Index Description

The Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials Index is designed to track the performance of a selection of global securities in the critical materials industry. Critical Materials (“Materials”) are raw metals and minerals that are essential to meeting growing global energy demand that comes from rapidly emerging technologies, improvements to energy infrastructure and the transition to a less carbon-intensive economy. For the purpose of this Index, these Materials include uranium, copper, lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, manganese, rare earths and silver.