Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Canary
Marinade Solana ETF
Statement
of Assets and Liabilities
(Unaudited)
September 30, 2025
ASSETS
Investment in SOL, at fair value (cost $ 0 )
$ 0
Cash
$ 0
Total assets
$ 0
LIABILITIES
Sponsor Fee payable
$ 0
Total liabilities
$ 0
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Note 6)
—
NET ASSETS
$ 0
Shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2025 (par value $ 0.00 per share; Unlimited number of shares authorized)
0
Net asset value per share
$ 0.00
See
accompanying Notes to Financial Statements
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Canary
Marinade Solana ETF
Statement
of Changes in Net Assets
(Unaudited)
For the period
August 27, 2025
Through
September 30, 2025
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
Net investment loss
—
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in SOL transferred to pay Sponsor Fee
—
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
—
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
—
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
Creations for Shares issued
—
Redemptions for Shares redeemed
—
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
—
Total increase(decrease) in net assets from operations and capital share transactions
—
Net assets
Beginning of period
—
End of period
—
Shares issued and redeemed
Shares issued
—
Shares redeemed
—
Net increase (decrease) in Shares issued and outstanding
—
Shares outstanding at end of period
—
*No comparative financial statements
have been provided as the Trust’s operations commenced on November 17, 2025
See accompanying Notes to
Financial Statements
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Canary Marinade Solana ETF
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2025
1. Organization
The
Canary Marinade Solana ETF (the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust, formed on October 17, 2024, pursuant to the
Delaware Statutory Trust Act. The Trust continuously issues common shares representing fractional undivided beneficial interest
in and ownership of the Trust that may be purchased and sold on the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (the “Exchange”) under
the symbol “SOLC.” The Trust operates pursuant to a Trust Agreement, as amended and/or restated from time to time
(the “Trust Agreement”). CSC Delaware Trust Company, a Delaware trust company, is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”).
The Trust is managed and controlled by Canary Capital Group LLC (the “Sponsor”).
The
Trust is an exchange-traded fund that issues shares of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) that are listed and trade
on the Exchange. The Trust’s investment objective is to seek to provide exposure to the price of Solana (“SOL”)
held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations and other liabilities. A secondary investment objective is
for the Trust to earn additional SOL through the validation of transactions in the SOL network’s (the “Solana Network”)
proof-of-stake (“PoS”) process. In seeking to achieve its investment objectives, the
Trust will hold SOL and establish its net asset value (“NAV”) on each business day by reference to the CoinDesk Solana
CCIXber 60m New York Rate (the “Pricing Benchmark”). The Pricing Benchmark is calculated by CoinDesk Indices (the
“Benchmark Provider”) based on a 60-minute time-weighted average price of the SOL-USD CCIXber Reference Rate (the
“Underlying Index”), which is an aggregation of executed trade flow of major SOL trading platforms (“Constituent
Platforms”). The Benchmark Provider publishes the Pricing Benchmark. The Trust is sponsored by the Sponsor.
As
of September 30, 2025, the Trust has had no operations other than those actions relating to organizational and registration matters.
2. Significant
Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The
following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Trust in the preparation of these financial
statements. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and are stated in U.S. Dollars. The Trust’s financial statements were
prepared using the accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting
Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies . The Trust qualifies
as an investment company solely for accounting purposes and not for any other purpose. The Trust is not registered, and is not
required to be registered, as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust follows the
significant accounting policies described below.
Use of Estimates
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash
Generally,
the Trust does not intend to hold any cash. Cash includes non-interest bearing non-restricted cash with one institution. Cash
in a bank deposit account, at times, may exceed U.S. federally insured limits. The Trust has not experienced any losses in such
accounts and does not believe it is exposed to any significant credit risk on such bank deposits.
Investment Transactions
and Investment Income
The
Trust intends to purchase SOL upon the creation of Shares and sell SOL upon the redemption of Shares. Transactions are recorded
on a trade-date basis. Realized gains (losses) and changes in unrealized gains (losses) on open positions are determined on a
specific identification basis and recognized in the statement of operations in the period in which the sale occurred or the changes
in unrealized occurred.
