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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and HYG returned +2.6%, so HYG returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or HYG?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and HYG 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 HYG: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and HYG both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	HYG
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.36%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in HYG
ETHER 100.00%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.96%
	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.48%
	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.48%
	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.36%
	CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 144A 0.35%
	CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP INC 144A 0.32%
	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 144A 0.31%

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 HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+2.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−14.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.49%
Holdings	2	1339
Net assets	$9.2bn	$15.0bn

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.

HYG in plain words

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +2.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or HYG?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and HYG returned +2.6%, so HYG returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or HYG?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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