- Morgan Stanley filed an early-form prospectus to launch a spot Ethereum ETF named the Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust.
- The trust would passively track Ethereum prices and would not use leverage or derivatives.
- The fund plans to stake a portion of its Ethereum through third-party providers, with rewards paid at fixed intervals.
- The ETF would create and redeem shares with authorized participants and is pending regulatory approval.
- Morgan Stanley also recently filed Bitcoin and Solana ETF proposals that include staking features; the bank’s stock was trading near $187.75–$187.78.
On Jan. 6, 2026, U.S. bank Morgan Stanley filed an early-form prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust, taking a step toward offering a spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund, according to the S-1 filing. The filing says the trust would passively track Ethereum’s price and would not use leverage or derivatives.
The document states the fund would stake a portion of its Ethereum holdings using third-party staking providers. Staking rewards would be distributed at fixed intervals, per the prospectus language.
The ETF structure would allow creation and redemption of shares through authorized participants, and the offering is subject to regulatory approval. The filing follows the bank’s recent submissions for Bitcoin and Solana ETFs that include staking features.
Morgan Stanley stock closed at $187.75, up 0.65% on Tuesday, and was quoted pre-market at $187.78, up about 0.016%. For updates or corrections, the newsroom contact listed in the filing can be used.
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