Sprott Critical Materials ETF

Effective October 1, 2024, Sprott Energy Transition Materials ETF changed its name to Sprott Critical Materials ETF. The Fund's underlying index, the Nasdaq Sprott Energy Transition Materials™ Index, changed its name to the Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials™ Index. The Fund's investment objective, the Index's selection methodology, and both tickers, remain the same.

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As of 12/03/2024
NAV
$17.75
NAV Daily Change
$0.17 (0.97%)
NAV Since Inception Cumulative Change1
-11.2%
Ticker/Exchange
SETM
Market Price2
$17.88
Premium/Discount3
0.73%
Total Net Assets
$35 Million
Net Total Expense Ratio4
0.65%

Overview

Key Points

  1. Pure-Play Critical Materials ETF – Provides pure-play access to a range of critical materials necessary to meet the rising global demand for energy.
  2. Increased Demand Driving Growth – Global demand for electricity may rise 165% by 2050;†† as technological advancements gain momentum, middle classes grow globally, and nations pursue net-zero emissions goals.
  3. Substantial Opportunity for the Foreseeable Future – To meet the world’s energy demands and 2050 net-zero targets, global investment in energy is likely to increase trillions of dollars,††† given population growth, economic expansion and technological advancements.
  4. Well-Positioned Companies – Companies upstream in the supply chain may be well-positioned to benefit from the increased investment in the critical materials necessary to meet rising global demand for electricity.

 

Investment Objective

Sprott Critical Materials ETF (Nasdaq: SETM) seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials™ Index (NSETM™). The Index is designed to track the performance of a
selection of global securities in the energy transition materials industry.

 

The term “pure-play” relates directly to the exposure that the Fund has to the total universe of investable, publicly listed securities in the investment strategy.

††Source: IEA World Energy Outlook 2023, net-zero emissions scenario.

†††Energy Transition Investment Trends 2024, BloombergNEF.

Featured Insight


11/18/2024

SPROTT CRITICAL MATERIALS MONTHLY

Batteries and Minerals Driving Global Electrification

Batteries and energy storage continue to underpin electrification trends, solidifying their role as a cornerstone in the global shift toward sustainable energy. Support is being strengthened by strategic investments from governments and corporations, and resilient demand for critical minerals like lithium, copper and nickel.

 

ETF Details As of 12/03/2024

 

ETF Ticker SETM
Index Ticker NSETM
Listing Exchange Nasdaq®
CUSIP
ISIN
Fund Inception1 February 1, 2023
Index Rebalance Frequency Semi-Annually in June & December
 
Total Net Assets $34,977,151.31
Shares Outstanding 1,970,000
Number of Holdings 110
Median 30 Day Bid Ask Spread
(As of 12/2/2024)
0.68 %
Adviser Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc.
Sub-Adviser ALPS Advisors, Inc.
Distributor ALPS Distributors, Inc.
Fees and Expenses
Management Fee 0.65%
Other Expenses 0.00%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses 0.65%
As of the most recent prospectus.4

Month-End Performance
Average Annual Total Returns (%) As of 11/30/2024

Fund 1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR S.I.*1
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
(Net Asset Value)
-1.61 10.37 0.00 8.01 -6.52
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
(Market Price)2
-1.28 10.88 -0.06 8.51 -6.35
Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials™� Index
(Benchmark)5
-1.58 10.39 0.28 8.59 -5.54
MSCI All Country World Index5 3.74 3.77 20.34 26.12 18.31

Quarter-End Performance
Average Annual Total Returns (%) As of 9/30/2024

Fund 1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR S.I.*1
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
(Net Asset Value)
11.87 4.61 1.36 1.44 -6.40
Sprott Critical Materials ETF
(Market Price)2
12.63 5.01 1.52 1.55 -6.08
Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials™ Index
(Benchmark)5
12.19 4.84 1.92 2.34 -5.15

Performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be higher or lower than actual data quoted. Call 888.622.1813 or visit www.sprottetfs.com for current month end performance. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

* Returns less than one year are not annualized.

1 Inception Date: 2/1/2023.

2 Market Price is based on the midpoint of the bid/ask spread at 4 p.m. ET and does not represent the returns an investor would receive if shares were traded at other times.

