Altcoins News

Story: Morgan Stanley Launches Ethereum and Solana Trusts at 0.14% Fee With Staking Rewards

By Sakamoto Nashi

1 / 15

Staking Rewards Flow Back to Investors. Here's the part that actually matters for returns: Morgan Stanley will stake part of the trusts'…

2 / 15

Bitcoin Trust Already Pulled $400 Million. Morgan Stanley didn't just wake up and decide to do crypto.

3 / 15

E*Trade Spot Trading Adds Another Layer. Morgan Stanley's E*Trade platform separately enabled spot trading for bitcoin, ether, and solana…

4 / 15

Morgan Stanley moved fast. The bank put two new crypto exchange-traded products on the NYSE Arca on July 28, covering ether and solana — and priced them at the bottom of the…

5 / 15

The Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust trades under the ticker MSSE. The Morgan Stanley Solana Trust goes by MSOL. Both carry an annual expense ratio of 0.

6 / 15

Both trusts will stake a portion of their holdings.

7 / 15

Here's the part that actually matters for returns: Morgan Stanley will stake part of the trusts' assets on the Ethereum and Solana networks, earning rewards from those blockchains.

8 / 15

But it's not risk-free. Staking comes with complications — assets can be temporarily unavailable during network processes, and validator errors can trigger penalties, sometimes…

9 / 15

Amy Oldenburg, head of digital asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, said digital assets are playing a growing role in diversified investment portfolios.

10 / 15

See also: Morgan Stanley Adds Ethereum and Solana Trusts at 0.14% — Lowest Fee in Market

11 / 15

Morgan Stanley didn't just wake up and decide to do crypto. The bank launched its Bitcoin Trust earlier in 2026, and by July 27 it had already pulled in over $400 million in net…

12 / 15

And the distribution angle here is massive. Morgan Stanley runs a network of roughly 16,000 financial advisers. That's a reach most crypto-native issuers can't touch.

13 / 15

Analysts watching the space have already flagged the adviser network as the key distribution edge here. It's not just about the fee or the staking yield.

14 / 15

Related: Clear Creeks $15.1M Crypto ETF Bet Spans Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana

15 / 15

The broader picture is a bank that spent years being cautious about crypto and is now moving aggressively into it.

The Currency Analytics

Want the full story?