Are DGRO and LYTE in the same category?

DGRO is a stock 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, DGRO or LYTE?

DGRO is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DGRO vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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DGRO and LYTE are measured over different days, and DGRO charges 0.08% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF, and $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.

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At a glance

+18.8%

DGRO total return, 1 year

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

0.08%

DGRO expense ratio

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DGRO costs 0.57 points a year less; DGRO is far larger, $44.6bn against $163m.

DGRO vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DGRO	LYTE
Return
Measure	DGRO	LYTE
Total return, 1 year	+18.8%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	DGRO	LYTE
Below its all-time high		28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DGRO	LYTE
What it tracks	Morningstar US Dividend Growth Index	Photonics and optics
Cost and size
Measure	DGRO	LYTE
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$44.6bn	$163m
Holdings
Measure	DGRO	LYTE
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.2%

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Side by side

DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares Roundhill

What it is Tracks an index of Dividend Growth Photonics and optics

Total return, 1 year +18.8% −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026)

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.65%

Holdings 393 not yet filed

Net assets, DGRO as of Oct 27, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 $44.6bn $165m

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

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About each fund

DGRO

DGRO tracks an index of Dividend Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 393 positions, with the top ten at 27.2%.

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 DGRO and LYTE in the same category?: DGRO is a stock 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, DGRO or LYTE?: DGRO is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

DGRO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DGRO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DGRO ↗

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

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