Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
URA vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, URA returned −30.3% to VTI's +13.5%, and VTI charges 0.03% to URA's 0.69%.
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Net assets: $5.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Uranium ETF, and $689.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF.
Pair scorecard
VTI costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 43.8 points.
| Measure | URA | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −30.3% | +13.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 58.4%, high on Feb 2, 2011 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Nuclear and uranium | Morningstar US Total Market Index |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 43.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.69% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, URA as of Oct 12, 2026 and VTI as of Sep 30, 2026 | $5.4bn | $689.2bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 63% | 34.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, URA and VTI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
URA and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
URA
By weight, 0% of URA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 57 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −30.3% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 43.7 pts. It sits 58.4% below its all-time high of Feb 2, 2011.
VTI
VTI tracks an index of US total market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,521 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.
Questions people ask
- Are URA and VTI in the same category?
- URA is a thematic ETF and VTI is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, URA or VTI?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, URA returned −30.3% and VTI +13.5%.
- Which is cheaper, URA or VTI?
- VTI is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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