URA vs URNM: which is really different?

URA and URNM hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and URA returned −12.3% over the year. Global X Uranium ETF and SPROTT URANIUM MINERS ETF.

0.0%
URA in the S&P 500
0.0%
URNM in the S&P 500
−12.3%
URA total return, 1 year
−18.9%
URNM total return, 1 year
URA · 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 URA'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 61% of the fund · 63 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of URA'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 61% of the fund

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

URNM · 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 URNM'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 77% of the fund · 26 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in100% of its weight is outside the S&P 5000% of URNM'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 77% of the fund

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

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · URA 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, URA and URNM hold 41% 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 Sep 30, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding URA URNM
CAMECO CORP 22.04% 18.16%
NEXGEN ENERGY LTD 5.98% 12.00%
URANIUM ENERGY CORP 4.67% 4.50%
PALADIN ENERGY LTD 3.09% 4.40%
DENISON MINES CORP 2.48% 5.13%
YELLOW CAKE PLC 1.92% 3.99%
CGN MINING CO LTD 0.93% 4.27%
DEEP YELLOW LTD 0.78% 4.63%
URANIUM ROYALTY CORP 0.54% 0.72%
BANNERMAN ENERGY LTD 0.48% 2.52%
ISOENERGY LTD 0.43% 2.35%
BOSS ENERGY LTD 0.42% 1.69%
Only in URA
SPROTT PHYSICAL URANIUM TR 6.83%
OKLO INC 5.72%
NAC KAZATOMPROM JSC-GDR REGS 4.37%
ENERGY FUELS INC 2.89%
NUSCALE POWER CORP 2.81%
CENTRUS ENERGY CORP-CLASS A 2.69%
X-ENERGY INC 2.60%
SIBANYE STILLWATER LTD 2.52%
Only in URNM
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust 13.99%
Energy Fuels Inc/canada 5.16%
Nac Kazatomprom Jsc 5.13%
Laramide Resources Ltd 0.50%

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

41% 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
WindowURAURNMURAURNMURAURNM
3 months−7.7%−9.4%−10.2 pts−11.9 pts−9.8 pts−11.5 pts
6 months−19.1%−25.7%−36.1 pts−42.7 pts−46.0 pts−52.6 pts
1 year−12.3%−18.9%−28.0 pts−34.6 pts−36.1 pts−42.7 pts
3 years+68.7%+10.8%−16.3 pts−74.2 pts−41.3 pts−99.2 pts
Since launch
URA Nov 2010 · URNM Dec 2019
−40.1%+352.5%−763.8 pts+181.7 pts−1521.0 pts+71.1 pts

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

On the same fields

URA
Global X Uranium ETF · Holds 63 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
URNM
SPROTT URANIUM MINERS ETF · Holds 26 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Sprott
Theme Nuclear and uranium Nuclear and uranium
In the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 63 26
Top ten, share of the fund 61.1% 77.4%
Expense ratio 0.69% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.69% 0.75%
Total return, 1 year −12.3% −18.9%
vs the S&P 500 −28.0 pts −34.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −36.1 pts −42.7 pts
Below its high −54.6% −43.5%
Net assets $5.6bn $1.8bn

URA and URNM on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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 63 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −12.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 28.0 pts. It sits 54.6% below its all-time high of Feb 2, 2011.

URNM in plain words

By weight, 0% of URNM'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 77% of the fund across 26 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −18.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 34.6 pts. It sits 43.5% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do URA and URNM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 41% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, URA or URNM?
URA has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and URNM has 0%, so URA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, URA or URNM?
URA charges 0.69% a year and URNM charges 0.75%, so URA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, URA against URNM, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ura-vs-urnm

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Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.