LIT


Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

Morningstar Rating™ - Overall rating out of 108 Natural Resources funds, based on risk-adjusted returns as of 08/31/2023

Reasons to Consider LIT

High Growth Potential

Lithium battery technology is essential to the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy storage, and mobile devices. Thanks to Lithium-ion battery prices falling 89% between 2010 and 2021, EVs prices are reaching ICE vehicles.1

Advancing Clean Technologies

EVs produce zero direct emissions, meaning broader adoption could result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions and improved urban air quality.2

Unconstrained Approach

LIT invests in companies throughout the lithium cycle, including mining, refinement and battery production, cutting across traditional sector and geographic definitions.

1Bloomberg NEF, Nov 2021
2US Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Jan 2020

Key Information As of 09/22/23

Inception Date 07/22/10
Total Expense Ratio 0.75%
Net Assets $2.60 billion
NAV $55.10
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ETF Summary

The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) invests in the full lithium cycle, from mining and refining the metal, through battery production.

ETF Objective

The Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Solactive Global Lithium Index.

Trading Details As of 09/21/23

Ticker LIT
Bloomberg Index Ticker SOLLIT
CUSIP 37954Y855
ISIN US37954Y8553
Primary Exchange NYSE Arca
Shares Outstanding 47,154,628
Number of Holdings 40
30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread 0.09%

Distributions As of 09/22/23

30-Day SEC Yield 1.84%
Distribution Frequency Semi-Annually

ETF Prices As of 09/22/23

NAV $55.10 Daily Change $0.19 0.35%
Market Price $54.77 Daily Change $0.41 0.75%

Performance History

As of recent
(06/30/23)
As of recent
(06/30/23)
Fund NAV Market Price Index
1 Year -9.69% -9.39% -9.21%
3 Years 27.64% 27.85% 28.17%
5 Years 16.13% 16.35% 16.39%
10 Years 12.66% 12.61% 12.98%
Since Inception 7.26% 7.30% 7.76%
1 Year -19.23% -18.70% -18.82%
3 Years 15.43% 15.32% 15.95%
5 Years 14.54% 14.55% 14.80%
10 Years 11.44% 11.44% 11.98%
Since Inception 6.48% 6.45% 6.98%
Year-to-Date 10.24% 11.30% 10.43%
1 Month 6.24% 7.22% 6.29%
3 Months 2.43% 2.65% 2.58%
Since Inception 147.73% 148.98% 163.33%
Year-to-Date 1.43% 1.44% 1.60%
1 Month -10.80% -11.11% -10.86%
3 Months -2.25% -2.28% -2.21%
Since Inception 127.94% 126.93% 142.28%

Performance is shown on a total return basis (i.e., with gross income reinvested, where applicable). Cumulative return is the aggregate amount that an investment has gained or lost over time. Annualized return is the average return gained or lost by an investment each year over a given time period.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. High short-term performance, when observed, is unusual and investors should not expect such performance to be repeated.

