Lithium & Battery vs the S&P 500 (LIT): is it outperforming?
Over the past month, LIT has outperformed the S&P 500 by 9.8 points. Here is where that puts it in the sector rotation — updated daily.
Where LIT sits on the rotation map
Lithium & Battery highlighted against the 11 broad S&P 500 sectors. Vertical: 1-month spread vs the S&P 500. Horizontal: the longer, time-shifted window — the methodology explains the math.
LIT vs SPY: head-to-head returns
LIT (lithium & battery) and SPY (the S&P 500) side by side over every window Zensei tracks. The spread is the difference — positive means LIT won that window.
Data as of 2026-08-28 · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
The read
Lithium & Battery (LIT) has just turned the corner. Over the longer, time-shifted window it trailed the S&P 500 by 21.0 points, but over the past month it has moved decisively ahead of the market — a 9.8-point edge that puts it in the Emerging quadrant. Ranked by one-month spread, it currently stands #14 of the 115 groups Zensei tracks.
On the shorter tape, LIT is in a dip window: the last sessions have pulled back while the longer intraday trend remains intact — the pattern rotation traders watch for re-entries. LIT's relative-strength line is holding around its moving averages — the trend is intact but no longer extending. The two signals agree — the short-term tape and the longer trend point the same way.
The exposure comes via Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, whose 9 tracked holdings are led by RIO TINTO PLC ADR, ALBEMARLE CORP and TESLA INC. Weighted by portfolio, the fund's holdings trade at roughly 108.9× earnings and 5.3× sales. The thing to watch from here is confirmation: emerging groups that hold a positive one-month spread long enough for the longer window to turn are the classic early-rotation entries — the ones that fail fall back quickly.
What's inside LIT
Top 5 of 9 tracked holdings, by portfolio weight.
Lithium & Battery vs the market — common questions
Is lithium & battery outperforming the S&P 500?
Right now, yes: over the past month LIT has outperformed the S&P 500 by 9.8 points. This page updates daily, so the answer reflects current market data rather than a dated article.
What is LIT?
LIT is Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF, the fund Zensei uses to measure the lithium & battery group against the S&P 500 benchmark (SPY).
Which stocks are in LIT?
LIT's largest tracked positions are RIO TINTO PLC ADR, ALBEMARLE CORP, TESLA INC, SOCIEDAD QUIMICA Y MINERA DE CHILE SA ADR, ENERSYS — 9 holdings in total. The full list, with each stock measured against the group, is part of Zensei Premium.
What quadrant is lithium & battery in right now?
As of the latest daily data, lithium & battery is in the Emerging quadrant — behind the market over the longer window, but ahead over the past month. The quadrant rules are documented on the Zensei methodology page.
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