Morgan Stanley Launches Cheapest Ether and Solana ETFs at 14 Basis Points

Watch on YouTube ↗  |  July 28, 2026 at 19:36  |  6:18  |  CoinDesk
Speakers
Alli Wallace — Global Head of ETFs, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Summary

Morgan Stanley's Global Head of ETFs Ally Wallace discusses the launch of the firm's Ether and Solana ETFs, priced at an industry-low 14 basis points with full staking reward pass-through. She highlights the success of the Bitcoin ETF, the institutional advantage of being a bank-owned asset manager, and the long-term investment cases for Ether and Solana in diversified portfolios.

  • Morgan Stanley launched Ether and Solana ETFs at 14 bps, the cheapest on the market.
  • The ETFs offer staking yields (about 2-3% for ETH, 6-8% for SOL) passed 100% to investors.
  • Morgan Stanley is the first US bank-owned asset manager to issue crypto ETFs, differentiating from many unregulated competitors.
  • The Bitcoin ETF launched in April attracted $400M and was the firm's most successful launch ever.
  • Alli Wallace views Ether as benefiting from institutional adoption, tokenization, and stablecoins, and Solana as a trading-focused cryptocurrency.
  • The products use CoinDesk benchmarks and custody from Coinbase and BNY Mellon.
Ideas
Alli Wallace Global Head of ETFs, Morgan Stanley Investment Management 1:01
Cheapest bank-owned Bitcoin ETF with strong demand
Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin ETF, the cheapest at 14 bps and the first from a US bank-owned asset manager with rigorous standards, attracted $400 million in a short period and shows strong resilience and demand, making it an attractive low-cost vehicle for Bitcoin exposure.
MSBT MED
Alli Wallace Global Head of ETFs, Morgan Stanley Investment Management 2:29
Cheapest ETFs with full staking rewards pass-through
The new Morgan Stanley Ether and Solana ETFs are the cheapest at 14 bps, provide 100% pass-through of staking rewards (estimated 2-3% for ETH, 6-8% for SOL) on top of price returns, and are the first from a regulated US bank-owned asset manager, differentiating from many unregulated competitors.
Morgan Stanley Solana ETF ETH HIGH
Alli Wallace Global Head of ETFs, Morgan Stanley Investment Management 4:03
Ether institutional tech, Solana trading, both diversify
Ether has long-term institutional buy-in, proven technology, and utility in tokenization and stablecoins, while Solana is positioned as a trading cryptocurrency; both are well-suited for long-term portfolio diversification.
SOL MED
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This CoinDesk video, published July 28, 2026, features Alli Wallace discussing MSBT, Morgan Stanley Solana ETF, ETH, SOL. 3 trade ideas extracted by AI with direction and confidence scoring.

Speakers: Alli Wallace  · Tickers: MSBT, Morgan Stanley Solana ETF, ETH, SOL