Global X - Uranium ETF
$37.38−0.34 (−0.90%)
- 0.69%
- $5.5B
- −23.7%
- 5.53%
- 3.3M sh
- $38.97
- low $37.18high $62.28
The ETF.net URA Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 4 of 9
Score 59 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B62 out of 100Rank 3 of 9Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 6 of 9Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A71 out of 100Rank 2 of 9Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C51 out of 100Rank 5 of 9Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A89 out of 100Rank 1 of 9
Our read on URA
BThe original US uranium ETF, trading since 2010, long before the nuclear theme got crowded. It holds roughly 50 names spanning miners and nuclear-component makers, so the reactor supply chain rides along with the yellowcake.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index. It concentrates at least 80% of assets in companies involved in uranium or nuclear-component activities.
Why people hold it
- Launched in 2010, the first US fund on this theme, and today a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded name. Size and volume usually mean tighter spreads for the person clicking buy.
- 0.69% expense ratio sits below the typical fee among uranium and nuclear funds, which is rare for a single-theme product this specialized.
- Not a pure miner basket. The index reaches into nuclear components too, with at least 80% of assets in uranium or nuclear-component companies, worldwide.
- Rates as one of the stronger builds in its uranium and nuclear peer group on cost, tradability and staying power.
Worth knowing
- One theme, about 50 stocks. Uranium prices, mine permits and reactor policy move the whole basket at once, and the ride has historically been bumpy.
- A cheaper shelf-mate exists: NLR charges 0.52% for a nearby uranium and nuclear mandate.
- Global mandate means overseas miners, so foreign currency and permitting regimes come with the package. Distributions arrive once or twice a year, not monthly.
URA Holdings
- Stocks
- 59
- 62%
- CCO.TO
Sectors
- Energy62.4%
- Industrials25.8%
- Utilities6.1%
- Materials5.1%
- Technology0.7%
Geography
- Canada37.72%
- United States25.46%
- South Korea13.57%
- Australia8.25%
- Kazakhstan4.72%
- Japan4.46%
- South Africa2.52%
- United Kingdom2.07%
- 1.23%
Developed 72% · Emerging 28%
URA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
URA$7,626
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | URA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −11.7% |
| 1 month | −13.3% |
| 3 months | −12.2% |
| 1 year | −23.7% |
| 3 years | +19.6% |
| 5 years | +11.3% |
| 10 years | +15.4% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | URA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −11.7% | |
| 2025 | +67.3% | |
| 2024 | −0.5% | |
| 2023 | +46.3% | |
| 2022 | −11.3% | |
| 2021 | +57.7% | |
| 2020 | +41.3% |
URA in the news
Price vs Value
URNJ closed 1.57% below the value of its miners Friday
URA Dividends
- 5.53%
- $2.08
- $2.08 per share
- Annual
Distribution history
URA Risk
- 42.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.51
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −39.3%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.41
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
URA Cost
0.69%
URA0.69%
- The middle half of Uranium & Nuclear funds
- Median 0.75%
2 of the 9 Uranium & Nuclear funds charge less.
Other funds in Uranium & Nuclear
- BSMRFALPS ETF Trust - ALPS Nautilus SMR, Nuclear & Technology ETFExpense ratio 0.65%1 year return —
- BRCTRFirst Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II - First Trust Bloomberg Nuclear Power ETFExpense ratio 0.70%1 year return −4.6%
- CNUKZRange Nuclear Renaissance Index ETFExpense ratio 0.85%1 year return −10.1%
- CURNMSprott Uranium Miners ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return −24.3%
- CTNUKTortoise Nuclear Renaissance ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return —