VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF (NLR)

TotalReturn:

'Total return is the amount of value an investor earns from a security over a specific period, typically one year, when all distributions are reinvested. Total return is expressed as a percentage of the amount invested. For example, a total return of 20% means the security increased by 20% of its original value due to a price increase, distribution of dividends (if a stock), coupons (if a bond) or capital gains (if a fund). Total return is a strong measure of an investment’s overall performance.'

• Looking at the total return of 17.5% in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively smaller, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (60.7%)
• During the last 3 years, the total return, or performance is 11.3%, which is smaller, thus worse than the value of 29.5% from the benchmark.

CAGR:

'The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) is a useful measure of growth over multiple time periods. It can be thought of as the growth rate that gets you from the initial investment value to the ending investment value if you assume that the investment has been compounding over the time period.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (10%) in the period of the last 5 years, the annual return (CAGR) of 3.4% of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF is lower, thus worse.
• Looking at annual return (CAGR) in of 3.6% in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (9%).

Volatility:

'Volatility is a rate at which the price of a security increases or decreases for a given set of returns. Volatility is measured by calculating the standard deviation of the annualized returns over a given period of time. It shows the range to which the price of a security may increase or decrease. Volatility measures the risk of a security. It is used in option pricing formula to gauge the fluctuations in the returns of the underlying assets. Volatility indicates the pricing behavior of the security and helps estimate the fluctuations that may happen in a short period of time.'

• Looking at the historical 30 days volatility of 19% in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus better in comparison to the benchmark SPY (20.8%)
• Compared with SPY (24%) in the period of the last 3 years, the historical 30 days volatility of 22.4% is smaller, thus better.

DownVol:

'The downside volatility is similar to the volatility, or standard deviation, but only takes losing/negative periods into account.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (15.3%) in the period of the last 5 years, the downside deviation of 14% of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF is smaller, thus better.
• Compared with SPY (17.6%) in the period of the last 3 years, the downside volatility of 16.6% is smaller, thus better.

Sharpe:

'The Sharpe ratio (also known as the Sharpe index, the Sharpe measure, and the reward-to-variability ratio) is a way to examine the performance of an investment by adjusting for its risk. The ratio measures the excess return (or risk premium) per unit of deviation in an investment asset or a trading strategy, typically referred to as risk, named after William F. Sharpe.'

• Looking at the ratio of return and volatility (Sharpe) of 0.05 in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (0.36)
• Compared with SPY (0.27) in the period of the last 3 years, the Sharpe Ratio of 0.05 is smaller, thus worse.

Sortino:

'The Sortino ratio improves upon the Sharpe ratio by isolating downside volatility from total volatility by dividing excess return by the downside deviation. The Sortino ratio is a variation of the Sharpe ratio that differentiates harmful volatility from total overall volatility by using the asset's standard deviation of negative asset returns, called downside deviation. The Sortino ratio takes the asset's return and subtracts the risk-free rate, and then divides that amount by the asset's downside deviation. The ratio was named after Frank A. Sortino.'

• Looking at the ratio of annual return and downside deviation of 0.06 in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (0.49)
• Looking at excess return divided by the downside deviation in of 0.07 in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively lower, thus worse in comparison to SPY (0.37).

Ulcer:

'The ulcer index is a stock market risk measure or technical analysis indicator devised by Peter Martin in 1987, and published by him and Byron McCann in their 1989 book The Investors Guide to Fidelity Funds. It's designed as a measure of volatility, but only volatility in the downward direction, i.e. the amount of drawdown or retracement occurring over a period. Other volatility measures like standard deviation treat up and down movement equally, but a trader doesn't mind upward movement, it's the downside that causes stress and stomach ulcers that the index's name suggests.'

• Looking at the Downside risk index of 7.79 in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively higher, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (7.52 )
• During the last 3 years, the Downside risk index is 9.06 , which is greater, thus worse than the value of 8.81 from the benchmark.

MaxDD:

'Maximum drawdown measures the loss in any losing period during a fund’s investment record. It is defined as the percent retrenchment from a fund’s peak value to the fund’s valley value. The drawdown is in effect from the time the fund’s retrenchment begins until a new fund high is reached. The maximum drawdown encompasses both the period from the fund’s peak to the fund’s valley (length), and the time from the fund’s valley to a new fund high (recovery). It measures the largest percentage drawdown that has occurred in any fund’s data record.'

• Compared with the benchmark SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 5 years, the maximum drop from peak to valley of -34.4 days of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF is smaller, thus worse.
• Compared with SPY (-33.7 days) in the period of the last 3 years, the maximum reduction from previous high of -34.4 days is lower, thus worse.

MaxDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Max Drawdown Duration is the worst (the maximum/longest) amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs) in days.'

• Looking at the maximum days below previous high of 246 days in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (182 days)
• Looking at maximum days below previous high in of 246 days in the period of the last 3 years, we see it is relatively larger, thus worse in comparison to SPY (182 days).

AveDuration:

'The Drawdown Duration is the length of any peak to peak period, or the time between new equity highs. The Avg Drawdown Duration is the average amount of time an investment has seen between peaks (equity highs), or in other terms the average of time under water of all drawdowns. So in contrast to the Maximum duration it does not measure only one drawdown event but calculates the average of all.'

• Looking at the average time in days below previous high water mark of 71 days in the last 5 years of VanEck Vectors Uranium & Nuclear Energy ETF, we see it is relatively greater, thus worse in comparison to the benchmark SPY (45 days)
• During the last 3 years, the average time in days below previous high water mark is 65 days, which is higher, thus worse than the value of 43 days from the benchmark.