{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/etha-vs-ethb","section":"compare","title":"ETHA vs ETHB: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"ETHA and ETHB both hold Ether. Over the days each has traded, to Oct 28, 2026 ETHA finished 0.25 of a percentage point behind Ether and ETHB 0.58 ahead.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Ether more closely, ETHA or ETHB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the days each has traded, ETHA finished 0.25 of a percentage point behind 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 ETHA 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 ETHA 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. ETHA is sponsored by iShares and first traded Jul 23, 2024; ETHB by iShares, first traded Mar 12, 2026."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ETHA or ETHB?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETHA and ETHB both charge 0.25% a year, so neither 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":"ETHA vs ETHB","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/etha-vs-ethb"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"ETHA vs ETHB: Tracking, Returns & Fees","description":"ETHA and ETHB both hold Ether. Over the days each has traded, to Oct 28, 2026 ETHA finished 0.25 of a percentage point behind Ether and ETHB 0.58 ahead.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/etha-vs-ethb","dateModified":"2026-10-28","abstract":"Over the six months to Oct 28, 2026, ETHA finished 0.11 of a percentage point behind 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 ETHA and ETHB","description":"ETHA and ETHB both hold Ether. Over the days each has traded, to Oct 28, 2026 ETHA finished 0.25 of a percentage point behind Ether and ETHB 0.58 ahead.","dateModified":"2026-10-28","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/etha-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":8634,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Crypto ETFs / Compare ETFs / ETHA vs ETHB \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 28, 2026 .\n\n ETHA vs ETHB: Tracking, Returns & Fees\n\n Over the six months to Oct 28, 2026, ETHA finished 0.11 of a percentage point behind Ether and ETHB 0.78 ahead.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Both cost 0.25% a year; ETHA is 7.5 times larger.\n ETHA and ETHB at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. ETHA ETHB \n Expense ratio 0.25% 0.25% \n Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.5bn $1.0bn \n Total return, 1 year \u221241.6% not published \n What it tracks Ether Ether \n Holdings in common not pu","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, ETHA against ETHB, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/etha-vs-ethb","a":{"ticker":"ETHA","name":"iShares Ethereum Trust ETF","issuer":"iShares","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ETHA lost 41.6%, against \u221241.3% for ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/etha","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221241.6%","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":"\u22120.3 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":"$7.5bn","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}]},"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/etha-vs-ethb"}