Federal
Income Taxes
The
Sponsor and the Trustee will treat the Trust as a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, the Trust itself
would not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Instead, the Trust’s income, expenses and amounts realized should flow
through to the Shareholders, and the Trustee will report to Shareholders and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)
on that basis. If the IRS were to assert successfully that the Trust is not classified as a grantor trust, the Trust would likely
be classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, which may affect the timing and other tax consequences to
the Shareholders. Under such circumstances, the Trust might be classified as a publicly traded partnership that would be taxable
as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in which case the Trust would be taxed in the same manner as a corporation
on its taxable income and distributions to shareholders out of the earnings and profits of the Trust would be taxed to shareholders
as ordinary dividend income. However, due to the uncertain treatment of digital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes, there
can be no assurance in this regard. No interest expense or penalties have been recognized as of the date of the financial statements.
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Digital Asset Trading
Platform Valuation
The
value of SOL is determined by the value that various market participants place on SOL through their transactions. The most common
means of determining the value of SOL is by surveying one or more digital asset trading platforms where SOL is traded publicly
and transparently (e.g., Binance, Bitfinex, Coinbase Pro and Crypto.com).
The
Trust identifies and determines the principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market) for
GAAP financial statement purposes consistent with the application of fair value measurement framework in FASB ASC 820. Under ASC
820, a principal market is the market with the greatest volume and activity level for the asset or liability. The Trust’s
valuation procedures provide for the designation of the Sponsor to determine the valuation sources and policies to prepare the
Trust’s financial statements in accordance with GAAP.
The
Trust utilizes various inputs to determine the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy
that prioritizes inputs to valuations methods. The three levels of inputs are:
Level
1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level
2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either
directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for
similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
Level
3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing
the Trust’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability and would
be based on the best information available.
Calculation
of NAV
The
Administrator, defined below, determines the NAV of the Trust on each day that the Exchange is open for regular trading, as promptly
as practicable after 4:00 p.m. EST. The NAV of the Trust is the aggregate value of the Trust’s assets less its accrued but
unpaid liabilities (which include accrued expenses). In determining the Trust’s NAV, the Administrator values SOL held by
the Trust based on the price set by the Index as of 4:00 p.m. EST. The Administrator also determines the NAV per Share. For purposes
of the Trust’s financial statements, the Trust utilizes a pricing source that is consistent with GAAP, as of the financial
statement measurement date, which may result in valuations that differ from the Trust’s daily NAV calculations. The Sponsor
determines in its sole discretion the valuation sources and policies used to prepare the Trust’s financial statements in
accordance with GAAP.
The
Trust’s NAV per Share is calculated by taking the current fair value of its total assets, subtracting any liabilities, and
dividing that total by the number of Shares.
Segment
Reporting
The
Trust operates through a single operating and reporting segment with a primary objective of providing exposure to the price of
SOL held by the Trust, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations and other liabilities. The Trust’s chief operating
decision maker (“CODM”) is the Sponsor. The CODM monitors the operating results of the Trust and the Trust’s
long-term strategic asset allocation is predetermined in accordance with the terms of its prospectus, based on the defined investment
strategy against which the CODM assesses the Trust’s performance. In addition to other metrics, the CODM uses net increase
(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations as a key metric to assess the Trust’s performance.
3. Trust Expenses and Other
Agreements
(a) Sponsor
The
Trust pays the Sponsor an annual unified fee of 0.50 % of the Trust’s SOL Holdings (the “Sponsor Fee”). The Trust’s
“SOL Holdings” is the quantity of the Trust’s SOL plus any cash or other assets held by the Trust represented
in SOL as calculated using the Index Price, less its liabilities (which include estimated accrued but unpaid fees and expenses)
represented in SOL as calculated using the Index Price. The Sponsor Fee is paid by the Trust to the Sponsor as compensation for
services performed under the Trust Agreement. The Administrator calculates the Sponsor Fee in respect of each day by reference
to the prior day’s SOL Holdings. Except for periods during which all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee is being waived, the
Sponsor Fee accrues daily in SOL and is payable monthly in SOL or cash. To the extent there are any on-chain transaction fees
incurred in connection with the transfers of SOL to pay the Sponsor Fee, the Sponsor, and not the Trust, shall bear such fees.
The Sponsor may, at its sole discretion and from time to time, waive all or a portion of the Sponsor Fee for stated periods of
time. The Sponsor is under no obligation to waive any portion of its fees, and any such waiver shall create no obligation to waive
any such fees during any period not covered by the waiver.
