Do DRIV and ION hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, DRIV or ION?

DRIV has 30% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ION has 3%, so ION differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, DRIV or ION?

DRIV charges 0.68% a year and ION charges 0.58%, so ION is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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DRIV vs ION: which is really different?

DRIV and ION hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and ION returned +18.9% over the year. Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF and ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF.

29.7%

DRIV in the S&P 500

2.6%

ION in the S&P 500

+17.9%

DRIV total return, 1 year

+18.9%

ION total return, 1 year

DRIV · 1 year to Sep 30, 202670% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

30% of DRIV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 70% is outside the index

ION · 1 year to Sep 30, 202697% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

3% of ION's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 97% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · ION scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

DRIV 19.7

ION 92

0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it → How it is computed →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DRIV and ION hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

50%

half

8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DRIV ION

ERAMET 1.14% 2.93%

QUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR 1.10% 2.88%

ALBEMARLE CORP 1.06% 2.62%

IGO LTD 1.06% 3.74%

PLS GROUP LTD 1.00% 2.90%

RIO TINTO PLC 1.80% 0.93%

GANFENG LITHIUM GROUP CO L-H 0.89% 2.04%

LIONTOWN LTD 0.74% 2.39%

Only in DRIV

MICROSOFT CORP 4.09%

INTEL CORP 3.69%

NVIDIA CORP 3.38%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.93%

TESLA INC 2.84%

QUALCOMM INC 2.75%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 2.52%

BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A 1.92%

Only in ION

PACIFIC METALS CO LTD 5.04%

PT TIMAH (PERSERO) TBK 3.55%

VALE INDONESIA TBK 3.39%

SIGMA LITHIUM CORP 3.19%

TIBET MINERAL DEVELOPMENT-A 2.93%

AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTD 2.88%

ANTAM PERSERO TBK PT 2.71%

ZANGGE MINING CO LTD-A 2.70%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	DRIV	ION	DRIV	ION	DRIV	ION
3 months	−12.4%	−10.4%	−14.9 pts	−12.9 pts	−14.5 pts	−12.5 pts
6 months	+7.4%	−19.6%	−9.6 pts	−36.6 pts	−19.5 pts	−46.5 pts
1 year	+17.9%	+18.9%	+2.2 pts	+3.1 pts	−5.9 pts	−4.9 pts
3 years	+47.3%	+48.5%	−37.7 pts	−36.5 pts	−62.7 pts	−61.5 pts
Since launch DRIV Apr 2018 · ION Dec 2022	+142.1%	+16.1%	−79.2 pts	−81.1 pts	−228.7 pts	−141.7 pts

DRIV and ION over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

DRIV

Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF · Holds 90 stocks in electric vehicles and batteries, 30% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

ION

ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF · Holds 53 stocks in lithium and battery metals, 3% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X ProShares

Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Lithium and battery metals

In the S&P 500 29.7% 2.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 85.9% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 19.7% 0.0%

Holdings 90 53

Top ten, share of the fund 27.7% 33.4%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.58%

Fee for the differing part 0.79% 0.58%

Total return, 1 year +17.9% +18.9%

vs the S&P 500 +2.2 pts +3.1 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −5.9 pts −4.9 pts

Below its high −22.0% −32.9%

Net assets $361m $12m

DRIV and ION on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DRIV in plain words

By weight, 30% of DRIV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 86%. The top ten holdings are 28% of the fund across 90 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 2.2 pts. It sits 22.0% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

ION in plain words

By weight, 3% of ION's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 53 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts. It sits 32.9% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do DRIV and ION hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, DRIV or ION?: DRIV has 30% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ION has 3%, so ION differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRIV or ION?: DRIV charges 0.68% a year and ION charges 0.58%, so ION is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

DRIV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DRIV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for DRIV ↗ION filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ION prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for ION ↗

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ETFIQ, DRIV against ION, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/driv-vs-ion

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