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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and PVAL returned +26.7%, so PVAL returned more.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs PVAL: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in PVAL
ETHER 100.00%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%
USD CASH 0.00%	CITIGROUP INC 4.68%
	EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%
	ALPHABET INC 3.33%
	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%
	SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%
	AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%
	MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%

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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

ETHA and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Putnam
What it is	Holds ether	Actively managed
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+26.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+10.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	not published
Holdings	2	45
Net assets	$9.2bn	$11.1bn

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +26.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and PVAL returned +26.7%, so PVAL returned more.

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