Do HAIL and ION hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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, HAIL or ION?

HAIL has 18% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ION has 3%, so ION differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, HAIL or ION?

HAIL charges 0.45% a year and ION charges 0.58%, so HAIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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HAIL vs ION: which is really different?

HAIL and ION hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ION returned +18.9% over the year. State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETF and ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF.

18.2%

HAIL in the S&P 500

2.6%

ION in the S&P 500

−2.6%

HAIL total return, 1 year

+18.9%

ION total return, 1 year

HAIL · 1 year to Sep 30, 202682% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

18% of HAIL's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 82% 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?

HAIL 29.7

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, HAIL and ION hold 0% 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

0% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding HAIL ION

Only in HAIL

VIA TRANSPORTATION INC CL A 3.35%

HONDA MOTOR CO LTD SPONS ADR 1.98%

NVIDIA CORP 1.86%

LYFT INC A 1.83%

AMBARELLA INC 1.81%

UNUSUAL MACHINES INC /US 1.75%

RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC A 1.65%

ASPEN AEROGELS INC 1.65%

Only in ION

PACIFIC METALS CO LTD 5.04%

IGO LTD 3.74%

PT TIMAH (PERSERO) TBK 3.55%

VALE INDONESIA TBK 3.39%

SIGMA LITHIUM CORP 3.19%

ERAMET 2.93%

TIBET MINERAL DEVELOPMENT-A 2.93%

PLS GROUP LTD 2.90%

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

0% 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	HAIL	ION	HAIL	ION	HAIL	ION
3 months	−14.3%	−10.4%	−16.8 pts	−12.9 pts	−16.4 pts	−12.5 pts
6 months	+3.6%	−19.6%	−13.4 pts	−36.6 pts	−23.3 pts	−46.5 pts
1 year	−2.6%	+18.9%	−18.3 pts	+3.1 pts	−26.4 pts	−4.9 pts
3 years	+17.5%	+48.5%	−67.5 pts	−36.5 pts	−92.5 pts	−61.5 pts
Since launch HAIL Dec 2017 · ION Dec 2022	+32.9%	+16.1%	−193.2 pts	−81.1 pts	−367.5 pts	−141.7 pts

HAIL 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

HAIL

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Smart Mobility ETF · Holds 89 stocks in electric vehicles and batteries, 18% 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 State Street ProShares

Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Lithium and battery metals

In the S&P 500 18.2% 2.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 94.4% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 7.9% 0.0%

Holdings 89 53

Top ten, share of the fund 19.1% 33.4%

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.58%

Fee for the differing part 0.48% 0.58%

Total return, 1 year −2.6% +18.9%

vs the S&P 500 −18.3 pts +3.1 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −26.4 pts −4.9 pts

Below its high −45.8% −32.9%

Net assets $18m $12m

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

HAIL in plain words

By weight, 18% of HAIL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 94%. The top ten holdings are 19% of the fund across 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −2.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 18.3 pts. It sits 45.8% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

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 HAIL and ION hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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, HAIL or ION?: HAIL has 18% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ION has 3%, so ION differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, HAIL or ION?: HAIL charges 0.45% a year and ION charges 0.58%, so HAIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

HAIL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HAIL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗ION filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ION prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for ION ↗

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

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