Are LYTE and VIG in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VIG?

VIG is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VIG are measured over different days, and VIG charges 0.04% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+13.9%

VIG total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.04%

VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.61 points a year less.

LYTE vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	VIG
Return
Measure	LYTE	VIG
Total return, 1 year	not published	+13.9%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	VIG
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	VIG
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	VIG
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.04%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026	$165m	$109.1bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	VIG
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		93%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		34.5%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill Vanguard

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of Dividend growth

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +13.9%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.04%

Holdings not yet filed 335

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $109.1bn

LYTE and VIG 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.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and VIG in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and VIG is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or VIG?: VIG is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 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 ↗

VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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