Are LYTE and XLV in the same category?

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

Which is cheaper, LYTE or XLV?

XLV 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

LYTE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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LYTE and XLV are measured over different days, and XLV 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 $47.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−19.6%

LYTE total return, since launch, Aug 6, 2026

+25.6%

XLV total return, 1 year

0.65%

LYTE expense ratio

0.08%

XLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLV costs 0.57 points a year less; XLV is far larger, $47.0bn against $163m.

LYTE vs XLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	LYTE	XLV
Return
Measure	LYTE	XLV
Total return, 1 year	not published	+25.6%
Drawdown
Measure	LYTE	XLV
Below its all-time high	28.5%, high on Aug 17, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	LYTE	XLV
What it tracks	Photonics and optics	Health Care Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	LYTE	XLV
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$163m	$47.0bn
Holdings
Measure	LYTE	XLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		60.6%

Method

Side by side

LYTE Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Thematic ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Roundhill State Street

What it is Photonics and optics Tracks an index of Health care

Total return, 1 year −19.6% (since launch, Aug 6, 2026) +25.6%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.08%

Holdings not yet filed 62

Net assets, LYTE as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLV as of Oct 27, 2026 $165m $47.0bn

LYTE and XLV 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.

XLV

XLV tracks an index of Health care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.6% with distributions reinvested. 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 62 positions, with the top ten at 60.6%.

Questions people ask

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

LYTE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

LYTE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Roundhill page for LYTE ↗

XLV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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