Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
21Shares Ethereum ETF
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
September 30,
2025
(Unaudited)
December 31,
2024
Assets
Investment in ether, at fair value (cost $ 40,133,491 and $ 15,551,512 , respectively)
$ 45,916,365
$ 16,869,879
Total assets
45,916,365
16,869,879
Liabilities
Sponsor fee payable
$ 1,661
$ –
Total liabilities
1,661
–
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 9)
Net assets
$ 45,914,704
$ 16,869,879
Net assets consists of
Paid-in-capital
$ 27,975,373
$ 12,483,772
Accumulated earnings
17,939,331
4,386,107
$ 45,914,704
$ 16,869,879
Shares issued and outstanding, no par value, unlimited amount authorized
2,210,000
1,010,000
Net asset value per share
$ 20.78
$ 16.70
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial
statements.
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21Shares Ethereum ETF
SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENT
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
Quantity of
Ether
Cost
Fair Value
% of Net Assets
Investment in ether
11,034.4578
$ 40,133,491
$ 45,916,365
100.00 %
Total investments
11,034.4578
$ 40,133,491
$ 45,916,365
100.00 %
Liabilities in excess of other assets
( 1,661 )
–
%
Net assets
$ 45,914,704
100.00 %
December 31, 2024
Quantity of
Ether
Cost
Fair Value
% of Net Assets
Investment in ether
5,050.0000
$ 15,551,512
$ 16,869,879
100 .00 %
Total investments
5,050.0000
$ 15,551,512
$ 16,869,879
100 .00 %
Liabilities in excess of other assets
–
–
%
Net assets
$ 16,869,879
100 .00%
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the financial statements.
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21Shares Ethereum ETF
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three
months ended
September 30,
2025
For the three
months ended
September 30,
2024
For the nine
months ended
September 30,
2025
For the period
from May 1,
2024
(initial seed creation date) to
September 30,
2024
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Expenses
Sponsor fee
$ 22,761
$ 3,777
$ 40,420
$ 3,777
Total expenses
22,761
3,777
40,420
3,777
Less waiver and reimbursement
-
( 3,777 )
( 2,169 )
( 3,777 )
Net expenses
22,761
–
38,251
–
Net investment loss
$ ( 22,761 )
$ –
$ ( 38,251 )
$ –
Realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold for redemptions
12,602,477
–
9,126,375
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold to pay Sponsor fee
913
–
593
–
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in ether
4,375,913
( 3,223,608 )
4,464,507
( 3,222,047 )
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss)
16,979,303
( 3,223,608 )
13,591,475
( 3,222,047 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$ 16,956,542
$ ( 3,223,608 )
$ 13,553,224
$ ( 3,222,047 )
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
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21Shares Ethereum ETF
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
For the three
months ended
September 30,
2025
For the three
months ended
September 30,
2024
For the nine
months ended
September 30,
2025
For the period from May 1,
2024
(initial seed creation date) to
September 30,
2024
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net assets, beginning of period
$ 23,002,554
$ 342,300
$ 16,869,879
$ –
Contributions for Shares issued
53,660,423
15,464,294
68,872,453
15,805,133
Distributions for Shares redeemed
( 47,704,815 )
–
( 53,380,852 )
( 100 )
Net investment loss
( 22,761 )
–
( 38,251 )
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold for redemptions
12,602,477
–
9,126,375
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold to pay Sponsor fee
913
–
593
–
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in ether
4,375,913
( 3,223,608 )
4,464,507
( 3,222,047 )
Net assets, end of period
$ 45,914,704
$ 12,582,986
$ 45,914,704
$ 12,582,986
Shares issued and redeemed
Shares issued
2,660,000
950,000
4,090,000
970,002
Shares redeemed
( 2,280,000 )
–
( 2,890,000 )
( 2 )
Net increase in Shares issued and outstanding
380,000
950,000
1,200,000
970,000
The accompanying notes are an integral part
of the financial statements.
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21Shares
Ethereum ETF
Notes
to Financial Statements (Unaudited)
1.
