Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ) Alternatives

Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ) belongs to the Energy Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with URNJ. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or funds that fit a different role in your portfolio.

Cheapest Alternatives to URNJ

URNJ charges 0.80% annually. Among ETFs in the Energy Equities category, these options have the lowest expense ratios among URNJ alternatives.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	Inception
FENY	Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF	0.08%	Oct 21, 2013	URNJ vs FENY
XLE	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF	0.08%	Dec 16, 1998	URNJ vs XLE
VDE	Vanguard Energy ETF	0.10%	Sep 23, 2004	URNJ vs VDE
PSCE	Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF	0.29%	Apr 7, 2010	URNJ vs PSCE
XES	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF	0.35%	Jun 19, 2006	URNJ vs XES

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to URNJ

Among ETFs in the Energy Equities category, these options rank highest on PortfoliosLab's risk-adjusted score, which accounts for volatility, drawdown, and return consistency over a 1-year period.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	Inception
CRAK	VanEck Oil Refiners ETF	98	Aug 18, 2015	URNJ vs CRAK
VOLT	Tema Electrification ETF	97	Dec 3, 2024	URNJ vs VOLT
RNWZ	TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ET...	97	Dec 7, 2022	URNJ vs RNWZ
ION	Proshares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF	97	Nov 29, 2022	URNJ vs ION
MGNR	American Beacon GLG Natural Resources ETF	96	Feb 5, 2024	URNJ vs MGNR

Top Performing URNJ Alternatives (YTD)

URNJ alternatives from the Energy Equities category, sorted by year-to-date return.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	Inception
OILT	Texas Capital Texas Oil Index ETF	44.81%	Dec 20, 2023	URNJ vs OILT
XOP	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	44.59%	Jun 19, 2006	URNJ vs XOP
PSCE	Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF	42.67%	Apr 7, 2010	URNJ vs PSCE
XES	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF	42.33%	Jun 19, 2006	URNJ vs XES
PXJ	Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF	41.95%	Oct 26, 2005	URNJ vs PXJ

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to URNJ

URNJ alternatives from the Energy Equities category, sorted by annualized volatility over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	Inception
MLPI	Neos MLP & Energy Infrastructure High Income ETF	11.12%	Dec 17, 2025	URNJ vs MLPI
XLEI	State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR Premium Inc...	11.43%	Jul 29, 2025	URNJ vs XLEI
BILD	Macquarie Global Listed Infrastructure ETF	12.65%	Nov 28, 2023	URNJ vs BILD
TNGY	Tortoise Energy Fund	13.98%	Jun 16, 2025	URNJ vs TNGY
BKGI	Bny Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF	14.67%	Nov 2, 2022	URNJ vs BKGI

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to URNJ

URNJ alternatives from the Energy Equities category, sorted by maximum drawdown over the past year.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	Inception
BILD	Macquarie Global Listed Infrastructure ETF	-8.09%	Nov 28, 2023	URNJ vs BILD
INFR	ClearBridge Sustainable Infrastructure ETF	-8.93%	Dec 14, 2022	URNJ vs INFR
RNWZ	TrueShares Eagle Global Renewable Energy Income ET...	-9.98%	Dec 7, 2022	URNJ vs RNWZ
VOLT	Tema Electrification ETF	-10.00%	Dec 3, 2024	URNJ vs VOLT
BKGI	Bny Mellon Global Infrastructure Income ETF	-10.35%	Nov 2, 2022	URNJ vs BKGI

Other ETFs from Sprott

Most popular Sprott ETFs on PortfoliosLab, across asset classes.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
COPP	Sprott Copper Miners ETF	Energy Equities	88	2.61%	Mar 4, 2024	URNJ vs COPP
SGDM	Sprott Gold Miners ETF	Materials	92	8.42%	Jul 15, 2014	URNJ vs SGDM
SETM	Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF	Energy Equities	96	14.27%	Feb 1, 2023	URNJ vs SETM
COPJ	Sprott Junior Copper Miners ETF	Energy Equities	95	-0.81%	Feb 1, 2023	URNJ vs COPJ
SGDJ	Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF	Materials	92	2.32%	Mar 31, 2015	URNJ vs SGDJ
SPPP	Sprott Physical Platinum and Palladium Trust	Precious Metals, Commodities	63	-7.78%	Dec 19, 2012	URNJ vs SPPP
LITP	Sprott Lithium Miners ETF	Energy Equities	92	10.13%	Feb 1, 2023	URNJ vs LITP
GBUG	Sprott Active Gold & Silver Miners ETF	Precious Metals	92	4.01%	Feb 19, 2025	URNJ vs GBUG
METL	Sprott Active Metals & Miners ETF	Commodity Producers Equities	—	6.41%	Sep 9, 2025	URNJ vs METL
SLVR	Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF	Precious Metals	93	6.06%	Jan 14, 2025	URNJ vs SLVR

Often Compared With URNJ

What investors most often compare with URNJ, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	Inception
URNM	NorthShore Global Uranium Mining ETF	Commodity Producers Equities	88	15.05%	Dec 3, 2019	URNJ vs URNM
URA	Global X Uranium ETF	Commodity Producers Equities	93	13.34%	Nov 4, 2010	URNJ vs URA
U-U.TO	Sprott Physical Uranium Trust Fund		74	3.59%	—	URNJ vs U-U.TO
GCL.L	Geiger Counter Limited		86	10.83%	—	URNJ vs GCL.L
UEC	Uranium Energy Corp.		91	15.58%	—	URNJ vs UEC
CCJ	Cameco Corporation		95	18.71%	—	URNJ vs CCJ
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	S&P 500	65	-4.42%	Sep 7, 2010	URNJ vs VOO
RING	iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF	Materials	93	7.25%	Jan 31, 2012	URNJ vs RING
SWPPX	Schwab S&P 500 Index Fund	Large Cap Blend Equities, S&P 500	46	-7.07%	May 19, 1997	URNJ vs SWPPX
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	Financials Equities	14	-9.40%	Dec 16, 1998	URNJ vs XLF
URAA	Direxion Daily Uranium Industry Bull 2X Shares	Leveraged Equities, Leveraged	90	14.03%	Jun 25, 2024	URNJ vs URAA
NASDX	Shelton Capital Management Nasdaq-100 Index Fund D...	Large Cap Growth Equities	51	-9.12%	Jan 18, 2000	URNJ vs NASDX
NLR	VanEck Vectors Uranium+Nuclear Energy ETF	Alternative Energy Equities	88	7.24%	Aug 13, 2007	URNJ vs NLR
REMX	VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF	Materials	95	19.05%	Oct 27, 2010	URNJ vs REMX
FUND	Sprott Focus Trust, Inc.		89	11.44%	—	URNJ vs FUND
QTUM	Defiance Quantum ETF	Technology Equities	85	-1.95%	Sep 5, 2018	URNJ vs QTUM
ARKQ	ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF	Mid Cap Growth Equities, Technology Equities, Robotics, Actively Managed	89	-1.93%	Sep 30, 2014	URNJ vs ARKQ
NIKL	Sprott Nickel Miners ETF	Energy Equities	86	1.78%	Mar 21, 2023	URNJ vs NIKL
GDMN	WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strateg...	Commodities, Gold	91	8.77%	Dec 16, 2021	URNJ vs GDMN
UROY	Uranium Royalty Corp		82	3.11%	—	URNJ vs UROY

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