Are LYTE and VTEB in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VTEB?

VTEB 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 VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VTEB are measured over different days, and VTEB 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 $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.62 points a year less.

LYTE vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	VTEB
Return
Measure	LYTE	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	not published	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	VTEB
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	VTEB
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.03%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026	$165m	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	VTEB
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Roundhill Vanguard

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.03%

Holdings not yet filed 11155

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $49.6bn

LYTE and VTEB 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.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

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

Sources and dates

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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