Wall Street Wants More From Ethereum — Fidelity’s Latest ETF Move Says It All

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Ethereum’s price has been climbing since June. Now Fidelity wants to give investors a reason to care beyond the chart. 

The asset manager just filed to turn its $898 million ether fund into something that pays.

What Exactly Did Fidelity File?

Fidelity amended the registration statement for its Fidelity Ethereum Fund, known as FETH. 

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The fund can now stake up to 100% of its ether holdings under normal conditions. 

It will hold back only what it needs for redemptions, expenses, and liquidity. The filing went to the SEC on August 11, 2026. 

It names Blockdaemon, Figment, and Galaxy Digital Trading Cayman as the intended node operators, according to Yahoo Finance. Fidelity’s own custodians will keep control of the private keys.

How Would Investors Actually Get Paid?

The fund will keep 85% of gross staking rewards. The remaining 15% goes to the sponsor, custodians, and node operators as a flat fee. 

Net rewards will first cover the fund’s own expenses. Whatever is left goes out to shareholders as quarterly cash. 

Fidelity has been clear these payouts aren’t guaranteed. The fund may even sell some ETH to help fund a distribution if needed.

Fidelity Is Late To This Particular Party

Grayscale was first. It enabled staking in a spot ether product back in October 2025. BlackRock took a different path. 

It launched a standalone iShares Staked Ethereum Trust instead of modifying its existing $6 billion fund. That product stakes between 70% and 95% of its holdings. 

It pays out 82% of rewards monthly, a smaller shareholder cut than Fidelity’s but a faster schedule, as detailed in earlier reporting. 

Morgan Stanley went further. It proposed a 95/5 split in its own Ethereum and Solana ETF filings back in June.

What Does The Chart Say?

As of 06:26 UTC on August 13, 2026, ETH/USD trades at $1,892.16 on the weekly chart, up 0.78%. 

Price is holding near the $1,900 level after a sharp bounce off the June low around $1,505. 

The weekly MACD line has crossed above the signal line, and the histogram just turned green again after a red patch through July. 

That flip has marked the start of past rallies on this chart, including the move into late 2024 and the run through spring 2026. 

Momentum still looks early rather than stretched, since the histogram bars are small compared to prior peaks near $2000.

Staking-enabled ether ETFs are quickly becoming the norm rather than the exception. 

Fidelity’s decision to catch up rather than sit this one out says something about where the largest asset managers think this market is heading next.

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