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  <xs:element name="NetRealizedLossOnInvestmentInETH" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" xbrli:balance="credit" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_NetRealizedLossOnInvestmentInETH"/>
  <xs:element name="NetRealizedGainAndChangeInUnrealizedAppreciationdepreciationOnInvestmentsInEther" type="dtr:perShareItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_NetRealizedGainAndChangeInUnrealizedAppreciationdepreciationOnInvestmentsInEther"/>
  <xs:element name="SponsorFeeTerms" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="false" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_SponsorFeeTerms"/>
  <xs:element name="RelatedPartiesDetailsTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="ethv_RelatedPartiesDetailsTable"/>
  <xs:element name="RelatedPartiesDetailsLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_RelatedPartiesDetailsLineItems"/>
  <xs:element name="ConcentrationRiskDetailsTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" id="ethv_ConcentrationRiskDetailsTable"/>
  <xs:element name="ConcentrationRiskDetailsLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_ConcentrationRiskDetailsLineItems"/>
  <xs:element name="AdditionalETHCustodianMember" type="dtr:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_AdditionalETHCustodianMember"/>
  <xs:element name="ETHCustodianMember" type="dtr:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_ETHCustodianMember"/>
  <xs:element name="QuantityOfEtherMember" type="dtr:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_QuantityOfEtherMember"/>
  <xs:element name="SeedCapitalInvestorMember" type="dtr:domainItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_SeedCapitalInvestorMember"/>
  <xs:element name="DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" abstract="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" id="ethv_DocumentAndEntityInformationAbstract"/>
</xs:schema>
