Do IDRV 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, IDRV or LIMI?

IDRV has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIMI has 8%, so LIMI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, IDRV or LIMI?

IDRV charges 0.48% a year and LIMI charges 0.35%, so LIMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IDRV vs LIMI: which is really different?

IDRV and LIMI hold 8% of their weight in the same names. iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF and Themes Lithium & Battery Metal Miners ETF.

8.1%

IDRV in the S&P 500

7.5%

LIMI in the S&P 500

−8.9%

IDRV total return, 1 year

+12.1%

LIMI total return, 1 year

IDRV · 1 year to Sep 30, 202692% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

8% of IDRV's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 92% is outside the index

LIMI · 1 year to Sep 25, 202693% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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?

IDRV 51.3

LIMI 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, IDRV 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 29, 2026.

50%

half

8% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IDRV LIMI

ALBEMARLE CORP 3.51% 7.46%

PLS GROUP LTD 3.28% 9.08%

LIONTOWN LTD 0.86% 3.88%

ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD 0.44% 3.11%

Only in IDRV

SAMSUNG SDI LTD 5.18%

LG ENERGY SOLUTION LTD 4.91%

RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC CLASS A 4.64%

TESLA INC 4.58%

BYD H 4.28%

LG CHEM LTD 4.13%

VOLKSWAGEN NON-VOTING PREF AG 4.03%

LI AUTO CLASS A 3.98%

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%

IGO Ltd 3.57%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 3.44%

CAPCHEM 3.35%

Lithium Americas Corp 3.16%

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	IDRV	LIMI	IDRV	LIMI	IDRV	LIMI
3 months	−13.1%	−15.3%	−15.6 pts	−21.4 pts	−15.2 pts	−20.8 pts
6 months	−14.8%	−16.6%	−31.8 pts	−38.8 pts	−41.7 pts	−49.2 pts
1 year	−8.9%	+12.1%	−24.6 pts	−6.4 pts	−32.7 pts	−14.0 pts
3 years	−6.0%	not published	−91.0 pts	not published	−116.0 pts	not published
Since launch IDRV Apr 2019 · LIMI Sep 2024	+44.5%	+62.3%	−149.1 pts	+24.2 pts	−269.2 pts	+7.4 pts

IDRV 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

IDRV

iShares Self-Driving EV and Tech ETF · Holds 77 stocks in electric vehicles and batteries, 8% 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 iShares Themes

Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Lithium and battery metals

In the S&P 500 8.1% 7.5%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 4.6% 0.0%

Holdings 77 41

Top ten, share of the fund 43.2% 52.6%

Expense ratio 0.48% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.49% 0.35%

Total return, 1 year −8.9% +12.1%

vs the S&P 500 −24.6 pts −6.4 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −32.7 pts −14.0 pts

Below its high −35.7% −36.3%

Net assets $260m $2m

IDRV and LIMI on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

IDRV in plain words

By weight, 8% of IDRV's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 43% of the fund across 77 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −8.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.6 pts. It sits 35.7% below its all-time high of Nov 22, 2021.

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 IDRV 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, IDRV or LIMI?: IDRV has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIMI has 8%, so LIMI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, IDRV or LIMI?: IDRV charges 0.48% a year and LIMI charges 0.35%, so LIMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

IDRV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IDRV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IDRV ↗LIMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LIMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Themes page for LIMI ↗

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ETFIQ, IDRV against LIMI, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/idrv-vs-limi

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