ARK Make investments has expanded its crypto holdings by including shares of 3iQ’s Solana Staking ETF (SOLQ) to 2 of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The asset supervisor confirmed the portfolio changes in a notice to purchasers on April 21. The ARK Subsequent Era Web ETF (ARKW) and ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) now embrace shares of the Canadian-listed Solana Staking ETF. In accordance with ARK Make investments, these are the primary US-listed ETFs with publicity to Solana.
Each ETFs concentrate on disruptive applied sciences and embrace a portfolio of tech shares, investments in crypto firms like Coinbase, Block, and Robinhood, and direct investments in cryptocurrency. The SOLQ ETF stakes SOL tokens, permitting traders to realize publicity to Solana’s native cryptocurrency whereas additionally benefiting from staking returns. The launch got here shortly after Canadian regulators gave the inexperienced mild to a number of Solana ETFs, together with 3iQ’s product.
Approval for direct spot ETFs on Solana by U.S. regulators remains to be pending. Nevertheless, the current itemizing of Solana futures contracts on the Chicago Mercantile Alternate is seen as a optimistic sign for potential future approval of Solana spot ETFs within the U.S. US traders presently have entry to SOL primarily by way of derivatives-based ETFs, equivalent to these launched by Volatility Shares in March 2025. These funds observe efficiency by way of monetary derivatives slightly than holding the cryptocurrency instantly.
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