Which is cheaper, LYTE or SPY?

LYTE charges 0.65% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are LYTE and SPY the same kind of fund?

No. LYTE is a thematic ETF and SPY is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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LYTE vs SPY: how they differ

LYTE and SPY are measured over different days, and SPY charges 0.09% against 0.65%.

Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

LYTE and SPY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF	SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Roundhill	State Street
What it is	Photonics and optics	S&P 500, book from IVV
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+17.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	−0.6%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.09%
Holdings	not filed	504

LYTE in plain words

LYTE has no public holdings filing captured yet. Since it launched on Aug 6, 2026 the fund returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested against −0.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 11.4% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

SPY in plain words

SPY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 36.4%.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LYTE or SPY?: LYTE charges 0.65% a year and SPY charges 0.09%, so SPY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are LYTE and SPY the same kind of fund?: No. LYTE is a thematic ETF and SPY is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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