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LYTE vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and RDVY are measured over different days, and RDVY charges 0.47% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $25.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

At a glance
−19.6%
LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026
+17.6%
RDVY total return, 1 year
0.65%
LYTE expense ratio
0.47%
RDVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

RDVY costs 0.18 points a year less; RDVY is far larger, $25.4bn against $163m.

LYTE vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureLYTERDVY
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+17.6%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Below its high5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksPhotonics and opticsNasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$163m$25.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.1%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF
Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF
What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers
Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +17.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.9 pts vs VOO
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.47%
Holdings not yet filed 72
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and RDVY as of Oct 27, 2026 $165m $25.4bn

LYTE and RDVY 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.

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and RDVY in the same category?
LYTE is a thematic ETF and RDVY is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or RDVY?
RDVY is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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