SMRF vs URNJ: which is really different?

SMRF and URNJ hold 19% of their weight in the same names. ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF and Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF.

27.8%
SMRF in the S&P 500
0.0%
URNJ in the S&P 500
−11.7%
SMRF total return, since launch
−25.9%
URNJ total return, 1 year
SMRF · 6 months to Sep 30, 202672% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
72% of its weight is outside the S&P 50028% of SMRF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index28%72%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund · 72 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in72% of its weight is outside the S&P 50028% of SMRF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index28%72%inoutside the S&P 500active share 93% · top ten 40% of the fund

28% of SMRF's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 72% is outside the index

URNJ · 1 year to Sep 30, 2026100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of URNJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 73% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of URNJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 73% of the fund

0% of URNJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · URNJ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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, SMRF and URNJ hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

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19% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SMRF URNJ
Nexgen Energy Ltd 4.23% 12.17%
Energy Fuels Inc/canada 3.54% 11.37%
Paladin Energy Ltd 3.41% 11.29%
Denison Mines Corp 2.96% 12.56%
Cgn Mining Co Ltd 1.22% 4.30%
Deep Yellow Ltd 0.98% 4.81%
Ur-energy Inc 0.55% 4.75%
Bannerman Energy Ltd 0.46% 3.76%
Isoenergy Ltd 0.42% 4.69%
Boss Energy Ltd 0.34% 2.78%
Encore Energy Corp 0.29% 2.63%
Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp 0.15% 1.38%
Only in SMRF
Cameco Corp 4.30%
Cgn Power Co Ltd 4.28%
Bwx Technologies Inc 4.23%
Oklo Inc 4.22%
Uranium Energy Corp 4.00%
Ge Vernova Inc 3.82%
Nac Kazatomprom Jsc 3.82%
Nuscale Power Corp 3.77%
Only in URNJ
Atha Energy Corp 2.76%
Global Atomic Corp 2.38%
Alligator Energy Ltd 1.75%
Mega Uranium Ltd 1.61%
Berkeley Energia Ltd 1.29%
Devex Resources Ltd 1.15%
Atomic Eagle Ltd 1.13%
Cauldron Energy Ltd 1.01%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

19% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowSMRFURNJSMRFURNJSMRFURNJ
3 months−11.2%−13.7%−13.7 pts−16.2 pts−13.3 pts−15.8 pts
6 months−2.9%−32.4%−19.9 pts−49.4 pts−29.8 pts−59.3 pts
1 yearnot published−25.9%not published−41.6 ptsnot published−49.7 pts
3 yearsnot published−1.6%not published−86.6 ptsnot published−111.6 pts
Since launch
SMRF Feb 2026 · URNJ Feb 2023
−11.7%+13.7%−24.0 pts−78.2 pts−34.7 pts−128.7 pts

SMRF and URNJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

SMRF
ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF · Holds 72 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 28% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
URNJ
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ALPS Sprott
Theme Nuclear and uranium Nuclear and uranium
In the S&P 500 27.8% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 92.5% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 14.4% 0.0%
Holdings 72 41
Top ten, share of the fund 40.2% 72.5%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.80%
Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.80%
Total return, 1 year −11.7% (since launch on Feb 19, 2026) −25.9%
vs the S&P 500 −24.0 pts −41.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −34.7 pts −49.7 pts
Below its high −22.1% −50.1%
Net assets $11m $310m

SMRF and URNJ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

SMRF in plain words

By weight, 28% of SMRF's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 92%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 72 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Since it launched on Feb 19, 2026 the fund returned −11.7% with distributions reinvested against +12.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.0 pts. It sits 22.1% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

URNJ in plain words

By weight, 0% of URNJ'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 72% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −25.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 41.6 pts. It sits 50.1% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SMRF and URNJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, SMRF or URNJ?
SMRF has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and URNJ has 0%, so URNJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SMRF or URNJ?
SMRF charges 0.65% a year and URNJ charges 0.80%, so SMRF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, SMRF against URNJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/smrf-vs-urnj

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