{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethb","section":"compare","title":"ETH vs ETHB: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"ETH and ETHB both hold Ether. Over the days each has traded, to Oct 28, 2026 ETH finished 0.98 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHB 0.58 ahead.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Ether more closely, ETH or ETHB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the days each has traded, ETH finished 0.98 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHB 0.58 of a percentage point ahead. Those are not set against each other here, because the two windows are not the same days, so neither is nearer its coin than the other on this page. Each difference carries the fee, the custody cost, the friction of creating and redeeming shares in blocks and whatever the market paid for the shares rather than for the coin."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do ETH or ETHB pay a staking yield?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Ether is a proof of stake chain, so staking is possible. Whether either trust stakes, and what the sponsor keeps of it, is a term in its own filings and is read from those rather than assumed."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between ETH and ETHB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Both hold Ether through a custodian and both trade on an exchange, so what separates them is what each costs a holder over time. ETH is sponsored by Grayscale and first traded Jul 23, 2024; ETHB by iShares, first traded Mar 12, 2026."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ETH or ETHB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETH charges 0.15% a year and ETHB charges 0.25%, so ETH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Crypto ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/crypto/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Compare ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"ETH vs ETHB","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethb"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"ETH vs ETHB: Tracking, Returns & Fees","description":"ETH and ETHB both hold Ether. Over the days each has traded, to Oct 28, 2026 ETH finished 0.98 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHB 0.58 ahead.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethb","dateModified":"2026-10-28","abstract":"Over the six months to Oct 28, 2026, ETH finished 1.0 percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHB 0.78 ahead.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of ETH and ETHB","description":"ETH and ETHB both hold Ether. Over the days each has traded, to Oct 28, 2026 ETH finished 0.98 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHB 0.58 ahead.","dateModified":"2026-10-28","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethb","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/crypto.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Fund total return","Coin return over the same days","Tracking difference","Compounded difference","Sponsor's fee","Fee waiver","Staking","Days traded"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Crypto ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":8762,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Crypto ETFs / Compare ETFs / ETH vs ETHB \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 28, 2026 .\n\n ETH vs ETHB: Tracking, Returns & Fees\n\n Over the six months to Oct 28, 2026, ETH finished 1.0 percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHB 0.78 ahead.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n ETH costs 0.10 points a year less.\n ETH and ETHB at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. ETH ETHB \n Expense ratio 0.15% 0.25% \n Net assets, ETH as of Jun 30, 2026 and ETHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.3bn $1.0bn \n Total return, 1 year \u221240.4% not published \n What it tracks Ether Ether \n Holdings in commo","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, ETH against ETHB, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethb","a":{"ticker":"ETH","name":"Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF","issuer":"Grayscale","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ETH lost 40.4%, against \u221241.3% for ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/eth","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221240.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Ether over the same days","value":"\u221241.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Ether, in percentage points","value":"+1.0 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"570","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.3bn","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"10-Q balance sheet, as of Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Ether","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"b":{"ticker":"ETHB","name":"iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"From its Mar 12, 2026 launch to Oct 28, 2026, ETHB returned 15.1%, against 14.5% for ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ethb","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, since launch, Mar 12, 2026","value":"+15.1%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Ether over the same days","value":"+14.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Ether, in percentage points","value":"+0.6 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"160","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.0bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Ether","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethb"}