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IONProSharesINDEX

Proshares S&P Global Core Battery Metals ETF

$40.13+1.78% vs prior close
396852-WK

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

The index consists of companies that had (i) positive total revenue and (ii) positive production value from, in aggregate, the mining of lithium, nickel and cobalt during the previous year. Production value is the dollar market value of the lithium, nickel or cobalt produced. Under normal circumstances, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets, plus any borrowings for investment purposes, in the securities that comprise the index. It is non-diversified.

ION price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateION close
Jul 27, 2026$46.88
Jul 28, 2026$46.24
Jul 29, 2026$46.09
Jul 30, 2026$47.50
Jul 31, 2026$47.37
Aug 3, 2026$47.40
Aug 4, 2026$49.47
Aug 5, 2026$50.56
Aug 6, 2026$50.33
Aug 7, 2026$52.06
Aug 10, 2026$52.64
Aug 11, 2026$51.72
Aug 12, 2026$52.37
Aug 13, 2026$51.02
Aug 14, 2026$52.11
Aug 17, 2026$52.52
Aug 18, 2026$51.14
Aug 19, 2026$51.62
Aug 20, 2026$51.77
Aug 21, 2026$54.09
Aug 24, 2026$54.64
Aug 25, 2026$53.84
Aug 26, 2026$53.42
Aug 27, 2026$53.70
Aug 28, 2026$53.68
Aug 31, 2026$53.30
Sep 1, 2026$52.55
Sep 2, 2026$52.50
Sep 3, 2026$52.85
Sep 4, 2026$52.44
Sep 8, 2026$52.44
Sep 9, 2026$52.57
Sep 10, 2026$50.83
Sep 11, 2026$50.11
Sep 14, 2026$48.94
Sep 15, 2026$48.43
Sep 16, 2026$47.95
Sep 17, 2026$48.70
Sep 18, 2026$48.49
Sep 21, 2026$48.90
Sep 22, 2026$49.03
Sep 23, 2026$47.47
Sep 24, 2026$46.62
Sep 25, 2026$46.53
Sep 28, 2026$45.37
Sep 29, 2026$45.94
Sep 30, 2026$45.54
Oct 1, 2026$45.20
Oct 2, 2026$45.48
Oct 5, 2026$45.87
Oct 6, 2026$45.81
Oct 7, 2026$45.36
Oct 8, 2026$44.85
Oct 9, 2026$45.11
Oct 12, 2026$43.89
Oct 13, 2026$43.29
Oct 14, 2026$42.25
Oct 15, 2026$42.01
Oct 16, 2026$40.96
Oct 19, 2026$40.58
Oct 20, 2026$40.92
Oct 21, 2026$40.24
Oct 22, 2026$38.94
Oct 23, 2026$38.84
Oct 26, 2026$39.43
Oct 27, 2026$40.13

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -22.3% so far this year. At 0.58% a year it is not the cheapest way in — GDX has a reported fee of 0.51%.

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

$3Massets under management
0.58%expense ratio · $58 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
2Kavg daily volume, 30 days
43holdings · US-domiciled
2022listed November 29, 2022 · beta 1.50

Sector weights

  • Basic Materials96.68%
  • Materials96.65%
  • Non-Energy Minerals69.08%
  • Other64.86%
  • Process Industries17.35%
  • Producer Manufacturing6.97%
  • Distribution Services6.13%
  • Miscellaneous2.58%
  • Industrials2.33%
  • Consumer Discretionary0.99%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Basic Materials96.68%
Materials96.65%
Non-Energy Minerals69.08%
Other64.86%
Process Industries17.35%
Producer Manufacturing6.97%
Distribution Services6.13%
Miscellaneous2.58%
Industrials2.33%
Consumer Discretionary0.99%

Country weights

  • Other63.11%
  • China30.12%
  • Australia18.28%
  • Indonesia9.43%
  • South Africa8.39%
  • United States6.46%
  • Japan5.03%
  • Canada5.02%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
Other63.11%
China30.12%
Australia18.28%
Indonesia9.43%
South Africa8.39%
United States6.46%
Japan5.03%
Canada5.02%
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-13.7%
3 months-14.4%
6 months-37.0%
YTD-22.3%
1 year-2.0%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

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

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
23%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
38%realized volatility, 1 year
-43.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-41.4%latest close versus that peak

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
1Kshares traded
The case against ION

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat ION 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-55bp on fee · 15723× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-55bp on fee · 7085× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-54bp on fee · 12512× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$47M-54bp on fee · 9154× the assets · +$47M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-54bp on fee · 7176× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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