{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/ethb-vs-ethw","section":"compare","title":"ETHB vs ETHW: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"ETHB and ETHW both hold Ether. To Oct 28, 2026, ETHB finished 0.58 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, ETHB or ETHW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the days each has traded, ETHB finished 0.58 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.09 of a percentage point behind. 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 ETHB 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 ETHB 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. ETHB is sponsored by iShares and first traded Mar 12, 2026; ETHW by Bitwise, first traded Jul 23, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, ETHB or ETHW?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"ETHB charges 0.25% a year and ETHW charges 0.20%, so ETHW 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":"ETHB vs ETHW","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/ethb-vs-ethw"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"ETHB vs ETHW: Tracking, Returns & Fees","description":"ETHB and ETHW both hold Ether. To Oct 28, 2026, ETHB finished 0.58 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.09 behind.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/ethb-vs-ethw","dateModified":"2026-10-28","abstract":"Over the six months to Oct 28, 2026, ETHB finished 0.78 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.01 behind.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of ETHB and ETHW","description":"ETHB and ETHW both hold Ether. To Oct 28, 2026, ETHB finished 0.58 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.09 behind.","dateModified":"2026-10-28","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/ethb-vs-ethw","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":8683,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Crypto ETFs / Compare ETFs / ETHB vs ETHW \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 28, 2026 .\n\n ETHB vs ETHW: Tracking, Returns & Fees\n\n Over the six months to Oct 28, 2026, ETHB finished 0.78 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and ETHW 0.01 behind.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n ETHW costs 0.05 points a year less; ETHB is 4.0 times larger.\n ETHB and ETHW at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. ETHB ETHW \n Expense ratio 0.25% 0.20% \n Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026 $1.0bn $253m \n Total return, 1 year not published \u221241.4% \n What it tracks Ether Ether \n Holdings in","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, ETHB against ETHW, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/ethb-vs-ethw","a":{"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}]},"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/ethb-vs-ethw"}