URAN vs URNJ: which is really different?

URAN and URNJ hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and URAN returned −22.3% over the year. Themes Uranium & Nuclear ETF and Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF.

24.7%
URAN in the S&P 500
0.0%
URNJ in the S&P 500
−22.3%
URAN total return, 1 year
−25.9%
URNJ total return, 1 year
URAN · 1 year to Sep 30, 202675% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
75% of its weight is outside the S&P 50025% of URAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 75% is outside the index25%75%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund · 42 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 14% in75% of its weight is outside the S&P 50025% of URAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 75% is outside the index25%75%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 41% of the fund

25% of URAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 75% 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, URAN and URNJ hold 31% 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.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding URAN URNJ
NexGen Energy Ltd 3.23% 12.17%
Denison Mines Corp 3.17% 12.56%
IsoEnergy Ltd 2.77% 4.69%
Paladin Energy Ltd 2.65% 11.29%
Deep Yellow Ltd 2.59% 4.81%
Ur-Energy Inc 2.43% 4.75%
Energy Fuels Inc/Canada 2.40% 11.37%
Bannerman Energy Ltd 2.40% 3.76%
CGN Mining Co Ltd 2.40% 4.30%
Boss Energy Ltd 2.29% 2.78%
Encore Energy Corp 2.01% 2.63%
Lotus Resources Ltd 1.19% 0.96%
Only in URAN
Constellation Energy Corp 9.88%
American Electric Power Co Inc 4.20%
Duke Energy Corp 4.04%
Public Service Enterprise Grou 3.81%
Oklo Inc 3.45%
CNNP 3.20%
Cameco Corp 3.19%
NuScale Power Corp 3.07%
Only in URNJ
Global Atomic Corp 2.38%
Eagle Nuclear Energy Corp 1.38%
Berkeley Energia Ltd 1.29%
Devex Resources Ltd 1.15%
Atomic Eagle Ltd 1.13%
Peninsula Energy Ltd 1.07%
Cauldron Energy Ltd 1.01%
Anfield Energy Inc 0.85%

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

31% 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
WindowURANURNJURANURNJURANURNJ
3 months−8.6%−13.7%−11.1 pts−16.2 pts−10.7 pts−15.8 pts
6 months−21.3%−32.4%−38.3 pts−49.4 pts−48.2 pts−59.3 pts
1 year−22.3%−25.9%−38.0 pts−41.6 pts−46.0 pts−49.7 pts
3 yearsnot published−1.6%not published−86.6 ptsnot published−111.6 pts
Since launch
URAN Sep 2024 · URNJ Feb 2023
+30.1%+13.7%−6.4 pts−78.2 pts−23.8 pts−128.7 pts

URAN 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

URAN
Themes Uranium & Nuclear ETF · Holds 42 stocks in nuclear and uranium, 25% 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 Themes Sprott
Theme Nuclear and uranium Nuclear and uranium
In the S&P 500 24.7% 0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 500 99.5% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 14.1% 0.0%
Holdings 42 41
Top ten, share of the fund 41.2% 72.5%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.80%
Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.80%
Total return, 1 year −22.3% −25.9%
vs the S&P 500 −38.0 pts −41.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −46.0 pts −49.7 pts
Below its high −36.3% −50.1%
Net assets $25m $310m

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

URAN in plain words

By weight, 25% of URAN'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 41% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −22.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 38.0 pts. It sits 36.3% below its all-time high of Jan 28, 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 URAN and URNJ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 31% 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, URAN or URNJ?
URAN has 25% of its weight in S&P 500 names and URNJ has 0%, so URNJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, URAN or URNJ?
URAN charges 0.35% a year and URNJ charges 0.80%, so URAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, URAN against URNJ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/uran-vs-urnj

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