DRIV vs LIMI: which is really different?

DRIV and LIMI hold 8% of their weight in the same names. Global X Autonomous & Electric Vehicles ETF and Themes Lithium & Battery Metal Miners ETF.

29.7%
DRIV in the S&P 500
7.5%
LIMI in the S&P 500
+17.9%
DRIV total return, 1 year
+12.1%
LIMI total return, 1 year
DRIV · 1 year to Sep 30, 202670% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
70% of its weight is outside the S&P 50030% of DRIV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 70% is outside the index30%70%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 28% of the fund · 90 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 20% in70% of its weight is outside the S&P 50030% of DRIV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 70% is outside the index30%70%inoutside the S&P 500active share 86% · top ten 28% of the fund

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

LIMI · 1 year to Sep 25, 202693% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
93% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of LIMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index8%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 53% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in93% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of LIMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index8%93%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 53% of the fund

8% of LIMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · LIMI scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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 LIMI 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding DRIV LIMI
QUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR 1.10% 1.33%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.06% 7.46%
IGO LTD 1.06% 3.57%
PLS GROUP LTD 1.00% 9.08%
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP 0.97% 3.16%
LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG 0.88% 2.53%
LIONTOWN LTD 0.74% 3.88%
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 LIMI
TINCI 7.02%
Tianqi Lithium Corp 5.52%
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd 5.35%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 3.88%
Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 3.44%
CAPCHEM 3.35%
Elevra Lithium Ltd 3.11%
Mineral Resources Ltd 3.10%

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 returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowDRIVLIMIDRIVLIMIDRIVLIMI
3 months−12.4%−15.3%−14.9 pts−21.4 pts−14.5 pts−20.8 pts
6 months+7.4%−16.6%−9.6 pts−38.8 pts−19.5 pts−49.2 pts
1 year+17.9%+12.1%+2.2 pts−6.4 pts−5.9 pts−14.0 pts
3 years+47.3%not published−37.7 ptsnot published−62.7 ptsnot published
Since launch
DRIV Apr 2018 · LIMI Sep 2024
+142.1%+62.3%−79.2 pts+24.2 pts−228.7 pts+7.4 pts

DRIV and LIMI 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
LIMI
Themes Lithium & Battery Metal Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in lithium and battery metals, 8% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Themes
Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Lithium and battery metals
In the S&P 500 29.7% 7.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 85.9% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 19.7% 0.0%
Holdings 90 41
Top ten, share of the fund 27.7% 52.6%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.35%
Fee for the differing part 0.79% 0.35%
Total return, 1 year +17.9% +12.1%
vs the S&P 500 +2.2 pts −6.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −5.9 pts −14.0 pts
Below its high −22.0% −36.3%
Net assets $361m $2m

DRIV and LIMI 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.

LIMI in plain words

By weight, 8% of LIMI'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 53% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested against +18.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.4 pts. It sits 36.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do DRIV and LIMI 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 LIMI?
DRIV has 30% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIMI has 8%, so LIMI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, DRIV or LIMI?
DRIV charges 0.68% a year and LIMI charges 0.35%, so LIMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, DRIV against LIMI, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/driv-vs-limi

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