3 The Premium/Discount is the amount (stated in dollars or percent) by which the selling or purchase price of an ETF is greater than (premium) or less than (discount) its face amount/value or net asset value (NAV).

4 Reflects Total Annual Operating Expenses as outlined in the most recent prospectus. For the services the Adviser (Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc.) provides to the Fund, the Adviser is entitled to receive an annual advisory fee from the Fund calculated daily and paid monthly at an annual rate of 0.65% of net assets.

5 The Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials™ Index (NSETM™) was co-developed by Nasdaq® (the “Index Provider”) and Sprott Asset Management LP (the “Sponsor”). The Index Provider and Sponsor co-developed the methodology for determining the securities to be included in the Index and the Index Provider is responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the Index. The Sponsor will provide certain services in connection with the Index including contributing inputs in connection with the eligibility and process to determine the initial selection and ongoing composition of the Index constituents.

 

Market Price vs. Net Asset Value Since Inception

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Inception date: 2/1/2023.

 

Historical Premium/Discount: Market Price to Net Asset Value

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Inception date: 2/1/2023.

 

Frequency Distribution: Premium/Discount

Trading Days Each Quarter
CY 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Days Traded at Premium 164 20 49 50 --
Days Traded at Discount 53 35 12 11 --

Portfolio Characteristics

As of 10/31/2024

Number of Issuers 108
Market Cap (millions) $465,806.18
Weighted Avg. Company Market Cap (millions) $11,506.49
Market Cap Breakdown
Large (>$10B) 32.25%
Medium ($2 -$10B) 42.05%
Small (<$2B) 25.70%
Material Weightings†††
Uranium Equities 23.86%
Lithium Equities 23.85%
Copper Equities 23.60%
Rare Earths Equities 10.72%
Silver Equities 10.18%
Nickel Equities 4.97%
Manganese Equities 1.17%
Graphite Equities 0.70%
Other 0.82%
Recyclers Equities 0.13%

††† Reflects equities classified by Sprott Asset Management.

Company Domicile Breakdown

As of 10/31/2024

 

Critical Materials: Natural materials that are essential to the generation, transmission and storage of clean energy. SETM provides investors access to the miners who produce uranium, lithium, copper, nickel, silver, manganese, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements.

