Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (MSSE) holds ether and provides for staking part of it. Its annual delegated sponsor fee is 0.14% of net asset value. Shares trade on NYSE Arca.
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Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust Overview
- Fund Name
- Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust
- Ticker
- MSSE
- Listing Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Fund Family / Issuer
- Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
- Underlying Asset
- Ethereum
Additional details
- Exposure
- Spot ether held by the trust, with a policy to stake part of its holdings.
- Fund Structure
- Delaware statutory trust. Not registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
- Annual delegated sponsor fee
- 0.14%
- Fee Assessment Base
- 0.14% of net asset value annually, accrued daily. Ether amount determined using the pricing benchmark. Paid in cash at least monthly in arrears.
- Effective Annual Charge
- 0.14%
- Fee Waiver / Conditions
- Gross and net expense ratios are both 0.14%.
- Benchmark
- CoinDesk Ether Benchmark 4PM NY Settlement Rate
- Custody Appointments
- Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC; Ether custodian; Fund ownership and segregated records acknowledged. Certain system-failure and unauthorized-user losses require gross negligence or worse. Current asset allocation is not disclosed.The Bank of New York Mellon; Ether custodian and separate cash custodian; Beneficial ownership and separate asset records acknowledged. Safekeeping responsibility uses an ordinary-negligence standard. Appointment does not establish an allocation.
- Retail Asset Redemption
- Retail shareholders cannot redeem individual shares for ether sent to a wallet. Selling shares produces brokerage cash. Authorized participants use a separate basket process.
- 30-day Median Bid/Ask Spread
- 0.33%As of Oct 12, 2026
- Fund Assets
- USD 51,670,000As of Oct 12, 2026
Net assets
- Fund inception
- July 27, 2026
- First exchange trading
- July 28, 2026
- Staking policy
- Target 50–80% under normal conditions. The fund page did not show an actual staked percentage for October 12, 2026.
- Staking reward sharing
- Stated aggregate 5% deduction for providers and ether custodians. Remaining 95% retained by the trust. Sponsor receives no reward portion.
- Reward distributions
- Intended monthly cash distributions, and at least quarterly. Amounts and yield are not guaranteed.
- Staking providers
- Figment Inc.; Galaxy Blockchain Infrastructure LLC; Coinbase Canada, Inc. Named in the July 23, 2026 operative prospectus.
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