iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) is a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund from BlackRock (iShares), trading on US markets under the ticker ETHA. Each share currently trades at $13.17, up 0.23% over the past 24 hours. Across its 52-week range, ETHA has moved between $11.47 and $13.95.
As a spot ETF, ETHA's share price closely follows the market value of the Ethereum the fund holds, minus its annual management fee. The chart above shows ETHA price history at 5-minute resolution, so you can see intraday moves alongside longer-term performance (+2.65% over 7 days, +10.77% over 30 days). Each share represents a fractional claim on the fund's Ethereum holdings, and authorised participants create or redeem shares to keep the market price aligned with the fund's net asset value (NAV).
Buying ETHA is different from buying Ethereum on a crypto exchange. With the ETF you never hold the underlying coins yourself — the fund's custodian does — so there are no wallets, seed phrases or withdrawal risks to manage. In exchange, you pay the fund's management fee and can only trade during US market hours. Holding Ethereum directly gives you 24/7 trading and full self-custody, but shifts all the security and storage responsibility onto you. Many investors choose ETHA specifically because it fits inside a normal brokerage or tax-advantaged account.
ETHA is a spot ETF, meaning it holds Ethereum directly rather than tracking Ethereum futures contracts. A futures-based ETF gets its exposure from derivative contracts that must be rolled over as they expire, which can create tracking error and extra costs over time. Because ETHA holds the underlying Ethereum, its share price tends to follow the spot market more closely, without the roll costs that can weigh on futures-based products.
ETHA trades on a US stock exchange during regular market hours, while Ethereum itself trades around the clock. When Ethereum moves significantly overnight or over a weekend, ETHA can open at a noticeably different price than it closed at — a "gap." This is normal for any crypto ETF and is one reason the 5-minute chart and the 52-week range above are useful for understanding how ETHA actually behaves day to day.
ETHA is one of several US-listed spot Ethereum ETFs. Compare it with the other funds tracking Ethereum:
| Ticker | Fund | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ETHA | iShares Ethereum Trust | $13.17 |
| Fidelity Ethereum Fund | $17.39 | |
| Bitwise Ethereum ETF | $12.50 | |
| VanEck Ethereum ETF | $25.53 | |
| Invesco Galaxy Ethereum | $17.39 | |
| Franklin Ethereum ETF | $13.24 | |
| Grayscale Ethereum Trust | $14.07 | |
| Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust | $16.67 |
Prices and statistics on this page are derived from market data tracked by CryptoETF.today and are for informational purposes only. This is not investment advice. Verify fund details, fees and holdings on the issuer's official page before investing.
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