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As
partial consideration for its receipt of the Sponsor Fee, the Sponsor is obligated under the Trust Agreement to assume and pay
all fees and other expenses incurred by the Trust in the ordinary course of its affairs, excluding taxes, but including: (i) the
fees of the Trust’s third-party service providers, including, but not limited to, the Marketing Agent, the Administrator,
the Custodian, the Transfer Agent, the Cash Custodian, the Index Provider, and the Trustee, (ii) the fees and expenses related
to the listing, quotation or trading of the Shares on the Exchange (including customary legal, marketing and audit fees and expenses),
(iii) legal fees and expenses incurred in the ordinary course, (iv) audit fees, (v) regulatory fees, including, if applicable,
any fees relating to the registration of the Trust and Shares, including any ongoing filings related to the offering of Shares,
under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, (vi) printing and mailing costs, (vii) costs of maintaining the Trust’s website and
(viii) applicable license fees (each, a “Sponsor-paid Expense” and collectively, the “Sponsor-paid Expenses”),
provided that any expense that qualifies as an Extraordinary Expense (as defined below) will not be deemed to be a Sponsor-paid
Expense. There is no cap on the amount of Sponsor-paid Expenses. The Sponsor has also assumed all fees and expenses related to
the organization and offering of the Trust and the Shares.
The
Trust may incur certain extraordinary, nonrecurring expenses that are not Sponsor-paid Expenses, including, but not limited to,
brokerage and transaction costs associated with the sale or transfer of SOL, taxes and governmental charges, expenses and costs
of any extraordinary services performed by the Sponsor (or any other service provider) on behalf of the Trust to protect the Trust,
the Trust’s assets, or the interests of Shareholders, any indemnification of the Custodian or other agents, service providers
or counterparties of the Trust, and extraordinary legal fees and expenses, including any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection
with litigation, regulatory enforcement or investigation matters (collectively, “Extraordinary Expenses”). To the
extent on-chain transaction fees are incurred in connection with transfers or sales of SOL to pay Extraordinary Expenses, the
Trust will bear such fees, but to the extent there are any on-chain transaction fees incurred in connection with the transfers
of SOL to pay the Sponsor Fee or any Sponsor-paid Expenses, the Sponsor, and not the Trust, shall bear such fees.
To
the extent it does not have cash readily available, the Sponsor will cause the transfer or sale of SOL in such quantity as may
be necessary to permit the payment of Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor or for payment of cash redemption
proceeds to financial firms that are authorized to purchase or redeem Shares with the Trust (known
as “Authorized Participants”) . The Trust will seek to transfer or sell SOL at such times and in the smallest
amounts required to permit such payments as they become due. With respect to transfers or sales necessary to pay Trust expenses
and liabilities that are denominated other than in SOL, the amount of SOL transferred or sold may vary from time to time depending
on the actual sales price of SOL relative to the Trust’s expenses and liabilities (e.g., if the price of SOL falls, the
amount of SOL needed to be transferred or sold to pay an expense or liability denominated in U.S. dollars will increase). To the
extent the Trust must buy or sell SOL, the Trust may do so through a third-party digital asset broker or dealer. The Sponsor will
select third party brokers or dealers that it believes have implemented adequate AML, KYC and other legal compliance policies
and procedures.
Under
the terms of each Authorized Participant Agreement, the Authorized Participants are responsible for any brokerage or transaction
costs associated with the sale or transfer of SOL incurred in connection with the fulfillment of a creation or redemption order.
(b) Administrator,
Custodian and Transfer Agent
U.S.
Bancorp Fund Services, LLC, doing business as U.S. Bank Global Fund Services (the “Administrator” and “Transfer
Agent”) serves as administrator, transfer agent and accounting agent of the Trust pursuant to a Fund Servicing Agreement.
BitGo Trust Company, Inc. (the “Custodian”) serves as the Trust’s Custodian. Under the Custodial Services Agreement,
the Custodian is responsible for safekeeping all the Trust’s SOL. The Custodian was selected by the Sponsor. The Sponsor
is responsible for opening accounts with the Custodian that holds the Trust’s SOL (the “SOL Accounts”), as well
as facilitating the transfer or sale of SOL required for the operation of the Trust. U.S. Bank, N.A., an affiliate of the Administrator
and Transfer Agent serves as the cash custodian for the Trust (the “Cash Custodian”). The Cash Custodian is responsible
for safekeeping all cash and other non-SOL assets of the Trust.
