most recent first, each week named by its last trading day with data. Computed by ETFIQ.

Month by month, money in and money outAug 2023 to Oct 2026

NLR, money in and money out each month from Aug 2023 to Jun 2026: two bars a month, money in above the line and money out below. Every bar is from NLR’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Oct 2026 is still in progress, so it is in the list and not drawn. Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 28 and went out in 6.

Every bar is from NLR’s SEC filings (N-PORT item B.6). Of the 36 months listed, money came in on net in 28 and went out in 6.

MonthInOutNet
Oct 2026 ETFIQ, the sum of its days, Oct 6 to Oct 23$0−$48.1m−$48.1m
Jun 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.5m−$65.7m−$29.2m
May 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$148m$0+$148m
Apr 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$137m$0+$137m
Mar 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$188m$0+$188m
Feb 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$194m−$6.8m+$187m
Jan 2026 SEC Form N-PORT+$427m$0+$427m
Dec 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$190m$0+$190m
Nov 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$178m$0+$178m
Oct 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$571m−$19.0m+$552m
Sep 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$349m$0+$349m
Aug 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$265m$0+$265m
Jul 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$269m$0+$269m
Jun 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$239m$0+$239m
May 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$36.4m−$3.9m+$32.5m
Apr 2025 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$52.8m−$52.8m
Mar 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$19.2m−$19.6m−$464k
Feb 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$92.9m$0+$92.9m
Jan 2025 SEC Form N-PORT+$285m$0+$285m
Dec 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$119m$0+$119m
Nov 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$236m$0+$236m
Oct 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$221m$0+$221m
Sep 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.5m−$5.4m+$7.1m
Aug 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$5.6m−$5.6m
Jul 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$12.7m$0+$12.7m
Jun 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$26.5m$0+$26.5m
May 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$42.4m$0+$42.4m
Apr 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Mar 2024 SEC Form N-PORT$0−$16.8m−$16.8m
Feb 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.7m−$3.6m+$15.2m
Jan 2024 SEC Form N-PORT+$9.2m$0+$9.2m
Dec 2023 SEC Form N-PORT$0$0$0
Nov 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$14.7m$0+$14.7m
Oct 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.0m−$8.5m+$1.4m
Sep 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$18.7m$0+$18.7m
Aug 2023 SEC Form N-PORT+$10.8m$0+$10.8m

Most recent first.

How this is computed

N-PORT months: money in is sales plus reinvestments; money out is redemptions. Months summed from daily data: money in adds the days money came in; money out adds the days it went out.

N-PORT months are the filed sales plus reinvestments less redemptions. Later months add up the daily data; the Source column names any missing day.

Source: ETFIQ, from the fund’s daily share counts and net asset values, and its SEC N-PORT filings. Data as of Oct 23, 2026. Last checked Oct 29, 2026.

NLR key stats

52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$164.37 on Jan 28, 2026
52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026 (ETFIQ)$90.38 on Oct 23, 2026
Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range (ETFIQ)$95.99, 8% of the way from the low to the high
Holdings25
Top ten holdings weight61.1%
Range, beta and R-squared computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices.

Trading

as of Oct 27, 2026
Trading · NLRas of Oct 27, 2026
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Not scored3 of 6 measured · Oct 27, 2026
0 · Hard to tradeIQ Liquidity Score100 · Trades like a giant
Cost for your order · one way, half its 30-day median spread
Premium or discount to NAV, Oct 27 close+0.02%
−1.2%95% of days within ±0.94%+1.2%
How to tradeSpread not read.Its holdings close before New York; its price can drift from value late in the day.
Full trading page: components, premium history, dealers →

NLR top ten by weight, 61.1% of the fund, of its 25 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026. That is 120 days before Oct 28, 2026, older than the issuer’s daily file, which ETFIQ could not read. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.

Cameco Corp CCJ 8.41%
Fortum Oyj FORTUM HEL 5.75%
Oklo Inc OKLO 5.22%
NexGen Energy Ltd NXE TSE 4.97%
Denison Mines Corp DML TSE 4.77%

Source: Holdings filing (SEC Form N-PORT). Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Updated when the fund files its next report.

