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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and QQQ returned +21.8%, so QQQ returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or QQQ?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs QQQ: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in QQQ
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 8.54%
	Apple Inc 7.83%
	Microsoft Corp 5.81%
	Micron Technology Inc 5.01%
	Amazon.com Inc 4.33%
	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.99%
	Alphabet Inc 3.23%
	Meta Platforms Inc 3.12%

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 and Sep 19, 2026.

ETHA and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the Nasdaq-100
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+21.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+5.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	2	105
Net assets	$9.2bn	$484.3bn

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.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +21.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or QQQ?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and QQQ returned +21.8%, so QQQ returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or QQQ?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so QQQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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