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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VUSB returned +3.5%, so VUSB returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or VUSB?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ETHA and VUSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ETHA	VUSB
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.23%

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in VUSB
ETHER 100.00%	United States Treasury Bill 4.81%
	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.85%
	AbbVie Inc 0.79%
	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.73%
	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.51%
	MKTLIQ 0.50%
	Citizens Bank NA/Providence RI 0.46%
	US Bancorp 0.45%

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 VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Holds ether	Actively managed
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+3.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−13.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.10%
Holdings	2	1348
Net assets	$9.2bn	$10.2bn

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and VUSB returned +3.5%, so VUSB returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or VUSB?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ETHA against VUSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 21, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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