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LYTE XBI \n Expense ratio 0.65% 0.35% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $163m $10.3bn \n Total return, 1 year not published +41.2% \n What it tracks Photonics and optics Biotech \n Holdings in common not published \n Net assets: $165m on Oc","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, LYTE against XBI, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/lyte-vs-xbi","a":{"ticker":"LYTE","name":"Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF","issuer":"Roundhill","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"From its Aug 6, 2026 launch to Oct 28, 2026, LYTE lost 19.6%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/lyte","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, since launch","value":"\u221219.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$165m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 28, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-08-03","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Aug 3, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"XBI","name":"State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF","issuer":"State Street","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, XBI returned 41.2%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/xbi","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"13.2%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"98.4%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"17.8%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+41.2%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Jun 22, 2026","value":"$0.1381","as_of":"2026-06-22","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$10.3bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.35%","as_of":"2025-10-24","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Oct 24, 2025"}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/lyte-vs-xbi"}