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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and SCHX returned +15.8%, so SCHX returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or SCHX?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs SCHX: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and SCHX both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	SCHX
USD CASH	0.00%	0.01%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in SCHX
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA 7.79%
	APPLE 7.15%
	MICROSOFT 5.31%
	AMAZON COM INC 3.60%
	ALPHABET CLASS A 2.97%
	BROADCOM INC 2.45%
	ALPHABET CLASS C 2.36%
	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.12%

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.

ETHA and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+15.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−0.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	750
Net assets	$9.2bn	$72.6bn

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.

SCHX in plain words

SCHX tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 750 positions, with the top ten at 36.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or SCHX?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and SCHX returned +15.8%, so SCHX returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or SCHX?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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