Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
LYTE vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees
LYTE and XLI are measured over different days, and XLI charges 0.08% to LYTE's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $165m on Oct 28, 2026 for Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, and $30.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.
Pair scorecard
XLI costs 0.57 points a year less; XLI is far larger, $30.8bn against $163m.
| Measure | LYTE | XLI |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | not published | +10.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026 | |
| Below its high | 9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Photonics and optics | Industrial Select Sector Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.65% | 0.08% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 | $163m | $30.8bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | not published | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 100% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 37.8% | |
Side by side
LYTE and XLI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
XLI
XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are LYTE and XLI in the same category?
- LYTE is a thematic ETF and XLI is a stock ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which is cheaper, LYTE or XLI?
- XLI is cheaper, by 0.57 percentage points a year. That is about $57 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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