Holds ether directly and stakes it on the Ethereum network under a liquidity policy, while never lending or pledging the coins, so each share reflects the value of the trust's ether.
ETHB, the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, is a $1.2 billion ETF whose main story is crypto conviction.
The narrative it carries
Its main narrative, at 0.7 of its exposure.
Crypto conviction →
Bitcoin, ether and the companies around them, held through ETFs.
The band is where this narrative’s level sits among the 22 this week. QUIET means less talked about, not falling.
| # | ETF | SHARE | ASSETS | 1 YEAR | COST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IBIT | 49.5% | $67.06bn | −30.6% | 0.25% |
| 2 | FBTC | 11.4% | $15.45bn | −30.5% | 0.25% |
| 3 | GBTC | 7.8% | $10.61bn | −31.4% | 1.50% |
| 4 | ETHA | 7.2% | $9.83bn | −40.9% | 0.25% |
| 5 | BTC | 3.9% | $5.27bn | −30.5% | 0.15% |
| 171 other ETFs | 20.2% |
Share is each ETF’s slice of the capital carrying this narrative. 1 year is market price total return; cost is the expense ratio. See all 176 ETFs on the narrative page →
Also carries: Onchain infrastructure →
Network tokens such as Solana, and the blockchain companies building payment and trading systems on them.
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHB | +11.5% | +57.5% | – | – | – | – |
| Crypto convictionits narrative | +9.5% | +39.0% | −2.9% | −29.5% | +50.5% | +10.3% |
| The marketbroad US ETFs | +0.8% | +2.6% | +14.6% | +16.8% | +22.9% | +12.9% |
1M, 3M, 1Y, 3Y, 5Y: one month to five years. YTD: year to date. * A year, annualised. A dash means the ETF has not traded for the whole period. Since it started trading on March 12, 2026: +29.3%.
$10,000 invested March 31, 2026
Total return on the market price, with each distribution reinvested on its ex-date. Not the NAV return the issuer publishes; the two differ when the ETF trades above or below the value of its holdings. The narrative is the asset-weighted return of the unlevered ETFs that carry it. The market is the asset-weighted return of broad US index ETFs. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
FRI OCT 2MARKET PRICE TOTAL RETURN
ETHB has traded for less than a year, so how it moves against the market is not shown yet.
Where it sits in Crypto conviction
Each dot is one of 62 unlevered ETFs whose main narrative is crypto conviction, placed by its return (up) and how much it swung (right) over the last year.
Risk
Cost against its peers
ETHB is the 12th cheapest of 81 ETFs in crypto conviction. The dashed line is the middle of the group, 0.69% a year.
How it is built
An unlevered long ETF that owns its holdings directly. It counts toward Share of Narrative.
Narrative exposure
Second narrative: read in the ETF’s own filing.
Common questions
What story is ETHB selling?
ETHB’s main story is crypto conviction, which covers bitcoin, ether and the companies around them, held through ETFs. Its second is onchain infrastructure.
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