ETF·NYSE
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR)
- Net assets
- $3.55B
- Expense ratio
- 0.52%
- Yield
- 3.06%
- 52-week range
- $91.88 $165.21
The short version
Where NLR stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
NLR at a glance
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR): Sell, 25/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Down: the price is below both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($111.67 and $127.82).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.52%, $3.5B in net assets, -21.7% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 16, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
The VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) is currently navigating a challenging price trend, trading below its 20-day exponential moving average (102.92), 50-day simple moving average (111.67), and 200-day simple moving average (127.82).
The fund's year-to-date return stands at -16.40%, reflecting a difficult period for the uranium and nuclear energy sector. Its sector allocation is concentrated in Energy (46.58%), Utilities (33.46%), and Industrials (18.62%), indicating a focus on companies integral to the nuclear value chain. Despite a recent monthly decline of -12.80%, longer-term returns show resilience, with 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year returns at 16.37%, 17.06%, and 10.91% respectively.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from NLR's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
0/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $93.69 is 16.1% below the 50-day simple moving average of $111.67.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 26.7% below the 200-day simple moving average of $127.82.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($111.67) is 12.6% below the 200-day average ($127.82), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 2% of its 52-week range, between $91.88 and $165.21.
NLR share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far NLR has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where NLR sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
2/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.52% a year, $52.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $3.5B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Energy, makes up 46.6% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 3.06%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of -21.71%.
NLR Fund Facts
VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF is a thematic exchange-traded fund that provides diversified exposure to companies involved in the global uranium and nuclear energy value chain. It seeks to track the MVIS Global Uranium & Nuclear Energy Index, which includes businesses engaged in uranium mining, nuclear reactor construction and maintenance, electricity generation from nuclear sources, and the supply of equipment, technology, and related services to the nuclear industry.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | NLR |
|---|---|
| YTD | -16.40% |
| 1 month | -12.80% |
| 3 months | -10.80% |
| 1 year | -21.71% |
| 3 years | 16.37% |
| 5 years | 17.06% |
| 10 years | 10.91% |
As of Oct 16, 2026, NLR has an expense ratio of 0.52%, $3.55B in net assets and a distribution yield of 3.06%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 16, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for NLR.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of NLR's holdings, performance and risks.
The VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) holds assets totaling $3,546,939,392, with an expense ratio of 0.52%, costing $52.00 per $10,000 invested.
The fund's strategy focuses on companies across the uranium and nuclear energy value chain, including miners, reactor builders, and power generators. Its sector breakdown shows a significant weighting towards Energy (46.58%) and Utilities (33.46%), highlighting its exposure to essential infrastructure and energy production. The fund's turnover rate is 42.00%, suggesting a moderate rebalancing of its holdings.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
1/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 31.8, showing bearish momentum without being oversold.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 31.8 is below the 50 midpoint, so sellers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of NLR
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
- Consider the high expense ratio of 0.52% when evaluating long-term investment potential.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for NLR, from its daily closes.
As of October 16, 2026, with NLR at $93.69, its 14-day RSI is 31.8 (showing bearish momentum without being oversold), its 50-day simple moving average is $111.67 and its 200-day is $127.82.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 16, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What NLR moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 16, 2026, NLR's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.54 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.58 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.44 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.44 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
NLR trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Short entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from NLR's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much NLR tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
NLR's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
1/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.48% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 38.3%, from October 2025 to October 2026; the price is still 40.0% below that peak.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
81% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $26,873, against $42,525 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
NLR Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 16, 2026, NLR's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -38.3% (October 2025 to October 2026); it is still 40.0% below that peak, and 81% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into NLR in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: NLR trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $26,873 against $42,525.
A $10,000 investment in NLR in October 2016 would be worth about $26,873 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,525 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to NLR, and which have not.
Strongest month, January: an average of +3.62%, up in 8 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -1.70%, up in 5 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +3.53%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, NLR's strongest calendar month has been January (average +3.62%, up in 8 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -1.70%, up in 5 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in NLR, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in NLR today could grow to about $19,238 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $53,903 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $6,866. The simulation models price only; at today's 3.06% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
NLR 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $122 for NLR by 2030 in the base case, from $93.69 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $63.44. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on NLR's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $72.21 | $100 | $139 | |
| 2028 | $67.36 | $107 | $169 | |
| 2029 | $64.84 | $114 | $200 | |
| 2030 | $63.44 | $122 | $234 | |
| 2031 | $62.71 | $130 | $269 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of NLR's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 16, 2026.