VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NLR) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 18 recorded NLR dividend payments, running from December 24, 2007 to December 22, 2025 — 19 calendar years. Together those payments total $38.62 per share. NLR has most often paid annually.
NLR has increased its payment rate for 1 consecutive complete year.
Over the last five complete years the NLR payment rate compounded at +23.6% a year, and +7.9% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
NLR's payment rate fell in 2012, 2013, 2019, 2024. The steepest drop was -82.4%.
NLR is a fund, so its distribution is set from what the strategy earned in the period rather than by a board committing to a rate — payments move around by design. Only declines steeper than 25% are treated as material here, because smaller swings are routine rather than a change of policy.
NLR dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.17 | 1 | $3.17 | +415.6% |
| 2024 | $0.614 | 1 | $0.614 | -81.2% |
| 2023 | $3.26 | 1 | $3.26 | +193.8% |
| 2022 | $1.11 | 1 | $1.11 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | $1.09 | 1 | $1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | $1.10 | 1 | $1.10 | -7.0% |
| 2019 | $1.18 | 1 | $1.18 | -39.1% |
| 2018 | $1.94 | 1 | $1.94 | -18.7% |
| 2017 | $2.38 | 1 | $2.38 | +38.6% |
| 2016 | $1.72 | 1 | $1.72 | +15.7% |
| 2015 | $1.49 | 1 | $1.49 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | $1.27 | 1 | $1.27 | +282.3% |
| 2013 | $0.333 | 1 | $0.333 | -82.4% |
| 2012 | $1.90 | 1 | $1.90 | -67.3% |
| 2011 | $5.80 | 1 | $5.80 | +81.6% |
| 2010 | $3.19 | 1 | $3.19 | +154.5% |
| 2009 | $1.25 | 1 | $1.25 | — |
| 2007 | $5.83 | 1 | $5.83 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than NLR's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent NLR dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| December 22, 2025 | $3.17 |
| December 23, 2024 | $0.614 |
| December 18, 2023 | $3.26 |
| December 19, 2022 | $1.11 |
| December 20, 2021 | $1.09 |
| December 21, 2020 | $1.10 |
| December 23, 2019 | $1.18 |
| December 20, 2018 | $1.94 |
| December 18, 2017 | $2.38 |
| December 19, 2016 | $1.72 |
| December 21, 2015 | $1.49 |
| December 22, 2014 | $1.27 |
| December 23, 2013 | $0.333 |
| December 24, 2012 | $1.90 |
| December 23, 2011 | $5.80 |
| December 23, 2010 | $3.19 |
| December 23, 2009 | $1.25 |
| December 24, 2007 | $5.83 |
NLR dividend history questions
How many dividends has NLR paid?
DivTrkr has 18 recorded NLR dividend payments between December 24, 2007 and December 22, 2025, totalling $38.62 per share across 19 calendar years.
Has NLR ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The NLR per-payment rate fell in 2012, 2013, 2019, 2024, the steepest being -82.4%.
How fast is the NLR dividend growing?
The NLR payment rate compounded at +23.6% a year over the last five complete years and +7.9% a year over the last ten.
How often does NLR pay a dividend?
NLR has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current NLR dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track NLR free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.