Which returned more over the last year, AGG or ETHA?

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.4% and ETHA returned −42.6%, so AGG returned more.

Which is cheaper, AGG or ETHA?

AGG charges 0.03% a year and ETHA charges 0.25%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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AGG vs ETHA: how they differ

AGG and ETHA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AGG returned more over the year.

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF and iShares Ethereum Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AGG and ETHA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AGG and ETHA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	AGG	ETHA
USD CASH	-1.99%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in AGG	Only in ETHA
BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 2.73%	ETHER 100.00%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.40%
TREASURY NOTE 0.39%
TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

AGG and ETHA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds	Holds ether
Total return, 1 year	−0.4%	−42.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.0 pts	−59.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.25%
Holdings	13428	2
Net assets	$137.3bn	$9.2bn

AGG in plain words

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 18, 2026.

ETHA in plain words

ETHA holds ether. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −42.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 45.6% below its high of Aug 22, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AGG or ETHA?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AGG returned −0.4% and ETHA returned −42.6%, so AGG returned more.
Which is cheaper, AGG or ETHA?: AGG charges 0.03% a year and ETHA charges 0.25%, so AGG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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