The Amendment amends and restates in its entirety the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”), dated as of September 25, 2025, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 2, 2026 to the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, effective as of August 6, 2026, to, among other things, (i) provide for the Trust to commence regular distributions of the net cash proceeds of staking rewards to Shareholders, by requiring the Trust to reduce the Staking Consideration held by the Trust to cash no less often than quarterly and to promptly distribute the cash proceeds, net of any Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor (including, for example, paying a portion of the Staking Consideration to the Sponsor as consideration for its facilitation of the Staking Arrangements), to the Shareholders, and (ii) make certai…
ETH Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF
Who holds it, from every 13F report, and what changed in its prospectus.
13F holders, quarter ending 2026-06-30 13F data can be up to 45 days old
261 institutions reported ETH: 30 new since 2026-03-31, 44 sold out.
| Institution | Shares | Value | vs quarter before | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN STANLEY | 5.12M | $76.9M | Added +7.4% | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| KALEIDOSCOPE CAPITAL LP | 4.17M | $62.6M | Added +204.0% | 2026-08-11 ↗ |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 3.31M | $49.8M | Reduced -37.7% | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| MANGROVE PARTNERS IM, LLC | 2.23M | $33.6M | Reduced -37.2% | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | 2.18M | $32.8M | Reduced -3.3% | 2026-08-06 ↗ |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 2.03M | $30.5M | New | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | 900K | $13.5M | Added +169.1% | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC | 866K | $13.0M | Added +15.8% | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| Tidal Investments LLC | 513K | $7.7M | Held | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| Verde Capital Management | 320K | $4.8M | Added +79.8% | 2026-08-11 ↗ |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | 261K | $3.9M | New | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| MATAURO, LLC | 206K | $3.1M | Added +12.6% | 2026-07-21 ↗ |
| Haven Private, LLC | 196K | $2.9M | Held | 2026-07-29 ↗ |
| COMPASS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 195K | $2.9M | New | 2026-08-12 ↗ |
| Trustees of Dartmouth College | 178K | $2.7M | Held | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC | 177K | $2.7M | Added +34.0% | 2026-08-11 ↗ |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | 176K | $2.6M | Reduced -87.3% | 2026-08-10 ↗ |
| Fielder Capital Group LLC | 160K | $2.4M | Reduced -5.7% | 2026-08-06 ↗ |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P | 153K | $2.3M | Reduced -50.9% | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| Reliant Wealth Planning | 133K | $2.0M | Added +8.7% | 2026-08-07 ↗ |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS | 119K | $1.8M | Reduced -3.7% | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| Mariner, LLC | 113K | $1.7M | Reduced -3.0% | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| LPL Financial LLC | 113K | $1.7M | Added +11.4% | 2026-08-07 ↗ |
| IronBridge Private Wealth, LLC | 102K | $1.5M | Added +1.4% | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| Aries Wealth Management | 100K | $1.5M | Added +6.5% | 2026-07-24 ↗ |
| Graetz Wealth LLC | 92K | $1.4M | Added +36.8% | 2026-08-13 ↗ |
| Stonebrook Private Inc. | 82K | $1.2M | Added +4.1% | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | 77K | $1.2M | Added +7.6% | 2026-08-12 ↗ |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC | 76K | $1.1M | Added +513.7% | 2026-08-07 ↗ |
| Rede Wealth, LLC | 74K | $1.1M | Added +39.7% | 2026-08-03 ↗ |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC | 72K | $1.1M | Reduced -38.5% | 2026-08-05 ↗ |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | 70K | $1.0M | Reduced -13.0% | 2026-08-03 ↗ |
| Focus Partners Wealth | 61K | $919K | Reduced -2.8% | 2026-08-12 ↗ |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC | 51K | $870K | Added +1.8% | 2026-07-15 ↗ |
| BENJAMIN EDWARDS INC | 56K | $848K | Reduced -3.8% | 2026-07-24 ↗ |
| World Investment Advisors | 40K | $794K | Held | 2026-08-14 ↗ |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | 52K | $781K | Reduced -30.4% | 2026-08-18 ↗ |
| RETIREMENT FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC | 47K | $710K | Added +27.9% | 2026-07-30 ↗ |
| Savvy Advisors, Inc. | 46K | $691K | New | 2026-08-03 ↗ |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD | 44K | $669K | Added +5.1% | 2026-07-20 ↗ |
Largest that sold out: Massar Capital Management, LP ($5.1M), RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC ($3.3M), Vident Advisory, LLC ($3.3M), Hunting Hill Global Capital, LLC ($2.8M), RPO LLC ($1.6M), RFG Advisory, LLC ($1.2M), OLD MISSION CAPITAL LLC ($994K), CITADEL ADVISORS LLC ($934K).
