Energy ETF Investing in Focus: AMLP's 7.7% Dividend or NLR's Nuclear Power Promise?
The Alerian MLP ETF (NYSEMKT:AMLP) provides a higher dividend yield and lower volatility than the VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF (NYSEMKT:NLR) , though the VanEck fund maintains a lower expense ratio. Investors often choose between these two funds when seeking energy sector exposure, but they target very different industries. Alerian MLP ETF focuses on master limited partnerships that manage pipelines and storage, while VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF tracks the global nuclear power supply chain. Beta measures price volatility relative to the S&P 500; beta is calculated from monthly returns over the available fund history (up to five years). The 1-yr return represents total return over the trailing 12 months. Dividend yield is the trailing-12-month distribution yield. Continue reading