Lithium-ion hybrid capacitors (LIHCs) are considered as promising energy storage devices due to their high energy density of lithium-ion batteries and excellent power density of supercapacitors. The electrode material is the key to the performance of LIHCs. Therefore, a rod-like nanostructure of NiF 2 with a clear morphology was prepared by a simple hydrothermal method. The nanorod structure of NiF 2 shortens the transport distance of lithium ions and provides more active sites, thus showing excellent electrochemical performance. The specific capacity of the NR-NiF 2 electrode can reach 379 mA h g −1 after 500 cycles at 0.1 A g −1 and remains at 61 mA h g −1 after 10,000 cycles (a current density of 2 A g −1 ). Meanwhile, according to the fitting results of the peak current and sweep rate, b = 0.95 is obtained, indicating that the electrochemical behavior of the NR-NiF 2 material is dominated by pseudocapacitance. Furthermore, the LIHCs of NR-NiF 2 //AC are constructed and exhibit a high energy density of 87 W h kg −1 (at 96 W kg −1 ), a high power density of 6079 W kg −1 (at 27 W h kg −1 ), and an excellent cycle stability (capacity retention of 69% after 5000 cycles at 1 A g −1 ). Hence, NiF 2 nanorods with fast kinetic properties are a promising choice as an anode material for LIHCs.