Which is cheaper, LYTE or REMX?

REMX is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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LYTE vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

−19.2%

REMX total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.53%

REMX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

REMX costs 0.12 points a year less; REMX is 9.2 times larger.

LYTE vs REMX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	REMX
Return
Measure	LYTE	REMX
Total return, 1 year	not published	−19.2%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	REMX
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026	75.1%, high on Apr 11, 2011
Against its benchmark
Measure	LYTE	REMX
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Rare earth and critical materials
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 32.6 pts
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	REMX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.53%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$163m	$1.5bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		100%
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	REMX
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		61%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF REMX VanEck Rare Earth and Strategic Metals ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer Roundhill VanEck

What it is Photonics and optics Rare earth and critical materials

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) −19.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.4% (ACWI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −32.6 pts vs ACWI

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.53%

Holdings not yet filed 32

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and REMX as of Oct 27, 2026 $165m $1.5bn

LYTE and REMX 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.

REMX

By weight, 9% of REMX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 61% of the fund across 32 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −19.2% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 32.6 pts. It sits 75.1% below its all-time high of Apr 11, 2011.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LYTE or REMX?: REMX is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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 ↗

REMX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

REMX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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