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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLE returned +47.8%, so XLE returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLE?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs XLE: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in XLE
ETHER 100.00%	EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.11%
USD CASH 0.00%	CHEVRON CORP 17.73%
	CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.78%
	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.83%
	VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.83%
	PHILLIPS 66 4.76%
	WILLIAMS COS INC 4.35%
	SLB LTD 3.87%

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 XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Energy
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+47.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+31.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Holdings	2	24
Net assets	$9.2bn	$41.3bn

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.

XLE in plain words

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +47.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 24 positions, with the top ten at 77.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or XLE?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLE returned +47.8%, so XLE returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLE?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so XLE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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