Do KARS and LIT hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, KARS or LIT?

KARS has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIT has 9%, so KARS differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, KARS or LIT?

KARS charges 0.69% a year and LIT charges 0.75%, so KARS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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KARS vs LIT: which is really different?

KARS and LIT hold 34% of their weight in the same names, and LIT returned +21.2% over the year. KraneShares Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility Index ETF and Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF.

6.5%

KARS in the S&P 500

8.6%

LIT in the S&P 500

−8.5%

KARS total return, 1 year

+21.2%

LIT 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

LIT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202691% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

9% of LIT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · KARS scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

KARS 51.3

LIT 51.3

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 LIT hold 34% 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.

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34% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding KARS LIT

Panasonic Holdings Corporation 4.95% 7.32%

SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD 4.91% 5.65%

TESLA INC 4.35% 4.39%

CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHN-A 3.49% 3.14%

LG ENERGY SOLUTION 2.45% 4.17%

PLS GROUP LTD 2.22% 2.64%

ALBEMARLE CORP 2.15% 4.17%

EVE ENERGY CO LTD-A 1.30% 3.33%

ECOPRO BM CO LTD 1.25% 1.43%

IGO LTD 0.98% 1.02%

MINERAL RESOURCES LTD 0.88% 2.07%

GANFENG LITHIUM GROUP CO L-A 0.83% 2.31%

Only in KARS

STMICROELECTRONICS NV 4.83%

BYD CO LTD -A 4.22%

XIAOMI CORP-CLASS B 4.21%

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AG 4.07%

RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC-A 2.59%

CMOC GROUP LTD-A 2.55%

AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.44%

SQM/B 2.41%

Only in LIT

RIO TINTO PLC-SPON ADR 22.75%

NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO-A 6.37%

TDK CORP 5.73%

BYD CO LTD-H 3.21%

QUIMICA Y MINERA CHIL-SP ADR 3.09%

ENERSYS 2.24%

SINOMINE RESOURCE GROUP CO-A 1.25%

JIANGXI SPECIAL ELECTRIC -A 0.58%

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

34% 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	LIT	KARS	LIT	KARS	LIT
3 months	−12.4%	−12.3%	−14.9 pts	−14.8 pts	−14.5 pts	−14.4 pts
6 months	−13.8%	−7.7%	−30.8 pts	−24.7 pts	−40.7 pts	−34.6 pts
1 year	−8.5%	+21.2%	−24.3 pts	+5.5 pts	−32.3 pts	−2.6 pts
3 years	+2.6%	+27.4%	−82.3 pts	−57.6 pts	−107.3 pts	−82.6 pts
Since launch KARS Jan 2018 · LIT Jul 2010	+25.2%	+159.4%	−185.6 pts	−661.0 pts	−345.6 pts	−1587.0 pts

KARS and LIT 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

LIT

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF · Holds 48 stocks in lithium and battery metals, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer KraneShares Global X

Theme Electric vehicles and batteries Lithium and battery metals

In the S&P 500 6.5% 8.6%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 4.4% 4.4%

Holdings 86 48

Top ten, share of the fund 40.2% 67.1%

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.75%

Fee for the differing part 0.70% 0.76%

Total return, 1 year −8.5% +21.2%

vs the S&P 500 −24.3 pts +5.5 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −32.3 pts −2.6 pts

Below its high −44.6% −26.0%

Net assets $73m $1.4bn

KARS and LIT 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.

LIT in plain words

By weight, 9% of LIT'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 67% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.5 pts. It sits 26.0% below its all-time high of Nov 8, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do KARS and LIT hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 34% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, KARS or LIT?: KARS has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LIT has 9%, so KARS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, KARS or LIT?: KARS charges 0.69% a year and LIT charges 0.75%, so KARS 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 ↗LIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for LIT ↗

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

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