Upstream Energy

Daily Holdings

As of 12/03/2024

Security Market Value Symbol SEDOL Quantity Weight
Cameco Corp. $2,000,255.20 CCJ 2158684 33,680 5.72%
MP Materials Corp. $1,999,199.88 MP BN15Y35 86,508 5.72%
Lynas Rare Earths Ltd. $1,905,030.00 LYC AU 6121176 421,561 5.45%
Arcadium Lithium PLC $1,717,005.99 ALTM BM9HZ11 336,009 4.91%
Albemarle Corp. $1,662,117.73 ALB 2046853 15,239 4.75%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. $1,553,554.35 FCX 2352118 35,445 4.44%
Uranium Energy Corp. $1,465,141.86 UEC B0VLLY2 178,894 4.19%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile SA $1,363,751.10 SQM 2771122 34,834 3.90%
Pilbara Minerals Ltd. $1,200,731.99 PLS AU B2368L5 740,794 3.43%
NAC Kazatomprom JSC $1,161,972.00 KAP LI BGXQL36 28,620 3.32%
NexGen Energy Ltd. $1,089,501.00 NXE BCH0BB4 134,175 3.11%
Denison Mines Corp. $943,810.56 DNN B0122F3 421,344 2.70%
Antofagasta PLC $906,065.25 ANTO LN 0045614 40,805 2.59%
Nickel Industries Ltd. $893,630.93 NIC AU BZ7NDP2 1,566,271 2.55%
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. $887,270.92 FM CN 2347608 64,310 2.54%
Southern Copper Corp. $853,401.26 SCCO 2823777 8,422 2.44%
IGO Ltd. $715,563.66 IGO AU 6439567 214,722 2.05%
Aya Gold & Silver Inc. $709,238.99 AYA CN BK94091 75,362 2.03%
Lundin Mining Corp. $594,527.17 LUN CN 2866857 59,531 1.70%
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. $589,869.85 IVN CN BD73C40 42,448 1.69%
Amman Mineral Internasional PT $567,305.68 AMMN IJ BRK2Z98 967,150 1.62%
Energy Fuels Inc. $533,983.96 UUUU BFV4XW8 76,502 1.53%
SilverCrest Metals Inc. $522,360.08 SILV BYV13G6 49,654 1.49%
Capstone Copper Corp. $494,187.72 CS CN BMY5XY9 73,184 1.41%
MAG Silver Corp. $491,532.60 MAG B01CJZ2 30,914 1.41%
Endeavour Silver Corp. $421,752.60 EXK B018TM7 98,082 1.21%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co. Ltd. $411,861.38 1772 HK BZ9NS11 127,700 1.18%
KGHM Polska Miedz SA $395,347.56 KGH PW 5263251 12,377 1.13%
Paladin Energy Ltd. $319,153.62 PDN AU 6668468 63,272 0.91%
Gatos Silver Inc. $315,471.38 GATO BN44WZ7 19,754 0.90%
Hudbay Minerals Inc. $292,790.08 HBM B05BQ98 32,824 0.84%
Sigma Lithium Corp. $289,726.83 SGML BNM4ZD8 21,999 0.83%
Vale Indonesia Tbk PT $288,253.80 INCO IJ B0217K9 1,309,050 0.82%
Eramet SA $274,447.75 ERA FP 4017017 5,351 0.78%
CGN Mining Co. Ltd. $261,463.62 1164 HK B755514 1,189,950 0.75%
Merdeka Battery Materials Tbk PT $240,495.95 MBMA IJ BMBR1M2 7,443,700 0.69%
Silvercorp Metals Inc. $205,937.46 SVM B01DQT8 63,171 0.59%
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA $201,189.24 BVN 2210476 16,518 0.58%
Deep Yellow Ltd. $175,580.97 DYL AU 6480275 222,891 0.50%
Encore Energy Corp. $166,230.45 EU CN BN48958 45,587 0.48%
Boss Energy Ltd. $165,786.65 BOE AU B1XLCQ6 95,058 0.47%
Tianqi Lithium Corp. $154,737.61 9696 HK BMZ3RS4 43,950 0.44%
Sandfire Resources Ltd. $149,393.30 SFR AU 6739739 22,071 0.43%
Trimegah Bangun Persada Tbk PT $143,215.65 NCKL IJ BP69061 2,767,100 0.41%
MOIL Ltd. $140,464.86 MOIL IN B4NRBT1 35,677 0.40%
Liontown Resources Ltd. $133,463.92 LTR AU B1J89V5 287,905 0.38%
Vizsla Silver Corp. $134,072.12 VZLA BSB7Q07 73,666 0.38%
Lithium Americas Corp. $126,414.28 LAC BQ2LQL5 32,581 0.36%
Hindustan Copper Ltd. $115,159.06 HCP IN B02GZ11 34,258 0.33%
Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd. $99,114.82 VUL AU BKYBH63 23,738 0.28%
Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde SAA $94,823.70 CVERDEC1 2677929 2,370 0.27%
GoGold Resources Inc. $95,142.98 GGD CN B60BNP0 102,963 0.27%
MMG Ltd. $92,262.75 1208 HK 6728793 267,920 0.26%
