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SOEZ vs VSOL: which tracked its coin?

Over the window both share, SOEZ finished 1.8 percentage points ahead of Solana and VSOL 1.0 ahead.

Franklin Solana Trust and VanEck Solana ETF, side by side, crypto ETFs on ETFIQ.

−24.9%SOEZ returned, time since it listed
−18.6%VSOL returned, time since it listed
+6.0%SOEZ against Solana
+3.1 ptsVSOL against Solana, in percentage points

ETFIQ Coin Capture Score: SOEZ scores higher

How much of what holding the coin gave did a holder of the fund keep?

SOEZ 98.2VSOL 87.51.8, the lowest in this set98.2, the highest

A percentile among the 28 spot crypto ETPs listed less than a year. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All crypto ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

SOEZ6% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's return · since launch to Sep 11, 2026
Solana−29.20%SOEZ−24.94%6.01% ahead of Solana, compoundedTotal return, since launch, fund against the coinSolana−29.20%SOEZ−24.94%6.01% ahead, compoundedTotal return, since launch
VSOL3.1 pts from Solana: not the coin's return · since launch to Sep 11, 2026
Solana−21.72%VSOL−18.57%3.15 pts ahead of SolanaTotal return, since launch, fund against the coinSolana−21.72%VSOL−18.57%3.15 pts ahead of SolanaTotal return, since launch

The same coin, two trusts

SOEZ and VSOL hold the same asset. Both are 1933 Act trusts holding Solana through a custodian, so neither has a portfolio to compare: the whole of each fund is one line. Over the days each has traded, SOEZ finished 6.0% ahead of Solana once both returns are compounded and VSOL 3.1 percentage points ahead, but the two windows are not the same days, so neither figure is set against the other here. That gap is the fee, the custody, the creation and redemption friction and the market’s pricing of the shares, compounded into one figure.

Performance, window by window

SOEZ and VSOL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnThe coin over the same daysDifference, percentage points
SOEZVSOLSOEZVSOLSOEZVSOL
1 month+35.6%+35.3%+35.6%+35.6%0.0 pts−0.3 pts
3 months+54.7%+54.5%+53.4%+53.4%+1.4 pts+1.1 pts
6 months+17.9%+17.2%+16.1%+16.1%+1.8 pts+1.0 pts
Since each listed−24.9%−18.6%−29.2%−21.7%+6.0% of its growth+3.1 pts
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SOEZ and VSOL on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SOEZ
Franklin Solana Trust
Holds Solana through a custodian, listed Dec 3, 2025
VSOL
VanEck Solana ETF
Holds Solana through a custodian, listed Nov 17, 2025
SponsorFranklinVanEck
HoldsSolanaSolana
Net assets$9m, balance sheet of Jun 30, 2026$14m, balance sheet of Jun 30, 2026
Sponsor’s fee0.19%0.30%
Fee waiverthe whole fee, first $5.0 billion of assetsthe whole fee, until February 17, 2026, first $1 billion of assets
Stakingthe filings say it doesthe filings say it does
ListedDec 3, 2025Nov 17, 2025
Days since listing282 days298 days
Days it has traded194205
Days it closed unchanged00
Quotedon an exchange, every trading dayon an exchange, every trading day
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch−24.9%−18.6%
The coin over the same days−29.2%−21.7%
Difference, percentage points+6.0% of its growth+3.1 pts
Fund returned since it listed−24.9%−18.6%
Difference since it listed+6.0% of its growth+3.1 pts
Price$17.6856$13.72

SOEZ in plain words

SOEZ holds Solana through a custodian and trades on an exchange, so a holder gets the coin’s return inside a brokerage account rather than a wallet. Over the time since it listed to Sep 11, 2026, Solana moved −29.2% and SOEZ returned −24.9%. That leaves it 6.0% ahead once both returns are compounded. Over a window this long the two returns cannot simply be subtracted. Doing it would read +4.3 pts, which is arithmetically correct and describes nothing a holder can act on: what the figure above states is the gap between the two growth factors, so a fund that kept 106% of what holding the coin gave says exactly that. That difference is the fee, the custody cost, the friction of creating and redeeming shares in blocks, and whatever the market paid for the shares rather than for the coin, all of it together. It is the only figure on this page the sponsor does not publish itself. SOEZ charges 0.19% a year and still finished 6.0% ahead of Solana, which a fee cannot do on its own. Solana is a proof of stake chain, so a fund holding it can stake. SOEZ’s own filings say it does (424B3, Aug 26, 2026). What the prices show is that it finished 6.0% ahead of Solana’s own price over the same days, against +2.9% for the other 8 funds holding Solana. After a fee, an in-kind ETP ahead of the asset it holds got there by staking. A spot trust is not a registered investment company. It files a 10-K rather than an N-PORT, and its holding is one line: the Solana it custodies.

VSOL in plain words

VSOL holds Solana through a custodian and trades on an exchange, so a holder gets the coin’s return inside a brokerage account rather than a wallet. Over the time since it listed to Sep 11, 2026, Solana moved −21.7% and VSOL returned −18.6%. That leaves it 3.1 percentage points ahead. VSOL charges 0.30% a year and still finished 3.1% ahead of Solana, which a fee cannot do on its own. VSOL’s own filings say it does (10-Q, Aug 13, 2026). What the prices show is that it finished 3.1% ahead of Solana’s own price over the same days, against +2.9% for the other 8 funds holding Solana.

Questions people ask

Which tracked Solana more closely, SOEZ or VSOL?
Over the days each has traded, SOEZ finished 6.0% ahead of Solana once both returns are compounded and VSOL 3.1 percentage points ahead. Those are not set against each other here, because the two windows are not the same days, so neither is nearer its coin than the other on this page. Each difference carries the fee, the custody cost, the friction of creating and redeeming shares in blocks and whatever the market paid for the shares rather than for the coin.
Do SOEZ or VSOL pay a staking yield?
Solana is a proof of stake chain, so staking is possible. Whether either trust stakes, and what the sponsor keeps of it, is a term in its own filings and is read from those rather than assumed.
What is the difference between SOEZ and VSOL?
Both hold Solana through a custodian and both trade on an exchange, so what separates them is what each costs a holder over time. SOEZ is sponsored by Franklin and listed Dec 3, 2025; VSOL by VanEck, listed Nov 17, 2025.
Which is cheaper, SOEZ or VSOL?
SOEZ charges 0.19% a year and VSOL charges 0.30%, so SOEZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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SOEZ against VSOL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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