diff --git a/zig-ecs/examples/view_vs_group.zig b/zig-ecs/examples/view_vs_group.zig
index 59a753a..ec52e5c 100644
--- a/zig-ecs/examples/view_vs_group.zig
+++ b/zig-ecs/examples/view_vs_group.zig
@@ -7,12 +7,21 @@ pub const EntityTraits = ecs.EntityTraitsType(.medium);
 pub const Velocity = struct { x: f32, y: f32 };
 pub const Position = struct { x: f32, y: f32 };
 
-/// logs the timing for views vs groups with 1,000,000 entities
+/// logs the timing for views vs non-owning groups vs owning groups with 1,000,000 entities
 pub fn main() !void {
     var reg = ecs.Registry.init(std.heap.c_allocator);
     defer reg.deinit();
 
     var timer = try std.time.Timer.start();
+
+    createEntities(&reg);
+    iterateView(&reg);
+    nonOwningGroup(&reg);
+    owningGroup(&reg);
+}
+
+fn createEntities(reg: *ecs.Registry) void {
+    var timer = std.time.Timer.start() catch unreachable;
     var i: usize = 0;
     while (i < 1000000) : (i += 1) {
         var e1 = reg.create();
@@ -20,11 +29,14 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         reg.add(e1, Velocity{ .x = 1, .y = 1 });
     }
     var end = timer.lap();
-    std.debug.warn("create: \t{d}\n", .{@intToFloat(f64, end) / 1000000000});
+    std.debug.warn("create entities: \t{d}\n", .{@intToFloat(f64, end) / 1000000000});
+}
 
+fn iterateView(reg: *ecs.Registry) void {
+    std.debug.warn("--- multi-view ---\n", .{});
     var view = reg.view(.{ Velocity, Position }, .{});
 
-    timer.reset();
+    var timer = std.time.Timer.start() catch unreachable;
     var iter = view.iterator();
     while (iter.next()) |entity| {
         var pos = view.get(Position, entity);
@@ -34,11 +46,36 @@ pub fn main() !void {
         pos.*.y += vel.y;
     }
 
-    end = timer.lap();
+    var end = timer.lap();
     std.debug.warn("view (iter): \t{d}\n", .{@intToFloat(f64, end) / 1000000000});
+}
+
+fn nonOwningGroup(reg: *ecs.Registry) void {
+    std.debug.warn("--- non-owning ---\n", .{});
+    var timer = std.time.Timer.start() catch unreachable;
+    var group = reg.group(.{}, .{Velocity, Position}, .{});
+    var end = timer.lap();
+    std.debug.warn("group (create): {d}\n", .{@intToFloat(f64, end) / 1000000000});
+
+    timer.reset();
+    var group_iter = group.iterator();
+    while (group_iter.next()) |entity| {
+        var pos = group.get(Position, entity);
+        const vel = group.getConst(Velocity, entity);
+
+        pos.*.x += vel.x;
+        pos.*.y += vel.y;
+    }
 
-    var group = reg.group(.{ Velocity, Position }, .{}, .{});
     end = timer.lap();
+    std.debug.warn("group (iter): \t{d}\n", .{@intToFloat(f64, end) / 1000000000});
+}
+
+fn owningGroup(reg: *ecs.Registry) void {
+    std.debug.warn("--- owning ---\n", .{});
+    var timer = std.time.Timer.start() catch unreachable;
+    var group = reg.group(.{ Velocity, Position }, .{}, .{});
+    var end = timer.lap();
     std.debug.warn("group (create): {d}\n", .{@intToFloat(f64, end) / 1000000000});
 
     timer.reset();
diff --git a/zig-ecs/src/ecs/registry.zig b/zig-ecs/src/ecs/registry.zig
index 58ed069..dbadfb7 100644
--- a/zig-ecs/src/ecs/registry.zig
+++ b/zig-ecs/src/ecs/registry.zig
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ pub const Registry = struct {
                 }
 
                 if (overlapping > 0) return i;
+                if (i == 0) return null;
             }
 
             return null;
@@ -615,6 +616,8 @@ pub const Registry = struct {
     /// expects a tuple of types. Convertes them to type names, sorts them then concatenates and returns the string.
     inline fn concatTypes(comptime types: var) []const u8 {
         comptime {
+            if (types.len == 0) return "_";
+
             const impl = struct {
                 fn asc(context: void, lhs: []const u8, rhs: []const u8) bool {
                     return std.mem.lessThan(u8, lhs, rhs);