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LENS vs TEKY: which is really different?

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

Sarmaya Thematic ETF and Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF.

21.7%LENS in the S&P 500
51.5%TEKY in the S&P 500
+46.4%LENS total return, 1 year
+16.8%TEKY total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: LENS scores higher

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

LENS 48TEKY 9.10.1, 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
TEKY49% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
52%49%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 78% · top ten 40% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 43% in52%49%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 78% · top ten 40% 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 TEKY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in LENSOnly in TEKY
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust 9.04%SK hynix Inc 5.72%
iShares Gold Trust Micro 5.81%Alphabet Inc 5.25%
Chevron Corp 4.22%NVIDIA Corp 4.94%
Exxon Mobil Corp 4.22%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 4.00%
iShares Silver Trust 4.22%Amazon.com Inc 3.71%
Kinross Gold Corp 3.96%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.69%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 3.03%Broadcom Inc 3.38%
Gold Fields Ltd 2.85%Applied Materials Inc 3.19%

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

LENS and TEKY over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
LENSTEKYLENSTEKYLENSTEKY
3 months+12.1%−5.5%+9.9 pts−7.7 pts+14.6 pts−3.0 pts
6 months+6.7%+29.5%−11.3 pts+11.5 pts−17.5 pts+5.3 pts
1 year+46.4%+16.8%+29.8 pts+0.2 pts+24.6 pts−5.0 pts
Since launch+84.9%+78.3%+55.8 pts+24.7 pts+45.4 pts+7.0 pts
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LENS and TEKY 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
TEKY
Lazard Next Gen Technologies ETF
Holds 48 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 52% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerSarmayaLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50021.7%51.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.9%77.6%
In the Nasdaq-1001.7%43.4%
Holdings4348
Top ten, share of the fund42.3%39.6%
Expense ratio0.79%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.81%0.64%
Total return, 1 year+46.4%+16.8%
vs the S&P 500+29.8 pts+0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+24.6 pts−5.0 pts
Below its high−9.8%−6.8%
Net assets$53m$61m

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.

TEKY in plain words

By weight, 52% of TEKY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 78%. The top ten holdings are 40% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do LENS and TEKY 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 TEKY?
LENS has 22% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TEKY has 52%, so LENS differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LENS or TEKY?
LENS charges 0.79% a year and TEKY charges 0.50%, so TEKY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LENS against TEKY, 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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