{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is an Ether ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 11 spot Ether ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.21%, against 0.25% for Bitcoin funds. Updated every trading night.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf#article","headline":"What is an Ether ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 11 spot Ether ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.21%, against 0.25% for Bitcoin funds.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is an Ether ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does an Ether ETF stake?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Some do, some do not. The filing says."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is staking?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Locking coins on a network to help run it, in exchange for rewards."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How many Ether funds are there?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"11 as of Nov 4, 2026."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is an Ether ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is an Ether ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 11 spot Ether ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.21%, against 0.25% for Bitcoin funds. Updated every trading night.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1742,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is an Ether ETF? \n \n What is an Ether ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ covers 11 spot Ether ETFs, with a median sponsor fee of 0.21%, against 0.25% for Bitcoin funds.\n \n In plain words\n A spot Ether ETF owns Ether, the coin of the Ethereum network, with a custodian, so its price follows Ether less the sponsor fee. Ether can earn staking rewards, which a fund may or may not collect.\n ETFIQ covers 11 spot Ether funds at a median sponsor fee of 0.21%. It reads three things about staking: what the network allows, what the filings say and what prices did. They can differ, so check each filing and the tracking difference. Staking adds return and some extra risk.\n Questions\n Does an Ether ETF stake? Some do, some do not. The filing says.\n What is staking? Locking coins on a network to help run it, in exchange for rewards.\n How many Ether funds are there? 11 as of Nov 4, 2026.\n Where to next\n Crypto ETFs Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs How much does a crypto ETF cost? What is a spot crypto ETF? What is a Bitcoin ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is an Ether ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is an Ether ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is an Ether ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf Markdown [What is an Ether ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf)","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, What is an Ether ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-an-ether-etf"}