Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
LYTE vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
LYTE and VNQ are measured over different days, and VNQ charges 0.13% to LYTE's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $35.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.
Pair scorecard
VNQ costs 0.52 points a year less.
| Measure | LYTE | VNQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +4.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 8.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Photonics and optics | MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.13% |
| Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026 | $165m | $35.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 63% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 55.8% | |
Side by side
LYTE and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
VNQ
VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are LYTE and VNQ in the same category?
- LYTE is a thematic ETF and VNQ is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, LYTE or VNQ?
- VNQ is cheaper, by 0.52 percentage points a year. That is about $52 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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