Are LYTE and NOBL in the same category?

LYTE is a thematic ETF and NOBL is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.

Which is cheaper, LYTE or NOBL?

NOBL is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and NOBL are measured over different days, and NOBL charges 0.35% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $165m for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF and $11.6bn for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

NOBL costs 0.30 points a year less; NOBL is far larger, $11.6bn against $165m.

LYTE vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	NOBL
Return
Measure	LYTE	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	not published	+15.5%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	NOBL
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	NOBL
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.35%
Net assets	$165m	$11.6bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	NOBL
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Holdings dated		Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		17.0%

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Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill ProShares

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

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +15.5%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%

Holdings not yet filed 69

Net assets $165m $11.6bn

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

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About each fund

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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and NOBL in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and NOBL is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or NOBL?: NOBL is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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