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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VONG returned +6.8%, so VONG returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VONG?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs VONG: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VONG
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 15.47%
	Apple Inc 7.46%
	Alphabet Inc 5.94%
	Microsoft Corp 5.66%
	Broadcom Inc 5.18%
	Alphabet Inc 4.79%
	Micron Technology Inc 3.25%
	Tesla Inc 3.23%

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 VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+6.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−9.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Holdings	2	371
Net assets	$9.2bn	$45.9bn

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 371 positions, with the top ten at 56.8%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VONG?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VONG returned +6.8%, so VONG returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VONG?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so VONG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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