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SMOGvsURAETF Comparison

ETF 1

SMOG

VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF

This fund is part of

Alternative Energy

-1.19%

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ETF 2

URA

Global X Uranium ETF

This fund is part of

Alternative Energy

-1.19%

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VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG) and Global X Uranium ETF (URA) belong to the same industry segment: Alternative Energy. SMOG's top 3 sector exposures are Utilities, Industrials and Consumer Cyclicals. SMOG is less expensive with a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.64%, versus 0.69% for URA. SMOG is up 5.31% year-to-date (YTD) with -$3M in YTD flows. URA performs worse with -2.4% YTD performance, and +$903M in YTD flows. Run a side-by-side ETF comparison of SMOG and URA below, and assess how they stack up in performance, liquidity, risk, exposure, holdings, and more, helping you select the best ETF for your investments.

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SMOG vs URA performance and flow charts

Performance

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Historic performance and flows

Data as of 09/18/2026

		1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y
Perf.	SMOG URA	-1.30%-4.55%	-7.84%-12.85%	+5.31%-2.40%	+11.53%-3.74%	+27.24%+78.02%	-3.77%+111.38%
Flows	SMOG URA	-+$9M	-$4M+$78M	-$3M+$903M	-$10M+$1.74B	-$66M+$2.73B	-$103M+$3.77B

Volatility and drawdown

		3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Volatility	SMOG URA	+22.31%+39.18%	+21.83%+45.42%	+21.68%+37.18%	+24.59%+37.02%
Max drawdown	SMOG URA	-12.72%-21.80%	-16.90%-38.47%	-19.34%-38.47%	-47.31%-38.47%
Max drawdown duration	SMOG URA	88d65d	130d233d	226d233d	1782d233d

Trading data

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	SMOG	URA
Last sale 9/18/2026 at 1:30 PM	$136.47	$41.65
Previous close 09/17/2026	$137.87	$42.68
Consolidated volume 09/17/2026
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Replication quality

Data as of August 31, 2026

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	SMOG	URA
Last price	$136.47	$41.65
1D performance	-1.02%	-2.41%
AuM	$130.85 M	$5.86 B
E/R	0.64%	0.69%

Characteristics

	SMOG	URA
Management strategy	Passive	Passive
Provider	VanEck	Global X
Benchmark	MVIS Global Low Carbon Energy Index	Solactive Global Uranium Index
N° of holdings	56	-
Asset class	Equities	Equities
Trailing 12m distribution yield	Join	Join
Inception date	May 3, 2007	November 4, 2010
ESG	Yes	No

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Exposure

Countries

SMOG

USA

35.01%

China

15.08%

Spain

11.19%

Denmark

7.43%

Italy

7.3%

Other

23.99%

URA

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Sectors

SMOG

Utilities

39.11%

Industrials

30.46%

Consumer Cyclical.

21.43%

Other

9.01%

URA

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Diversification

SMOG

Total weight of top 15 holdings out of 15

68%

URA

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Top 15 holdings

Data as of July 31, 2026

SMOG

Iberdrola SA

8.77%

NextEra Energy, Inc.

7.62%

Enel SpA

7.03%

Tesla, Inc.

6.83%

BYD Co., Ltd.

6.32%

Bloom Energy Corp.

5.60%

Vestas Wind Systems A/S

4.85%

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.

3.36%

First Solar, Inc.

3.13%

Rivian Automotive, Inc.

2.94%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.

2.85%

Kingspan Group Plc

2.42%

AXIA Energia SA

2.36%

Ørsted A/S

2.08%

Nextpower, Inc.

1.85%

URA

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SMOGvsURAETF Comparison

VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF

Global X Uranium ETF

SMOG vs URA performance and flow charts

Performance

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Countries

Sectors

Diversification

Top 15 holdings

How have the SMOG and URA ETFs performed in 2026?

As of September 18, 2026, SMOG is up 5.31% year-to-date (YTD), while URA has lost -2.4%. That puts SMOG better performer ahead so far this year.

Which ETF is attracting more investor money: SMOG or URA?

Year-to-date, the SMOG ETF saw -$3M in flows, compared to +$903M for URA.

Which ETF is more volatile: SMOG or URA?

Over the past year, SMOG had a volatility of 21.83%, while URA experienced 45.42%.

Which ETF is bigger: SMOG or URA?

As of September 18, 2026, SMOG holds $130.85 M in assets under management (AUM), while URA manages $5.86 B.

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