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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLC returned −5.7%, so XLC returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLC?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs XLC: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in XLC
ETHER 100.00%	META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 20.39%
USD CASH 0.00%	ALPHABET INC CL A 11.85%
	ALPHABET INC CL C 9.46%
	AT+T INC 4.51%
	APPLOVIN CORP CLASS A 4.51%
	WARNER BROS DISCOVERY INC 4.45%
	WALT DISNEY CO/THE 4.40%
	TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWRE 4.35%

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 XLC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	XLC State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Communication services
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	−5.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−22.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Holdings	2	26
Net assets	$9.2bn	$22.4bn

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.

XLC in plain words

XLC tracks an index of Communication services. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −5.7% 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 26 positions, with the top ten at 72.5%. It sat 7.2% below its high of Jan 30, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or XLC?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLC returned −5.7%, so XLC returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLC?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLC charges 0.08%, so XLC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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