Uranium ETFs at Vanguard, Fidelity & iShares — What Actually Exists
60-second answer: Vanguard and Fidelity do not run their own uranium ETF, and there is no iShares pure-uranium fund either — none of the big three houses offer an in-house product. What you can do is buy the third-party uranium ETFs — Global X's URA, and Sprott's URNM and URNJ — inside a Vanguard or Fidelity brokerage account, just like any other stock. So the honest distinction is: no house fund, but yes, you can usually hold one there. Compare the funds live on our ETFs hub. Not investment advice.
If you searched "Vanguard uranium ETF" and came up empty, you weren't doing it wrong. The fund simply does not exist. Same for Fidelity, and same for a pure-play iShares uranium ETF. This is one of those cases where the search results are confusing because the true answer is "no house version — but you can still buy the sector here."
Let's separate the two questions people are really asking, because they get tangled together.
Two different questions: "house fund" vs "can I hold one here"
There are two very different things a search like this can mean:
- Does Vanguard (or Fidelity, or iShares) issue its own uranium ETF? No. None of them do.
- Can I buy a uranium ETF inside my Vanguard or Fidelity account? Yes — you buy a third-party fund like URA, URNM, or URNJ through the brokerage, the same way you'd buy Apple or an S&P 500 ETF.
Almost everyone asking this actually wants the second answer. The brand on the fund does not have to match the brand on your brokerage. Your account is a container; the ETF is the product you put in it.
Does Vanguard have a uranium ETF?
No. Vanguard does not offer a uranium ETF or a uranium mutual fund. Vanguard's lineup is built around broad, low-cost index products — total market, S&P 500, sector funds like energy — and a narrow commodity theme like uranium is not part of that catalog.
What you can do: open or use a Vanguard Brokerage account and buy a third-party uranium ETF such as URA, URNM, or URNJ. These trade on US exchanges, so a standard Vanguard brokerage account can hold them. (Vanguard's own energy index fund does touch uranium indirectly, since it holds broad energy names — but that is not uranium exposure in any meaningful sense.)
Does Fidelity have a uranium ETF?
No. Fidelity does not run its own uranium ETF either. Fidelity does offer some thematic and sector ETFs, but not a dedicated uranium fund.
The practical answer is the same as with Vanguard: inside a Fidelity brokerage account you can buy the third-party uranium ETFs — URA, URNM, URNJ — as ordinary exchange-listed trades. Fidelity is a full-service broker, so US-listed ETFs are available to trade there.
Is there an iShares uranium ETF?
No — there is no iShares pure-play uranium ETF. iShares (BlackRock) runs a very large ETF business, including nuclear- and clean-energy-adjacent products, but none of those is a dedicated uranium fund. If you see an iShares fund with "nuclear" or "clean energy" in the name, read the holdings carefully: those are broad utility or energy baskets, not uranium-miner exposure. For why that distinction matters, see uranium ETFs vs nuclear energy ETFs.
The funds you can actually buy
Since no big house makes one, here are the third-party uranium ETFs most US investors hold — all buyable inside a Vanguard or Fidelity brokerage account:
| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | What it holds |
|---|---|---|---|
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | Global X | Broad mix of miners, explorers, and nuclear-fuel names; most liquid |
| URNM | Sprott Uranium Miners ETF | Sprott | Concentrated pure-play miners, plus physical uranium |
| URNJ | Sprott Junior Uranium Miners ETF | Sprott | Smaller developers and explorers; highest risk and reward |
For a full side-by-side of these three, read URA vs URNM vs URNJ, and for the wider field see our best uranium ETFs guide.
What about a uranium mutual fund?
There is no mainstream, dedicated uranium mutual fund from Vanguard, Fidelity, or the other large fund families. Uranium exposure in the US is delivered through ETFs, not open-end mutual funds. If a broad natural-resources or energy mutual fund holds a miner or two, that is incidental, not a uranium bet. For sector-level exposure, the ETFs above are the standard route.
International access: UCITS, Canada, and the UK
The "no house fund" answer is US-centric. Outside the US, the same third-party issuers offer regional versions:
- UCITS (Europe/UK): HANetf and Sprott offer UCITS-domiciled uranium ETFs for European and UK investors who can't easily buy US-listed funds. These track the same uranium-miner theme in a Europe-friendly wrapper.
- Canada: Horizons/Global X lists HURA (a uranium-focused ETF) on the Toronto Stock Exchange, available through Canadian brokers.
- UK investment trust: the Geiger Counter Limited trust (ticker GCL) is a London-listed closed-end fund focused on uranium and nuclear-related companies — a different structure from an ETF, but a common access point for UK investors.
Availability depends on your broker and country of residence, so check what your specific account can trade before assuming.
How to actually buy one
The mechanics are the same at any full-service US broker, Vanguard and Fidelity included:
- Log into your brokerage account.
- Search the ticker — URA, URNM, or URNJ.
- Place a normal buy order, ideally a limit order given these funds can be thinner than mega-cap ETFs.
- Hold it like any other position.
If you'd rather compare the funds before you commit, our ETFs hub shows holdings and how they stack up side by side. And if you're weighing single miners instead of a basket, start with the uranium stock screener.
Frequently asked questions
Does Vanguard have a uranium ETF? No. Vanguard does not issue a uranium ETF or mutual fund, but you can buy third-party uranium ETFs like URA, URNM, or URNJ inside a Vanguard Brokerage account.
Does Fidelity have a uranium ETF? No. Fidelity has no in-house uranium fund, but its brokerage lets you buy the US-listed uranium ETFs (URA, URNM, URNJ) as ordinary trades.
Is there an iShares uranium ETF? No pure-play one. iShares runs nuclear- and clean-energy-adjacent ETFs, but none is a dedicated uranium-miner fund — always check the holdings.
Can I buy a uranium ETF in a retirement account? Usually yes. If your IRA or brokerage account can trade US-listed ETFs, it can generally hold URA, URNM, or URNJ. Confirm with your provider.
What's the difference between a uranium ETF and a nuclear energy ETF? A uranium ETF holds miners and fuel-cycle names tied to the uranium price; a nuclear energy ETF is usually a broader utilities-and-reactor basket. They behave very differently — see our comparison guide.
This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice.