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LENS vs QQQJ: which is really different?

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

Sarmaya Thematic ETF and Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF.

21.7%LENS in the S&P 500
46.2%QQQJ in the S&P 500
+46.4%LENS total return, 1 year
+22.4%QQQJ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: QQQJ scores higher

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

LENS 48QQQJ 56.60.1, 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

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
QQQJ54% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
46%54%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 20% of the fund · 108 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in46%54%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 20% 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, LENS and QQQJ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in LENSOnly in QQQJ
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust 9.04%Natera Inc 2.67%
iShares Gold Trust Micro 5.81%eBay Inc 2.51%
Chevron Corp 4.22%Revolution Medicines Inc 2.05%
Exxon Mobil Corp 4.22%Flex Ltd 2.01%
iShares Silver Trust 4.22%NetApp Inc 1.97%
Kinross Gold Corp 3.96%Illumina Inc 1.83%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.03%United Airlines Holdings Inc 1.78%
Gold Fields Ltd 2.85%Elbit Systems Ltd 1.75%

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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

LENS and QQQJ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
LENSQQQJLENSQQQJLENSQQQJ
3 months+12.1%−0.9%+9.9 pts−3.1 pts+14.6 pts+1.6 pts
6 months+6.7%+22.6%−11.3 pts+4.6 pts−17.5 pts−1.6 pts
1 year+46.4%+22.4%+29.8 pts+5.8 pts+24.6 pts+0.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+80.4%not published+2.0 ptsnot published−17.8 pts
Since launch+84.9%+72.2%+55.8 pts−63.7 pts+45.4 pts−81.2 pts
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LENS and QQQJ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
LENS
Sarmaya Thematic ETF
Holds 43 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
QQQJ
Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF
Holds 108 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 46% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSarmayaInvesco
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50021.7%46.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.9%98.6%
In the Nasdaq-1001.7%1.4%
Holdings43108
Top ten, share of the fund42.3%19.9%
Expense ratio0.79%0.15%
Fee for the differing part0.81%0.15%
Total return, 1 year+46.4%+22.4%
vs the S&P 500+29.8 pts+5.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+24.6 pts+0.7 pts
Below its high−9.8%−5.5%
Net assets$53m$1.2bn

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.

QQQJ in plain words

By weight, 46% of QQQJ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 20% of the fund across 108 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.8 pts. It sits 5.5% below its all-time high of Aug 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do LENS and QQQJ 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, LENS or QQQJ?
LENS has 22% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QQQJ has 46%, so QQQJ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LENS or QQQJ?
LENS charges 0.79% a year and QQQJ charges 0.15%, so QQQJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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LENS against QQQJ, 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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