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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLU returned +0.1%, so XLU returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLU?

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

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ETHA vs XLU: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in XLU
ETHER 100.00%	NEXTERA ENERGY INC 12.99%
USD CASH 0.00%	SOUTHERN CO/THE 7.61%
	DUKE ENERGY CORP 7.09%
	CONSTELLATION ENERGY 6.49%
	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 5.05%
	DOMINION ENERGY INC 4.33%
	SEMPRA 4.11%
	ENTERGY CORP 3.68%

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 XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	XLU State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks an index of Utilities
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	−16.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.08%
Holdings	2	34
Net assets	$9.2bn	$21.2bn

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.

XLU in plain words

XLU tracks an index of Utilities. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +0.1% 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 34 positions, with the top ten at 58.3%. It sat 12.7% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or XLU?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XLU returned +0.1%, so XLU returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or XLU?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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