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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VIG returned +11.7%, so VIG returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VIG?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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ETHA vs VIG: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VIG
ETHER 100.00%	Microsoft Corp 4.69%
	Apple Inc 4.52%
	Broadcom Inc 4.36%
	JPMorgan Chase & Co 4.08%
	Eli Lilly & Co 3.92%
	ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.86%
	Johnson & Johnson 2.74%
	Visa Inc 2.51%

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 VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+11.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−4.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.04%
Holdings	2	336
Net assets	$9.2bn	$112.7bn

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +11.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 336 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VIG?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VIG returned +11.7%, so VIG returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VIG?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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