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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and TLT returned −4.7%, so TLT returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or TLT?

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

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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ETHA vs TLT: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in TLT
ETHER 100.00%	TREASURY BOND 4.54%
	TREASURY BOND 4.30%
	TREASURY BOND 4.21%
	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
	TREASURY BOND 4.06%
	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
	TREASURY BOND 4.00%
	TREASURY BOND 3.97%

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 TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	−4.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−21.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	2	49
Net assets	$9.2bn	$46.7bn

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.

TLT in plain words

TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −4.7% 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. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or TLT?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and TLT returned −4.7%, so TLT returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or TLT?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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