Yahoo · Oct 9, 2026
Better Energy ETF: VanEck's Nuclear-Focused NLR vs. State Street's XOP Oil and Gas Fund
State Street's oil and gas fund surged 43.6% in one year while the nuclear fund declined 24.8%, yet both delivered similar five-year growth.
NL
AMEX · NLR
VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$94.34
Down-$2.12 (-2.20%)
Updated Oct 18, 2026, 10:03 PM
SID Score
4.0/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 2.79B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 0.65%
- 52-week range
- $91.88 – $150.50
- Volume
- 611.81K
- Avg. volume
- 779.84K
Price performance · NLR
NLR price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 16, 2026
NLR closed at $94.34 after 20 trading sessions, down 14.80% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $94.34
- Period change
- -14.80%
- Period low
- $94.34
- Period high
- $111.95
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | $96.25 | $97.055 | $93.5801 | $94.34 | 611.81K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $92.55 | $96.81 | $91.8804 | $96.46 | 551.88K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $97.85 | $97.95 | $94.00 | $94.52 | 642.13K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $99.62 | $100.18 | $98.75 | $99.38 | 376.77K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $102.31 | $102.79 | $100.11 | $100.20 | 496.7K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $103.29 | $103.9599 | $102.34 | $103.35 | 397.72K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $104.69 | $105.1499 | $101.115 | $102.38 | 415.62K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $106.55 | $106.6471 | $104.70 | $105.27 | 699.11K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $106.61 | $111.41 | $106.39 | $109.43 | 585.3K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $103.50 | $104.64 | $102.36 | $103.73 | 348.38K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $104.36 | $104.36 | $102.36 | $102.74 | 443.48K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $103.01 | $103.81 | $101.72 | $102.75 | 348.12K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $104.74 | $105.99 | $103.06 | $103.46 | 392.58K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $104.98 | $105.14 | $103.22 | $104.14 | 369.32K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $105.05 | $105.11 | $103.55 | $103.97 | 272.51K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $106.49 | $107.20 | $105.24 | $105.78 | 339.53K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $108.00 | $108.30 | $105.60 | $106.22 | 344.51K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $110.56 | $110.56 | $108.27 | $108.33 | 385.96K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $111.49 | $112.365 | $109.89 | $111.95 | 288.55K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $110.11 | $111.57 | $109.58 | $110.73 | 267.45K |
Latest NLR news
The latest Smart Investors Daily articles mentioning NLR.
Stock researchCompany · Overview
Company
Market Activity
Research & News
NLR research
Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
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.
Analyst outlook
Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- —
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- —
News briefing
No generated briefing is available yet.
Benzinga · Oct 6, 2026
What's Going On With Vistra Stock Today?
Nuclear investment developments involving Google, Constellation and Vistra highlight major planned upgrades, additional capacity and potential funding for existing nuclear facilities
Benzinga · Oct 6, 2026
Google Just Bet 20 Years On Constellation Energy's Reactors: Nuclear Stocks Rally
Constellation Energy stock rises 8% after Google signs a 20-year nuclear power deal. Nuclear stocks rally, but CEG is still down 18% in 2026.
Yahoo · Oct 1, 2026
Forget URA’s Concentration. This Nuclear Fund Spreads the Bet Across Utilities, Miners and Reactor Builders
Two nuclear ETFs tell completely different stories about who wins when atomic energy expands, and owning the wrong one could mean riding a single commodity price instead of the broader industrial buildout.
AI research layers
Interpretive context generated from the platform’s current data sources.
No results
AI research layers have not been published yet.
