Franklin Ethereum Trust reported a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of $(8.09M) for the year ended March 31, 2026, compared with a $(17.24M) decline for the prior period (Jul 23, 2024–Mar 31, 2025). The year-to-year improvement was driven primarily by a roughly 14.6% increase in the price of ether, which lifted NAV per share to $15.94 from $13.94.

Financial Highlights

  • Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations: $(8.09M) for year ended Mar 31, 2026, compared with $(17.24M) for Jul 23, 2024–Mar 31, 2025.
  • Components (2026): $(7.98M) net realized and unrealized loss and $108K Sponsor fee.
  • Components (2025 period): $(17.23M) net realized and unrealized loss and $8.9K Sponsor fee.
  • NAV per Share: $15.94 as of Mar 31, 2026, up from $13.94 a year earlier (14.32% increase).

Business Highlights

  • Fund launch & listing: Commenced operations July 23, 2024; shares trade on Cboe BZX under ticker EZET, offering securities-market exposure to ether.
  • Asset growth & flows: Net assets rose to $42.2M as of Mar 31, 2026, supported by net creations of ether and capital inflows of about $28.7M.
  • Operational model & fees: Passive, non‑leveraged ETF-style structure. Sponsor assumes most operating expenses and charges a 0.19% annual fee paid in ether; the Fund sells ether as needed to pay fees.
  • Ether holdings & NAV dynamics: Custodian held 20,095.4606 ETH at Mar 31, 2026; NAV movement tracked ether price changes, contributing to the annual NAV per share gain.
  • Liquidity & operations: Shares can be created or redeemed only by Authorized Participants in 50,000‑share Creation Units.

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