NLR closed up +4.71% to $119.94 on Friday, August 21, gaining +$5.39 from the prior session's $114.55 close. The advance occurred during the regular trading session, tracking a broad rally across uranium and nuclear equities.

REMX closed up +6.69% during Friday's regular session, rising to $80.75 from $75.69. Primary catalyst: China announced new export-license controls on rare-earth products Thursday, and President Trump threatened higher tariffs, boosting U.S.-based critical-minerals names.

NLR rose approximately 13.3% over the 30 days through mid-August 2026, from roughly $104.20 to $118.10 per share. The advance is a sharp rebound within a longer correction; the fund remains about 8.9% lower over the trailing three months.

REMX is a passive exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking the MVIS Global Rare Earth/Strategic Metals Index, with roughly 36 holdings and near-total exposure to basic materials. The fund closed at $78.55 on August 14, 2026, rising about 8.1% over the latest 30-day window but remaining roughly 21% below its mid-May level.

COPX surged approximately 18% over the last 30 days, driven by a powerful rally in copper prices that pushed LME copper above $14,000 per tonne and near all-time highs. Over the last quarter, the ETF experienced a sharp V-shaped recovery — declining through June and early July before rebounding forcefully, leaving it modestly higher on a net basis.

Persistent global copper supply deficits, projected at 330,000 metric tons in 2026 by J. P.

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This rally had a positive impact on a number of ETFs, but one that caught my eye recently was the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (NYSE: XME).The XME rallied from the $24 area to a recent high of $28.55. Unfortunately, the rally simply brought the XME up to a downward sloped trend line that connects the highs from February and April.

The Materials Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLB) is up 13.23% so far in 2019, but that places it in seventh place among the 10 select sectors SPDR ETFs.The tech sector has experienced a gain of 27.2% so far this year and that is the top performance of the group. Even though it has lagged so far this year, the XLB could be ready to make up some ground on the other sectors.