iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF
$11.44−0.31 (−2.64%)
- 0.47%
- $12M
- −1.9%
- 2.74%
- 0M sh
- $12.34
- low $11.71high $23.80
The ETF.net ILIT Grade
B
Score 65 out of 100
- 2 of 13
Score 65 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D30 out of 100Rank 9 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C46 out of 100Rank 7 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B64 out of 100Rank 4 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C41 out of 100Rank 10 of 13
Our read on ILIT
BMost lithium funds blend miners with EV makers and battery tech. ILIT stays at the source: an index of global companies whose main business is digging lithium ore or making lithium compounds, about 40 names, for 0.47% a year.
ILIT aims to replicate an index of U.S. and non-U.S. equity issuers whose principal activities are lithium-ore mining or lithium-compound manufacturing.
Why people hold it
- Straight to the rock. The index holds only firms whose principal business is lithium-ore mining or lithium-compound manufacturing, so EV assemblers and electronics names stay out.ishares.com
- 0.47% a year undercuts most of the critical-materials shelf, including SETM (0.65%) and EART (0.59%).
- Rules-based and transparent: it replicates the STOXX Global Lithium Miners and Producers Index (STXLIMEV) rather than a manager's stock picks.
- Global by design. The mandate spans US, developed international and emerging market issuers instead of stopping at the US border.
Worth knowing
- Small asset base and light trading volume, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than on the big diversified mining funds.
- One metal, roughly 40 stocks. Lithium-linked shares have been a volatile ride, and a portfolio this concentrated feels every move in the metal.
- Launched in 2023, so the track record is short, and cash distributions land only once or twice a year.
ILIT Holdings
- Stocks
- 56
- 51%
- SQM
Geography
- China34.44%
- Australia24.94%
- United States9.38%
- Chile8.28%
- Canada7.48%
- South Korea5.65%
- Switzerland3.80%
- Brazil3.16%
- 2.86%
Developed 40% · Emerging 60%
ILIT Performance
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ILIT$9,811
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | ILIT |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −24.7% |
| 1 month | −15.2% |
| 3 months | −23.4% |
| 1 year | −1.9% |
| 3 years | −10.9% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ILIT |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −24.7% | |
| 2025 | +81.6% | |
| 2024 | −45.1% | |
| 2023 | −28.8% |
ILIT in the news
ILIT Dividends
- 2.74%
- $0.32
- $0.02 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
ILIT Risk
- 45.9%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.08
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −73.7%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.58
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ILIT Cost
0.47%
ILIT0.47%
- The middle half of Critical Materials funds
- Median 0.65%
No Critical Materials fund charges less.
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