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) |
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 | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.171470 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.176275 |
| AutoETS | 0.176275 |
| AutoTheta | 0.193349 |
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.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.98% | 6.98% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-18 | 1.659 | 6.979386 |
| 2024-12-12 | 0.805 | 3.804348 |
| 2023-12-14 | 0.951 | 3.897541 |
| 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 |