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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IXUS returned +20.1%, so IXUS returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or IXUS?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs IXUS: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in IXUS
ETHER 100.00%	TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.56%
	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.11%
	SK HYNIX 1.77%
	ASML HOLDING 1.53%
	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.83%
	TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%
	ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.73%
	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%

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 IXUS on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+3.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Holdings	2	4660
Net assets	$9.2bn	$59.6bn

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.

IXUS in plain words

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4660 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or IXUS?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and IXUS returned +20.1%, so IXUS returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or IXUS?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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