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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IWM returned +17.2%, so IWM returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or IWM?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs IWM: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and IWM both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	IWM
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.13%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in IWM
ETHER 100.00%	TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.36%
	MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%
	HUT CORP 0.33%
	JFROG 0.33%
	UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%
	VIASAT INC 0.32%
	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.31%
	GLAUKOS 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 IWM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+0.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.19%
Holdings	2	1990
Net assets	$9.2bn	$77.2bn

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.

IWM in plain words

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1990 positions, with the top ten at 3.2%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or IWM?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IWM returned +17.2%, so IWM returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or IWM?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IWM charges 0.19%, so IWM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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