Morgan Stanley has lodged amended S-1 registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its Solana and Ethereum ETFs.
The development is a positive sign of ongoing engagement with the regulator, while the final launch dates remain dependent on the review timeline.
Morgan Stanley Moves Closer to ETH & SOL ETF Launch
The Wall Street bank updated the filings on Thursday, disclosing that both funds would hold a 0.14% sponsorship fee. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas commented on the development, noting that this rate would be the lowest in the ETH and SOL ETF markets worldwide.
“Morgan Stanley Ether and Solana ETFs nearing launch. The fee on each is going to be 14bps, making them the cheapest in the U.S. and world,” he wrote.
For context, Grayscale’s Mini Ethereum Trust (ETH) offers the lowest sponsorship fee of 0.15%, while Franklin Templeton’s SOEZ ranks at the bottom among SOL ETFs with a rate of 0.19%.
The documents also show that Morgan Stanley has included staking arrangements for both investment products, with plans to stake a portion of their held assets to generate additional rewards. Figment and Galaxy Blockchain Infrastructure have been selected as the staking providers for the funds.
Furthermore, the custodians will be paid a 5% fee for their services, whilst the remaining 95% stays in the fund. For investors, this means that they can earn staking rewards as well as the potential gains from the exposure to SOL and ETH’s price.
Morgan Stanley first filed their application with the SEC for a SOL and ETH ETF in January 2026, with the latest revision being the second time they were altered. If the regulator greenlights both ETFs, the former is expected to trade under the ticker MSOL, while the latter under MSSE.
MSBT Surpasses $300M Mark
The firm also filed for its Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) around the same time and was later launched in April, debuting with $34 million on its first day and offering a competitive 0.14% sponsorship fee. The product also experienced a zero outflow streak during its first month, with only one day since then (May 29) seeing capital go out.
Meanwhile, the latest data from SoSoValue shows that spot BTC ETFs recorded a net outflow of $90.66 million on June 18, with most of these investment products remaining in the negative territory for the past few weeks. But MSBT had the largest single-day inflow of $10.43 million, bringing its total net inflow to $301 million.
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