Lifezone Metals Ltd. $89,076.60 LZM BLCY1J2 12,780 0.25%
Lithium Americas Argentina Corp. $85,148.04 LAAC BQ2LQQ0 25,647 0.24%
Metals Acquisition Ltd. $82,535.55 MTAL BQBC846 6,423 0.24%
Ur-Energy Inc. $84,462.75 URG B0WW4L2 65,475 0.24%
ERO Copper Corp. $77,114.83 ERO CN BF02Z72 5,046 0.22%
Jupiter Mines Ltd. $75,806.84 JMS AU BF4J2C3 835,164 0.22%
Minsur SA $78,048.32 MINSURI1 2595797 64,528 0.22%
Sayona Mining Ltd. $74,590.30 SYA AU BBX4LR9 3,595,206 0.21%
Taseko Mines Ltd. $72,572.05 TGB 2592066 35,401 0.21%
NGEx Minerals Ltd. $69,381.73 NGEX CN BKDKBL4 7,704 0.20%
IsoEnergy Ltd. $66,831.30 ISO CN BD5FYX1 28,578 0.19%
Arafura Rare Earths Ltd. $59,156.95 ARU AU 6711726 793,413 0.17%
Bannerman Energy Ltd. $60,845.24 BMN AU B07DXJ1 34,376 0.17%
Peninsula Energy Ltd $58,179.73 PENDD AU BN6TDT1 81,950 0.17%
Syrah Resources Ltd. $59,809.28 SYR AU B23HV20 419,312 0.17%
Uranium Royalty Corp. $60,510.02 UROY BL7BHH8 25,318 0.17%
Fission Uranium Corp. $56,206.59 FCU CN B94QMQ6 94,136 0.16%
Lotus Resources Ltd. $53,343.57 LOT AU BK6XLC1 357,722 0.15%
Atalaya Mining PLC $47,598.08 ATYM LN BYZTVM8 10,624 0.14%
Latin Resources Ltd. $47,420.41 LRS AU B44CSR2 430,237 0.14%
New Pacific Metals Corp. $48,399.68 NEWP BMX73Y6 29,512 0.14%
Standard Lithium Ltd. $48,045.56 SLI BF0QWN9 27,772 0.14%
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. $46,228.17 ASM B05P311 41,647 0.13%
Core Lithium Ltd. $45,004.29 CXO AU B4XFS83 746,384 0.13%
Foran Mining Corp. $46,206.97 FOM CN 2355731 15,702 0.13%
Ivanhoe Electric Inc. / US $44,071.13 IE BPF0KH6 4,859 0.13%
Meteoric Resources NL $45,287.80 MEI AU B01CRT2 751,086 0.13%
Global Atomic Corp. $38,050.94 GLO CN BF11BK3 48,227 0.11%
ioneer Ltd. $39,500.25 INR AU BGYBHZ4 304,622 0.11%
Piedmont Lithium Inc. $35,754.00 PLL BMGHM13 2,950 0.10%
Talga Group Ltd. $35,869.14 TLG AU B59N8P5 118,976 0.10%
Hercules Metals Corp. $30,530.72 BIG CN BR2NNV7 68,178 0.09%
Renascor Resources Ltd. $31,491.86 RNU AU B3M6XR4 796,269 0.09%
Silver Mines Ltd. $29,713.43 SVL AU B1HMJH5 472,468 0.08%
Alligator Energy Ltd. $23,569.35 AGE AU B55ZH25 956,655 0.07%
Central Asia Metals PLC $25,831.14 CAML LN B67KBV2 12,219 0.07%
FireFly Metals Ltd. $20,817.92 FFM AU BPDXXB2 31,326 0.06%
Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. $20,272.00 LICY BMFZFG4 11,200 0.06%
Patriot Battery Metals Inc. $20,120.92 PMT AU BP2VWP4 103,447 0.06%
Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. Ltd. $17,639.80 2362 HK 6373988 249,600 0.05%
American Battery Technology Co. $16,970.12 ABAT BQC80B4 18,356 0.05%
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. $16,116.54 NAK B014QY6 35,097 0.05%
Solaris Resources Inc. $18,525.27 SLS CN BMQ5701 6,019 0.05%
Atlantic Lithium Ltd. $11,213.51 ALL LN BPWBM76 76,011 0.03%
Atlas Lithium Corp. $9,797.54 ATLX BMD4B09 1,357 0.03%
Kodal Minerals PLC $11,673.24 KOD LN BH3X7Y7 2,616,598 0.03%
SolGold PLC $10,630.22 SOLG LN B0WD0R3 109,640 0.03%
29Metals Ltd. $6,172.34 29M AU BNNVRL0 25,730 0.02%
Galan Lithium Ltd. $6,690.07 GLN AU BG5PWD8 82,549 0.02%
Lake Resources NL $7,946.76 LKE AU 6397267 272,376 0.02%
Leo Lithium Ltd. $6,324.46 LLL AU BPX2X20 23,792 0.02%
Winsome Resources Ltd. $8,174.68 WR1 AU BN963F5 29,322 0.02%
Argosy Minerals Ltd. $4,945.69 AGY AU 6122113 254,271 0.01%
Aeris Resources Ltd. $4,563.78 AIS AU BZ8W0K2 39,106 0.01%
Vizsla Royalties Corp. $2,685.45 VROY CN BNKKX45 2,502 0.01%
Talga Group Ltd. $0.01 BQ1MXQ3 BQ1MXQ3 10,905 0.00%
Panoramic Resources Ltd. $857.13 PAN AU 6405665 132,202 0.00%
Cash Equivalent $58,057.13 $58,057.13 0.18%

