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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VGSH returned +1.7%, so VGSH returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VGSH?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs VGSH: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and VGSH both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	VGSH
USD CASH	0.00%	0.15%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VGSH
ETHER 100.00%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.05%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.43%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.39%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.35%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−14.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	95
Net assets	$9.2bn	$34.8bn

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VGSH returned +1.7%, so VGSH returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VGSH?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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