Lithium & batteries
Lithium miners (Albemarle, SQM) and battery makers (CATL, BYD, LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI). Performance follows lithium prices and electric-vehicle demand. Crashed brutally in 2023-24 as lithium prices collapsed; has yet to recover.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Direct exposure to EV and battery-storage growth
- Owns the biggest battery makers worldwide
- Will benefit when lithium prices recover
- Lithium prices crashed 80%+ from 2022 peak
- Highly cyclical: can drop 50%+ in bad years
- Concentrated in a few miners and battery firms
About this fund
Albemarle, SQM, CATL, BYD, LG Chem etc. Highly cyclical - performance closely tracks lithium prices and EV demand.
Available on Interactive Brokers
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Frequently asked questions
Is LITU.L accumulating or distributing?
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech UCITS ETF (LITU.L) is an accumulating ETF, so its dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund instead of paid out as cash. The value compounds in the share price, which keeps things simple since the dividends are reinvested for you instead of arriving as cash you would otherwise have to reinvest yourself.
What is the annual fee (TER) for LITU.L?
LITU.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.60% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $60 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy LITU.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. LITU.L trades on LSE, USD and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does LITU.L invest in?
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech UCITS ETF (LITU.L) tracks the Solactive Global Lithium. Lithium miners (Albemarle, SQM) and battery makers (CATL, BYD, LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI). You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is LITU.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, LITU.L is a UCITS ETF domiciled in Ireland. For non-US investors, Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs are usually preferred over US-domiciled ones: US dividend withholding tax is 15% under the tax treaty (versus 30% on US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors), and the holdings sit outside US estate tax.
How risky is LITU.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, LITU.L is rated higher risk (5/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.