Are LYTE and SCHX in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or SCHX?

SCHX 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

LYTE vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $74.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+13.1%

SCHX total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.03%

SCHX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHX costs 0.62 points a year less.

LYTE vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	SCHX
Return
Measure	LYTE	SCHX
Total return, 1 year	not published	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	SCHX
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	SCHX
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	SCHX
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.03%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026	$165m	$74.2bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	SCHX
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		36.0%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill Schwab

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.6 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.03%

Holdings not yet filed 747

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026 $165m $74.2bn

LYTE and SCHX 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.

SCHX

SCHX tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 747 positions, with the top ten at 36.0%.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and SCHX in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and SCHX is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or SCHX?: SCHX 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

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

SCHX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

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