Which is cheaper, LYTE or XLU?

LYTE charges 0.65% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Are LYTE and XLU the same kind of fund?

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

LYTE and XLU are measured over different days, and XLU charges 0.08% against 0.65%.

Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF and State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

LYTE and XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF	XLU State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Thematic ETF	Core index fund
Issuer	Roundhill	State Street
What it is	Photonics and optics	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	−0.6%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.08%
Holdings	not filed	31

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.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 31 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LYTE or XLU?: LYTE charges 0.65% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are LYTE and XLU the same kind of fund?: No. LYTE is a thematic ETF and XLU 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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