Ishares Lithium Miners And Producers ETF (ILIT)Natural Resources | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
20.81 USD
+0.24
(1.150%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 20.65 -0.16 (-0.157%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:32 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:54 a.m. EDT
ILIT is trading at a short-term momentum high (up ~50% from 14-day lows), technically strong, yet the options gamma profile and low call OTM/OI above current price suggest a looming 'sell on news' or range-bound correction within the next month. The mining theme is hyped in headlines, but the underlying options market is positioning for a retreat to the 14-17 range, offering a high-conviction mean-reversion play rather than a continuation momentum trade. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.108314 |
| AutoTheta | 0.111582 |
| AutoETS | 0.114554 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.248971 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 74% |
| H-stat | 0.63 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.037 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.45 |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:54 a.m. EDT: Options positioning on ILIT is heavily skewed toward downside protection or defined-risk speculative entry, with 37 contracts of ITM calls at the 17 strike for August and 30 contracts of ITM puts at the 14 strike for May. While there is some OTM call positioning for the May 19 and 21 strikes, the bulk of volume and Open Interest (OI) sits deep ITM in both calls and puts for expirations beyond a month. The ATM IV for near-term calls is compressing to 0 in the August series, suggesting thin liquidity or lack of interest in straddles, whereas puts retain 1.94 ATM IV for May, indicating a floor-setting strategy. Overall, speculators appear to bet on a sideways-to-slightly-bearish range (between 14 and 17), with limited aggressive upside momentum plays above 21.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.09% | 2.83% | — | — |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | 0.299 | 2.086095 |
| 2025-06-16 | 0.056 | 0.747096 |
| 2024-12-17 | 0.496 | 5.453426 |
| 2024-06-11 | 0.078 | 0.689017 |
| 2023-12-20 | 0.118 | 0.774984 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 26.33 |
| All Time Low | 6.46 |
| Ask | 26.91 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 39,900 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 40,150 |
| Average Volume | 40,150 |
| Average Volume10Days | 39,900 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 15.09 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Category | Natural Resources |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 21.305 |
| Day Low | 20.76 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.06 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 17.21312 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 3.593481 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.20876408 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 187.11191 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 21.305 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.49839973 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.023393556 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.014 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 13.792601 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.9664387 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.014 - 21.305 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,687,786,200,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Fund Family | iShares |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,687,305,600 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,023-06-23 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents. The fund is non-diversified. |
| Long Name | Ishares Lithium Miners And Producers ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1823240727 |
| Nav Price | 20.76511 |
| Net Assets | 20,743,316.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.47 |
| Open | 21.03 |
| Phone | 415-670-2000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.15660095 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.7526504 |
| Post Market Price | 20.65 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,468,740 |
| Previous Close | 20.57 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.23660088 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.150223 |
| Regular Market Day High | 21.305 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 20.76 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 20.76 - 21.305 |
| Regular Market Open | 21.03 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 20.57 |
| Regular Market Price | 20.8066 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 71,953 |
| Short Name | iShares Lithium Miners and Prod |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ILIT |
| Total Assets | 20,743,316 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | 11.2161 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | 11.2161 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 14.05316 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 6.753441 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.48056388 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 71,953 |
| Yield | 0.020599999 |
| Ytd Return | 11.2161 |