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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and QUAL returned +15.2%, so QUAL returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or QUAL?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs QUAL: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in QUAL
ETHER 100.00%	MICROSOFT 7.65%
	APPLE 7.27%
	NVIDIA 6.52%
	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.44%
	ELI LILLY 3.70%
	LAM RESEARCH 3.45%
	TJX 3.23%
	VISA CLASS A 3.20%

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 QUAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+15.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−1.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	2	122
Net assets	$9.2bn	$47.0bn

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.

QUAL in plain words

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 122 positions, with the top ten at 44.6%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or QUAL?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and QUAL returned +15.2%, so QUAL returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or QUAL?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and QUAL charges 0.15%, so QUAL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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