Are LYTE and VYM in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or VYM?

VYM is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and VYM are measured over different days, and VYM charges 0.04% to LYTE's 0.65%.

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+18.0%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYM costs 0.61 points a year less.

LYTE vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	VYM
Return
Measure	LYTE	VYM
Total return, 1 year	not published	+18.0%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	VYM
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	VYM
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	VYM
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.04%
Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026	$165m	$78.9bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	VYM
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		90%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		26.2%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill Vanguard

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of US high dividend

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +18.0%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.04%

Holdings not yet filed 595

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $165m $78.9bn

LYTE and VYM 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.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Are LYTE and VYM in the same category?: LYTE is a thematic ETF and VYM is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
Which is cheaper, LYTE or VYM?: VYM is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 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 ↗

VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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