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Is SETM a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Sprott Critical Materials ETF (SETM) is a commodities and metals ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SETM 4.8 out of 10 — highest on Growth (8.4), lowest on Risk (0.5). Its ten largest holdings are 39% of the fund.

What stands out in SETM's data

A focused strategy in critical materials — metals tied to energy and defense supply chains.

This fund's stocks trade at a richer price than the typical metals fund.

Trailing P/E multiple of 21.0x, above the category median of 16.8x.

A niche sleeve for portfolios that want targeted exposure to metals outside broad commodity funds.

Why did SETM move this week? It fell 1.7% in the week to October 9, 2026 — Pilbara Minerals and Paladin Energy drove it

SETM fell 1.7% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Pilbara Minerals (−4.9%), Paladin Energy (−7.0%) and Lynas (−3.7%); Cameco (+3.4%) pushed the other way.

How is SETM rated? ETF Copilot scores Sprott Critical Materials ETF (SETM) 4.8 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Sprott Critical Materials ETF (SETM) 4.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 4.8 / 10
  • Growth: 8.4 / 10
  • Value: 5.6 / 10
  • Risk: 0.5 / 10
  • Quality: 2.7 / 10
  • Return: 4.9 / 10

What's inside SETM?

What's inside SETM: Size (Large 19%, Mid 46%, Small 34%); Geography (International 76%, US 24%); Tech 0.1%.

What are SETM's top holdings? The ten largest are 39% of the fund

Freeport-McMoRan, Cameco, Lynas Rare Earths, Pilbara Minerals, NAC Kazatomprom JSC, Teck Resources, Albemarle, Hecla Mining, Uranium Energy and Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile are SETM's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 98% of Commodities & Metals ETFs.

Half of SETM's weight sits in its 14 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 39 equally weighted holdings.

What is SETM's expense ratio? 0.65% a year

As of October 9, 2026, SETM charges 0.65% a year, yields 1.57% and holds $494M in assets across 163 positions.

Sprott Critical Materials ETF (SETM) — cost, income and size
MeasureSETM
Expense ratio0.65%
Dividend yield1.57%
Assets under management$494M
Holdings163

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Sprott Critical Materials ETF (SETM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/setm

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