About NLR

Theme (ETFIQ, editorial)Nuclear and uranium
First tradedAug 15, 2007
Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)15.1%
Outside the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ)85%
Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ)99.8%
Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ)8.0%
Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ)99.5%
Top ten holdings weight61.1%
Holdings25
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jun 30, 2026
Top holdingsCameco Corp 8.4%, Constellation Energy Corp 8.0%, Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 7.1%, BWX Technologies Inc 6.8%, Fortum Oyj 5.8%, Oklo Inc 5.2%, Centrus Energy Corp 5.0%, Uranium Energy Corp 5.0%, NexGen Energy Ltd 5.0%, Denison Mines Corp 4.8%
Net assets (issuer page, as of Oct 26, 2026)$3.1bnReport
Benchmark (ETFIQ, from its filings)MSCI ACWI Index, measured by ACWI, which tracks the same index
Benchmark named inits shareholder report, N-CSR, Mar 10, 2026
NLR, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026−35.8%
ACWI, the same days+13.4%
Against its benchmark, 1 year (ETFIQ)−49.2 pts
Below its all-time high (ETFIQ)−41.6%
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 29, 2026)0.52%Report
Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ)0.52%
Closest funds by holdings overlapURAN 57%, SMRF 55%, URA 53%, TNUK 46%, URNM 42%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 49.2 pts
Below its all-time high41.6%, high on Jan 28, 2026
How we measure
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.
Holdings from the fund’s latest public SEC N-PORT filing; overlap and active share computed by ETFIQ against the IVV and QQQM books; returns from Tiingo end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested. Method
IQ Investment Committee on NLR

12 seats on NLR, as of Oct 28, 2026: 1 Mixed, 5 Challenges, 6 Not enough data.

In the tradition ofJohn BogleBogle-style Low CostChallenges
In the tradition ofBenjamin GrahamGraham-style Margin of SafetyNot enough data
In the tradition ofWarren Buffett & Charlie MungerBuffett & Munger-style QualityNot enough data
In the tradition ofPeter LynchLynch-style Growth at a Reasonable PriceNot enough data
In the tradition ofJohn TempletonTempleton-style Global ContrarianNot enough data
In the tradition ofRay DalioDalio-style All-WeatherChallenges
In the tradition ofHoward MarksMarks-style Cycles & RiskNot enough data
In the tradition ofStanley DruckenmillerDruckenmiller-style Macro & LiquidityChallenges
In the tradition ofDavid SwensenSwensen-style DiversificationChallenges
In the tradition ofCathie WoodWood-style Disruptive InnovationNot enough data
In the tradition ofJesse LivermoreLivermore-style Trend FollowingChallenges
Uses ETFIQ’s measuresThe ETFIQ SkepticETFIQ’s own seatMixed
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Questions people ask about NLR

How much of NLR is in S&P 500 companies?
By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 15% of NLR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 100%, so that share is the part doing something different.
What does NLR hold?
25 positions as filed for Jun 30, 2026, with the top ten at 61% of the fund. The largest are Cameco Corp at 8.4%, Constellation Energy Corp at 8.0%, Public Service Enterprise Group Inc at 7.1%.
Has NLR beaten the S&P 500?
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 NLR returned −35.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 49.4 points.
What does NLR cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.52% a year. Because 100% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.52%.
Sources and dates
Prices, NLR, Benchmark (ACWI) and S&P 500 (SPY)Tiingo end-of-day · Oct 28, 2026
Net assets, $3.1bnIssuer page · Oct 26, 2026

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How differently the money is placed, counting weights: one minus the sum of the smaller weight of each security across the fund and the index. 100% means nothing in common; 0% means the index itself. Two funds can hold the same names and still have a high active share if they weight them very differently.
Weight overlap
The share of money two portfolios hold in the same securities at the same weight.
Already in the index
The fund’s weight in securities the S&P 500 holds at all. A fund can be made entirely of index names and still have high active share, because it holds them at different weights.
The weight of the ten largest holdings. Above 50% the fund is a bet on a handful of companies, whatever the theme.
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