Organization
The 21Shares Ethereum ETF
(the “Trust”) is a Delaware statutory trust, formed on September 5, 2023, pursuant to the Delaware Statutory Trust Act (“DSTA”).
The Trust operates pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). CSC Delaware Trust
Company, a Delaware trust company, is the trustee of the Trust (the “Trustee”). On August 27, 2025, 21Shares Ethereum ETF
(the “Trust”)’s sponsor, 21Shares US LLC (the “Sponsor”), caused a Certificate of Amendment to the Trust’s
Certificate of Trust to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in order to change the name of the Trust from “21Shares
Core Ethereum ETF” to “21Shares Ethereum ETF”. The Trust is managed and controlled by the Sponsor. The Sponsor is
a limited liability company formed in the state of Delaware on June 16, 2021, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jura Pentium Inc., whose
ultimate parent company is 21co Holdings Limited (formerly known as Amun Holdings Limited). Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (“Coinbase”),
BitGo New York Trust Company, LLC (“BitGo”), and Anchorage Digital Bank N.A (“Anchorage”, and, together with Coinbase
and BitGo, as the context may require, the “Custodian”, “Custodians” and each a “Custodian”) are
the custodians for the Trust and hold all of the Trust’s ether on the Trust’s behalf. The transfer agent (the “Transfer
Agent”), the administrator for the Trust (the “Administrator”), and the cash custodian (the “Cash Custodian”),
is Bank of New York Mellon.
The Trust is an exchange-traded
fund that issues common units of beneficial interest (the “Shares”) representing fractional undivided beneficial interests
in its net assets that trade on the Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”). The Shares were listed for trading on the Exchange
on July 23, 2024, and currently trade under the ticker symbol “TETH”.
The Trust’s investment
objective is to seek to track the performance of ether, as measured by the performance of the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate —
New York Variant (the “Index”), adjusted for the Trust’s expenses and other liabilities, and to reflect rewards from staking a portion of the Trust’s ether, to the extent the Sponsor in its sole discretion
determines that the Trust may do so without undue legal or regulatory risk, such as, without limitation, the risk of jeopardizing the
Trust’s ability to qualify as a grantor trust for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. CF Benchmarks Ltd. is the administrator
for the Index (the “Index Provider”). The Index is designed to reflect the performance of ether in U.S. dollars. In seeking
to achieve its investment objective, the Trust holds ether at its Custodians and values its Shares daily based on the Index.
The Trust is an “emerging
growth company” as that term is used in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and, as such,
the Trust may elect to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements.
The Sponsor served as the
“Seed Capital Investor” to the Trust. On May 1, 2024, the Sponsor, in its capacity as Seed Capital Investor, subject to certain
conditions, purchased two Shares at a per-Share price of $ 50.00 (the “Initial Seed Shares”). Total proceeds to the Trust from
the sale of these Initial Seed Shares were $ 100 . Delivery of the Seed Shares were made on May 1, 2024.
On June 18, 2024 (the “Seed
Capital Purchase Date”), the Sponsor, in its capacity as Seed Capital Investor, purchased the Seed Creation Baskets comprising 20,000
Shares (the “Seed Creation Baskets”). In its capacity as the Seed Capital Investor, the Sponsor, has acted as a statutory
underwriter in connection with this purchase. The total proceeds to the Trust from the sale of the Seed Creation Baskets were $ 340,739 .
On June 18, 2024, the Trust purchased ether with the proceeds of the Seed Creation Baskets by transacting with an ether counterparty, which is a designated third party who is not an Authorized Participant (as defined below) but who may be an affiliate
of an Authorized Participant and with whom the Sponsor has entered into an agreement on behalf of the Trust (a “Trading Counterparty”), to
acquire ether on behalf of the Trust in exchange for cash provided by the Sponsor, in its capacity as Seed Capital Investor. All ether
acquired in connection with the Seed Creation Baskets is held by the one or more of the Custodians.
