Morgan Stanley is making headway in the crypto investment landscape. The financial giant has filed the final paperwork with the SEC for its Solana (MSOL) and Ethereum (MSSE) staking ETFs. This filing represents a pivotal step toward listing these products on the NYSE Arca, and it’s a sign Morgan Stanley is serious about capturing a slice of the burgeoning crypto market.
The details
The road to these filings began in January 2026 when Morgan Stanley submitted initial registration statements for its spot Ethereum and Solana ETFs. Spot products, for the uninitiated, hold the actual underlying assets—in this case, Solana and Ethereum. This means investors can expect the ETFs to mimic the performance of these tokens more closely than many existing derivative-based products.
In June 2026, the firm made significant amendments to the ETFs. They introduced a competitive 0.14% annual unitary sponsor fee, the lowest in its category, making these ETFs highly attractive to fee-sensitive investors. What’s more, 95% of the staking rewards are pledged to be passed directly to shareholders. For those less familiar, staking rewards are earnings on locked cryptocurrencies that validate transactions on their respective blockchains.
