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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VGT returned +33.8%, so VGT returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VGT?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs VGT: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Information Tech ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VGT
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 17.74%
	Apple Inc 15.80%
	Microsoft Corp 11.52%
	Broadcom Inc 4.52%
	Micron Technology Inc 4.18%
	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.95%
	Cisco Systems Inc 1.71%
	Palantir Technologies Inc 1.61%

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 VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VGT Vanguard Information Tech ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Information technology
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+33.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.09%
Holdings	2	321
Net assets	$9.2bn	$147.6bn

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT tracks an index of Information technology. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +33.8% 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, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 321 positions, with the top ten at 63.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VGT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VGT returned +33.8%, so VGT returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VGT?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VGT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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