The statement of assets and
liabilities and schedule of investment on September 30, 2025, and the statements of operations, and changes in net assets for the three
and nine months ended September 30, 2025, and for the period May 1, 2024 (initial seed creation date) through September 30, 2024, have
been prepared on behalf of the Trust and are unaudited. In the opinion of management of the Sponsor of the Trust, all adjustments (which
include normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position and results of operations for the period ended
September 30, 2025, and for all interim periods presented have been made. In addition, interim period results are not necessarily indicative
of results for a full-year period.
The fiscal year-end of the
Trust is December 31st.
2.
Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP” or “GAAP”).
The Trust qualifies as an
investment company solely for accounting purposes and not for any other purpose and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial
Services - Investment Companies, but 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 uses fair value as its method of accounting for ether in accordance with its classification
as an investment company for accounting purposes.
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The preparation of the financial
statements in conformity with US GAAP requires the Trust to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets
and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results may differ materially from such estimates as additional information becomes available or actual amounts may become determinable.
Should actual results differ from those previously recognized, the recorded estimates will be revised accordingly with the impact reflected
in the operating results of the Trust in the reporting period in which they become known.
Cash
Cash includes non-interest
bearing, non-restricted cash maintained with one financial institution that does not exceed U.S. federally insured limits.
Investment Valuation
US GAAP defines fair value
as the price the Trust would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants
at the measurement date. The Trust’s policy is to value investments held at fair value.
The Trust identifies and determines
the ether principal market (or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market) for GAAP purposes consistent with the
application of the fair value measurement framework in FASB ASC 820 – Fair Value Measurement. A principal market is the market with
the greatest volume and activity level for the asset or liability. The determination of the principal market will be based on the market
with the greatest volume and level of activity that can be accessed. The Trust obtains relevant volume and level of activity information
and based on initial analysis will select an exchange market as the Trust’s principal market. The net asset value (“NAV”)
and NAV per Share will be calculated using the fair value of ether based on the price provided by this exchange market, as of 4:00 p.m.
ET on the measurement date for GAAP purposes. The Trust will update its principal market analysis periodically and as needed to the extent
that events have occurred, or activities have changed in a manner that could change the Trust’s determination of the principal market.
Various inputs are used in
determining the fair value of assets and liabilities. Inputs may be based on independent market data (“observable inputs”),
or they may be internally developed (“unobservable inputs”). These inputs are categorized into a disclosure hierarchy consisting
of three broad levels for financial reporting purposes. The level of a value determined for an asset or liability within the fair value
hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The three levels
of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in
active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices
included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including quoted prices for similar
assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not considered
to be active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, and inputs that are derived principally
from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs, including
the Trust’s assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments, where there is little or no market activity for the asset
or liability at the measurement date.
Amount at
Fair Value Measurement Using
Fair Value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
September 30, 2025 (Unaudited)
Assets
Investment in ether
$ 45,916,365
$ 45,916,365
$ –
$ –
Amount at
Fair Value Measurement Using
Fair Value
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
December 31, 2024
Assets
Investment in ether
$ 16,869,879
$ 16,869,879
$ –
$ –
The cost basis of the investment
in ether recorded by the Trust for financial reporting purposes is the fair value of ether at the time of purchase. The cost basis recorded
by the Trust may differ from proceeds collected by the Authorized Participant from the sale of the corresponding Shares to investors.
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Investment Transactions
The Trust considers investment transactions to
be the receipt of ether for Share creations and the delivery of ether for Share redemptions or for payment of expenses in ether. The Trust
records its investments transactions on a trade date basis and changes in fair value are reflected as net change in unrealized appreciation
or depreciation on investments. Realized gains and losses are calculated using the specific identification method. Realized gains and
losses are recognized in connection with transactions including redemption of shares and settling obligations for the Sponsor’s
fee in ether.
Calculation of NAV and NAV per Share
On each day other than when
the Exchange is closed for regular trading (a “Business Day”), as soon as practicable after 4:00 p.m. ET, the
NAV of the Trust is obtained by subtracting all accrued fees, expenses and other liabilities of the Trust from the fair value of the ether
and other assets held by the Trust. The Trustee computes the NAV per Share by dividing the NAV of the Trust by the number of Shares outstanding
on the date the computation is made.
