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

In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XOP returned +46.7%, so XOP returned more.

Which is cheaper, ETHA or XOP?

ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 19, 2026.

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ETHA vs XOP: how they differ

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

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF and State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Only in each
Only in ETHA	Only in XOP
ETHER 100.00%	HF SINCLAIR CORP 2.89%
USD CASH 0.00%	MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 2.87%
	VALERO ENERGY CORP 2.87%
	PHILLIPS 66 2.83%
	DELEK US HOLDINGS INC 2.80%
	PAR PACIFIC HOLDINGS INC 2.74%
	PBF ENERGY INC CLASS A 2.72%
	APA CORP 2.70%

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 XOP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 19, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF	XOP State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	Holds ether	Tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Total return, 1 year	−42.6%	+46.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−59.2 pts	+30.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Holdings	2	54
Net assets	$9.2bn	$4.2bn

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.

XOP in plain words

XOP tracks the S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +46.7% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 28.7% below its high of Jun 23, 2014 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ETHA or XOP?: In the year to Sep 19, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ETHA returned −42.6% and XOP returned +46.7%, so XOP returned more.
Which is cheaper, ETHA or XOP?: ETHA charges 0.25% a year and XOP charges 0.35%, so ETHA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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