# Volatility Shares Trust - Solana ETF (SOLZ): ETF Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/solz for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Volatility Shares · Asset class: Alternatives - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2025-03-20 SOLZ offers investors a way to pursue significant long-term growth by providing 1x exposure to the burgeoning Solana blockchain ecosystem. It circumvents the technical difficulties associated with directly investing in cryptocurrencies. This Fund aims to reflect Solana's price shifts by employing futures agreements, rather than holding Solana assets outright. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $8.85 | | Expense Ratio | 1.64% | | Assets Under Management | $95.7M | | NAV | $8.85 (2026-11-05 close) | | Holdings Count | 3 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 2.50% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.22 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $6.17 – $17.49 | | Beta | 0.83 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0210 /share - Ex-date: 2026-10-21 - Pay date: 2026-10-22 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does SOLZ invest in? SOLZ offers investors a way to pursue significant long-term growth by providing 1x exposure to the burgeoning Solana blockchain ecosystem. It circumvents the technical difficulties associated with directly investing in cryptocurrencies. This Fund aims to reflect Solana's price shifts by employing futures agreements, rather than holding Solana assets outright. ### What is the expense ratio of SOLZ? Volatility Shares Trust - Solana ETF (SOLZ) charges an expense ratio of 1.64%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is SOLZ? Volatility Shares Trust - Solana ETF (SOLZ) manages $95.7M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is SOLZ actively managed or an index fund? SOLZ is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (SOLZ's is 1.64%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was SOLZ launched? Volatility Shares Trust - Solana ETF (SOLZ) launched in March 2025 and is managed by Volatility Shares. ### How has SOLZ performed? SOLZ's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does SOLZ pay a dividend? Volatility Shares Trust - Solana ETF (SOLZ) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.50%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does SOLZ pay dividends? Volatility Shares Trust - Solana ETF pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is SOLZ's dividend yield? SOLZ's trailing-twelve-month yield is 2.50%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is SOLZ's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for SOLZ was 2026-10-21. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will SOLZ's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.64% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does SOLZ charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from SOLZ's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does SOLZ cost more than a fund like VOO? SOLZ is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.64%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether SOLZ's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to SOLZ? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists ETFs following the same investment strategy as SOLZ (1.64%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/solz - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/solz/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/solz/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/solz/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/solz/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.