# WisdomTree Physical Ethereum (WETP) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/wetp · ISIN GB00BJYDH394 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, WETP (WisdomTree Physical Ethereum, ISIN GB00BJYDH394) closed at £19.95 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year (about £35 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was −23.8%, or −40.4% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary WisdomTree Physical Ethereum is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from WisdomTree, launched in 2021. It tracks the ETH/USD Exchange Rate - USD - Benchmark Price Return. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.35% a year — about £35 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. > **Crypto:** Cryptoassets are high-risk and largely unregulated in the UK. Prices can rise and fall very sharply, and you could lose all the money you put in. Latest close: **£19.95** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | WETP | | ISIN | GB00BJYDH394 | | Category | Crypto | | Type | ETF | | Provider | WisdomTree | | Tracks | ETH/USD Exchange Rate - USD - Benchmark Price Return | | Ongoing charge | 0.35% a year (£35 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £139m | | Launched | 2021 | | Domicile | United Kingdom | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | -33.74% | -35.81% | income reinvested | | 5 years | -23.80% | -40.43% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income): 2025 −17.1%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 −6.7%. Returns of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −31.4%; to 30/09/2025: +48.3%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2025 | -17.1% | -19.9% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | -6.7% | -9.3% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 60.70% | -64.03% | ## Largest fall Volatility of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 60.7% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum since May 2024, in pounds: −65.0% from 22/08/2025 to 05/06/2026. The lowest 12-month return of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum in pounds (price only; the fund pays no income) since May 2024 was −58.5% (12 months to 18/08/2026); the highest was +84.9% (12 months to 12/09/2025). On 30/09/2026 the price of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum was 40.7% below its highest weekly close since May 2024 (22/08/2025), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of WisdomTree Physical Ethereum 0.35% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 8 of the 15 other crypto products charge more, 1 the same and 6 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 3 funds track ETH/USD Exchange Rate - USD - Benchmark Price Return, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.10% to 1.50% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | 21Shares Ethereum Core ETP | 0.10% | -33.5% | -21.4% | — | | 21Shares Ethereum ETP | 1.50% | -34.3% | — | -5.1% | | WisdomTree Physical Ethereum (this fund) | 0.35% | -33.7% | — | -23.8% | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.35%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. We are not financial advisers, not authorised by the FCA, and never recommend specific investments. Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise.