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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and SPYM returned +16.6%, so SPYM returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or SPYM?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs SPYM: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in SPYM
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA CORP 8.15%
USD CASH 0.00%	APPLE INC 7.44%
	MICROSOFT CORP 5.56%
	AMAZON.COM INC 3.77%
	ALPHABET INC CL A 3.11%
	BROADCOM INC 2.57%
	ALPHABET INC CL C 2.48%
	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.22%

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 SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	1.30%
Holdings	2	508
Net assets	$9.2bn	$172.2bn

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.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 38.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or SPYM?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and SPYM returned +16.6%, so SPYM returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or SPYM?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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