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ILITISharesINDEX

iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF

$10.98+4.91% vs prior close
10.352452-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 26, 2026. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

iShares Trust - iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in public equity markets of global region. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across lithium ore mining and/or lithium compounds manufacturing sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to track the performance of the STOXX Global Lithium Miners and Producers Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares Trust - iShares Lithium Miners and Producers ETF is domiciled in the United States.

ILIT price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateILIT close
Jul 27, 2026$13.75
Jul 28, 2026$13.38
Jul 29, 2026$13.31
Jul 30, 2026$13.72
Jul 31, 2026$13.47
Aug 3, 2026$13.61
Aug 4, 2026$14.18
Aug 5, 2026$14.36
Aug 6, 2026$14.48
Aug 7, 2026$15.05
Aug 10, 2026$15.23
Aug 11, 2026$15.01
Aug 12, 2026$15.28
Aug 13, 2026$15.19
Aug 14, 2026$15.56
Aug 17, 2026$15.58
Aug 18, 2026$15.04
Aug 19, 2026$15.03
Aug 20, 2026$14.96
Aug 21, 2026$15.74
Aug 24, 2026$15.86
Aug 25, 2026$15.50
Aug 26, 2026$15.44
Aug 27, 2026$15.60
Aug 28, 2026$15.51
Aug 31, 2026$15.55
Sep 1, 2026$15.30
Sep 2, 2026$15.27
Sep 3, 2026$15.23
Sep 4, 2026$14.95
Sep 8, 2026$14.79
Sep 9, 2026$14.85
Sep 10, 2026$14.27
Sep 11, 2026$13.86
Sep 14, 2026$13.70
Sep 15, 2026$13.56
Sep 16, 2026$13.38
Sep 17, 2026$13.68
Sep 18, 2026$13.59
Sep 21, 2026$13.97
Sep 22, 2026$13.91
Sep 23, 2026$13.64
Sep 24, 2026$13.21
Sep 25, 2026$13.04
Sep 28, 2026$12.68
Sep 29, 2026$12.82
Sep 30, 2026$12.70
Oct 1, 2026$12.39
Oct 2, 2026$12.44
Oct 5, 2026$12.57
Oct 6, 2026$12.63
Oct 7, 2026$12.36
Oct 8, 2026$12.28
Oct 9, 2026$12.29
Oct 12, 2026$11.75
Oct 13, 2026$11.44
Oct 14, 2026$11.14
Oct 15, 2026$11.05
Oct 16, 2026$10.87
Oct 19, 2026$10.77
Oct 20, 2026$10.90
Oct 21, 2026$10.65
Oct 22, 2026$10.35
Oct 23, 2026$10.37
Oct 26, 2026$10.47
Oct 27, 2026$10.98

Weekly net flows, 3M

Net outflow over the range: −$0M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10Aug 17Aug 24+$365.2KAug 31Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19−$162.2KOct 26Jul 27Aug 10Aug 24+$365.2KSep 7Sep 21Oct 5−$162.2KOct 26Jul 27Aug 24+$365.2KSep 21−$162.2KOct 26
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 27−$30.1K
Aug 3$0
Aug 10$0
Aug 17$0
Aug 24−$8.8K
Aug 31$365.2K
Sep 7−$365.2K
Sep 14$0
Sep 21$0
Sep 28$0
Oct 5$33K
Oct 12−$33K
Oct 19$0
Oct 26−$162.2K
The desk’s read

Money is leaving — −$162K in net outflows over the past month, about 1.6% of the fund's asset base, while the price has returned -29.7% so far this year. At 0.47% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.

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

$10Massets under management
0.47%expense ratio · $47 per $10,000 a year
−$162Knet flow, trailing month
8Kavg daily volume, 30 days
44holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed June 21, 2023 · beta 1.62
The book at a glance
ELV-2.3%SQM+5.8%ALB+5.9%LAC+6.9%CRML+27.4%LAR+9.8%SGML+7.5%ABAT0022400023260024071.5%0024603.3%0024663.0%0024970027093.1%0027381.4%0028122.6%0050704.3%2782801.2%3000372.2%3000731.1%3003901.7%3004321.3%3005681.0%3012383013582.1%6008841.3%603026688005688388688778688779CXO2.9%EUR2.7%LTR6.3%PLS6.3%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1ELVELEVANCE HEALTH2.80%$421.49-2.3%
2SQMCHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE8.66%$60.30+5.8%
3ALBALBEMARLE8.43%$98.96+5.9%
4LACLITHIUM AMERICAS4.48%$2.16+6.9%
5CRMLCRITICAL METALS CORP3.01%$8.13+27.4%
6LARLithium Argentina AG3.45%$4.58+9.8%
7SGMLSIGMA LITHIUM3.11%$8.45+7.5%
8ABATAMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY CO1.07%$1.49+16.4%
9002240Chengxin Lithium Group Co Ltd1.00%———
10002326ZHEJIANG YONGTAI TECHNOLOGY LTD A0.75%———
11002407DO-FLUORIDE NEW MATERIALS LTD A1.53%———
12002460GANFENG LITHIUM GROUP LTD A3.30%———
13002466TIANQI LITHIUM INDUSTRIES CORP A3.01%———
14002497SICHUAN YAHUA INDUSTRIAL GROUP LTD0.84%———
15002709GUANGZHOU TINCI MATERIALS TECHNOLO3.09%———

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Sector weights

  • Materials86.19%
  • Industrials8.14%
  • Information Technology4.28%
  • Consumer Discretionary1.31%
  • Cash and/or Derivatives0.08%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Materials86.19%
Industrials8.14%
Information Technology4.28%
Consumer Discretionary1.31%
Cash and/or Derivatives0.08%

Country weights

  • China36.68%
  • Australia22.94%
  • United States12.58%
  • Chile8.7%
  • Canada7.08%
  • Korea (South)5.46%
  • Argentina3.45%
  • Brazil3.11%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
China36.68%
Australia22.94%
United States12.58%
Chile8.7%
Canada7.08%
Korea (South)5.46%
Argentina3.45%
Brazil3.11%
Performance
1 week+3.1%
1 month-15.8%
3 months-20.1%
6 months-47.3%
YTD-29.7%
1 year-17.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week−$34K
1 month−$162K
3 months−$201K
YTD+$2M
1 year+$4M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$2.6MOct$0Nov+$2.4MDec+$6.5MJan−$1.8MFeb$0Mar−$1.9MApr+$2.3MMay−$3.4MJul−$8.8KAug$0Sep−$162.2KOctOctNovDec+$6.5MJanFebMarAprMayJulAugSep−$162.2KOctOctDec+$6.5MFebAprJul−$162.2KOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$2.6M
Nov$0
Dec$2.4M
Jan$6.5M
Feb−$1.8M
Mar$0
Apr−$1.9M
May$2.3M
Jul−$3.4M
Aug−$8.8K
Sep$0
Oct−$162.2K
The risk read
32%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
45%realized volatility, 1 year
-56.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-53.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 8.7% of the book; the top ten carry 51%. Spread across 50+ names, it behaves like roughly 25 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
16Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
ALB ALBEMARLE$2M$2M
CRML CRITICAL METALS CORP$796,031$460,927
ELV ELEVANCE HEALTH$338,650$399,106
LAC LITHIUM AMERICAS$59,637$61,143
SQM CHEMICAL & MINING CO OF CHILE$29,540$26,008

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

The case against ILIT

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-44bp on fee · 3941× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-44bp on fee · 1776× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-43bp on fee · 3136× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-43bp on fee · 2294× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-43bp on fee · 1799× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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