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Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

LITNYSE ArcaGlobal XC

$60.05+0.24 (+0.40%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

C45/ 100

Rank 8 of 13 in Critical Materials

C45/100Rank 8 of 13inCritical Materials
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 59.81 to 60.05. Range 60.02 to 61.48. Use the arrow keys to read each point.60.5061.0061.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.75%
Fund size
$1.12B
1Y total return
−3.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.84%
Holdings
43
Avg volume · 30D
225K sh
52W range
low $59.00high $91.98
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net LIT Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

C

Score 45 out of 100

Category
Critical Materials⁠
Rank
8 of 13
Six-pillar profile for LIT. Scores out of 100: Cost 14, Risk 72, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 36, Durability 84. Strongest: Durability (84). Weakest: Cost (14). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 45 of 100 falls in the C 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.
    F14 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 13

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A72 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A78 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 13

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D36 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 11

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 13

Our read on LIT

ETF.net Research

In short

CAround since 2010, long before battery supply chains made the evening news. Roughly 40 global stocks tracking the Solactive Global Lithium Index, from the rock in the ground to the cells that go into cars.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the price and yield performance of the Solactive Global Lithium Index. It uses an indexing approach, generally replicating the index and allowing representative sampling when practical, liquidity, legal, or cost constraints make replication disadvantageous.

Why people hold it

  • Running since 2010, through the lithium theme's full round trip of hype and hangover, and it has grown into a billion-dollar fund.
  • Global by mandate, not US-only, so the fund can own the chain wherever the listings actually are.globalxetfs.com
  • About 40 holdings keeps the theme undiluted. Lithium and battery tech are the whole point here, not a rounding error inside a broad materials basket.
  • Straight passive index tracking of a published lithium index. No manager picking which battery story wins this quarter.globalxetfs.com

Worth knowing

  • The 0.75% fee sits above the median for its EV-and-battery peer group. IBAT and FDRV run adjacent versions of the theme for less.
  • One commodity story spread across roughly 40 stocks: a narrower, bumpier ride than a broad global equity fund, with mining-sector swings baked in.
  • Cash comes back once or twice a year rather than monthly, and trading volume is moderate rather than deep.

LIT Holdings

Holdings pillarD36 out of 100Rank 9 of 11 in Critical MaterialsAs of
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
43
Top-10 weight
68%
Largest holding
RIO22.7%

Sectors

  • Materials47.8%
  • Industrials24.7%
  • Technology19.5%
  • Consumer Discretionary7.9%
  • Consumer Staples0.0%

Geography

  • China25.06%
  • United Kingdom22.83%
  • South Korea13.64%
  • Japan12.69%
  • United States12.32%
  • Australia5.78%
  • Hong Kong3.27%
  • Chile3.02%
  • Other countries (3)1.38%

Developed 52% · Emerging 48% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1RIORio Tinto Plc-Spon Adr22.67%3,387,941$319M48
26752.TPanasonic Holdings Corporation7.15%3,591,577$101M141
3006400.KSSamsung Sdi Co Ltd6.21%208,180$87.5M100
46762.TTdk Corp6.19%4,236,379$87.2M132
5002371.SZNaura Technology Group Co-A6.06%972,210$85.4M77
6373220.KSLg Energy Solution4.69%221,631$66.1M86
7TSLATesla Inc4.66%173,705$65.7M528
8ALBAlbemarle Corp3.86%552,357$54.4M274
9300014.SZEve Energy Co Ltd-A3.36%6,295,794$47.4M60
10300750.SZContemporary Amperex Techn-A3.21%1,015,365$45.3M108
111211.HKByd Co Ltd-H3.14%4,669,421$44.2M78
12SQMQuimica Y Minera Chil-Sp Adr2.96%668,342$41.8M54
13002460.SZGanfeng Lithium Group Co L-A2.31%4,993,232$32.6M57
14PLS.AXPls Group Ltd2.30%13,795,042$32.4M104
15002709.SZGuangzhou Tinci Materials -A2.17%5,889,385$30.6M61

Showing 1–15 of 43 holdings

LIT Performance

Launched Jul 22, 2010

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

LIT$9,664
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. LIT $9,664. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for LIT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodLIT
Year to date−7.4%
1 month−12.6%
3 months−13.6%
1 year−3.4%
3 yearsper year+8.8%
5 yearsper year−7.5%
10 yearsper year+11.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for LIT
YearReturn barLIT
2026 YTD−7.4%
2025+60.0%
2024−19.2%
2023−12.2%
2022−29.9%
2021+36.7%
2020+127.8%

LIT in the news

LIT Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
0.84%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.50Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.32 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 17 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 28, 2017 $1.26; Dec 28, 2018 $0.68; Jun 27, 2019 $0.22; Dec 30, 2019 $0.28; Jun 29, 2020 $0.16; Dec 30, 2020 $0.09; Jun 29, 2021 $0.04; Dec 30, 2021 $0.15; Jun 29, 2022 $0.06; Dec 29, 2022 $0.52; Jun 29, 2023 $0.21; Dec 28, 2023 $0.36; Jun 27, 2024 $0.25; Dec 30, 2024 $0.13; Jun 27, 2025 $0.14; Dec 30, 2025 $0.18; Jun 29, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.32
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.18
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.14
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.13
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.25
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.36
Jun 29, 2023Jul 10, 2023$0.21
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.52
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.06
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022$0.15
Jun 29, 2021Jul 8, 2021$0.04
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.09

See all 24 payments⁠

$10,000 in LIT 10 years ago paid $2,327 in dividends.⁠

LIT Risk

Risk pillarA72 out of 100Rank 3 of 13 in Critical Materials
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
31.5%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.28
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−65.9%
Trough Apr 2025
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
1.37
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

LIT Cost

Compare LIT and ILIT

Overpaying vs ILIT, cheapest in Critical Materials

$5,064

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • LIT 0.75%

    $14,482

  • ILIT 0.47% Cheapest

    $9,418

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • LIT 0.75%
  • ILIT 0.47%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530LIT $14,482ILIT $9,418

Year by year

YearLITILITOverpaying
10$1,336$847$489
20$5,078$3,261$1,817
30$14,482$9,418$5,064

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