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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IUSB returned 0.0%, so IUSB returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or IUSB?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs IUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and IUSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	IUSB
USD CASH	0.00%	-3.27%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in IUSB
ETHER 100.00%	BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.03%
	TREASURY NOTE 0.47%
	TREASURY NOTE 0.37%
	TREASURY NOTE 0.36%
	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.36%
	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.35%
	TREASURY NOTE 0.35%
	TREASURY NOTE 0.35%

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 IUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	0.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−16.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.06%
Holdings	2	18208
Net assets	$9.2bn	$43.9bn

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.

IUSB in plain words

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned 0.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or IUSB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IUSB returned 0.0%, so IUSB returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or IUSB?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IUSB charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ETHA against IUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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