Are LYTE and VTIP in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VTIP?

VTIP 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 VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VTIP are measured over different days, and VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.62 points a year less.

LYTE vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	VTIP
Return
Measure	LYTE	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	not published	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	VTIP
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	VTIP
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.03%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026	$165m	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	VTIP
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

Where it sits Thematic ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Roundhill Vanguard

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +2.2%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.03%

Holdings not yet filed 26

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $20.9bn

LYTE and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and VTIP in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and VTIP is a bond ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or VTIP?: VTIP 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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Sources and dates

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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