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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +28.6% and ETHA returned −42.6%, so EEM returned more.

Which is cheaper, EEM or ETHA?

EEM charges 0.72% a year and ETHA charges 0.25%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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EEM vs ETHA: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and iShares Ethereum Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions EEM and ETHA both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	EEM	ETHA
USD CASH	-0.25%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in EEM	Only in ETHA
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.50%	ETHER 100.00%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 7.17%
SK HYNIX 6.02%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.66%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.90%
MEDIATEK 1.74%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.92%
DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.86%

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.

EEM and ETHA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks an index of Emerging markets	Holds ether
Total return, 1 year	+28.6%	−42.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+12.1 pts	−59.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.25%
Holdings	1214	2
Net assets	$31.3bn	$9.2bn

EEM in plain words

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +28.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1214 positions, with the top ten at 38.4%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 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, EEM or ETHA?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +28.6% and ETHA returned −42.6%, so EEM returned more.
Which is cheaper, EEM or ETHA?: EEM charges 0.72% a year and ETHA charges 0.25%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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