Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BOND vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
BOND and LYTE are measured over different days, and BOND charges 0.54% to LYTE's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $8.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund, and $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.
Pair scorecard
BOND costs 0.11 points a year less.
| Measure | BOND | LYTE |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.4% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.1%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | |
| Below its all-time high | 28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Photonics and optics |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.54% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, BOND as of Jun 30, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 | $8.3bn | $165m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
Side by side
BOND and LYTE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOND
BOND is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.1% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 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
- Are BOND and LYTE in the same category?
- BOND is a bond ETF and LYTE is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, BOND or LYTE?
- BOND is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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