Data as of .
QTUM vs URA: which is really different?
QTUM holds 34.8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and URA 0.0%.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: URA scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 371 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QTUM and URA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in QTUM | Only in URA |
|---|---|
| Arqit Quantum Inc 1.82% | CAMECO CORP 22.39% |
| Global Unichip Corp 1.82% | SPROTT PHYSICAL URANIUM TR 6.46% |
| Horizon Quantum Holdings Ltd 1.81% | NEXGEN ENERGY LTD 5.88% |
| Cloudflare Inc 1.66% | OKLO INC 5.12% |
| Elastic Nv 1.63% | URANIUM ENERGY CORP 4.72% |
| Snowflake Inc 1.63% | NAC KAZATOMPROM JSC-GDR REGS 4.42% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.62% | PALADIN ENERGY LTD 3.15% |
| Nutanix Inc 1.58% | ENERGY FUELS INC 3.09% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 14, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTUM | URA | QTUM | URA | QTUM | URA | |
| 3 months | −8.5% | −4.4% | −11.8 pts | −7.7 pts | −7.7 pts | −3.6 pts |
| 6 months | +35.3% | −11.7% | +19.3 pts | −27.7 pts | +14.6 pts | −32.4 pts |
| 1 year | +50.4% | +7.0% | +32.9 pts | −10.5 pts | +27.4 pts | −15.9 pts |
| 3 years | +204.4% | +100.1% | +126.5 pts | +22.2 pts | +109.3 pts | +5.0 pts |
| Since launch | +536.1% | −34.6% | +337.3 pts | −758.0 pts | +225.6 pts | −1460.8 pts |
| QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF Holds 89 stocks in quantum computing, 35% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | URA Global X Uranium ETF Holds 58 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Defiance | Global X |
| Theme | Quantum computing | Nuclear and uranium |
| In the S&P 500 | 34.8% | 0.0% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 82.6% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 27.2% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 89 | 58 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 16.6% | 60.9% |
| Expense ratio | 0.40% | 0.69% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.48% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +50.4% | +7.0% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +32.9 pts | −10.5 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +27.4 pts | −15.9 pts |
| Below its high | −12.5% | −50.4% |
QTUM in plain words
By weight, 35% of QTUM's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 17% of the fund across 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 14, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +50.4% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 32.9 pts. It sits 12.5% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
URA in plain words
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 61% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.5 pts. It sits 50.4% below its all-time high of Feb 2, 2011.
Questions people ask
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, QTUM or URA?
- QTUM has 35% of its weight in S&P 500 names and URA has 0%, so URA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, QTUM or URA?
- QTUM charges 0.40% a year and URA charges 0.69%, so QTUM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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