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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLB?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs XLB: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in XLB
ETHER 100.00%	LINDE PLC 11.58%
USD CASH 0.00%	NEWMONT CORP 7.10%
	FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.61%
	SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO/THE 4.60%
	ECOLAB INC 4.55%
	STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.49%
	MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS 4.45%
	CRH PLC 4.43%

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 XLB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Materials
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+12.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−4.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Holdings	2	28
Net assets	$9.2bn	$8.1bn

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.

XLB in plain words

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 28 positions, with the top ten at 55.7%. It sat 6.9% below its high of Aug 26, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or XLB?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLB returned +12.0%, so XLB returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLB?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLB charges 0.08%, so XLB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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