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Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF against Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/avuv-vs-lyte","dateModified":"2026-10-28","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":3754,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Compare ETFs / AVUV vs LYTE \n \n Data as of Oct 28, 2026.\n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n AVUV vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees\n AVUV and LYTE are measured over different days, and AVUV charges 0.25% to LYTE's 0.65%.\n Copy this for sharing \n AVUV costs 0.40 points a year less; AVUV is far larger, $32.1bn against $163m.\n AVUV and LYTE at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. AVUV LYTE \n Expense ratio 0.25% 0.65% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $32.1bn $163m \n Total return, 1 year +25.1% not published \n What it tracks No index, actively managed Photonics and optics \n","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, AVUV against LYTE, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/avuv-vs-lyte","a":{"ticker":"AVUV","name":"Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF","issuer":"Avantis","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"AVUV is actively managed and returned +25.1% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/avuv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+25.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.25%","as_of":"2025-12-29","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"791","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22124.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"1.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 8, 2026","value":"$0.4142","as_of":"2026-09-08","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$32.1bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"LYTE","name":"Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"From its Aug 6, 2026 launch to Oct 28, 2026, LYTE lost 19.6%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/lyte","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221219.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$165m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-08-03","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Aug 3, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/avuv-vs-lyte"}