Do ION and LITP hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 17% 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, ION or LITP?

ION has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LITP has 10%, so ION differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ION or LITP?

ION charges 0.58% a year and LITP charges 0.65%, so ION is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ION vs LITP: which is really different?

ION and LITP hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and ION returned +18.9% over the year. ProShares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF and Sprott Lithium Miners ETF.

2.6%

ION in the S&P 500

9.7%

LITP in the S&P 500

+18.9%

ION total return, 1 year

+9.9%

LITP total return, 1 year

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

LITP · 1 year to Sep 30, 202690% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

10% of LITP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% 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?

ION 92

LITP 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, ION and LITP hold 17% 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.

50%

half

17% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ION LITP

IGO LTD 3.74% 4.55%

SIGMA LITHIUM CORP 3.19% 3.33%

PLS GROUP LTD 2.90% 9.44%

ALBEMARLE CORP 2.62% 9.67%

LIONTOWN LTD 2.39% 8.46%

ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD 2.27% 4.41%

Only in ION

PACIFIC METALS CO LTD 5.04%

PT TIMAH (PERSERO) TBK 3.55%

VALE INDONESIA TBK 3.39%

ERAMET 2.93%

TIBET MINERAL DEVELOPMENT-A 2.93%

AFRICAN RAINBOW MINERALS LTD 2.88%

QUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR 2.88%

ANTAM PERSERO TBK PT 2.71%

Only in LITP

Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 10.90%

Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 9.88%

Lithium Argentina Ag 4.89%

Lithium Americas Corp 4.55%

Tianqi Lithium Corp 4.43%

Vulcan Energy Resources Ltd 3.56%

Pmet Resources Inc 3.15%

Standard Lithium Ltd 2.61%

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

17% 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	ION	LITP	ION	LITP	ION	LITP
3 months	−10.4%	−26.2%	−12.9 pts	−28.7 pts	−12.5 pts	−28.3 pts
6 months	−19.6%	−31.9%	−36.6 pts	−48.8 pts	−46.5 pts	−58.7 pts
1 year	+18.9%	+9.9%	+3.1 pts	−5.8 pts	−4.9 pts	−13.8 pts
3 years	+48.5%	−25.8%	−36.5 pts	−110.8 pts	−61.5 pts	−135.8 pts
Since launch ION Dec 2022 · LITP Feb 2023	+16.1%	−46.8%	−81.1 pts	−138.7 pts	−141.7 pts	−189.2 pts

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

On the same fields

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

LITP

Sprott Lithium Miners ETF · Holds 38 stocks in lithium and battery metals, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer ProShares Sprott

Theme Lithium and battery metals Lithium and battery metals

In the S&P 500 2.6% 9.7%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 53 38

Top ten, share of the fund 33.4% 71.2%

Expense ratio 0.58% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.58% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +18.9% +9.9%

vs the S&P 500 +3.1 pts −5.8 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −4.9 pts −13.8 pts

Below its high −32.9% −49.3%

Net assets $12m $33m

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

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.

LITP in plain words

By weight, 10% of LITP'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 71% of the fund across 38 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +9.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.8 pts. It sits 49.3% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ION and LITP hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 17% 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, ION or LITP?: ION has 3% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LITP has 10%, so ION differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ION or LITP?: ION charges 0.58% a year and LITP charges 0.65%, so ION is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

ION filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ION prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗ProShares page for ION ↗LITP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LITP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Sprott page for LITP ↗

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

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