VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR)
| Assets | $831.25M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.61% |
| PE Ratio | 19.67 |
| Shares Out | 9.87M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.61 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.73% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Dec 23, 2024 |
| Payout Ratio | 14.43% |
| 1-Year Return | +7.22% |
| Volume | 218,246 |
| Open | 83.78 |
| Previous Close | 82.80 |
| Day's Range | 83.30 - 84.41 |
| 52-Week Low | 68.42 |
| 52-Week High | 97.89 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| Holdings | 30 |
| Inception Date | Aug 13, 2007 |
About NLR
Fund Home PageThe VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in stocks based on a particular theme. The fund tracks a market-cap-weighted index of companies in the global nuclear energy industry. NLR was launched on Aug 13, 2007 and is issued by VanEck.
Top 10 Holdings
60.48% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Constellation Energy Corporation | CEG | 9.99% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated | PEG | 8.32% |
| PG&E Corporation | PCG | 6.07% |
| BWX Technologies, Inc. | BWXT | 5.92% |
| Cameco Corporation | CCJ | 5.81% |
| Endesa, S.A. | ELE | 5.59% |
| CEZ, a. s. | CEZ | 5.35% |
| Fortum Oyj | FORTUM | 4.68% |
| National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC | KAP | 4.51% |
| CGN Power Co., Ltd. | 1816 | 4.24% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2024 | $0.614 | n/a |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $3.258 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | $1.109 | Dec 23, 2022 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | $1.091 | Dec 27, 2021 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $1.096 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $1.179 | Dec 30, 2019 |
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