110 total, excluding cash and cash equivalents.  Subject to change.


Distributions

2024 Estimated Year-End Distributions

 

Ex-Date Record Date Payable Date Short-Term Capital Gains Long-Term Capital Gains Ordinary Income Total Distributions
12/14/2023 12/15/2023 12/21/2023 $0.01 - $0.43 $0.44

 



 

 

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Important Disclosures & Definitions

An investor should consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing. To obtain a Sprott Critical Materials ETF Statutory Prospectus, which contains this and other information, visit https://sprottetfs.com/setm/prospectus, contact your financial professional or call 888.622.1813. Read the Prospectus carefully before investing.

The Fund is not suitable for all investors. Investors in the Fund should be willing to accept a high degree of volatility in the price of the Fund's shares and the possibility of significant losses. An investment in the Fund involves a substantial degree of risk. The Funds are con-diversified and can invest a more significant portion of assets in securities of individual issuers than a diversified fund. As a result, changes in a single investment's market value could cause more significant share price fluctuation than in a diversified fund.

Shares are not individually redeemable. Investors buy and sell shares of the Sprott Critical Materials ETF on a secondary market. Only market makers or "authorized participants" may trade directly with the Fund, typically in blocks of 10,000 shares.

Funds that emphasize investments in small/mid-cap companies will generally experience greater price volatility. Diversification does not eliminate the risk of investment losses. ETFs are considered to have continuous liquidity because they allow an individual to trade throughout the day. A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes when Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual Fund operating expenses, affect the Fund’s performance.

The Sprott Critical Materials ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, generally correspond to the total return performance of the Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials Index (NSETM).

Nasdaq®, Nasdaq Critical Transition Materials Index, and NSETM are registered trademarks of Nasdaq, Inc. (which with its affiliates is referred to as the “Corporations”) and are licensed for use by Sprott Asset Management LP. The Product(s) have not been passed on by the Corporations as to their legality or suitability. The Product(s) are not issued, endorsed, sold, or promoted by the Corporations. THE CORPORATIONS MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE PRODUCT(S).

Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. is the Investment Adviser to the Sprott Critical Materials ETF. ALPS Distributors, Inc. is the Distributor for Sprott Critical Materials ETF and is a registered broker-dealer and FINRA Member.

ALPS Distributors, Inc. is not affiliated with Sprott Asset Management LP.

Frequency Distribution of Premiums and Discounts


NAV vs Bid/Ask Midpoint

 

Frequency Distribution: Premium/Discount

Trading Days Each Quarter
CY 2023 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2024
Days Traded at Premium 164 20 49 50 --
Days Traded at Discount 53 35 12 11 --

The performance data quoted above represents past performance. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and value of the Fund shares will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance may be lower or higher than performance data quoted.

The above frequency distribution chart presents information about the difference between the daily market price for shares of the Fund and the Fund's reported net asset value. The amount that the fund's market price is above the reported NAV is called the premium. The amount that the fund's market price is below the reported NAV is called the discount. The market price is determined using the midpoint between the highest bid and the lowest offer on the listing exchange, as of the time that the Fund's NAV is calculated (usually 4:00 pm Eastern time). The horizontal axis of the chart shows the premium or discount expressed in basis points. The vertical axis indicates the number of trading days in the period covered by the chart. Each bar in the chart shows the number of trading days in which the Fund traded within the premium/discount range indicated.

*A unit that is equal to 1/100th of 1% and is used to denote the change in a financial instrument.

The Premium / Discount is the amount (stated in dollars or percent) by which the selling or purchase price of an ETF is greater than (premium) or less than (discount) its face amount/value or net asset value (NAV).


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