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VanEck Uranium and Energy Innovation ETF

About this ETF

The Fund aims to provide investment returns before fees and other costs which track the performance of the MarketVector Global Uranium and Nuclear Energy Infrastructure (AUD) Index

IssuerVanEck
Management fee (MER)0.59% p.a.
Inception date30 Oct 2025
BenchmarkMarketVector Gb Un & Nc Eny Infr NR USD

Scout Score

26/100
Ranked #48 of 50 in Thematic

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost43
Diversification55
Tracking—
Liquidity12
Fund Strength15
Performance0
Income23

Strengths

No standout strengths relative to category peers.

Weaknesses

  • Weak long-term return — -39.8% p.a. (blended), trails 100% of rated Thematic peers.
  • Lower liquidity — 0.49% bid/ask spread, wider than 88% of Thematic peers.
  • Small fund — $14M in assets, smaller than 85% of Thematic funds, which can mean wider spreads.

Performance (as of 31 Oct 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-14.06%
3 Months-14.18%
YTD-24.52%
1 Year-39.80%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

-47%-33%-20%-6%+8%2025-102026-012026-052026-082026-11

Geographic exposure (as at 4 Nov 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

Canada flagCanada
40.31%
Japan flagJapan
27.29%
United States flagUnited States
17.33%
South Korea flagSouth Korea
7.00%
Australia flagAustralia
3.63%
United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom
2.11%
China flagChina
1.23%

Sector breakdown (as at 4 Nov 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Industrials
48.20%
Energy
47.49%
Utilities
4.30%

Top holdings (as of 4 Nov 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

  1. 1.Cameco Corp logoCameco Corp14.45%
  2. 2.Sprott Physical Uranium Trust8.64%
  3. 3.Nexgen Energy Ltd logoNexgen Energy Ltd7.20%
  4. 4.Atkinsrealis Group Inc7.15%
  5. 5.Hitachi Ltd logoHitachi Ltd6.19%
  6. 6.Fuji Electric Co Ltd5.94%
  7. 7.Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd5.69%
  8. 8.Samsung C&t Corp5.47%
  9. 9.Ihi Corp5.31%
  10. 10.Oklo Inc4.50%
  11. 11.Jgc Corp3.92%
  12. 12.X-Energy Inc3.20%
  13. 13.Nuscale Power Corp3.18%
  14. 14.Uranium Energy Corp3.16%
  15. 15.Paladin Energy Ltd logoPaladin Energy Ltd2.53%
  16. 16.Denison Mines Corp2.34%
  17. 17.Yellow Cake plc2.12%
  18. 18.Energy Fuels Inc/Canada2.09%
  19. 19.Centrus Energy Corp1.84%
  20. 20.Kepco Engineering & Construction Co Inc1.44%