ETF comparison

IDUvsNLR

Both Utilities.

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF · VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
8.3%

2 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IDU and NLR would leave roughly8.3%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IDU only 91.6%Shared 8.3%NLR only 94.0%
In IDU only
42 positions
Shared
2 positions
In NLR only
24 positions

Side by side

IDU

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

iShares · Utilities

62composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.37%
Net assets
$1.30B
TTM yield
2.32%
Top-10 conc.
53.4%
NLR

VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF

VanEck · Utilities

60composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.52%
Net assets
$4.17B
TTM yield
2.69%
Top-10 conc.
61.1%

Sub-score comparison

63
Cost
48
81
Tax efficiency
80
61
Liquidity
83
38
Concentration
27
Tracking quality
IDUsub-scoreNLR

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

IDU is 15 bps cheaper than NLR. On a $100,000 position that's about $150/yr more in fees for NLR.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with IDU vs NLR.

Top shared holdings

2 shared in total
#HoldingIn IDUIn NLROverlap
1CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION.5.84%8.04%5.84%
2PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP INCORPORATED2.44%7.09%2.44%

Only in IDU

42 total
  • NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.12.22%
  • THE SOUTHERN COMPANY6.38%
  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION6.03%
  • WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.5.15%
  • AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY, INC.4.39%
  • SEMPRA3.71%
  • Dominion Energy, Inc.3.29%
  • VISTRA CORP.3.20%
  • ENTERGY CORPORATION3.15%
  • Xcel Energy Inc.2.94%

Only in NLR

24 total
  • Cameco Corp8.41%
  • BWX Technologies Inc6.78%
  • Fortum Oyj5.75%
  • Oklo Inc5.22%
  • Centrus Energy Corp5.05%
  • Uranium Energy Corp4.99%
  • NexGen Energy Ltd4.97%
  • Denison Mines Corp4.77%
  • NuScale Power Corp4.76%
  • Energy Fuels Inc/Canada4.67%

Open IDU or NLR at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.