{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethw","section":"compare","title":"ETH vs ETHW: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"ETH and ETHW both hold Ether. Over the same days to Oct 28, 2026 ETH finished 0.98 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.09 behind.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Ether more closely, ETH or ETHW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the window to Oct 28, 2026, ETH finished 0.98 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.09 of a percentage point behind, so ETHW tracked it more closely, by 0.90 of a percentage point. That difference is 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, all together."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do ETH or ETHW 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 ETHW?","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; ETHW by Bitwise, first traded Jul 23, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ETH or ETHW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETH charges 0.15% a year and ETHW charges 0.20%, 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 ETHW","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethw"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"ETH vs ETHW: Tracking, Returns & Fees","description":"ETH and ETHW both hold Ether. 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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. ETH ETHW \n Expense ratio 0.15% 0.20% \n Net assets, ETH as of Jun 30, 2026 and ETHW as of Oct 28, 2026 $1.3bn $258m \n Total return, 1 year \u221240.4% \u221241.4% \n What it t","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 ETHW, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/eth-vs-ethw","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":"ETHW","name":"Bitwise Ethereum ETF","issuer":"Bitwise","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ETHW lost 41.4%, against \u221241.3% for ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/ethw","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221241.4%","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":"\u22120.1 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":"$258m","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 28, 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-ethw"}