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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IWB returned +15.6%, so IWB returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or IWB?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs IWB: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and IWB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	IWB
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.20%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in IWB
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA 7.35%
	APPLE 6.89%
	MICROSOFT 5.19%
	AMAZON.COM INC 3.49%
	ALPHABET CLASS A 2.89%
	BROADCOM INC 2.36%
	ALPHABET CLASS C 2.32%
	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.08%

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 IWB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+15.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−0.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	2	1028
Net assets	$9.2bn	$48.9bn

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.

IWB in plain words

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1028 positions, with the top ten at 35.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or IWB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IWB returned +15.6%, so IWB returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or IWB?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IWB charges 0.15%, so IWB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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