ETF comparison

GRIDvsLIT

Both Thematic.

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund · Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
2.5%

5 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GRID and LIT would leave roughly2.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

GRID only 97.3%Shared 2.5%LIT only 97.5%
In GRID only
117 positions
Shared
5 positions
In LIT only
36 positions

Side by side

GRID

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund

First Trust · Thematic

63composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.56%
Net assets
$11.84B
TTM yield
0.81%
Top-10 conc.
58.4%
LIT

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF

Global X · Thematic

46composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.75%
Net assets
$1.64B
TTM yield
0.70%
Top-10 conc.
60.1%

Sub-score comparison

44
Cost
25
76
Tax efficiency
77
100
Liquidity
66
31
Concentration
28
Tracking quality
GRIDsub-scoreLIT

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

GRID is 19 bps cheaper than LIT. On a $100,000 position that's about $190/yr more in fees for LIT.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with GRID vs LIT.

Top shared holdings

5 shared in total
#HoldingIn GRIDIn LITOverlap
1TESLA INC1.93%2.29%1.93%
2PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORP0.28%4.51%0.28%
3BYD COMPANY LTD0.14%2.59%0.14%
4SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY LTD0.08%6.89%0.08%
5ENERSYS0.03%2.47%0.03%

Only in GRID

117 total
  • EATON CORP PLC8.52%
  • SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE8.29%
  • ABB LTD (CH)8.11%
  • QUANTA SERVICES INC8.10%
  • JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC7.99%
  • NATIONAL GRID PLC4.11%
  • E.ON SE3.88%
  • PRYSMIAN SPA3.87%
  • NVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.87%
  • HUBBELL INC2.61%

Only in LIT

36 total
  • RIO TINTO PLC19.48%
  • ALBEMARLE CORPORATION6.86%
  • Ganfeng Lithium Group Co., Ltd.4.01%
  • PLS GROUP LIMITED4.00%
  • Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A.3.91%
  • NAURA Technology Group Co., Ltd.3.70%
  • Tianqi Lithium Corporation3.38%
  • Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.3.36%
  • TDK CORPORATION3.25%
  • Guangzhou Tinci Materials Technology Co., Ltd2.91%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.