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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and GOVT returned −0.7%, so GOVT returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or GOVT?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs GOVT: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and GOVT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	GOVT
USD CASH	0.00%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in GOVT
ETHER 100.00%	TREASURY NOTE 5.28%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.98%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.12%
	TREASURY NOTE 1.95%
	TREASURY NOTE 1.65%
	TREASURY BOND 1.51%
	TREASURY BOND 1.49%
	TREASURY BOND 1.42%

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 GOVT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	−0.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.05%
Holdings	2	220
Net assets	$9.2bn	$41.6bn

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.

GOVT in plain words

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or GOVT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and GOVT returned −0.7%, so GOVT returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or GOVT?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and GOVT charges 0.05%, so GOVT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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