Federal Income Taxes
The Sponsor and the Trustee
will treat the Trust as a “grantor trust” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Although not free from doubt due to the lack
of directly governing authority, if the Trust operates as expected, the Trust should be classified as a “grantor trust” for
U.S. federal income tax purposes and the Trust itself should not be subject to U.S. federal income tax. Each beneficial owner of Shares
will be treated as directly owning its pro rata Share of the Trust’s assets and a pro rata portion of the Trust’s income,
gain, losses and deductions passed through to each beneficial owner of Shares. If the Trust sells ether (for example, to pay fees or expenses),
such a sale is a taxable event to shareholders of the Trust (“Shareholders”). Upon a Shareholder’s sale of its Shares, the Shareholder will be treated as having
sold the pro rata share of the ether held in the Trust at the time of the sale and may recognize gain or loss on such sale. The Sponsor
has reviewed the tax positions as of September 30, 2025, and has determined that no provision for income tax is required in the Trust’s
financial statements.
Segment Reporting
The Trust operates in one
segment. The segment derives its revenues from Trust investments made in accordance with the defined investment strategy of the Trust,
as prescribed in the Trust’s prospectus. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) is the Sponsor. The CODM monitors
the operating results of the Trust. The financial information that the CODM leverages to assess the segment’s performance and to
make decisions for the Trust’s single segment, is consistent with the financial information that is presented within the Trust’s
financial statements. Segment assets are reflected on the accompanying Statements of Assets and Liabilities as Total assets and the only
significant segment expense, the Sponsor fee, is included in the accompanying Statements of Operations.
3.
Fair Value of Ether
The following represents the
changes in quantity of ether and the respective fair value for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and the period from May 1,
2024 (initial seed creation date) to September 30, 2024 (Unaudited):
Quantity
of ether
Fair Value
Beginning balance as of January 1, 2025
5,050.0000
$ 16,869,879
Ether purchased
20,430.9720
68,863,151
Ether sold
( 14,446.5142 )
( 53,408,140 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold to pay Sponsor fee
–
593
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold for redemptions
–
9,126,375
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in ether
–
4,464,507
Ending balance as of September 30, 2025
11,034.4578
$ 45,916,365
Quantity of
ether
Fair Value
Beginning balance as of May 1, 2024 (initial seed creation date)
–
$ –
Ether purchased
4,850.0000
15,805,033
Ether sold
–
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold to pay Sponsor fee
–
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold for redemptions
–
–
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in ether
–
( 3,222,047 )
Ending balance as of September 30, 2024
4,850.0000
$ 12,582,986
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The following represents the
changes in quantity of ether and the respective fair value for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (Unaudited):
Quantity
of ether
Fair Value
Beginning balance as of July 1, 2025
9,142.2874
$ 23,004,189
Ether purchased
13,283.5236
53,651,474
Ether sold
( 11,391.3532 )
( 47,718,601 )
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold to pay Sponsor fee
–
913
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold for redemptions
–
12,602,477
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in ether
–
4,375,913
Ending balance as of September 30, 2025
11,034.4578
$ 45,916,365
Quantity
of ether
Fair Value
Beginning balance as of July 1, 2024
100.0000
$ 342,300
Ether purchased
4,750.0000
15,464,294
Ether sold
–
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold to pay Sponsor fee
–
–
Net realized gain (loss) on investment in ether sold for redemptions
–
–
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment in ether
–
( 3,223,608 )
Ending balance as of September 30, 2024
4,850.0000
$ 12,582,986
4.
Trust Expenses
The Trust pays the unitary
Sponsor fee of 0.21 % of the Trust’s ether holdings. The Sponsor fee is paid by the Trust to the Sponsor as compensation for services
performed under the Trust Agreement. The Sponsor agreed to waive the entire Sponsor fee for (i) a six-month period which commenced on
July 23, 2024 (the day the Trust’s Shares were initially listed on the Exchange), or (ii) the first $ 500 million of Trust assets,
whichever came first. The six-month waiver period ended on January 23, 2025, at which time the Sponsor began collecting the Sponsor fee.
