Data as of Oct 27, 2026.
Photonics and optics ETFs
See every photonics and optics ETF by what it holds, not by its name. Funds that hold the makers of lasers, optical components, fibre networking gear and LiDAR sensors. 3 funds, largest first. Updated Oct 27, 2026. The typical fund carries 19% of its weight in S&P 500 stocks, the 38th most of the 53 themes with holdings on file.
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What these funds actually own
Between them the 2 funds' ten largest holdings name 20 companies, of which 0 appear in more than one.More
LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC is among the ten largest of 1 of them.
Photonics and optics ETFs, the companies their ten largest holdings name. The 15 most widely held of 20. Source: each fund's latest SEC filing or its issuer’s own daily holdings file, read by ETFIQ.
How this is counted
Each row counts the ten largest holdings of each fund, so a fund missing from a row may still hold that company lower down. Weights are of the funds that name it, not of the theme.
The 3 largest photonics and optics ETFs
ETFIQ covers 3 photonics and optics ETFs. The largest are LAZR ($187m), FOTO ($167m) and LYTE ($163m); fees run 0.65% to 0.75%, as of .
Every photonics and optics ETF, largest first
Click a column to sort| Ticker | Fund | Issuer | Net assets ↓ | In the S&P 500 | Active share | Total return 1Y | vs its benchmark 1Y | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAZR | Tema Photonics & Optical ETF | Tema | $187m | 24.4% | 99.7% | first traded 119 days ago | · | 0.75% |
| FOTO | Tuttle Capital Pure Play Photonics ETF | Tuttle | $167m | 14.2% | 99.7% | first traded 151 days ago | · | 0.75% |
| LYTE | Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF | Roundhill | $163m | not yet filed | not yet filed | first traded 82 days ago | · | 0.65% |
How much of each pair is the same fund
The two funds hold 14% of their weight in the same names. The grid is the 2 largest of 3 funds.
Photonics and optics ETFs, the share of each pair’s weight held in the same companies. Source: each fund’s own filed or daily holdings, read by ETFIQ.
How to read the grid
Read across or down; the number is the same either way. Weight overlap adds the smaller of the two weights for every company both funds hold. Funds with a cut-short book are left out, not compared short.
What each fund holds alone
Photonics and optics ETFs, the largest holding no other fund in the grid holds. Source: ETFIQ.
Questions people ask
- How many photonics and optics ETFs are there?
- ETFIQ covers 3 US listed photonics and optics ETFs as of Oct 27, 2026. That is every one it can measure from the fund’s own published holdings.
- What is the largest photonics and optics ETF?
- LAZR, Tema Photonics & Optical ETF, at $187m in net assets as of Oct 26, 2026, the largest of the 3 photonics and optics ETFs with a published size.
- What is the cheapest photonics and optics ETF?
- LYTE, Roundhill Photonics & Optics ETF, at 0.65% a year by its prospectus filed Aug 3, 2026, the lowest fee of the 3 photonics and optics ETFs that publish one.
- What do photonics and optics ETFs hold?
- Funds that hold the makers of lasers, optical components, fibre networking gear and LiDAR sensors. Between them the 2 photonics and optics ETFs ETFIQ can read name 20 companies in their ten largest holdings, by holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 to Oct 26, 2026, most widely LUMENTUM HOLDINGS INC, which is among the ten largest of 1 of them.
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