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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and TIP returned −1.3%, so TIP returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or TIP?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs TIP: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in TIP
ETHER 100.00%	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 4.07%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 4.00%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.99%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.75%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.55%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.40%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.40%
	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 3.36%

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 TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	−1.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−17.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.18%
Holdings	2	51
Net assets	$9.2bn	$14.6bn

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or TIP?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and TIP returned −1.3%, so TIP returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or TIP?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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