Which is cheaper, LYTE or XBI?

XBI is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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LYTE vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $10.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+41.2%

XBI total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.35%

XBI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XBI costs 0.30 points a year less; XBI is far larger, $10.3bn against $163m.

LYTE vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	XBI
Return
Measure	LYTE	XBI
Total return, 1 year	not published	+41.2%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	XBI
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026	8.9%, high on Feb 8, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	XBI
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Biotech
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	XBI
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$163m	$10.3bn
Active share vs the S&P 500		98%
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	XBI
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		18%

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Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Thematic ETF

Issuer Roundhill State Street

What it is Photonics and optics Biotech

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +41.2%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35%

Holdings not yet filed 165

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XBI as of Oct 27, 2026 $165m $10.3bn

LYTE and XBI 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.

XBI

By weight, 13% of XBI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 165 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +41.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.9% below its all-time high of Feb 8, 2021.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, LYTE or XBI?: XBI is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 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 ↗

XBI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XBI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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