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Looking beyond oil to a diversified mix of energy themes could offer more durable opportunities. Here are the ETFs to consider.

US-Saudi nuclear deal could reshape the energy landscape. See how nuclear ETFs may offer diversified exposure to companies positioned to benefit.

The Iran war and the spread of data centers have boosted the performance of energy ETFs, but uncertainty may be creeping in.

Most likely to benefit is Westinghouse, whose AP1000 nuclear reactor, capable of powering small cities, is at the center of the deal.

Nuclear power has become one of the hottest investment themes in years, but the funds chasing it split into very different animals with very different risk profiles. Knowing which one actually matches your thesis could be the difference between riding the buildout and getting whipsawed by uranium spot prices.

Nuclear stocks have fallen sharply in 2026 despite rising AI-driven power demand. Analyst Kuran Francis highlights Constellation Energy, Centrus Energy, and the VanEck NLR ETF as ways to play the sector's long-term buildout.

Amid a 2026 nuclear-sector sell-off, ETFs like NLR, URNM, and URA offer investors exposure to uranium miners and nuclear power stocks, each with distinct holdings, fees, and dividend yields.

Nuclear stocks looked unstoppable just weeks ago, but a brutal month-long selloff has split the sector into two very different stories, and knowing which side you are on could determine whether you hold, buy the dip, or walk away entirely.

The AI infrastructure story has been about chips, but the actual bottleneck is electricity, and that shift has done more for the Global X Uranium ETF (NYSEARCA:URA) than any fund marketing team could have engineered. URA sits at the intersection of two forces the market cannot ignore. Data centers need staggering amounts of always-on power, ... AI’s Dirty Little Power Secret Is Turning This Uranium ETF Into a Mainstream Trade

Power demand is the bottleneck of the AI buildout, and nuclear is the only zero-carbon source that can run a hyperscaler 24 hours a day without weather risk. Hyperscalers have already signed 20-year power purchase agreements with Constellation, Talen, and Vistra, while small modular reactor designs from NuScale and X-energy work through Nuclear Regulatory Commission ... Nuclear Power Is the Only Real Answer to AI Data Center Demand and These 3 ETFs Cover the Trade at Three Risk Levels

AI energy demand, energy security and policy support are fueling a nuclear renaissance. ETFs like NLR & NUKZ stand to benefit.

Middle East conflict-led energy volatility, AI power demand and energy security concerns are driving a nuclear comeback. ETFs like NLR & NUKZ stand to benefit.

AI hyperscaler CapEx spending is now the single biggest variable in the U.S. power equation. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Meta (NASDAQ:META), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) are collectively guiding to $710B+ in combined 2026 CapEx, and the EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook 2026 now models data center server electricity use growing to 818 billion kilowatthours in 2050, more ... 3 Nuclear Energy Stocks Powering the AI Boom in June

Nuclear power has become the default answer to a question Wall Street did not expect to ask this decade: where will the electricity for AI come from? Hyperscalers are signing power purchase agreements directly with reactor operators, dormant plants are being recommissioned, and small modular reactor (SMR) developers are moving from PowerPoint to permitting. Investors ... Load Up on Nuclear Before the Data Center Energy Race Accelerates: These 3 ETFs Cover Reactors, Uranium, and Smart Grid

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AI-driven data center power demand is reviving nuclear energy, lifting ETFs tied to uranium miners as well as nuclear power generators.

The American grid is being asked to do something it was never designed to do: power an artificial intelligence (AI) build-out, electrify transportation, support reshored manufacturing, and replace aging transmission lines all at the same time. This is a multi-year capital cycle that spans several sectors. The investors who own only one layer of it ... From Copper to Nuclear: 6 ETFs That Cover Every Layer of the Grid Resilience Boom

Nuclear energy gains momentum as X-energy surges post-IPO and ETFs like NLR and URA attract interest amid rising global energy security concerns.

Uranium miners have run hard into 2026. The Sprott Uranium Miners ETF (NYSE:URNM) is up 26% year to date and 119% over the past year, while the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSEARCA:NLR) has gained 18% YTD and 98% over the same stretch. The two funds have become the default vehicles for investors trying to ... 2 Nuclear ETFs Positioned to Capture AI’s Power Demand Surge in 2026

Oil shock, AI power demand and energy security fears are driving a nuclear comeback. ETFs like NLR and NUKZ stand to benefit.

Demand for power, long before the Iran war, has boosted funds focused on energy.

For a while after COVID, the playbook felt simple. If you wanted to beat the S&P 500, you just leaned harder into what was already working. That meant piling into the Magnificent Seven and other mega-cap tech growth names that dominated index returns. But that kind of concentration doesn’t last forever. So far this year, ... 3 ETFs That Are Beating the Market Right Now — and None of Them Are the Ones Everyone Already Owns

Every month, without checking the price first, one investor buys more shares of the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSE:NLR). This isn’t because they think they can time the nuclear energy cycle perfectly, and it’s not because they have some edge on uranium spot prices. [keypoint] Instead, they do it because the structural case for ... Why One Investor Keeps Buying This Nuclear ETF Every Month and Won’t Stop

Microsoft teams up with NVIDIA to bring AI to nuclear energy, targeting faster approvals and efficiency. Here are the ETFs poised to benefit from the shift.

It’s hard to argue with the results of the S&P Indices Versus Active (SPIVA) study. For those unfamiliar, it compares active fund managers against their benchmark indices, and more often than not, the index comes out ahead. Over the past 15 years, 89.93% of large-cap funds underperformed the S&P 500. Shorten the time horizon, ... The 3 ETFs Beating the Market in 2026 Have Almost Nothing in Common With the S&P 500

Middle East turmoil and surging oil prices are reigniting nuclear demand, putting ETFs like URA in focus as nations seek energy security.

The VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF has surged 75% over the past year, climbing from around $84 in January 2025 to $146.60 today. With $3.6 billion in assets, this fund concentrates on uranium miners and nuclear utilities, betting that renewed interest in carbon-free baseload power will translate into sustained demand for nuclear fuel and infrastructure. ... NLR ETF Climbs 75% in One Year as Uranium Miners Ride $100 Per Pound Breakout