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LITGlobal XINDEX

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

$68.22-0.29% vs prior close
549252-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Aug 23. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to measure broad-based equity market performance of global companies involved in the lithium industry. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
83.572.862.068.22DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET −$724M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +5.2% so far this year. At 0.75% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GDMN has a reported fee of 0.45%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$1.2Bassets under management
0.75%expense ratio · $75 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
197Kavg daily volume, 30 days
40holdings · US-domiciled
2010listed July 22, 2010 · beta 1.54
The book at a glance
RIO-1.4%TSLA-0.2%ALB-0.7%SQM-1.2%ENS+3.3%006400.KS5.8%1211.HK3.3%300014.SZ3.2%300207.SZ1.4%300450.SZ1.6%300750.SZ3.2%373220.KS4.2%603659.SS6752.T7.2%6762.T5.6%PLS.AX002371.SZ6.6%002460.SZ2.2%002466.SZ1.9%002709.SZ1.9%002738.SZ1.2%002812.SZ1.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1RIORIO TINTO22.85%$92.87-1.4%
2TSLATESLA4.44%$354.11-0.2%
3ALBALBEMARLE4.24%$105.03-0.7%
4SQMCHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE3.11%$64.12-1.2%
5ENSENERSYS2.17%$189.59+3.3%
6LCIDLUCID GROUP0.24%$4.19+2.9%
7SGMLSIGMA LITHIUM0.18%$8.34-11.3%
8006400.KSSamsung Sdi Company, Ltd.5.81%———
91211.HKJH MULTIFACTOR EM ETF3.31%———
10300014.SZEve Energy Co. Ltd. Class A3.19%———
11300207.SZSunwoda Electronic Co. Ltd. Class A1.41%———
12300450.SZWuxi Lead Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd1.61%———
13300750.SZContemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd3.16%———
14373220.KSLG Energy Solution Ltd.4.22%———
15603659.SSShanghai Putailai New Energy Technology Co. Ltd. Class A0.98%———

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Sector weights
Materials43.01%
Basic Materials40.72%
Producer Manufacturing31.58%
Process Industries28.51%
Industrials28.48%
Non-Energy Minerals20.2%
Information Technology18.5%
Consumer Cyclical16.21%
Consumer Discretionary14.73%
Technology14.59%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
China36.75%
United States25.19%
Korea, Republic of13.59%
Australia12.11%
Japan9.73%
South Korea9.32%
Korea (the Republic of)8.45%
Taiwan, Province of China7.37%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.2%
1 month-8.7%
3 months-12.5%
6 months-5.9%
YTD+5.2%
1 year+18.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
16%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
33%realized volatility, 1 year
-27.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-25.5%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 22.9% of the book; the top ten carry 67%. Spread across 37+ names, it behaves like roughly 12 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
6calls · latest snapshot
6puts · latest snapshot
1.00put/call ratio
221Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
TSLA TESLA$316M$337M
ALB ALBEMARLE$2M$2M
LCID LUCID GROUP$2M$692,067
RIO RIO TINTO$705,246$370,399
SGML SIGMA LITHIUM$376,819$304,636

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against LIT

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat LIT on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-72bp on fee · 35× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-72bp on fee · 15× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-71bp on fee · 28× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-71bp on fee · 20× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-71bp on fee · 16× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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