Which is cheaper, LYTE or VNQ?

LYTE charges 0.65% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are LYTE and VNQ the same kind of fund?

No. LYTE is a thematic ETF and VNQ 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 VNQ: how they differ

LYTE and VNQ are measured over different days, and VNQ charges 0.13% against 0.65%.

Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF and Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund.

LYTE and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF	VNQ Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Roundhill	Vanguard
What it is	Photonics and optics	US real estate
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+5.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	−0.6%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−11.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.13%
Holdings	not filed	146

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.

VNQ in plain words

VNQ is an index equity fund tracking the US real estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +5.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 54.9%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VNQ?: LYTE charges 0.65% a year and VNQ charges 0.13%, so VNQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are LYTE and VNQ the same kind of fund?: No. LYTE is a thematic ETF and VNQ 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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