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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VUG returned +12.3%, so VUG returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VUG?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs VUG: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

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

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VUG
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 13.62%
	Apple Inc 12.49%
	Microsoft Corp 10.12%
	Alphabet Inc 5.34%
	Amazon.com Inc 4.76%
	Alphabet Inc 4.21%
	Broadcom Inc 4.11%
	Meta Platforms Inc 3.39%

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 VUG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VUG Vanguard Morningstar Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of US growth
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+12.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−4.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	150
Net assets	$9.2bn	$227.0bn

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.

VUG in plain words

VUG tracks an index of US growth. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +12.3% 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. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 63.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VUG?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VUG returned +12.3%, so VUG returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VUG?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VUG charges 0.03%, so VUG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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