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iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF

ETHBNasdaqC

$32.22−0.17 (−0.52%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

C47/ 100

Rank 10 of 11 in Spot Ether

C47/100Rank 10 of 11inSpot Ether
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Expense ratio
0.25%
Fund size
$1.1B
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
3
Avg volume · 30D
0.5M sh
NAV per share
$31.90
52W range
low $19.65high $35.71
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ETHB Grade

Based on 4 of 6 pillars

C

Score 47 out of 100

Category
Spot Ether⁠
Rank
10 of 11
Six-pillar profile for ETHB. Scores out of 100: Cost 30, Risk 79, Mission not scored, Tradability 48, Holdings not scored, Durability 54. Strongest: Risk (79). Weakest: Cost (30). Based on 4 of 6 pillars.

Score 47 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D30 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 11

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 10

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 11

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    Not scored

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 11

Our read on ETHB

ETF.net Research

CMost spot ether funds just park the coin. This iShares trust stakes it, aiming to track ether's price while also capturing the rewards that staked ether earns. Fee sits at the ether category's median.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track ether’s price performance while also capturing rewards from staking the Trust’s ether.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Staking is written into the mandate, not bolted on: the trust seeks ether's price performance plus the rewards from staking the ether it holds.ishares.com
  2. 02The 0.25% expense ratio lands right at the median for spot ether funds, so the staking machinery isn't priced above a plain wrapper.
  3. 03Staked-ether exposure arrives in a normal brokerage account: no wallet, no validator to run, no private keys to lose.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  1. 01Cheaper ways to hold spot ether exist: EZET at 0.00%, ETH at 0.15%, ETHW and ETHV at 0.20%. Staking rewards have to cover that fee gap first.
  2. 02It launched in 2026, so there's no long record showing how the staking piece behaves across a full crypto cycle.
  3. 03In a crowded field of ten spot ether funds, the overall build sits behind the category's stronger implementations on cost and trading friction.

ETHB Holdings

As of Oct 12, 2026
Asset class
Other
Holdings
3
Top-10 weight
100%
Largest holding
Staked Ether76.5%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 1.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Staked Ether76.47%337,211$839M1
002—Ether23.53%103,737$258M2
003—USD Cash0.00%28$28263

Showing 1–3 of 3 holdings

ETHB Performance

Launched Feb 18, 2026

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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ETHB$14,108
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. ETHB $14,108. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,197$12,569$15,942Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ETHB. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodETHB
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−0.8%
3 months+41.1%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ETHB
YearReturn barETHB
2026 YTD+22.1%

History from Mar 12, 2026

ETHB in the news

Filtered to ETHB · Spot Ether

ETHB Dividends

Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 5 payments in 2026 YTD. Jun 8, 2026 $0.02; Jul 9, 2026 $0.03; Aug 10, 2026 $0.03; Sep 9, 2026 $0.04; Oct 8, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 8, 2026Oct 9, 2026$0.04
Sep 9, 2026Sep 10, 2026$0.04
Aug 10, 2026Aug 11, 2026$0.03
Jul 9, 2026Jul 10, 2026$0.03
Jun 8, 2026Jun 9, 2026$0.02

ETHB Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Feb 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
2.54
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

ETHB Cost

Expense ratio0.25%
  • The middle half of Spot Ether funds
  • Median 0.21%

6 of the 11 Spot Ether funds charge less.

ETHB costs $25.00 a year on $10,000. The median Spot Ether fund costs $21.00.

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