URNJ vs URNM: which is really different?

URNJ and URNM hold 54% of their weight in the same names, and URNM returned −18.9% over the year. Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF and SPROTT URANIUM MINERS ETF.

0.0%
URNJ in the S&P 500
0.0%
URNM in the S&P 500
−25.9%
URNJ total return, 1 year
−18.9%
URNM total return, 1 year
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

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 · 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, URNJ and URNM hold 54% 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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54% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding URNJ URNM
Nexgen Energy Ltd 12.17% 12.00%
Energy Fuels Inc/canada 11.37% 5.16%
Denison Mines Corp 12.56% 5.13%
Deep Yellow Ltd 4.81% 4.63%
Paladin Energy Ltd 11.29% 4.40%
Cgn Mining Co Ltd 4.30% 4.27%
Ur-energy Inc 4.75% 3.04%
Bannerman Energy Ltd 3.76% 2.52%
Isoenergy Ltd 4.69% 2.35%
Boss Energy Ltd 2.78% 1.69%
Encore Energy Corp 2.63% 1.53%
Atha Energy Corp 2.76% 1.31%
Only in URNJ
Berkeley Energia Ltd 1.29%
Devex Resources Ltd 1.15%
Atomic Eagle Ltd 1.13%
Cauldron Energy Ltd 1.01%
Anfield Energy Inc 0.85%
Elevate Uranium Ltd 0.75%
F3 Uranium Corp 0.68%
Skyharbour Resources Ltd 0.68%
Only in URNM
Cameco Corp 18.16%
Sprott Physical Uranium Trust 13.99%
Nac Kazatomprom Jsc 5.13%
Uranium Energy Corp 4.50%
Yellow Cake Plc 3.99%
Uranium Royalty Corp 0.72%

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

54% 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
WindowURNJURNMURNJURNMURNJURNM
3 months−13.7%−9.4%−16.2 pts−11.9 pts−15.8 pts−11.5 pts
6 months−32.4%−25.7%−49.4 pts−42.7 pts−59.3 pts−52.6 pts
1 year−25.9%−18.9%−41.6 pts−34.6 pts−49.7 pts−42.7 pts
3 years−1.6%+10.8%−86.6 pts−74.2 pts−111.6 pts−99.2 pts
Since launch
URNJ Feb 2023 · URNM Dec 2019
+13.7%+352.5%−78.2 pts+181.7 pts−128.7 pts+71.1 pts

URNJ 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

URNJ
Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF · Holds 41 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 Sprott 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 41 26
Top ten, share of the fund 72.5% 77.4%
Expense ratio 0.80% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.80% 0.75%
Total return, 1 year −25.9% −18.9%
vs the S&P 500 −41.6 pts −34.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −49.7 pts −42.7 pts
Below its high −50.1% −43.5%
Net assets $310m $1.8bn

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

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.

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 URNJ and URNM hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 54% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, URNJ or URNM?
URNJ has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and URNM has 0%, so URNJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, URNJ or URNM?
URNJ charges 0.80% a year and URNM charges 0.75%, so URNM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, URNJ against URNM, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/urnj-vs-urnm

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