Except for during periods in which the Sponsor fee was being waived, the Sponsor fee accrues daily and is payable in ether weekly in arrears.
The Administrator calculates the Sponsor fee on a daily basis by applying a 0.21 % annualized rate to the Trust’s total ether holdings,
and the amount of ether payable in respect of each daily accrual is determined by reference to the Index. The Trust incurred Sponsor fees
for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2025 and for the period May 1, 2024 (initial seed creation date) through September 30, 2024
of $ 38,251 and $ 0 , net of Sponsor fees waived of $ 2,169 and $ 3,777 , respectively.
The Sponsor has agreed to
pay all operating expenses (except for litigation expenses and other extraordinary expenses) out of the Sponsor fee. Operating expenses
assumed by the Sponsor include; (i) the fee payable to marketing agents for services provided to the Trust (the “Marketing Fee”),
(ii) fees to the Administrator, if any, (iii) fees to the Custodians, (iv) fees to the Transfer Agent, (v) fees to the Trustee,
(vi) the fees and expenses related to any future listing, trading or quotation of the Shares on any listing exchange or quotation system
(including legal, marketing and audit fees and expenses), (vii) ordinary course legal fees and expenses but not litigation-related expenses,
(viii) audit fees, (ix) regulatory fees, including, if applicable, any fees relating to the registration of the Shares under the Securities
Act or Exchange Act, (x) printing and mailing costs; (xi) costs of maintaining the Sponsor’s website and (xii) applicable license
fees (each, a “Sponsor-paid Expense,” and together, the “Sponsor-paid Expenses”), provided that any expense that
qualifies as an Additional Trust Expense (as defined below) will be deemed to be an Additional Trust Expense and not a Sponsor-paid Expense.
The Sponsor will not, however,
assume certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not Sponsor-paid Expenses, including, but not limited to, 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 or the interests of Shareholders, any indemnification of the Custodians, Administrator or other agents, service
providers or counter-parties of the Trust, the fees and expenses related to the listing, and extraordinary legal fees and expenses, including
any legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with litigation, regulatory enforcement or investigation matters (collectively, “Additional
Trust Expenses”). Of the Sponsor-paid Expenses, ordinary course legal fees and expenses shall be subject to a cap of $ 100,000 per
annum. In the Sponsor’s sole discretion, all or any portion of a Sponsor-paid Expense may be re-designated as an Additional Trust
Expense.
To the extent that the Sponsor
does not voluntarily assume expenses, they will be the responsibility of the Trust. The Sponsor also pays the costs of the Trust’s
organization and offering. The Trust is not obligated to repay any such costs related to the Trust’s organization and offering paid
by the Sponsor.
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5.
Creation and Redemption of Shares
The Trust creates and redeems
Shares on a continuous basis but only in Creation Baskets consisting of 10,000 Shares or multiples thereof on the NAV of the date of the
creation or redemption. Only “Authorized Participants”, which are registered broker-dealers who have entered into written agreements with
the Sponsor and the Administrator, can place orders. The Trust engages in ether transactions for converting cash into ether (in association
with purchase orders) and ether into cash (in association with redemption orders). The Trust conducts its ether purchase and sale transactions
by, in its sole discretion, choosing to trade directly with third parties (each, an “ether Trading Counterparty”), who are
not registered broker-dealers pursuant to written agreements between such ether Trading Counterparties and the Trust, or choosing to trade
through the Prime Broker acting in an agency capacity with third parties such as through its Coinbase Prime service pursuant to the Prime
Broker Agreement. An ether Trading Counterparty may be an affiliate of an Authorized Participant.
The Authorized Participants may deliver cash or in-kind orders to create Shares and receive cash or in-kind orders when redeeming Shares.
