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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and SPHD returned +7.3%, so SPHD returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or SPHD?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs SPHD: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in SPHD
ETHER 100.00%	Pfizer Inc 3.46%
	Verizon Communications Inc 3.33%
	General Mills Inc 3.06%
	Kraft Heinz Co/The 2.97%
	VICI Properties Inc 2.83%
	AT&T Inc 2.75%
	Altria Group Inc 2.68%
	Crown Castle Inc 2.50%

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 SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+7.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−9.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.30%
Holdings	2	62
Net assets	$9.2bn	$3.3bn

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 62 positions, with the top ten at 28.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and SPHD returned +7.3%, so SPHD returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or SPHD?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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