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VanEck Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF

$119.94+4.71% today
10316452-WK

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
151.1133.5116.0119.94DAILY NET FLOWAug 22Dec 19Apr 21Aug 21

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$2.8B OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$71M walked out over the past month, about 1.8% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -9.8% so far this year. At 0.61% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLU runs the same ground at 0.09%.

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

$4Bassets under management
0.61%expense ratio · $61 per $10,000 a year
−$71Mnet flow, trailing month
344Kavg daily volume, 30 days
26holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed August 14, 2007
The book at a glance
SLXPDN+0.7%CEG-0.0%CCJ+7.2%PEG-2.7%UEC+14.4%NXE+6.3%LEU+5.8%BWXT+0.2%DNN+11.5%UUUU+8.9%SMR+3.6%OKLO+1.0%XE+2.1%NNE+3.4%FORTUM5.8%DYL1.5%ISO0526902.4%18164.1%YCA3.1%11642.6%KAP4.5%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS TODAY’S MOVE · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1SLXVANECK STEEL ETF1.69%$107.20+2.3%
2PDNINVESCO FTSE RAFI DEVELOPED MARKETS EX-US SMALL-MID ETF4.99%$47.34+0.7%
3CEGCONSTELLATION ENERGY8.96%$272.88-0.0%
4CCJCAMECO8.00%$102.51+7.2%
5PEGPUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP6.61%$72.61-2.7%
6UECURANIUM ENERGY5.29%$12.76+14.4%
7NXENEXGEN ENERGY5.48%$10.86+6.3%
8LEUCENTRUS ENERGY5.37%$186.26+5.8%
9BWXTBWX TECHNOLOGIES5.52%$156.78+0.2%
10DNNDENISON MINES4.96%$3.50+11.5%
11UUUUENERGY FUELS4.54%$15.14+8.9%
12SMRNUSCALE POWER4.37%$9.40+3.6%
13OKLOOKLO4.22%$42.09+1.0%
14XEX-Energy2.41%$18.67+2.1%
15NNENANO NUCLEAR ENERGY INC1.68%$18.85+3.4%

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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+1.6%
1 month+7.7%
3 months-8.3%
6 months-17.8%
YTD-9.8%
1 year+4.2%
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month−$71M
3 months−$143M
YTD+$919M
1 year+$2.8B

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
43%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
44%realized volatility, 1 year
-37.5%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-27.0%where it sits vs. that peak today

The top holding is 9.0% of the book; the top ten carry 61%. 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
216calls today
66puts today
0.31put/call ratio
330Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CCJ CAMECO$16M$7M
OKLO OKLO$4M$6M
CEG CONSTELLATION ENERGY$2M$2M
SMR NUSCALE POWER$2M$2M
UUUU ENERGY FUELS$2M$928,663

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