Are LYTE and SGOV in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or SGOV?

SGOV is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and SGOV are measured over different days, and SGOV charges 0.09% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $117.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+3.7%

SGOV total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.09%

SGOV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SGOV costs 0.56 points a year less; SGOV is far larger, $117.0bn against $163m.

LYTE vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	SGOV
Return
Measure	LYTE	SGOV
Total return, 1 year	not published	+3.7%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	SGOV
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	SGOV
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	SGOV
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$163m	$117.0bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	SGOV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Roundhill iShares

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +3.7%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.09%

Holdings not yet filed 22

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and SGOV as of Oct 27, 2026 $165m $117.0bn

LYTE and SGOV 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.

SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and SGOV in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and SGOV is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or SGOV?: SGOV is cheaper, by 0.56 percentage points a year. That is about $56 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 ↗

SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SGOV ↗

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