Data as of .
BULD vs LENS: which is really different?
BULD and LENS hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and LENS returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: LENS scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed
2% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BULD and LENS hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BULD | LENS |
|---|---|---|
| Nemetschek SE | 1.91% | 1.50% |
| Only in BULD | Only in LENS |
|---|---|
| ASML Holding NV 8.91% | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust 9.04% |
| Proto Labs Inc 8.59% | iShares Gold Trust Micro 5.81% |
| Lam Research Corp 8.44% | Chevron Corp 4.22% |
| Applied Materials Inc 8.29% | Exxon Mobil Corp 4.22% |
| Stratasys Ltd 5.79% | iShares Silver Trust 4.22% |
| KLA Corp 5.53% | Kinross Gold Corp 3.96% |
| Autodesk Inc 5.49% | Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.03% |
| 3D Systems Corp 4.82% | Gold Fields Ltd 2.85% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BULD | LENS | BULD | LENS | BULD | LENS | |
| 3 months | −7.2% | +12.1% | −9.5 pts | +9.9 pts | −4.8 pts | +14.6 pts |
| 6 months | +26.1% | +6.7% | +8.1 pts | −11.3 pts | +1.9 pts | −17.5 pts |
| 1 year | +37.2% | +46.4% | +20.6 pts | +29.8 pts | +15.4 pts | +24.6 pts |
| 3 years | +84.5% | not published | +6.1 pts | not published | −13.7 pts | not published |
| Since launch | +75.7% | +84.9% | −19.8 pts | +55.8 pts | −60.9 pts | +45.4 pts |
| BULD Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF Holds 55 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | LENS Sarmaya Thematic ETF Holds 43 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Pacer | Sarmaya |
| Theme | Broad innovation and megatrends | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 35.8% | 21.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.2% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 36.7% | 1.7% |
| Holdings | 55 | 43 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 62.9% | 42.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.49% | 0.79% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.50% | 0.81% |
| Total return, 1 year | +37.2% | +46.4% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +20.6 pts | +29.8 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | +15.4 pts | +24.6 pts |
| Below its high | −10.4% | −9.8% |
| Net assets | $14m | $53m |
BULD in plain words
By weight, 36% of BULD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 63% of the fund across 55 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 20.6 pts. It sits 10.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.
LENS in plain words
By weight, 22% of LENS's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 43 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +46.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 29.8 pts. It sits 9.8% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do BULD and LENS hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, BULD or LENS?
- BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LENS has 22%, so LENS differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, BULD or LENS?
- BULD charges 0.49% a year and LENS charges 0.79%, so BULD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, BULD against LENS, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/buld-vs-lens Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.