Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
FTEC vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
FTEC and LYTE are measured over different days, and FTEC charges 0.08% to LYTE's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $22.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF, and $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.
Pair scorecard
FTEC costs 0.57 points a year less.
| Measure | FTEC | LYTE |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +25.0% | not published |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.9%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Below its all-time high | 28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index | Photonics and optics |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.08% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, FTEC as of Sep 30, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 | $22.1bn | $165m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 88% | |
| Holdings dated | Jul 31, 2026 | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 62.2% | |
Side by side
FTEC and LYTE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
No client brief for this pair: ETFIQ prints no one-year total return for LYTE.
FTEC
FTEC tracks the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +24.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 281 positions, with the top ten at 62.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Oct 6, 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 FTEC and LYTE in the same category?
- FTEC 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, FTEC or LYTE?
- FTEC 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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