IETH was created on 2025-10-02 by Bitwise. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on long eth, short usd currency. IETH is actively managed, employing a synthetic covered call strategy on Ether (ETH) ETPs. The fund aims to generate income by capping gains, while leaving losses uncapped. It uses both standardized exchange-traded options and FLEX options. Ether powers transactions and smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain as its native cryptocurrency.