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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IJS returned +18.8%, so IJS returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or IJS?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs IJS: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in IJS
ETHER 100.00%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 1.53%
	MATCH GROUP INC 1.07%
	SM ENERGY 0.95%
	PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.94%
	CARMAX INC 0.88%
	EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%
	JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.80%
	LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.79%

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 IJS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+18.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+2.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	2	485
Net assets	$9.2bn	$7.8bn

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.

IJS in plain words

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 485 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or IJS?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IJS returned +18.8%, so IJS returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or IJS?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IJS charges 0.18%, so IJS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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