Holds ether directly and, as its name indicates, stakes it on the Ethereum network, giving buyers ether exposure without holding the coins themselves.
ETHE, the Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF, is a $2.0 billion ETF whose main story is crypto conviction. Over the past year it returned −41.3%, against +16.8% for broad US ETFs. Figures to October 2, 2026; past performance, not a recommendation.
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* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHE | +11.4% | +56.5% | −10.8% | −41.3% | +30.1% | −5.0% |
| 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 June 14, 2019: +19.5% a year.
$10,000 invested June 30, 2019
Year by year
Total return in each calendar year; this year is year to date. A year appears only if ETHE traded for all of it.
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
How closely it moves
ETHE moves largely apart from the market. When the market has moved 1%, ETHE has tended to move 1.22%.
ETHE moves closely with crypto conviction. When crypto conviction has moved 1%, ETHE has tended to move 1.15%.
Weekly returns over 157 weeks. The narrative is measured without ETHE in it, so it is not compared with itself.
ETFs it moves most and least like
Correlation of weekly returns over the last 3 years, among unlevered ETFs StoryVector covers.
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
ETHE is the 80th 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 ETHE selling?
ETHE’s main story is crypto conviction, which covers bitcoin, ether and the companies around them, held through ETFs. Its second is onchain infrastructure.
Which ETFs compete with ETHE?
The ETFs whose weekly returns move most like ETHE’s over the past 3 years are FETH (1.00), ETHW (1.00) and ETHV (1.00).
How has ETHE performed against its story?
Over the past year ETHE returned −41.3%, the ETFs carrying crypto conviction −29.5% and broad US ETFs +16.8%, to October 2, 2026. Its weekly returns have a correlation of 0.76 with the story. Past performance only.
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