Are IVV and LYTE in the same category?

IVV 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, IVV or LYTE?

IVV 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

IVV vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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

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Net assets: $885.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF, and $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF.

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At a glance

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.62 points a year less; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $163m.

IVV vs LYTE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IVV	LYTE
Return
Measure	IVV	LYTE
Total return, 1 year	+13.7%	not published
Drawdown
Measure	IVV	LYTE
Below its all-time high		28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IVV	LYTE
What it tracks	S&P 500	Photonics and optics
Cost and size
Measure	IVV	LYTE
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$885.1bn	$163m
Holdings
Measure	IVV	LYTE
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	38.1%

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Side by side

IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer iShares Roundhill

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 Photonics and optics

Total return, 1 year +13.7% −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026)

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (SPY) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPY not measured

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.65%

Holdings 505 not yet filed

Net assets, IVV as of Oct 27, 2026 and LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 $885.1bn $165m

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

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About each fund

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

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 IVV and LYTE in the same category?: IVV 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, IVV or LYTE?: IVV 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

IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

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