Are BSV and LYTE in the same category?

BSV 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, BSV or LYTE?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.62 percentage points a year. That is about $62 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV and LYTE are measured over different days, and BSV charges 0.03% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.62 points a year less.

BSV vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	LYTE
Return
Measure	BSV	LYTE
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	LYTE
Below its all-time high		28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	LYTE
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Photonics and optics
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	LYTE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.65%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026	$45.4bn	$165m
Holdings
Measure	BSV	LYTE
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer Vanguard Roundhill

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Photonics and optics

Total return, 1 year +1.0% −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026)

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.65%

Holdings 3157 not yet filed

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $165m

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

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About each fund

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

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 BSV and LYTE in the same category?: BSV 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, BSV or LYTE?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.62 percentage points a year. That is about $62 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

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