Prospectus
424B3 filed 2025-09-12 against POS AM filed 2025-09-08: 5.3% of the text changed, 0 new paragraphs, 69 removed. Paragraphs about fees, staking, custody, the index and creations come first. new ↗ · old ↗
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− Section 2.4(a) of the Trust Agreement (“Trust Agreement”) between CSC Delaware Trust Company, the Registrant’s Trustee (“Trustee”), and the Sponsor provides that the Trustee and any of the officers, directors, employees and agents of the Trustee (the “Indemnified Persons”) shall be indemnified by the Trust as primary obligor and held harmless against any loss, damage, liability, claim, action, suit, cost, expense, disbursement (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel), tax or penalty of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”), arising out of, imposed upon or asserted at any time against such Indemnified Person in connection with the performance of its obligations under the Trust Agreement, the creation, operation or termination of the Trust or the transactions contemplated therein; provided, however, that neither the Trust nor the Sponsor shall be required to indemnify any Indemnified Person for any Expenses which are a result of the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of the Indemnified Person. If the Trust shall have insufficient assets or improperly refuses to pay an Indemnified Person within 60 days of a request for payment owed under Section 2.4 of the Trust Agreement, the Sponsor shall, as secondary obligor, compensate or reimburse the Trustee or indemnify, defend and hold harmless an Indemnified Person as if it were the primary obligor under Section 2.4 of the Trust Agreement. Any amount payable to an Indemnified Person under Section 2.4 of the Trust Agreement may be payable in advance and shall be secured by a lien on the Trust property. The obligations of the Sponsor and the Trust to indemnify the Indemnified Persons under this Section 2.4 shall survive the termination of the Trust Agreement.
− 99.1†# Prime Broker Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278878) filed by the Registrant on May 30, 2024).
− 99.3†# Index License Agreement, dated February 1, 2022, between the Sponsor, and the Index Provider (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278878) filed by the Registrant on May 30, 2024).
− 99.4†# Amendment No. 1 to the Index License Agreement, dated June 20, 2023, between the Sponsor and Index Provider (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-278878) filed by the Registrant on May 30, 2024).
− 99.5†# Amendment No. 6 to the Index License Agreement dated March 1, 2025, between the Sponsor and Index Provider (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 on Form 10-K filed by the Registrant on February 28, 2025).
− Incorporation or Organization) Stamford, Connecticut 06902 Identification Number)
− Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
− If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
Supplements
Short filings that change the prospectus. Quoted from their first paragraphs.
On or around August 7, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), Grayscale Investments Sponsors, LLC (the “Sponsor”), as sponsor of Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini ETF (the “Trust”), intends to enter into the Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement (the “Proposed Amendment”) among CSC Delaware Trust Company, the trustee (the “Trustee”) of the Trust, which will amend and restate in its entirety the Second Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust and Trust Agreement, dated September 25, 2025, as amended (the “Trust Agreement”). … The Proposed Amendment would amend and restate the Trust Agreement, effective as of the Effective Date, to, among other things, (i) provide for the Trust to commence regular distributions of the net cash proceeds of staking rewards to Shareholders, by requiring the Trust to reduce the Staking Consideration held by the Trust to cash no less often t…
The purpose of this Supplement is to disclose (i) the consummation of an internal corporate reorganization by the sponsor of the Trust, (ii) the assignment of certain contracts by the sponsor of the Trust and (iii) the admission of an additional sponsor of the Trust. … On January 1, 2025, Grayscale Investments, LLC (“GSI”) consummated an internal corporate reorganization (the “Reorganization”), pursuant to which GSI, the sponsor of the Trust prior to the Reorganization, merged with and into Grayscale Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, Inc. (“GSO”), with GSO continuing as the surviving company (the “Merger”). … As a result of the Merger, GSO succeeded by operation of law to all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises and became subject to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabili…
The purpose of this Supplement is to disclose the effectiveness of a previously announced 1-for-10 reverse share split of the Trust’s shares, effective after market close on November 19, 2024. … On November 19, 2024, Grayscale Investments, LLC (the “Sponsor”) effected a previously-announced reverse share split of the Trust’s shares, at a ratio of 1-for-10 (the “Reverse Share Split”), effective as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (the “Effective Time”). … At the Effective Time, every 10 (ten) shares of the Trust’s existing shares automatically converted into 1 (one) share.
Termination Events Upon dissolution of the Trust and surrender of Shares by the shareholders, shareholders will receive a distribution in U.S. dollars or interests in any liquidating trust or other vehicle formed to hold Ether, at the sole discretion of the Sponsor, after the Sponsor has sold the Trust’s Ether, if applicable, and has paid or made provision for the Trust’s claims and obligations. See “Business—Description of the Trust Agreement—Termination of the Trust.” In exercising its discretion, the Sponsor expects to take into consideration a number of factors including, but not limited to, the intention that the Shares offer investors an opportunity to gain exposure to digital assets through an investment in securities, the operational challenges of transferring Ether to the Trust’s shareholders via their brokers or brokerage platforms and the ability of those parties to receive Et…