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NLRVanEckINDEX

VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF

$102.74-0.01% vs prior close
10316452-WK

Price through Oct 2 · Flows through Oct 2. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 2. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 2.

The fund normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index includes equity securities and depositary receipts issued by companies involved in uranium and nuclear energy. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
151.1133.5116.0Thu Oct 01 · BlackRock files to add ETF share classes to five active funds holding $55 billionThu Oct 01 · ETF Trends recommends advisors swap NLR for NUKZ to harvest nuclear ETF losses102.74DAILY NET FLOWOct 2Feb 2Jun 2Oct 2

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$4.1B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$86M in net outflows over the past month, about 2.4% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -17.3% so far this year. At 0.61% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLU has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$3.5Bassets under management
0.61%expense ratio · $61 per $10,000 a year
−$86Mnet flow, trailing month
359Kavg daily volume, 30 days
26holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed August 15, 2007 · beta 2.00
The book at a glance
SLXPDN+0.9%CEG-0.6%BOECCJ-0.6%PEG+0.3%BWXT-1.4%NXE+1.5%OKLO-0.7%XE+3.1%UEC-0.6%DNN+1.2%UUUU+0.2%SMR-0.5%LEU+0.1%NNE-0.7%ISOUURGYCA3.0%11641.7%18165.3%FORTUM7.1%KAP4.6%0526903.0%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SLXVANECK STEEL ETF1.31%$103.53+1.7%
2PDNINVESCO FTSE RAFI DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US SMALL-MID ETF3.99%$45.95+0.9%
3CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY8.38%$257.49-0.6%
4BOEBLACKROCK ENHANCED GLOBAL DIVIDEND TRUST0.71%$11.69+0.3%
5CCJCAMECO8.12%$85.18-0.6%
6PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP7.78%$68.07+0.3%
7BWXTBWX TECHNOLOGIES6.23%$134.86-1.4%
8NXENEXGEN ENERGY5.45%$9.00+1.5%
9OKLOOKLO5.05%$35.87-0.7%
10XEX-Energy4.32%$14.38+3.1%
11UECURANIUM ENERGY4.32%$9.30-0.6%
12DNNDENISON MINES4.05%$2.57+1.2%
13UUUUENERGY FUELS3.94%$10.73+0.2%
14SMRNUSCALE POWER3.86%$7.75-0.5%
15LEUCENTRUS ENERGY3.83%$139.27+0.1%

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Sector weights
Utilities48.32%
Non-Energy Minerals42.93%
Energy38.85%
Industrials9.36%
Electronic Technology7.43%
Other6.83%
Distribution Services4.32%
Materials2.05%
Basic Materials1.95%
Information Technology1.87%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States41.34%
Canada15.04%
Japan9.71%
Australia9.14%
Other6.83%
Finland6.8%
France6.76%
China6.69%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-2.9%
1 month-12.2%
3 months-10.6%
6 months-22.9%
YTD-17.3%
1 year-27.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$36M
1 month−$86M
3 months−$231M
YTD+$816M
1 year+$2.7B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
35%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
44%realized volatility, 1 year
-37.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-37.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 8.4% of the book; the top ten carry 62%. Spread across 25+ names, it behaves like roughly 19 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
66calls · latest snapshot
7puts · latest snapshot
0.11put/call ratio
437Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
OKLO OKLO$4M$7M
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY$4M$5M
LEU CENTRUS ENERGY$3M$4M
CCJ CAMECO$2M$2M
SMR NUSCALE POWER$810,651$827,411

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The case against NLR

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat NLR on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-58bp on fee · 12× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-58bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-57bp on fee · 9× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-57bp on fee · 7× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-57bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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