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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and EWJ returned +24.2%, so EWJ returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or EWJ?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs EWJ: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares MSCI Japan ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and EWJ both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	EWJ
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.03%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in EWJ
ETHER 100.00%	MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 4.62%
	TOYOTA MOTOR 3.43%
	SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 2.97%
	HITACHI 2.92%
	TOKYO ELECTRON 2.82%
	ADVANTEST 2.80%
	SOFTBANK GROUP 2.80%
	RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 2.75%

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.

ETHA and EWJ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	EWJ iShares MSCI Japan ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the MSCI Japan
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+24.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+7.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.49%
Holdings	2	174
Net assets	$9.2bn	$23.2bn

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.

EWJ in plain words

EWJ tracks the MSCI Japan. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +24.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% 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 174 positions, with the top ten at 30.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or EWJ?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and EWJ returned +24.2%, so EWJ returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or EWJ?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and EWJ charges 0.49%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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