NUKX Nicholas Nuclear Income ETF
Option income on URA, paying weekly
Since its launch on Mar 3, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% in cash and still finished 5.7 points behind URA.
Key facts
What a holder got
Over the year to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX returned −25.6% with distributions reinvested and Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy returned −19.9%, so a holder came out behind it by 5.7 points. The lighter segment is the 6.3% that arrived as cash rather than as price.
Its ten largest equity positions
| Holding | Ticker | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global X Uranium ETF | URA | 20.16% | |
| NextEra Energy Inc | NEE | 7.66% | |
| Dominion Energy Inc | D | 7.42% | |
| Centrus Energy Corp | LEU | 7.37% | |
| Lightbridge Corp | LTBR | 7.26% | |
| Duke Energy Corp | DUK | 7.14% | |
| Constellation Energy Corp | CEG | 6.92% | |
| Uranium Energy Corp | UEC | 6.88% | |
| NuScale Power Corp | SMR | 6.80% | |
| Vistra Corp | VST | 6.78% |
Period by period
| Window | Cash paid | Price | Total return | URA | Ahead or behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 2.6% | −22.1% | −19.7% | −12.8% | −6.8 pts |
| 6 months | 6.4% | −20.7% | −15.3% | −10.3% | −5.0 pts |
| Since launch | 6.3% | −30.8% | −25.6% | −19.9% | −5.7 pts |
When NUKX pays
NUKX pays weekly. The last distribution was $0.083 a share, which went ex on Sep 15, 2026, with payment about 1 day later. The next has not been declared. On its own cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 22, 2026; that date is an ETFIQ projection, not the issuer’s.
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 | Sep 23, 2026 | $0.083 | ETFIQ projection |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $0.083 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 7, 2026 | $0.083 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 13, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 | $0.083 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 20, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | $0.083 | ETFIQ projection |
| Oct 27, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | $0.083 | ETFIQ projection |
Every distribution ETFIQ holds for NUKX (13, most recent first)
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $0.083 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $0.0851 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.0895 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $0.0836 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $0.0878 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $0.0843 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.0813 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $0.084 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $0.0796 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $0.0866 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $0.0882 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $0.0898 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $0.094 |
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In plain words
Since it launched on Mar 3, 2026, NUKX has returned −25.6% with distributions reinvested, against −19.9% for Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy, and has paid out 6.3% of its starting value in cash along the way. It pays weekly, and at its current price the latest distribution annualizes to 13.1%. No Rule 19a-1 notice has been published for this fund, so there is no issuer estimate of how much of its distributions was a return of capital.
| Strategy | option income |
|---|---|
| Benchmark | Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy (proxy) |
| Pays | weekly |
| Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026) | $2m |
| Latest payout, annualized (ETFIQ) | 13.1% |
| Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 4, 2026) | 1.07% |
| Cash paid, last 12 months, over today’s price (ETFIQ) | 9.0% |
| Launched | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Pays | weekly |
| Typical gap between ex-dates | 7 days |
| Typical wait from ex-date to payment | 1 day |
| Last paid, per share | $0.083 ex Sep 15, 2026 |
| Sum of the last 12 distributions | $1.0228 |
Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation from exchange prices and cash distributions (Tiingo end-of-day), total return with distributions reinvested. Return of capital is the issuer’s estimate. How these figures are computed
Questions people ask
- How much has NUKX paid over the last year?
- Over the period from its launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, NUKX paid 6.3% of its starting price in cash distributions, while the price fell 30.8%.
- Is NUKX ahead of URA?
- Over the period from its launch on Mar 3, 2026 to Sep 18, 2026, with every distribution reinvested, NUKX returned −25.6% against −19.9% for Uranium and nuclear (URA), used as the proxy, so a holder was behind it by 5.7 points.
- How often does NUKX pay, and how much?
- NUKX pays weekly. The latest distribution annualizes to 13.1% at its price on Sep 18, 2026, which is not a promise; the next one can differ.
- When does NUKX next pay a distribution?
- NUKX pays weekly. The last distribution went ex on Sep 15, 2026 at $0.083 a share. The next is not declared; on a cadence of about 7 days the ex-date falls near Sep 22, 2026, which is an ETFIQ projection. Payment usually follows the ex-date by 1 day.
- What does NUKX cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 1.07% a year.
The words on this page
- Total return
- What a holder actually ended up with: price change plus every distribution, reinvested. The only figure that answers whether you came out ahead.
- Cash paid
- Distributions over the window as a share of what the fund cost at the start. A measure of cash delivered, not of return: a fund can pay a great deal and still lose money.
- Ahead or behind
- The fund’s total return minus the benchmark’s over exactly the same days, in percentage points. Both sides reinvest.
- Return of capital
- The issuer’s own estimate, in a Rule 19a-1 notice, of how much of a distribution was your own money returned. An estimate and a tax characterization, not a measure of erosion.
- Covered call
- Selling call options on shares the fund holds. It collects a premium and gives up the gains above the strike, which is why these funds pay well and lag a rising market.
Every term used here, defined in full on the income ETFs vocabulary page.
Where these figures came from
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