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LFSC vs THMZ: which is really different?

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

F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF and Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF.

0.0%LFSC in the S&P 500
55.2%THMZ in the S&P 500
+53.0%LFSC total return, 1 year
+7.2%THMZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: LFSC scores higher

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

LFSC 91.8THMZ 5.90.1, 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

LFSC100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund · 39 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 55% of the fund
THMZ45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 30% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 73% · top ten 35% 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, LFSC and THMZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in LFSCOnly in THMZ
Travere Therapeutics Inc 7.66%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.22%
Cogent Biosciences Inc 7.52%Applied Materials Inc 5.68%
LivaNova PLC 7.11%Alphabet Inc 3.63%
Spyre Therapeutics Inc 6.41%Amazon.com Inc 3.58%
Guardant Health Inc 5.51%Microsoft Corp 2.84%
Mirum Pharmaceuticals Inc 4.92%NVIDIA Corp 2.83%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc 4.79%Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.79%
United Therapeutics Corp 4.15%Keysight Technologies Inc 2.66%

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 31, 2026.

Performance, window by window

LFSC and THMZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
LFSCTHMZLFSCTHMZLFSCTHMZ
3 months+8.7%+0.3%+6.5 pts−1.9 pts+11.2 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+36.0%+17.1%+17.9 pts−1.0 pts+11.7 pts−7.2 pts
1 year+53.0%+7.2%+36.5 pts−9.4 pts+31.3 pts−14.6 pts
Since launch+81.3%+37.0%+44.3 pts−16.5 pts+30.9 pts−34.3 pts
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LFSC and THMZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
LFSC
F/m Emerald Life Sciences Innovation ETF
Holds 39 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
THMZ
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerF/mLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 5000.0%55.2%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%73.1%
In the Nasdaq-1000.6%30.2%
Holdings3959
Top ten, share of the fund54.7%35.2%
Expense ratio0.54%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.54%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+53.0%+7.2%
vs the S&P 500+36.5 pts−9.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+31.3 pts−14.6 pts
Below its high−6.8%−3.5%
Net assets$105m$54m

LFSC in plain words

By weight, 0% of LFSC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +53.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 36.5 pts. It sits 6.8% below its all-time high of Aug 19, 2026.

THMZ in plain words

By weight, 55% of THMZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 73%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do LFSC and THMZ 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, LFSC or THMZ?
LFSC has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THMZ has 55%, so LFSC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, LFSC or THMZ?
LFSC charges 0.54% a year and THMZ charges 0.50%, so THMZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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LFSC against THMZ, 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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