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Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF (URNJ)

Natural Resources | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
25.63 USD -2.12 (-7.640%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 26.26 +0.63 (2.458%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:53 a.m. EDT

The immediate setup is defined by aggressive speculative positioning. While the statistical forecast model offers no directional edge due to low confidence, the options market is screaming bullishness, with heavy open interest piles at $30 and $45 strikes suggesting a target zone well above current levels. This aligns with the recent price action, which has broken out of its consolidation range and is trading above the 50-day moving average, capturing a 10.6% gain versus that benchmark. The 7.63% dividend yield provides a substantial safety net, effectively lowering the breakeven for a long position and making the current dip toward the 200-day average an attractive entry point for swing traders. However, the long-term outlook remains mixed; despite a strong 19% rebound last year, the asset is still down nearly 21% compared to two years ago, reflecting the cyclical nature of the junior mining sector. The recent surge suggests the market is pricing in a commodity supercycle, but investors should remain cautious until the broader industry fundamentals confirm a sustained recovery beyond just a tactical bounce.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.171470
AutoARIMA0.176275
AutoETS0.176275
AutoTheta0.193349

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 34%
H-stat 4.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.022
Excess Kurtosis 0.50

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:53 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily skewed toward bullish exposure, with out-of-the-money call open interest significantly dominating put open interest across all expirations. The call side shows massive positioning walls at strikes like $30 and $45, while put activity is concentrated in lower strikes ($20-$22), suggesting a floor rather than a ceiling. Implied volatility is elevated on deep out-of-the-money calls, indicating a market pricing in a potential sharp upside move, whereas put IV remains relatively standard.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
6.98% 6.98%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-18 1.659 6.979386
2024-12-12 0.805 3.804348
2023-12-14 0.951 3.897541
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 7.63

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 40.81
All Time Low 11.52
Ask 23.71
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 414,010
Average Daily Volume3 Month 312,962
Average Volume 312,962
Average Volume10Days 414,010
Beta3 Year 1.09
Bid 22.92
Bid Size 2
Category Natural Resources
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 27.58
Day Low 25.56
Dividend Yield 7.63
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.77828
Fifty Day Average Change 1.8517189
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.077874385
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 14.764273
Fifty Two Week High 40.81
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.180002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.3719677
Fifty Two Week Low 20.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.029999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.24417469
Fifty Two Week Range 20.6 - 40.81
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,675,348,200,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -2.12
Fullday Change Percent -7.63964
Fullday Price 26.26
Fund Family Sprott
Fund Inception Date 1,675,209,600
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Ipo Expected Date 2,023-02-02
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund will, under normal circumstances, invest at least 80% of its total assets in securities of the index. The index is designed to track the performance of companies that derive at least 50% of their revenue and/or assets from (i) mining, exploration, development, and production of uranium; (ii) earning uranium royalties; and/or (iii) supplying uranium. The index generally consists of from 30 to 40 constituents. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1802716729
Nav Price 27.95
Net Assets 317,939,840.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.8
Open 27.58
Phone 203-656-2400
Post Market Change 0.63000107
Post Market Change Percent 2.4580612
Post Market Price 26.26
Post Market Time 1,787,961,298
Previous Close 27.75
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -2.12
Regular Market Change Percent -7.63964
Regular Market Day High 27.58
Regular Market Day Low 25.56
Regular Market Day Range 25.56 - 27.58
Regular Market Open 27.58
Regular Market Previous Close 27.75
Regular Market Price 25.63
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 801,060
Short Name Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ET
Source Interval 15
Symbol URNJ
Three Year Average Return 0.1913327
Total Assets 317,939,840
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -29.5167
Trailing Three Month Returns -29.5167
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 28.124846
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.4948463
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.088706136
Type Disp ETF
Volume 801,060
Yield 0.0763
Ytd Return -13.73561