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ILIT vs LIT

iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF

ILITBNasdaq

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

LITCNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

ILIT −0.28pt a year

ILIT0.47%LIT0.75%

Avg volume · 30D

LIT 18.5×the volume

ILIT12.1KLIT225K

3Y return · a year

LIT +19.7pt

ILIT−10.9%LIT+8.8%

ILIT vs LIT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−26.3%ILIT−3.4%LIT

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ILIT −26.3%. LIT −3.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20%40%60%80%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
ILIT 0.47%, better
LIT 0.75%
Fund size
ILIT $10M
LIT $1.12B
1Y total return
ILIT −26.3%
LIT −3.4%, better
Yield (12M)
ILIT 3.22%, better
LIT 0.84%
Holdings
ILIT 54
LIT 43
Avg volume (30D)
ILIT 12.1K sh
LIT 225K sh, better
NAV per share
ILIT $10.05
LIT $59.98
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ILIT: Cost 97, Risk 27, Mission not scored, Tradability 40, Holdings 69, Durability 43. LIT: Cost 14, Risk 72, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 36, Durability 84.
Pillar letters and Scores for ILIT, LIT, with each pillar’s weight
PillarILITLIT
Cost30% weightA97HigherF14
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightD27A72Higher
Tradability15% weightC40A78Higher
Holdings10% weightB69HigherD36
Durability5% weightC43A84Higher

Rank among Critical Materials funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ILIT and LIT are both graded against the same 12 Critical Materials funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Critical Materials⁠

Category · 12 funds
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ILIT ranks 2nd and LIT 8th of 12 funds in the Critical Materials Category.

  1. Rank 1AREMXVanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETFScore 75
  2. Rank 2BILITiShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETFScore 64
  3. Rank 3BEARTGlobal X Rare Earth & Critical Materials ETFScore 59
  4. Rank 7CEMETVanEck Copper and Green Metals ETFScore 52
  5. Rank 8CLITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETFScore 45
  6. Rank 9DREXCSprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ILITBiShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF

LITCGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

In short

ILIT Most 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.

LIT Around 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

ILIT 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.

LIT 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

  • ILIT 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.
  • LIT 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

  • ILIT 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.
  • LIT 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.

Full ILIT profile⁠

Full LIT profile⁠

ILIT vs LIT Holdings

As of
How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ILIT vs LIT Cost

Overpaying LIT vs ILIT

$5,064

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

  • ILIT 0.47%

    $9,418

  • LIT 0.75%

    $14,482

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ILIT 0.47%
  • LIT 0.75%
  • 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

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

Expense ratio

  • 0.47%ILIT, cheaper
  • 0.75%LIT
  • Middle half of Critical Materials funds
  • Median 0.64%

ILIT cheapest of 12 funds

LIT 11th cheapest of 12 funds

ILIT vs LIT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
ILIT 3.22%, better
LIT 0.84%
Payout (12M)
ILIT $0.32
LIT $0.50
Last payment
ILIT $0.02
LIT $0.32
Ex-dividend
ILIT Jun 15, 2026
LIT Jun 29, 2026
Paid on
ILIT Jun 18, 2026
LIT Jul 7, 2026
Frequency
ILIT Twice a year
LIT Twice a year

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ILITTwice a year · 6 paymentsAll ILIT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 6 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 20, 2023 $0.12; Jun 11, 2024 $0.08; Dec 17, 2024 $0.50; Jun 16, 2025 $0.06; Dec 16, 2025 $0.30; Jun 15, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
LITTwice a year · 17 paymentsAll LIT payments⁠
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.$0$12017202020232026YTD

ILIT vs LIT Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ILIT 46.6%LIT 31.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ILIT −0.11LIT 0.28, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ILIT −73.7%since Jun 2023LIT −65.9%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ILIT 1.58LIT 1.37

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