Are LYTE and VOO in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VOO?

VOO 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 VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VOO are measured over different days, and VOO 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 $1.0tn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+13.7%

VOO total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.03%

VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOO costs 0.62 points a year less.

LYTE vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	VOO
Return
Measure	LYTE	VOO
Total return, 1 year	not published	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	VOO
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	VOO
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	VOO
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.03%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026	$165m	$1.0tn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	VOO
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		39.1%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill Vanguard

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.03%

Holdings not yet filed 507

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOO as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $1.0tn

LYTE and VOO 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.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and VOO in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and VOO is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or VOO?: VOO 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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LYTE on its own →VOO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VOO dividend history →VOO holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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