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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and EWT returned +83.1%, so EWT returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or EWT?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs EWT: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and EWT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	EWT
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.01%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in EWT
ETHER 100.00%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 22.06%
	MEDIATEK 6.98%
	DELTA ELECTRONICS 3.64%
	HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 3.26%
	ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 2.73%
	UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 2.28%
	NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 1.98%
	ELITE MATERIAL 1.88%

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 EWT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the MSCI Taiwan
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+83.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+66.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.59%
Holdings	2	81
Net assets	$9.2bn	$12.1bn

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.

EWT in plain words

EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +83.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 48.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or EWT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and EWT returned +83.1%, so EWT returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or EWT?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and EWT charges 0.59%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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