Top Holdings As of 09/22/23

Net Assets (%) Ticker Name SEDOL Market Price ($) Shares Held Market Value ($)
8.22 ALB ALBEMARLE CORP 2046853 168.21 1,269,579 213,555,883.59
7.22 TSLA TESLA INC B616C79 244.88 765,791 187,526,900.08
6.83 6752 JP PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORP 6572707 11.69 15,185,809 177,561,726.60
6.07 RIVN RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE INC-A BL98841 20.59 7,659,067 157,700,189.53
5.99 1211 HK BYD CO LTD-H 6536651 31.74 4,902,774 155,591,876.48
5.87 6762 JP TDK CORP 6869302 37.20 4,102,144 152,606,349.70
4.90 300750 C2 CONTEMPORARY A-A BHQPSY7 28.91 4,407,309 127,412,532.10
3.71 006400 KS SAMSUNG SDI CO LTD 6771645 398.71 241,425 96,259,369.39
3.45 373220 KS LG ENERGY SOLUTION BNSP8W5 367.30 244,023 89,628,435.82
3.39 SQM QUIMICA Y-SP ADR 2771122 56.78 1,549,072 87,956,308.16
3.33 PLS AU PILBARA MINERALS LTD B2368L5 2.75 31,471,663 86,412,016.35
3.12 300014 C2 EVE ENERGY CO LTD-A BD5C7G6 6.26 12,968,988 81,142,272.02
3.11 MIN AU MINERAL RESOURCES LTD B17ZL56 44.87 1,798,459 80,705,073.51
3.08 002466 C2 TIANQI LITHIUM CORP-A BD5CKH8 7.65 10,440,641 79,919,109.11
3.06 002371 C2 NAURA TECH GR -A BD5LYF1 32.14 2,476,641 79,598,741.07
2.74 002460 C2 GANFENG LITHIU-A BD5CB19 6.25 11,373,540 71,082,189.34
2.45 IGO AU IGO LTD 6439567 7.93 8,007,999 63,531,322.22
1.90 AKE AU ALLKEM LTD BLSNC78 7.76 6,350,142 49,271,066.32
1.78 002709 C2 GUANGZHOU TINC-A BD5LR63 3.84 12,017,878 46,185,547.25
1.58 ENS ENERSYS B020GQ5 94.53 434,508 41,074,041.24
1.54 002812 C2 YUNNAN ENERGY-A BFCCR30 8.40 4,776,359 40,115,851.23
1.45 300450 C2 WUXI LEAD INTE-A BD6QWJ5 3.72 10,145,136 37,750,960.07
1.41 603659 C1 SHANGHAI PUTAI-A BF2DZJ5 4.19 8,768,911 36,752,208.94
1.37 LTR AU LIONTOWN RESOURCES LTD B1J89V5 1.94 18,365,182 35,713,075.27
1.36 066970 KS L&F CO LTD 6578608 135.10 261,977 35,392,763.46
1.36 LCID LUCID GROUP INC BP0TR77 5.11 6,900,251 35,260,282.61
1.31 LTHM LIVENT CORP BD9PM00 17.70 1,926,780 34,104,006.00
1.12 300037 C2 SHENZHEN CAPCH-A BD5LRQ3 5.99 4,874,998 29,198,206.28
1.09 300207 C2 SUNWODA ELECTR-A BD5CCV6 2.15 13,177,591 28,283,169.44
0.88 300073 C2 BEIJING EASPRI-A BD760M3 5.82 3,929,848 22,864,080.53
0.88 LAC CN LITHIUM AMERICAS CORP BF4X225 17.86 1,277,683 22,822,379.40
0.77 SGML SIGMA LITHIUM CORP BNM4ZD8 34.74 574,247 19,949,340.78
0.70 6121 TT SIMPLO TECHNOLOGY CO LTD 6421928 10.44 1,749,780 18,259,757.08
0.61 QS QUANTUMSCAPE CORP BMC73Z8 6.43 2,477,217 15,928,505.31
0.57 ENVX ENOVIX CORP BNNTCT7 11.83 1,259,600 14,901,068.00
0.56 6674 JP GS YUASA CORP 6744250 18.16 807,523 14,660,671.81
0.52 5631 JP JAPAN STEEL WORKS LTD 6470685 19.10 704,287 13,452,245.53
0.26 FREY FREYR BATTERY SA BMFBLD1 5.11 1,312,325 6,705,980.75
0.22 OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 1.00 5,619,409 5,619,408.63
0.18 SYA AU SAYONA MINING LTD BBX4LR9 0.06 76,128,431 4,672,356.82
0.16 CXO AU CORE LITHIUM LTD B4XFS83 0.23 18,134,878 4,159,187.59
0.01 KOREAN WON 0.00 187,972,974 140,614.13
0.00 TAIWAN DOLLAR 0.03 398,644 12,399.49
0.00 JAPANESE YEN 0.01 891,082 6,017.37
0.00 CHINESE YUAN RENMINBI 0.14 11,601 1,589.99
0.00 SWISS FRANC 1.00 0 0.02
0.00 HONG KONG DOLLAR 0.00 0 0.00
0.00 BRITISH STERLING POUND 1.22 0 -0.56
0.00 EURO 1.07 -442 -471.08
-0.12 CASH 1.00 -3,137,689 -3,137,688.77
Holdings are subject to change. "Cash" denotes U.S. dollars.

Exposure As of 08/31/23

Sector Weight (%)
Materials 40.3
Consumer Discretionary 27.1
Industrials 16.4
Information Technology 16.2

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Industry Weight (%)
Chemicals: Specialty 19.4
Motor Vehicles 19.3
Electrical Products 19.1
Electronic Components 9.6
Other Metals/Minerals 7.2
Electronics/Appliances 6.4
Electronic Production Equipment 5.0
Chemicals: Agricultural 4.6
Precious Metals 3.5
Containers/Packaging 1.6
Financial Conglomerates 1.6
Other/Cash 2.7

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Country Weight (%)
China 32.3
United States 28.4
Japan 12.8
Australia 11.5
South Korea 9.2
Chile 3.5
Canada 1.5
Taiwan 0.6
Luxembourg 0.3

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All Sector, Industry and Geographic breakdowns, where provided, are based on equity positions held by the ETF and exclude cash, currencies, and other holdings.

ETF Characteristics As of 09/21/23

Return on Equity 17.30%
Weighted Avg. Market Cap 79,736 M
2022 2023
Price-to-earnings 20.64 16.30
Price-to-book value 2.85 2.78

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ETF Risk Stats As of 08/31/23

Versus Beta
S&P 500 1.07
NASDAQ-100 0.92
MSCI EAFE 0.94
MSCI Emg. Mkts 1.01
Standard Deviation 32.30%

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As of 08/31, LIT was rated against the following numbers of Natural Resources funds over the following time periods: 108 during the last 3 years, 102 during the last 5 years, 88 during the last 10 years. With respect to these Natural Resources funds, LIT received a Morningstar Rating of 2, 4, and 4 stars, respectively. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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