Are LYTE and VCIT in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VCIT?

VCIT 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 VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VCIT are measured over different days, and VCIT 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 $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.62 points a year less.

LYTE vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	VCIT
Return
Measure	LYTE	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	not published	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	VCIT
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	VCIT
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.03%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026	$165m	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	VCIT
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Roundhill Vanguard

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.03%

Holdings not yet filed 2340

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $66.6bn

LYTE and VCIT 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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

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

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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