Uranium ETFs Up Big, Blockchain Down- ETF Winners And Losers: Small-Cap Returns

We performed a screening of small-cap ETFs, defined as having Assets Under Management (AUM) between $400 million and $2 billion - to determine what funds had the largest positive and negative returns on the week, according to data from etfdb.com. Only non-leveraged funds were considered.

Winners

Sprott Uranium Miners ETF URNM

URNM is up 7.64% on the week.

The Sprott Uranium Miners ETF offers exposure to the uranium mining industry, especially small and micro-cap players.

The fund has $2.84 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.85%. URNM has holdings in 35 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 58.24% of the fund.

The fund’s largest holdings are Cameco Corporation CCJ and National Atomic Company Kazatomprom JSC Sponsored GDR RegS 0ZQ making up 17.37% and 12.99% of the fund, respectively.

YTD, URNM is up 17.67%.

Global X Uranium ETF URA

URA is up 5.44% over the trailing week.

The Global X Uranium ETF offers exposure to companies that deal with uranium mining, refining, and handling. It is slightly more weighted toward larger cap companies than URNM.

The fund has $1.66 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.69%. URA has holdings in 47 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 66.59% of the fund.

The fund’s largest holdings are Cameco Corporation CCJ and Sprott Physical Uranium Trust (TSE: U.U) making up 24.47% and 10.07% of the fund, respectively.

URA is up 15.79% YTD.

Losers

ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF BITO

BITO is down 11.81% over the trailing week.

BITO offers investors indirect exposure to Bitcoin with the ease and security of an ETF. The fund does not hold Bitcoin directly but rather invests in Bitcoin futures. BITO’s price movements follow the general movements of Bitcoin itself.

BITO has $955.1 million in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.95%. 

BITO is up 49.7% YTD.

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF BLOK

BLOK is down 8.56% over the trailing week.

The Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF offers exposure to companies involved in the development and utilization of blockchain technology, not in cryptocurrency itself. The fund has holdings in companies that mine cryptocurrency, operate online exchanges, and others more tangentially related. 

The fund has $469.4 million in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.75%. BLOK has holdings in 48 companies, with the 10 largest comprising 39.21% of the fund.

The fund’s largest holdings are MicroStrategy Incorporated Class A MSTR and Marathon Digital Holdings Inc MARA, making up 4.70% and 4.60% of the fund, respectively.

BLOK is up 38.43% YTD.

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