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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLG returned +11.4%, so XLG returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLG?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs XLG: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in XLG
ETHER 100.00%	NVIDIA Corp 12.84%
USD CASH 0.00%	Apple Inc 11.76%
	Microsoft Corp 8.74%
	Amazon.com Inc 5.91%
	Alphabet Inc 4.88%
	Broadcom Inc 4.03%
	Alphabet Inc 3.88%
	Meta Platforms Inc 3.48%

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 and Sep 19, 2026.

ETHA and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Invesco
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the S&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+11.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−5.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.20%
Holdings	2	53
Net assets	$9.2bn	$11.6bn

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG tracks the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +11.4% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 60.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or XLG?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLG returned +11.4%, so XLG returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLG?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so XLG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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