{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/msse-vs-qeth","section":"compare","title":"MSSE vs QETH: Tracking, Returns & Fees | ETFIQ","description":"MSSE and QETH both hold Ether. To Oct 28, 2026, MSSE finished 0.16 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and QETH 0.23 behind.","as_of":"Oct 28, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Which tracked Ether more closely, MSSE or QETH?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Over the days each has traded, MSSE finished 0.16 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and QETH 0.23 of a percentage point behind. 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."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Do MSSE or QETH pay a staking yield?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Ether 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."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What is the difference between MSSE and QETH?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Both hold Ether through a custodian and both trade on an exchange, so what separates them is what each costs a holder over time. MSSE is sponsored by Morgan Stanley and first traded Jul 28, 2026; QETH by Invesco, first traded Jul 23, 2024."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Which is cheaper, MSSE or QETH?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MSSE charges 0.14% a year and QETH charges 0.25%, so MSSE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Crypto ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/crypto/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Compare ETFs","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"MSSE vs QETH","item":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/msse-vs-qeth"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"MSSE vs QETH: Tracking, Returns & Fees","description":"MSSE and QETH both hold Ether. To Oct 28, 2026, MSSE finished 0.16 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and QETH 0.23 behind.","url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/msse-vs-qeth","dateModified":"2026-10-28","abstract":"Over the three months to Oct 28, 2026, MSSE finished 0.09 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and QETH 0.02 behind.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#website"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".verdict",".faq"]}},{"@type":"Dataset","name":"ETFIQ comparison of MSSE and QETH","description":"MSSE and QETH both hold Ether. To Oct 28, 2026, MSSE finished 0.16 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and QETH 0.23 behind.","dateModified":"2026-10-28","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/msse-vs-qeth","license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/crypto.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Fund total return","Coin return over the same days","Tracking difference","Compounded difference","Sponsor's fee","Fee waiver","Staking","Days traded"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Crypto ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":8383,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Crypto ETFs / Compare ETFs / MSSE vs QETH \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Oct 28, 2026 .\n\n MSSE vs QETH: Tracking, Returns & Fees\n\n Over the three months to Oct 28, 2026, MSSE finished 0.09 of a percentage point ahead of Ether and QETH 0.02 behind.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n MSSE costs 0.11 points a year less.\n MSSE and QETH at a glance. As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. MSSE QETH \n Expense ratio 0.14% 0.25% \n Net assets not read by ETFIQ $20m \n Total return, 1 year not published \u221241.6% \n What it tracks Ether Ether \n Holdings in common not published \n \n Net asse","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, MSSE against QETH, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/msse-vs-qeth","a":{"ticker":"MSSE","name":"Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust","issuer":"Morgan Stanley","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"From its Jul 28, 2026 launch to Oct 28, 2026, MSSE returned 23.6%, against 23.4% for ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/msse","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, since launch, Jul 28, 2026","value":"+23.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Ether over the same days","value":"+23.4%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Ether, in percentage points","value":"+0.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"66","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Ether","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"b":{"ticker":"QETH","name":"Invesco Galaxy Ethereum ETF","issuer":"Invesco","desk":"crypto","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, QETH lost 41.6%, against \u221241.3% for ether.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/qeth","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u221241.6%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Ether over the same days","value":"\u221241.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Difference against Ether, in percentage points","value":"\u22120.2 pts","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null},{"label":"Days it has traded","value":"570","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$20m","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Holds","value":"Ether","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":null}]},"overlap_pct":null,"overlap_note":"ETFIQ does not publish a holdings overlap for this pair. Either the funds are not compared on holdings, or one book is incomplete.","full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/crypto/msse-vs-qeth"}