The Trust creates Shares by
receiving ether from an ether Trading Counterparty that is not the Authorized Participant and the Trust—not the Authorized Participant—is
responsible for selecting the ether Trading Counterparty to deliver the ether. Further, the ether Trading Counterparty will not be acting as an agent of the Authorized
Participant with respect to the delivery of the ether to the Trust or acting at the direction of the Authorized Participant with respect
to the delivery of the ether to the Trust. The Trust redeems shares by delivering ether to a ether Trading Counterparty that is not the Authorized Participant
and the Trust—not the Authorized Participant—is responsible for selecting the ether Trading Counterparty to receive the ether. Further, the
ether Trading Counterparty will not be acting as an agent of the Authorized Participant with respect to the receipt of the ether from the Trust or acting
at the direction of the Authorized Participant with respect to the receipt of the ether from the Trust. The ether Trading Counterparty is unaffiliated
with the Trust and the Sponsor.
For the
three months
ended
September 30,
2025
For the
three months
ended
September 30,
2024
For the
nine months
ended
September 30,
2025
For the
period May 1,
2024 (initial seed creation date) through
September 30,
2024
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Activity in Capital Transactions:
Shares issued
2,660,000
950,000
4,090,000
970,002
Shares redeemed
( 2,280,000 )
-
( 2,890,000 )
( 2 )
Net Change in Capital Transactions
380,000
950,000
1,200,000
970,000
For the
three months
ended
September 30,
2025
For the
three months
ended
September 30,
2024
For the
nine months
ended
September 30,
2025
For the
period May 1,
2024 (initial seed creation date) through
September 30,
2024
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Activity in Capital Transactions:
Shares issued
$ 53,660,423
$ 15,464,294
$ 68,872,453
$ 15,805,133
Shares redeemed
( 47,704,815 )
-
( 53,380,852 )
( 100 )
Net Change in Capital Transactions
$ 5,955,608
$ 15,464,294
$ 15,491,601
$ 15,805,033
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Ether purchased payable represents
the quantity of ether purchased for the creation of Shares where the ether has not yet settled. Generally, ether is transferred within
two Business Days of the trade date.
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
(Unaudited)
Ether purchased payable
$ -
$ -
Ether sold receivable represents
the quantity of ether sold for the redemption of Shares where the ether has not yet been settled. Generally, ether is transferred within
two Business Days of the trade date.
September 30,
2025
December 31,
2024
(Unaudited)
Ether sold receivable
$ -
$ -
6.
Related Parties
The Sponsor is a related party
to the Trust. The Trust’s operations are supported by its Sponsor, who is in turn supported by its parent company and affiliated
companies and external service providers.
As of September 30, 2025,
the Sponsor owned zero Shares of the Trust. On July 22, 2025 the Sponsor redeemed its Initial Seed Creation Basket of 20,000 Shares.
The Sponsor arranged for the
creation of the Trust and is responsible for the ongoing registration of the Shares for their public offering in the United States and
the listing of Shares on the Exchange.
7. Financial Highlights
Per Share Performance (for a Share
outstanding throughout each period presented)
For the
three months ended
September 30,
2025
For the
three months ended
September 30,
2024
For the
nine months ended
September 30,
2025
For the
period from
May 1,
2024 (initial seed creation date) to September 30,
2024
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
Net asset value per Share, beginning of period
$ 12.57
$ 17.12
$ 16.70
$ 17.04 1
Net investment loss 2
( 0.01 )
–
( 0.02 )
–
Net realized and change in unrealized gain (loss) on investment in ether (3)
8.22
( 4.15 )
4.10
( 4.07 )
Net change in net assets from operations
8.21
( 4.15 )
4.08
( 4.07 )
Net asset value per Share, end of period
$ 20.78
$ 12.97
$ 20.78
$ 12.97
Total return, at net asset value (4)(6)
65.31 %
( 24.24 )%
24.43 %
( 23.88 )%
Ratio to average net assets (5)
Net investment income (loss)
( 0.21 )%
–
%
( 0.21 )%
–
%
Gross expenses
0.21 %
0.21 %
0.21 %
0.21 %
Net expenses
0.21 %
–
%
0.20 %
–
%
1 The amount represents the NAV per Share on June 18, 2024, the Seed Capital Purchase Date.
2 Calculated using average Shares outstanding.
3 The amount shown for a share outstanding throughout the period may not agree with the change in the aggregate gains and losses for such period because of the timing of sales and repurchases of the Trust's shares in relation to fluctuating market values for the Trust.
