NLR vs VPU overlap - what they share and where they differ

NLR and VPU share 8.8% of their weight across 3 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

NLR and VPU

8.8%

3 shared positions

NLR

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 25 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 61.1%·Holdings of NLR

VPU

VANGUARD UTILITIES INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 65 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 52.6%·Holdings of VPU

Reported positions cover NLR 100%, VPU 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VPU vs NLR side by side

NLRVanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

25

stock positions reported to the SEC

79.8% of its weight is in 22 names VPU does not hold

VPUVANGUARD UTILITIES INDEX FUND

65

stock positions reported to the SEC

90.8% of its weight is in 62 names NLR does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

NLR
VPU
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Utilities
22.3%
88.0%
Basic Materials
37.4%
0.3%
Technology
6.8%
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
3.0%

The widest gap is Utilities: VPU has 65.7 points more of it.

The figures side by side

NLRVPU
Filing dateJun 30, 2026May 31, 2026
Stock positions reported2565
Weight of the ten largest61.1%52.6%
Largest positionCCJ 8.4%NEE 11.9%
Held alone22 positions, 79.8%62 positions, 90.8%
Covered by stock positions100%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn NLRIn VPUCounted
CEGConstellation Energy Corp8.04%5.83%5.83%
PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group Inc7.09%2.58%2.58%
OKLOOklo Inc5.22%0.39%0.39%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in NLR

CCJCameco Corp8.41%
BWXTBWX Technologies Inc6.78%
FORTUM OYJ5.75%
LEUCentrus Energy Corp5.05%
UECUranium Energy Corp4.99%
NXENexGen Energy Ltd4.97%
DNNDenison Mines Corp4.77%
SMRNuScale Power Corp4.76%
ENERGY FUELS INC/CANADA4.67%
NAC KAZATOMPROM JSC4.38%

Only in VPU

NEENextEra Energy Partners LP11.86%
SOSouthern Co/The6.67%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.28%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.45%
SEMPRA3.83%
DDominion Energy Inc3.76%
VSTVistra Corp3.57%
ETREntergy Corp3.21%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.09%
EXCExelon Corp3.03%

Questions people ask

Is NLR the same as VPU?

8.8% of their weight sits in the same 3 holdings. NLR also reports CCJ, BWXT, FORTUM OYJ, which the other does not. VPU also reports NEE, SO, DUK, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between NLR and VPU measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 100% of NLR and 100% of VPU, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VPU or NLR?

NLR reports 25 stock positions and VPU reports 65. 79.8% of NLR's weight sits in names VPU does not hold, and 90.8% of VPU's weight in names NLR does not hold. The ten largest positions are 61.1% of NLR and 52.6% of VPU.

How do NLR and VPU differ by sector?

The widest gap is Utilities: VPU has 65.7 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.