Which is cheaper, AIRR or LYTE?

LYTE is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AIRR vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Net assets: $8.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF, and $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.

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At a glance

−0.2%

AIRR total return, 1 year

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

0.69%

AIRR expense ratio

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

LYTE costs 0.04 points a year less; AIRR is far larger, $8.4bn against $163m.

AIRR vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AIRR	LYTE
Return
Measure	AIRR	LYTE
Total return, 1 year	−0.2%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	AIRR	LYTE
Below its all-time high	25.5%, high on Jun 22, 2026	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	AIRR	LYTE
What it tracks	Reshoring and manufacturing	Photonics and optics
Against the S&P 500, 1 year	behind by 13.9 pts
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 13.9 pts
Cost and size
Measure	AIRR	LYTE
Expense ratio	0.69%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$8.4bn	$163m
Active share vs the S&P 500	100%
Holdings
Measure	AIRR	LYTE
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33%

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Side by side

AIRR First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer First Trust Roundhill

What it is Reshoring and manufacturing Photonics and optics

Total return, 1 year −0.2% −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026)

Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (VOO) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −13.9 pts vs VOO not measured

Expense ratio 0.69% 0.65%

Holdings 55 not yet filed

Net assets, AIRR as of Oct 27, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 $8.4bn $165m

AIRR and LYTE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AIRR

By weight, 15% of AIRR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500, from its filing for Jun 30, 2026; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%.

The top ten holdings are 33% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, so a holder was behind by 13.9 pts. It sits 25.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

LYTE

LYTE has no public holdings filing captured yet. Since it first traded on Aug 6, 2026 the fund returned −19.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 28.5% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, AIRR or LYTE?: LYTE is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

AIRR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AIRR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for AIRR ↗

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

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