SMRF vs UX: which is really different?

SMRF and UX hold 0% of their weight in the same names. ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETF and Roundhill Uranium ETF.

27.8%
SMRF in the S&P 500
0.0%
UX in the S&P 500
−11.7%
SMRF total return, since launch
−9.2%
UX 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

UX · 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 UX'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 100% of the fund · 2 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of UX'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 100% of the fund

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

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · UX 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 UX hold 0% 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.

half

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SMRF UX
Only in SMRF
Cameco Corp 4.30%
Cgn Power Co Ltd 4.28%
Nexgen Energy Ltd 4.23%
Bwx Technologies Inc 4.23%
Oklo Inc 4.22%
Uranium Energy Corp 4.00%
Ge Vernova Inc 3.82%
Nac Kazatomprom Jsc 3.82%
Only in UX
TREASURY BILL 80.95%
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust 19.05%

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

0% 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
WindowSMRFUXSMRFUXSMRFUX
3 months−11.2%+2.1%−13.7 pts−0.4 pts−13.3 pts0.0 pts
6 months−2.9%−9.5%−19.9 pts−26.5 pts−29.8 pts−36.4 pts
1 yearnot published−9.2%not published−24.9 ptsnot published−33.0 pts
Since launch
SMRF Feb 2026 · UX Jan 2025
−11.7%+8.4%−24.0 pts−20.8 pts−34.7 pts−34.8 pts

SMRF and UX 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
UX
Roundhill Uranium ETF · Holds 2 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ALPS Roundhill
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 2
Top ten, share of the fund 40.2% 100.0%
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.77%
Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.77%
Total return, 1 year −11.7% (since launch on Feb 19, 2026) −9.2%
vs the S&P 500 −24.0 pts −24.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −34.7 pts −33.0 pts
Below its high −22.1% −24.2%
Net assets $11m $4m

SMRF and UX 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.

UX in plain words

By weight, 0% of UX'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 100% of the fund across 2 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −9.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.9 pts. It sits 24.2% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do SMRF and UX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 UX?
SMRF has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and UX has 0%, so UX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, SMRF or UX?
SMRF charges 0.65% a year and UX charges 0.77%, so SMRF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, SMRF against UX, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/smrf-vs-ux

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