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INVN vs LENS: which is really different?

INVN and LENS hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and LENS returned more over the year.

Alger Russell Innovation ETF and Sarmaya Thematic ETF.

32.5%INVN in the S&P 500
21.7%LENS in the S&P 500
+20.7%INVN total return, 1 year
+46.4%LENS total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: INVN scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

INVN 55.9LENS 480.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

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

INVN68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
33%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 23% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 10% in33%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 23% of the fund
LENS78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 42% of the fund · 43 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 42% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, INVN and LENS hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in INVNOnly in LENS
ROBLOX CORP 2.56%SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust 9.04%
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORP 2.38%iShares Gold Trust Micro 5.81%
EXPEDIA GROUP INC 2.29%Chevron Corp 4.22%
MAPLEBEAR INC 2.25%Exxon Mobil Corp 4.22%
BLOCK INC 2.23%iShares Silver Trust 4.22%
ZSCALER INC 2.21%Kinross Gold Corp 3.96%
BILL HOLDINGS INC 2.18%Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.03%
BIOGEN INC 2.18%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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

INVN and LENS over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
INVNLENSINVNLENSINVNLENS
3 months+24.7%+12.1%+22.4 pts+9.9 pts+27.2 pts+14.6 pts
6 months+37.7%+6.7%+19.6 pts−11.3 pts+13.4 pts−17.5 pts
1 year+20.7%+46.4%+4.2 pts+29.8 pts−1.1 pts+24.6 pts
Since launch+29.2%+84.9%−2.8 pts+55.8 pts−11.9 pts+45.4 pts
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INVN and LENS on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
INVN
Alger Russell Innovation ETF
Holds 50 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 32% 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
IssuerAlgerSarmaya
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50032.5%21.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.5%97.9%
In the Nasdaq-1009.8%1.7%
Holdings5043
Top ten, share of the fund22.6%42.3%
Expense ratio0.55%0.79%
Fee for the differing part0.56%0.81%
Total return, 1 year+20.7%+46.4%
vs the S&P 500+4.2 pts+29.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.1 pts+24.6 pts
Below its high−5.6%−9.8%
Net assets$10m$53m

INVN in plain words

By weight, 32% of INVN'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 23% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +20.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. It sits 5.6% below its all-time high of Sep 3, 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 INVN and LENS hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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, INVN or LENS?
INVN has 32% of its weight in S&P 500 names and LENS has 22%, so INVN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, INVN or LENS?
INVN charges 0.55% a year and LENS charges 0.79%, so INVN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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INVN against LENS, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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