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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and KRE returned +12.6%, so KRE returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or KRE?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs KRE: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in KRE
ETHER 100.00%	FIRST INTERSTATE BANCSYS A 1.13%
USD CASH 0.00%	HANCOCK WHITNEY CORP 1.12%
	FIRST HAWAIIAN INC 1.12%
	UNITED BANKSHARES INC 1.12%
	COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM INC 1.12%
	HOME BANCSHARES INC 1.12%
	FULTON FINANCIAL CORP 1.11%
	BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC 1.11%

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 KRE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the S&P Regional Banking
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+12.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−4.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Holdings	2	169
Net assets	$9.2bn	$3.8bn

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.

KRE in plain words

KRE tracks the S&P Regional Banking. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 7% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 11.2%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or KRE?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and KRE returned +12.6%, so KRE returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or KRE?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and KRE charges 0.35%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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