Are LYTE and SPHD in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or SPHD?

SPHD is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs SPHD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and SPHD are measured over different days, and SPHD charges 0.30% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $3.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+11.0%

SPHD total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.30%

SPHD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPHD costs 0.35 points a year less; SPHD is far larger, $3.3bn against $163m.

LYTE vs SPHD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	SPHD
Return
Measure	LYTE	SPHD
Total return, 1 year	not published	+11.0%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	SPHD
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Below its high		4.2%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	SPHD
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	SPHD
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.30%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$163m	$3.3bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	SPHD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		95%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		28.2%

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Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill Invesco

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +11.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.30%

Holdings not yet filed 59

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPHD as of Oct 27, 2026 $165m $3.3bn

LYTE and SPHD 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.

SPHD

SPHD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 28.2%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and SPHD in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and SPHD is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or SPHD?: SPHD is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LYTE on its own →SPHD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPHD dividend history →SPHD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

SPHD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPHD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for SPHD ↗

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