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Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF

URNJNasdaqSprottD

$16.88−0.39 (−2.26%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

D32/ 100

Rank 8 of 9 in Uranium & Nuclear

D32/100Rank 8 of 9inUranium & Nuclear
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 17.27 to 16.88. Range 16.87 to 17.92. Use the arrow keys to read each point.17.0017.4017.6017.8010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.80%
Fund size
$300M
1Y total return
−41.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
9.61%
Holdings
42
Avg volume · 30D
372K sh
52W range
low $16.20high $40.81
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The ETF.net URNJ Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

D

Score 32 out of 100

Category
Uranium & Nuclear⁠
Rank
8 of 9
Six-pillar profile for URNJ. Scores out of 100: Cost 26, Risk 21, Mission not scored, Tradability 37, Holdings 48, Durability 61. Strongest: Durability (61). Weakest: Risk (21). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 32 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    D26 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    F21 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 9

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D37 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 9

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 9

Our read on URNJ

ETF.net Research

In short

DThe high-octane end of the uranium trade: roughly 40 small, micro and mid-cap miners and explorers, with the household-name producers left out. Sprott, a uranium house, co-built the index with Nasdaq.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Nasdaq Sprott Junior Uranium Miners Index.

Why people hold it

  • Junior-only by design. The index targets mid-, small- and micro-cap uranium mining companies globally, the exploration and development end rather than the big established producers.sprottetfs.com
  • Sprott is a uranium specialist, not a tourist. It co-developed this benchmark with Nasdaq rather than renting a generic thematic index off the shelf.sprottetfs.com
  • Roughly 40 names and a few hundred million dollars in assets: the junior theme comes through without the whole fund resting on one or two stocks.

Worth knowing

  • Cost is the toll for the small-cap end: 0.80% a year, above the 0.75% typical of uranium funds and well above broader nuclear options like NLR at 0.52%.
  • Sprott's own documents call the fund non-diversified and say investors should be willing to accept "a high degree of volatility" and the possibility of significant losses.sprottetfs.com
  • It sits toward the back of our uranium and nuclear group, mostly on price and on how much share-price risk the junior end of the mining chain carries.

URNJ Performance

Launched Feb 1, 2023

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.Not enough history yet.
URNJ$5,899
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. URNJ $5,899. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$7,500$10,000$12,500Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for URNJ. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodURNJ
Year to date−31.5%
1 month−14.4%
3 months−20.2%
1 year−41.0%
3 yearsper year−5.0%
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for URNJ
YearReturn barURNJ
2026 YTD−31.5%
2025+45.1%
2024−18.2%
2023+19.7%

History from Feb 2, 2023

URNJ in the news

URNJ Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
9.61%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.66Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.66 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Annual

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Dec 14, 2023 $0.95; Dec 12, 2024 $0.81; Dec 18, 2025 $1.66. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$1.66
Dec 12, 2024Dec 19, 2024$0.81
Dec 14, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.95

$10,000 in URNJ 3 years ago paid $1,477 in dividends.

URNJ Risk

Risk pillarF21 out of 100Rank 9 of 9 in Uranium & Nuclear
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
50.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.05
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−59.2%
44 months · trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.02
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

URNJ Cost

Compare URNJ and NLR

Overpaying vs NLR, cheapest in Uranium & Nuclear

$4,995

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • URNJ 0.80%

    $15,346

  • NLR 0.52% Cheapest

    $10,351

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • URNJ 0.80%
  • NLR 0.52%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530URNJ $15,346NLR $10,351

Year by year

YearURNJNLROverpaying
10$1,422$935$487
20$5,393$3,593$1,800
30$15,346$10,351$4,995

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