URA ETF — Global X Uranium ETF

Global X Uranium ETF (URA)

Updated October 2, 2026.

URA is an ETF that tracks the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index. its distribution rate is 5.24%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.24%, its expense ratio is 0.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 44/100 (Caution). Total return is -40.4% over the past 15.9 years, 770.9 points behind SPY at 730.5%.

At the current 5.24% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $524 per year if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Global X Uranium ETF is an ETF that tracks the Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index, investing at least 80% of its assets in equity securities of global companies involved in the uranium industry, including American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts. The fund carries a current distribution rate in the mid-single digits with annual distributions and an expense ratio of 0.69%. This ETF appeals to investors seeking exposure to the uranium and nuclear energy sector.

URA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is -40.4% over the past 15.9 years, 770.9 points behind SPY at 730.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -16.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 39.3%.

URA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

44 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.31%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/04/2010

Expense ratio

0.69%

Distribution rate

5.24%

Distribution frequency

Annual

Trailing yield

5.24%

Last close

$39.79 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$5,738,992,753

Average volume

1983100.0

Last dividend

$2.084331

Last ex-dividend date

12/30/2025

Last payment date

01/07/2026

Beta

1.57

P/E ratio

24.9332

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.24%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (5.24%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; Index: Solactive Global Uranium & Nuclear Components Total Return Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

URA risks and drawbacks

Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 39.3%.

Who may consider URA — and who may not

URA may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (URA pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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