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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VLUE returned +64.2%, so VLUE returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VLUE?

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

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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ETHA vs VLUE: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and VLUE both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	VLUE
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.37%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VLUE
ETHER 100.00%	MICRON TECHNOLOGY 22.52%
	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.22%
	GENERAL MOTORS 3.55%
	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.93%
	AT&T 2.67%
	BANK OF AMERICA 1.98%
	DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.91%
	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.91%

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 VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+64.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	2	151
Net assets	$9.2bn	$9.5bn

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +64.2% 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. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 151 positions, with the top ten at 44.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VLUE?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VLUE returned +64.2%, so VLUE returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VLUE?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so VLUE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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