The US spot Ethereum ETF market launched in July 2024 after the SEC approved 19b-4 amendments for eight issuers in May and the corresponding S-1 registrations effective on 22 July 2024. Funds on this page hold physical Ether (custodied off-exchange) — not futures, not staking derivatives, not Ether-treasury equity wrappers.
The roster below shows trading funds with reported assets under management. Funds still in registration (or that have launched but not yet reported XBRL financial data) do not appear.
Ethereum spot ETFs (10 trading)
| Fund | Ticker | Sponsor fee | AUM (USD) | Trading since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Ethereum Trust ETF | ETHA | 0.25% | $6,379,790,561 | 2024 |
| Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF | ETH | 0.15% | $1,804,774,000 | 2024 |
| Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF | ETHE | 2.50% | $1,784,971,000 | 2024 |
| Fidelity Ethereum Fund | FETH | 0.25% | $1,212,386,000 | 2024 |
| iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF | ETHB | 0.25% | $409,835,035 | 2026 |
| Bitwise Ethereum ETF | ETHW | 0.20% | $219,266,000 | 2024 |
| VanEck Ethereum ETF | ETHV | 0.20% | $118,333,419 | 2024 |
| Franklin Ethereum Trust | EZET | 0.19% | $30,963,023 | 2024 |
| Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF | QETH | 0.25% | $18,900,294 | 2024 |
| 21Shares Ethereum ETF | TETH | 0.21% | $18,191,793 | 2024 |
Staking is "spot" — futures and miners are not
Under the SEC's current treatment, an Ethereum ETF that holds spot Ether and stakes a portion of its holdings still counts as a spot product. The first generation of US spot Ether ETFs launched without staking; the second generation, approved through 2025–2026, includes funds with staking sleeves.
These products are not spot Ethereum ETFs:
- Ether futures ETFs (e.g. EETH, AETH) — hold CME ether futures, not spot Ether.
- Ether-treasury equity ETFs — hold shares in companies that hold Ether on their balance sheet. Tracked separately from spot fund flows.
- Leveraged or inverse Ether products — daily-reset; not held as core spot exposure.
How Ethereum approval differed from Bitcoin
The Ethereum spot ETF approval cycle was significantly faster than Bitcoin's once the regulatory shape was set. The SEC's 23 May 2024 approval of the listing exchange rule changes came roughly seven months after the Grayscale precedent; the S-1 effective dates followed on 22 July 2024 — under a year from the regulatory pivot.
The first wave was non-staking by design. Staking sleeves were added in a later cohort under heightened risk-disclosure language.
Tracking new Ethereum ETF filings
Crypto ETF Sentinel monitors every SEC filing related to Ethereum spot ETFs — including staking-variant amendments, comment-letter correspondence, and pipeline activity from new issuers. Full coverage is available via REST API and the Terminal dashboard.
See also: Bitcoin spot ETFs · Crypto ETF fee comparison · Recent crypto ETF filings
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