Are LYTE and SLV in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or SLV?

SLV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and SLV are measured over different days, and SLV charges 0.50% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $165m for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF and $26.9bn for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SLV costs 0.15 points a year less; SLV is far larger, $26.9bn against $165m.

LYTE vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	SLV
Return
Measure	LYTE	SLV
Total return, 1 year	not published	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	SLV
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Below its high		53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	SLV
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	SLV
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.50%
Net assets	$165m	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	SLV
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Thematic ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Roundhill iShares

What it is Photonics and optics Holds silver

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.50%

Net assets $165m $26.9bn

LYTE and SLV 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.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and SLV in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and SLV is a commodity ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or SLV?: SLV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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