LIMI vs LITP: which is really different?

LIMI and LITP hold 51% of their weight in the same names. Themes Lithium & Battery Metal Miners ETF and Sprott Lithium Miners ETF.

7.5%
LIMI in the S&P 500
9.7%
LITP in the S&P 500
+12.1%
LIMI total return, 1 year
+9.9%
LITP total return, 1 year
LIMI · 1 year to Sep 25, 202693% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
93% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of LIMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index8%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 53% of the fund · 41 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in93% of its weight is outside the S&P 5008% of LIMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index8%93%8% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 53% of the fund

8% of LIMI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index

LITP · 1 year to Sep 30, 202690% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
90% of its weight is outside the S&P 50010% of LITP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% is outside the index10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 71% of the fund · 38 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in90% of its weight is outside the S&P 50010% of LITP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% is outside the index10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 71% of the fund

10% of LITP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% 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?
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, LIMI and LITP hold 51% 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.

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51% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding LIMI LITP
PLS Group Ltd 9.08% 9.44%
Albemarle Corp 7.46% 9.67%
Tianqi Lithium Corp 5.52% 4.43%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 3.88% 9.88%
Liontown Ltd 3.88% 8.46%
IGO Ltd 3.57% 4.55%
Lithium Americas Corp 3.16% 4.55%
Elevra Lithium Ltd 3.11% 4.41%
Lithium Argentina AG 2.53% 4.89%
Core Lithium Ltd 2.96% 2.09%
PMET Resources Inc 1.58% 3.15%
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de C 1.33% 10.90%
Only in LIMI
TINCI 7.02%
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co Ltd 5.35%
Xiamen Tungsten Co Ltd 3.44%
CAPCHEM 3.35%
Mineral Resources Ltd 3.10%
GEM Co Ltd 2.51%
Eramet SA 2.48%
EASPRING 2.47%
Only in LITP
European Lithium Ltd 2.07%
Wildcat Resources Ltd 1.72%
Li-ft Power Ltd 1.13%
Galan Lithium Ltd 1.11%
Power Metals Corp 0.42%
Surge Battery Metals Inc 0.40%
Kodal Minerals Plc 0.37%
Savannah Resources Plc 0.36%

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

51% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowLIMILITPLIMILITPLIMILITP
3 months−15.3%−26.2%−21.4 pts−28.7 pts−20.8 pts−28.3 pts
6 months−16.6%−31.9%−38.8 pts−48.8 pts−49.2 pts−58.7 pts
1 year+12.1%+9.9%−6.4 pts−5.8 pts−14.0 pts−13.8 pts
3 yearsnot published−25.8%not published−110.8 ptsnot published−135.8 pts
Since launch
LIMI Sep 2024 · LITP Feb 2023
+62.3%−46.8%+24.2 pts−138.7 pts+7.4 pts−189.2 pts

LIMI 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

LIMI
Themes Lithium & Battery Metal Miners ETF · Holds 41 stocks in lithium and battery metals, 8% 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 Themes Sprott
Theme Lithium and battery metals Lithium and battery metals
In the S&P 500 7.5% 9.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 41 38
Top ten, share of the fund 52.6% 71.2%
Expense ratio 0.35% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.65%
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +9.9%
vs the S&P 500 −6.4 pts −5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −14.0 pts −13.8 pts
Below its high −36.3% −49.3%
Net assets $2m $33m

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

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.

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 LIMI and LITP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 51% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is close to holding one of them twice. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, LIMI or LITP?
LIMI has 8% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LITP has 10%, so LIMI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LIMI or LITP?
LIMI charges 0.35% a year and LITP charges 0.65%, so LIMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, LIMI against LITP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/limi-vs-litp

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