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LIT vs SETM

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

LITCNYSE Arca

Sprott Critical Materials ETF

SETMCNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

SETM −0.10pt a year

LIT0.75%SETM0.65%

Avg volume · 30D

LIT 1.4×the volume

LIT225KSETM157K

3Y return · a year

SETM +8.3pt

LIT+8.8%SETM+17.1%

LIT vs SETM Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−3.4%LIT−8.3%SETM

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. LIT −3.4%. SETM −8.3%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.10%20%30%40%50%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
LIT 0.75%
SETM 0.65%, better
Fund size
LIT $1.12B
SETM $418M
1Y total return
LIT −3.4%, better
SETM −8.3%
Yield (12M)
LIT 0.84%
SETM 1.85%, better
Holdings
LIT 43
SETM 157
Avg volume (30D)
LIT 225K sh, better
SETM 157K sh
NAV per share
LIT $59.98
SETM $24.58
52W range

ETF.net Grade

LIT: Cost 14, Risk 72, Mission not scored, Tradability 78, Holdings 36, Durability 84. SETM: Cost 38, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 81, Holdings 80, Durability 64.
Pillar letters and Scores for LIT, SETM, with each pillar’s weight
PillarLITSETM
Cost30% weightF14D38Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightA72HigherC51
Tradability15% weightA78A81Higher
Holdings10% weightD36A80Higher
Durability5% weightA84HigherB64

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. LIT and SETM 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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SETM ranks 4th 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 4CSETMSprott Critical Materials ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 5CFMTLFirst Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETFScore 53
  6. Rank 7CEMETVanEck Copper and Green Metals ETFScore 52
  7. Rank 8CLITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETFScore 45
  8. Rank 9DREXCSprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

LITCGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

SETMCSprott Critical Materials ETF

In short

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.

SETM Most funds in this corner pick a lane: lithium, or rare earths. SETM tracks an index built to span the wider critical-materials complex, roughly 160 miners and processors in a single basket.

Stated mandate

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.

SETM SETM seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total-return performance of the Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials Index.

Why people hold it

  • 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
  • SETM Peers narrow to one metal (ILIT for lithium, REMX and EART for rare earths). SETM holds roughly 160 miners and processors across the theme, in one rules-based index.
  • The 0.65% fee lands right at the middle of the critical-materials pack. Breadth here does not carry a premium price tag.
  • Real size for a niche theme, with regular daily volume behind it. That tends to mean easier fills than the thinnest shelves in mining ETFs.
  • Fully index-driven: the fund aims to match the Nasdaq Sprott Critical Materials Index before fees, so the holdings follow a published rulebook rather than a manager's call.

Worth knowing

  • 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.
  • SETM Mining exposure comes cheaper elsewhere in the group: PICK runs 0.39%, REMX 0.53%. The extra basis points buy Sprott's particular definition of critical materials.
  • Miner shares move with commodity prices and government policy, so a single-theme equity basket can swing hard in both directions.
  • Income is not the job here. Distributions arrive annually or semiannually, not on a monthly rhythm.

Full LIT profile⁠

Full SETM profile⁠

LIT vs SETM 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.

LIT vs SETM Cost

Overpaying LIT vs SETM

$1,765

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

  • LIT 0.75%

    $14,482

  • SETM 0.65%

    $12,717

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • LIT 0.75%
  • SETM 0.65%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530LIT $14,482SETM $12,717

Year by year

YearLITSETMOverpaying
10$1,336$1,163$173
20$5,078$4,440$638
30$14,482$12,717$1,765

Expense ratio

  • 0.75%LIT
  • 0.65%SETM, cheaper
  • Middle half of Critical Materials funds
  • Median 0.64%

SETM 7th cheapest of 12 funds

LIT 11th cheapest of 12 funds

LIT vs SETM Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
LIT 0.84%
SETM 1.85%, better
Payout (12M)
LIT $0.50
SETM $0.45
Last payment
LIT $0.32
SETM $0.45
Ex-dividend
LIT Jun 29, 2026
SETM Dec 18, 2025
Paid on
LIT Jul 7, 2026
SETM Dec 22, 2025
Frequency
LIT Twice a year
SETM Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

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
SETMAnnual · 3 paymentsAll SETM payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 14, 2023 $0.44; Dec 12, 2024 $0.31; Dec 18, 2025 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

LIT vs SETM Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
LIT 31.5%, betterSETM 36.4%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
LIT 0.28SETM 0.49, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
LIT −65.9%SETM −42.8%since Feb 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
LIT 1.37SETM 1.33

LIT and SETM in the news

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