LIT vs LITP: which is really different?

LIT and LITP hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and LIT returned +21.2% over the year. Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF and Sprott Lithium Miners ETF.

8.6%
LIT in the S&P 500
9.7%
LITP in the S&P 500
+21.2%
LIT total return, 1 year
+9.9%
LITP total return, 1 year
LIT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202691% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
91% of its weight is outside the S&P 5009% of LIT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index9%91%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 67% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 4% in91% of its weight is outside the S&P 5009% of LIT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index9%91%9% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 67% of the fund

9% of LIT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% 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 · LITP 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, LIT and LITP hold 10% 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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10% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding LIT LITP
ALBEMARLE CORP 4.17% 9.67%
PLS GROUP LTD 2.64% 9.44%
IGO LTD 1.02% 4.55%
LIONTOWN LTD 0.44% 8.46%
LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP 0.28% 4.55%
LITHIUM ARGENTINA AG 0.25% 4.89%
ELEVRA LITHIUM LTD 0.20% 4.41%
SIGMA LITHIUM CORP 0.17% 3.33%
PMET RESOURCES INC 0.15% 3.15%
STANDARD LITHIUM LTD 0.14% 2.61%
VULCAN ENERGY RESOURCES LTD 0.14% 3.56%
EUROPEAN LITHIUM LTD 0.13% 2.07%
Only in LIT
RIO TINTO PLC-SPON ADR 22.75%
PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION 7.32%
NAURA TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO-A 6.37%
TDK CORP 5.73%
SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD 5.65%
TESLA INC 4.39%
LG ENERGY SOLUTION 4.17%
EVE ENERGY CO LTD-A 3.33%
Only in LITP
Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile Sa 10.90%
Ganfeng Lithium Group Co Ltd 9.88%
Tianqi Lithium Corp 4.43%
Core Lithium Ltd 2.09%
Q2 Metals Corp 1.77%
Wildcat Resources Ltd 1.72%
Li-ft Power Ltd 1.13%
Galan Lithium Ltd 1.11%

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

10% 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
WindowLITLITPLITLITPLITLITP
3 months−12.3%−26.2%−14.8 pts−28.7 pts−14.4 pts−28.3 pts
6 months−7.7%−31.9%−24.7 pts−48.8 pts−34.6 pts−58.7 pts
1 year+21.2%+9.9%+5.5 pts−5.8 pts−2.6 pts−13.8 pts
3 years+27.4%−25.8%−57.6 pts−110.8 pts−82.6 pts−135.8 pts
Since launch
LIT Jul 2010 · LITP Feb 2023
+159.4%−46.8%−661.0 pts−138.7 pts−1587.0 pts−189.2 pts

LIT 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

LIT
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF · Holds 48 stocks in lithium and battery metals, 9% 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 Global X Sprott
Theme Lithium and battery metals Lithium and battery metals
In the S&P 500 8.6% 9.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 100.0%
In the Nasdaq-100 4.4% 0.0%
Holdings 48 38
Top ten, share of the fund 67.1% 71.2%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.76% 0.65%
Total return, 1 year +21.2% +9.9%
vs the S&P 500 +5.5 pts −5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −2.6 pts −13.8 pts
Below its high −26.0% −49.3%
Net assets $1.4bn $33m

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

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.

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 LIT and LITP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% 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, LIT or LITP?
LIT has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LITP has 10%, so LITP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LIT or LITP?
LIT charges 0.75% a year and LITP charges 0.65%, so LITP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, LIT against LITP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/lit-vs-litp

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