BSOL vs SOEZ: which tracked its coin?

Over the window both share, BSOL finished 1.8 percentage points behind Solana and SOEZ 2.0 behind. Bitwise Solana Staking ETF and Franklin Solana Trust.

−36.8%
BSOL returned, since launch
−13.7%
SOEZ returned, since launch
+4.0%
BSOL against Solana
+5.7%
SOEZ against Solana
BSOL · since launch to Sep 30, 20264% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's return
4% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's returnBSOL since launch: fund −36.79%, Solana −39.23%, 4.02% ahead of Solana, compounded.Solana−39.23%BSOL−36.79%4.02% ahead, compoundedTotal return, since launch, fund against the coin4% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's returnBSOL since launch: fund −36.79%, Solana −39.23%, 4.02% ahead of Solana, compounded.Solana−39.23%BSOL−36.79%4.02% ahead, compoundedTotal return, since launch

BSOL since launch: fund −36.79%, Solana −39.23%, 4.02% ahead of Solana, compounded.

SOEZ · since launch to Sep 30, 20265.7% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's return
5.7% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's returnSOEZ since launch: fund −13.72%, Solana −18.41%, 5.74% ahead of Solana, compounded.Solana−18.41%SOEZ−13.72%5.74% ahead of Solana, compoundedTotal return, since launch, fund against the coin5.7% from Solana, compounded: not the coin's returnSOEZ since launch: fund −13.72%, Solana −18.41%, 5.74% ahead of Solana, compounded.Solana−18.41%SOEZ−13.72%5.74% ahead of Solana, compoundedTotal return, since launch

SOEZ since launch: fund −13.72%, Solana −18.41%, 5.74% ahead of Solana, compounded.

ETFIQ Coin Capture Score · SOEZ scores higherHow much of what holding the coin gave did a holder of the fund keep?
2.0, the lowest in this set98.0, the highest

A percentile among the 25 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 →

The same coin, two trusts

BSOL and SOEZ 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, BSOL finished 4.0% ahead of Solana once both returns are compounded and SOEZ 5.7% ahead once both returns are compounded, 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

Total returnThe coin over the same daysDifference, percentage points
WindowBSOLSOEZBSOLSOEZBSOLSOEZ
1 month+13.7%+13.3%+14.6%+14.6%−0.9 pts−1.3 pts
3 months+54.5%+54.0%+52.6%+52.6%+2.0 pts+1.5 pts
6 months+43.7%+43.4%+45.4%+45.4%−1.8 pts−2.0 pts
Since each listed
BSOL Oct 2025 · SOEZ Dec 2025
−36.8%−13.7%−39.2%−18.4%+4.0% of its growth+5.7% of its growth

BSOL and SOEZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

BSOL
Bitwise Solana Staking ETF · Holds Solana through a custodian, listed Oct 28, 2025
SOEZ
Franklin Solana Trust · Holds Solana through a custodian, listed Dec 3, 2025
Sponsor Bitwise Franklin
Holds Solana Solana
Net assets $592m, balance sheet of Jun 30, 2026 $9m, balance sheet of Jun 30, 2026
Sponsor’s fee 0.20% 0.19%
Fee waiver the whole fee, until January 27, 2026 the whole fee, first $5.0 billion of assets
Staking the filings say it does the filings say it does
Listed Oct 28, 2025 Dec 3, 2025
Days since listing 337 days 301 days
Days it has traded 232 207
Days it closed unchanged 2 0
Quoted on an exchange, every trading day on an exchange, every trading day
Fund returned, 1 year or since launch −36.8% −13.7%
The coin over the same days −39.2% −18.4%
Difference, percentage points +4.0% of its growth +5.7% of its growth
Fund returned since it listed −36.8% −13.7%
Difference since it listed +4.0% of its growth +5.7% of its growth
Price $16.15 $20.2618

BSOL and SOEZ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

BSOL in plain words

BSOL 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 30, 2026, Solana moved −39.2% and BSOL returned −36.8%. That leaves it 4.0% ahead once both returns are compounded. Over a window this long the two returns cannot simply be subtracted. Doing it would read +2.4 pts, which is 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 104% 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. BSOL charges 0.20% a year and finished 4.0% 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. BSOL’s own filings say it does (10-Q, Aug 7, 2026). What the prices show is that it finished 4.0% ahead of Solana’s own price over the same days, against +3.0% for the other 7 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.

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 30, 2026, Solana moved −18.4% and SOEZ returned −13.7%. That leaves it 5.7% ahead once both returns are compounded. Doing it would read +4.7 pts, which is 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. SOEZ charges 0.19% a year and finished 5.7% ahead of Solana, which a fee cannot do on its own. SOEZ’s own filings say it does (424B3, Aug 26, 2026). What the prices show is that it finished 5.7% ahead of Solana’s own price over the same days, against +3.0% for the other 7 funds holding Solana.

Questions people ask

Which tracked Solana more closely, BSOL or SOEZ?
Over the days each has traded, BSOL finished 4.0% ahead of Solana once both returns are compounded and SOEZ 5.7% ahead once both returns are compounded. 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 BSOL or SOEZ 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 BSOL and SOEZ?
Both hold Solana through a custodian and both trade on an exchange, so what separates them is what each costs a holder over time. BSOL is sponsored by Bitwise and listed Oct 28, 2025; SOEZ by Franklin, listed Dec 3, 2025.
Which is cheaper, BSOL or SOEZ?
BSOL charges 0.20% a year and SOEZ charges 0.19%, so SOEZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, BSOL against SOEZ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/bsol-vs-soez

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