Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTDavid BerenSun, July 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM GMT+2 5 min readQuick ReadETHA holders forfeit Ethereum's native staking yield, while BSOL stakes nearly 100% of its SOL holdings and delivers over 7% annually.SOL and ETH are both down roughly 38% year to date, so BSOL's staking yield compounds inside a bear market rather than cushioning losses.Dartmouth's endowment disclosed a $14 million BSOL position, and holding it inside an IRA shields staking distributions from current-year taxes.Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and BSOL didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.If you own iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ:ETHA), you bought the cleanest institutional wrapper for Ethereum exposure: BlackRock's brand, a 0.25% expense ratio, and the deepest liquidity in the Ethereum ETF category. ETHA tracks the spot price of ETH inside a Delaware Statutory Trust. It cannot currently stake the ether it holds. Nasdaq filed a Form 19b-4 in July 2025 to allow staking within ETHA, and the SEC postponed its decisions in October 2025. Meanwhile, a competing product has already crossed the finish line, and it is paying holders a yield that ETHA structurally cannot match.alfernec / Shutterstock.comWhat ETHA Actually Delivers Right NowThe fund gives investors ether price exposure in a brokerage account, no wallet, no seed phrase, no exchange KYC. That access is the whole point, and it explains the $11.316 billion in cumulative net inflows the fund has attracted since launch. The problem is that the underlying asset generates a native yield on the Ethereum network, and holders of this product receive none of it. As Seeking Alpha's DeVas Research put it in April 2026, the fund "provides regulatory compliance but does not allow direct blockchain transactions or staking." Ether staked directly earns roughly 3% to 4% annually. Holders of the ETF forfeit that reward in exchange for the wrapper.That gap has become expensive in a drawdown. ETHA is down 40.39% year-to-date through July 13, 2026, closing at $13.37. Without stakeholder income, there is no yield component softening that decline.Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and BSOL didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today.The Alternative: Bitwise Solana Staking ETFThe Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (NYSEARCA:BSOL) is the first US ETP that combines spot crypto price exposure with a live staking program. Bitwise stakes nearly 100% of the fund's Solana holdings, uses Coinbase Custody for the trust's SOL accounts and Helius as the staking partner, and passes the rewards through to shareholders. Multiple sources, including CoinGape in October 2025, confirmed staking rewards of over 7% annually, which aligns with the Solana network's current validator economics.Terms and Privacy PolicyEU DSA contactPrivacy & Cookie SettingsMore Info