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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VDE returned +46.8%, so VDE returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VDE?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs VDE: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Energy ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VDE
ETHER 100.00%	ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 21.90%
	Chevron Corp 14.08%
	ConocoPhillips 6.01%
	Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.08%
	Valero Energy Corp 3.99%
	Phillips 66 3.68%
	SLB Ltd 3.38%
	Williams Cos Inc/The 3.38%

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 Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

ETHA and VDE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VDE Vanguard Energy ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Energy
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+46.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+30.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.09%
Holdings	2	114
Net assets	$9.2bn	$10.9bn

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.

VDE in plain words

VDE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +46.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 65.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VDE?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VDE returned +46.8%, so VDE returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VDE?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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