Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
LYTE vs QQQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
LYTE and QQQ are measured over different days, and QQQ charges 0.18% to LYTE's 0.65%.
askIQ about this page
askIQ about LYTE and QQQ
Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $483.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1.
Pair scorecard
QQQ costs 0.47 points a year less; QQQ is far larger, $483.0bn against $163m.
| Measure | LYTE | QQQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +15.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Photonics and optics | Nasdaq-100 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.18% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $163m | $483.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 96% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 46.7% | |
Side by side
LYTE and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
QQQ
QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are LYTE and QQQ in the same category?
- LYTE is a thematic ETF and QQQ is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, LYTE or QQQ?
- QQQ is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.
Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown
ETFIQ, LYTE against QQQ, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/lyte-vs-qqq
ETFIQ. (Oct 28, 2026). LYTE against QQQ. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/compare/any/lyte-vs-qqq
[LYTE against QQQ (ETFIQ, Oct 28, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/compare/any/lyte-vs-qqq)
Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.