Do KARS and LIMI hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 12% 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, KARS or LIMI?

KARS has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIMI has 8%, so LIMI differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, KARS or LIMI?

KARS charges 0.69% a year and LIMI charges 0.35%, so LIMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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KARS vs LIMI: which is really different?

KARS and LIMI hold 12% of their weight in the same names. KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF and Themes Lithium & Battery Metal Miners ETF.

6.5%

KARS in the S&P 500

7.5%

LIMI in the S&P 500

−8.5%

KARS total return, 1 year

+12.1%

LIMI total return, 1 year

KARS · 1 year to Sep 30, 202694% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

7% of KARS's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% 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?

KARS 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, KARS and LIMI hold 12% 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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12% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding KARS LIMI

PLS GROUP LTD 2.22% 9.08%

ALBEMARLE CORP 2.15% 7.46%

IGO LTD 0.98% 3.57%

MINERAL RESOURCES LTD 0.88% 3.10%

LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP 0.26% 3.16%

Only in KARS

Panasonic Holdings Corporation 4.95%

SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD 4.91%

STMICROELECTRONICS NV 4.83%

TESLA INC 4.35%

BYD CO LTD -A 4.22%

XIAOMI CORP-CLASS B 4.21%

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4.07%

CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHN-A 3.49%

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%

Liontown Ltd 3.88%

Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 3.44%

CAPCHEM 3.35%

Elevra Lithium Ltd 3.11%

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

12% 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	KARS	LIMI	KARS	LIMI	KARS	LIMI
3 months	−12.4%	−15.3%	−14.9 pts	−21.4 pts	−14.5 pts	−20.8 pts
6 months	−13.8%	−16.6%	−30.8 pts	−38.8 pts	−40.7 pts	−49.2 pts
1 year	−8.5%	+12.1%	−24.3 pts	−6.4 pts	−32.3 pts	−14.0 pts
3 years	+2.6%	not published	−82.3 pts	not published	−107.3 pts	not published
Since launch KARS Jan 2018 · LIMI Sep 2024	+25.2%	+62.3%	−185.6 pts	+24.2 pts	−345.6 pts	+7.4 pts

KARS 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

KARS

KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF · Holds 86 stocks in electric vehicles and batteries, 6% 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 KraneShares Themes

Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Lithium and battery metals

In the S&P 500 6.5% 7.5%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 4.4% 0.0%

Holdings 86 41

Top ten, share of the fund 40.2% 52.6%

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.35%

Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.35%

Total return, 1 year −8.5% +12.1%

vs the S&P 500 −24.3 pts −6.4 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −32.3 pts −14.0 pts

Below its high −44.6% −36.3%

Net assets $73m $2m

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

KARS in plain words

By weight, 6% of KARS'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 40% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −8.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 24.2 pts. It sits 44.6% below its all-time high of Nov 8, 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 KARS and LIMI hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 12% 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, KARS or LIMI?: KARS has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIMI has 8%, so LIMI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, KARS or LIMI?: KARS charges 0.69% 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

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

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

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