4 Total return is calculated based on the change in value during the period and is not annualized. An individual shareholder’s total return and ratio may vary from the above total returns and ratios based on the timing of contributions to and withdrawals from the Trust.
5 Annualized.
6 Not annualized.
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8.
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.
9.
Concentration Risk
Unlike other funds that may
invest in diversified assets, the Trust’s investment strategy is concentrated in a single asset within a single asset class. This
concentration maximizes the degree of the Trust’s exposure to a variety of market risks associated with ether and digital assets.
By concentrating its investment strategy solely in ether, any losses suffered as a result of a decrease in the value of ether can be expected
to reduce the value of an interest in the Trust and will not be offset by other gains if the Trust were to invest in underlying assets
that were diversified.
10.
Indemnification
The Sponsor will not be liable
to the Trust, the Trustee or any Shareholder for any action taken or for refraining from taking any action in good faith, or for errors
in judgment or for depreciation or loss incurred by reason of the sale of any ether or other assets of the Trust. However, the preceding
liability exclusion will not protect the Sponsor against any liability resulting from its own gross negligence, bad faith, or willful
misconduct.
The Sponsor and each of its
shareholders, members, directors, officers, employees, affiliates, and subsidiaries will be indemnified by the Trust and held harmless
against any losses, liabilities or expenses incurred in the performance of its duties under the Trust Agreement without gross negligence,
bad faith, or willful misconduct. The Sponsor may rely in good faith on any paper, order, notice, list, affidavit, receipt, evaluation,
opinion, endorsement, assignment, draft, or any other document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted to it by the Trustee,
the Trustee’s counsel or by any other person for any matters arising under the Trust Agreement. The Sponsor shall in no event be
deemed to have assumed or incurred any liability, duty, or obligation to any Shareholder or to the Trustee other than as expressly provided
for in the Trust Agreement. Such indemnity includes payment from the Trust of the costs and expenses incurred in defending against any
indemnified claim or liability under the Trust Agreement.
The Trustee will not be liable
or accountable to the Trust or any other person or under any agreement to which the Trust or any series of the Trust is a party, except
for the Trustee’s breach of its obligations pursuant to the Trust Agreement or its own willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence.
The Trustee and each of the Trustee’s officers, affiliates, directors, employees, and agents will be indemnified by the Trust from
and against any losses, claims, taxes, damages, reasonable expenses, and liabilities incurred with respect to the creation, operation
or termination of the Trust, the execution, delivery or performance of the Trust Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby; provided
that the indemnified party acted without willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence.
11.
Subsequent Events
On October 7, 2025, 21Shares
Ethereum ETF (the “Trust”) entered into a Master Infrastructure-As-A-Service Agreement (the “Staking Services Agreement”)
with Coinbase Crypto Services, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Coinbase Crypto” or the “Staking Services
Provider”).
On October 8, 2025, the Trust
entered into an amendment to the Sponsor Agreement, by and between the Trust and the Sponsor, to allow for staking of the Trust’s
ether. The amendment to the Sponsor Agreement provides that the portion of the consideration paid to the Sponsor for arranging for the
staking of the Trust’s ether will be comprised of an aggregate of 25 % of the gross staking consideration generated from staking.
Of this amount, the Sponsor will pay the Staking Services Provider for their services under the Staking Services Agreement and the Trust’s
ether custodians in connection with staking activities. The Trust will receive and retain the remainder of the gross staking consideration.
The Trust has evaluated all
subsequent events through the issuance of the financial statements and has noted no other events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure
in the financial statements other than the items noted above.
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