(c)
Marketing Agent
Paralel
Distributors LLC is the marketing agent of the Trust (the “Marketing Agent”) and is responsible for reviewing and
approving the marketing materials, including the Trust’s website, prepared by the Sponsor for compliance with applicable
SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) advertising laws, rules, and regulations pursuant
to a marketing agreement with the Trust. The Marketing Agent is a broker-dealer registered under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and a member of FINRA. With the assistance of the Marketing Agent, the Sponsor
developed a marketing plan for the Trust, prepared marketing materials regarding the Shares of the Trust, and exercises the marketing
plan of the Trust on an ongoing basis.
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(d) Principal
Financial Officer
Employees
of PINE Advisors LLC (“PINE”) serve as officers of the Trust. In consideration for these services, the Sponsor pays
PINE an annual fee. The Sponsor also reimburses PINE for certain out-of-pocket expenses.
4. Capital
Share Transactions
The
Trust is an exchange-traded product. The Trust issues Shares on a continuous basis and, when the Trust creates or redeems its
Shares, it does so in blocks of 10,000 Shares (a “Basket”) based on the quantity of SOL attributable to each Share
of the Trust (net of accrued but unpaid expenses and liabilities). For a subscription of Shares, the subscription shall be in
the amount of cash needed to purchase the amount of SOL represented by the Basket being created, as calculated by the Administrator.
For a redemption of Shares, the Sponsor shall arrange for the SOL represented by the Basket to be sold and the cash proceeds distributed.
Financial firms that are authorized to purchase or redeem Shares of the Trust (“Authorized Participants”) deliver,
or facilitate the delivery of, cash to the Trust’s account with the Cash Custodian in exchange for Shares when they purchase
Shares, and the Trust delivers cash to such Authorized Participants when they redeem Shares with the Trust. Further, Authorized
Participants do not directly or indirectly purchase, hold, deliver, or receive SOL as part of the creation or redemption process
or otherwise direct the Trust or a third party with respect to purchasing, holding, delivering, or receiving SOL as part of the
creation or redemption process. Shares initially comprising the same Basket but offered by the Authorized Participants to the
public at different times may have different offering prices, which depend on various factors, including the supply and demand
for Shares, the value of the Trust’s assets, and market conditions at the time of a transaction. Shareholders who buy or
sell Shares during the day from their broker may do so at a premium or discount relative to the NAV of the Shares of the Trust.
The
Trust creates and redeems Shares in exchange for cash or SOL.
Shareholders
who decide to buy or sell Shares of the Trust place their trade orders through their brokers and incur customary brokerage commissions
and charges.
Only
Authorized Participants may place orders to create and redeem baskets through the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent coordinates
with the Trust’s custodian to facilitate settlement of the Shares.
5. Related
Parties
The
Sponsor is considered to be a related party to the Trust. The Trust’s operations are supported by its Sponsor.
6. Commitments
and Contingent Liabilities
In
the normal course of business, the Trust may enter into contracts that contain a variety of general indemnification clauses. The
Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the
Trust which have not yet occurred and cannot be predicted with any certainty. However, the Sponsor believes the risk of loss under
these arrangements to be remote. There were no commitments or contingencies required to be disclosed as of the date of the financial
statements.
7. Subsequent
Events
On
November 17, 2025, the Trust’s registration statement became effective in accordance with the provisions of section 8(a)
of the Securities Act of 1933, and Canary Capital Group Inc. (“Seed Capital Investor”), an affiliate of the Sponsor,
purchased 10,000 Shares of the Trust at a per-Share price of $ 25.00 (“Seed Shares”). The Trust received $ 250,000
of SOL in connection with the issuance of the Seed Shares. On November 18, 2025,
the Shares of the Trust were listed on the Exchange.
Effective
November 24, 2025, the Sponsor will voluntarily waive the Sponsor Fee in its entirety until the earlier of: (1) the Federal Reserve’s
Federal Open Market Committee establishing a target range for the Federal Funds Rate that includes or is lower than 3.00 % ; or
(2) July 1, 2026.
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