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LYTE vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VOOG are measured over different days, and VOOG charges 0.05% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $27.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF.

At a glance
−19.6%
LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026
+12.1%
VOOG total return, 1 year
0.65%
LYTE expense ratio
0.05%
VOOG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VOOG costs 0.60 points a year less.

LYTE vs VOOG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureLYTEVOOG
Return
Total return, 1 yearnot published+12.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Below its high4.1%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksPhotonics and opticsS&P 500 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.65%0.05%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026$165m$27.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund60.2%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF
Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF
What it is Photonics and optics Tracks the S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +12.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (IVW)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVW
Expense ratio 0.65% 0.05%
Holdings not yet filed 154
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VOOG as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $27.8bn

LYTE and VOOG 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.

VOOG

VOOG tracks the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 154 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and VOOG in the same category?
LYTE is a thematic ETF and VOOG is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or VOOG?
VOOG is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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