Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH)Digital Assets | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
23.26 USD
-0.60
(-2.515%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 23.30 +0.04 (0.172%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT
The Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust is currently trapped in a volatile consolidation phase, characterized by a massive divergence between its recent price recovery and its lack of income generation. While the asset has rallied nearly 86% year-to-date, showing strong recent momentum, it offers zero dividend yield, making it purely a speculative vehicle dependent on continued crypto market appreciation. The options data reveals a distinct 'volatility bet' strategy among investors: heavy hedging via puts suggests fear of a sharp correction, yet the massive call volume at extreme upside targets (40-50) implies a belief in a potential super-cycle. For the short term, the price is building a base above its 50-day average, but the lack of fundamental cash flows and the reliance on external crypto market dynamics keeps the long-term outlook neutral until the broader ecosystem proves sustainable growth beyond the current rally. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.206633 |
| AutoETS | 0.212830 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.214068 |
| AutoTheta | 0.217056 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 7.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.039 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.51 |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a specific directional breakout. In the near term (August/September), there is heavy put volume at strikes below the current price, suggesting a hedge against a drop back to the 14-17 range. However, looking further out to late 2026 and 2027, call volume spikes dramatically at distant strikes (30, 42, 45, 50), while put volume also builds at extreme lows (3, 9, 13). This 'long gamma' setup indicates traders expect a massive expansion in the trading range, betting on a potential re-rating of the asset to much higher levels while protecting against a crash to near-zero.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| All Time High | 45.785 |
| All Time Low | 2.38 |
| Ask | 23.76 |
| Ask Size | 6,000 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,636,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,877,093 |
| Average Volume | 2,877,093 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,636,840 |
| Beta3 Year | 0.0 |
| Bid | 23.2 |
| Bid Size | 7,300 |
| Category | Digital Assets |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 24.12 |
| Day Low | 22.985 |
| Display Name | Ethan Allen Interiors |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | PCX |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 18.1842 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.0758 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.27913243 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -42.153694 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 44.835 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.574999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.48120886 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 14.53 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 8.7300005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.6008259 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 14.53 - 44.835 |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,721,741,400,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSEArca |
| Fullday Change | -0.6000004 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -2.5146704 |
| Fullday Price | 23.3 |
| Fund Family | Grayscale |
| Fund Inception Date | 1,721,692,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Legal Type | Exchange Traded Fund |
| Long Business Summary | While an investment in the Shares is not a direct investment in Ether, the Shares are designed to provide investors with a cost-effective and convenient way to gain investment exposure to Ether. |
| Long Name | Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF |
| Market | us_market |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1879185250 |
| Nav Price | 23.85 |
| Net Assets | 1,568,306,180.0 |
| Net Expense Ratio | 0.15 |
| Open | 23.88 |
| Post Market Change | 0.03999901 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.17196478 |
| Post Market Price | 23.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,463 |
| Previous Close | 23.86 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | ETF |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.6 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.51467 |
| Regular Market Day High | 24.12 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 22.985 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 22.985 - 24.12 |
| Regular Market Open | 23.88 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 23.86 |
| Regular Market Price | 23.26 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 5,275,531 |
| Short Name | Grayscale Ethereum Staking Mini |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | ETH |
| Total Assets | 1,568,306,176 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Trailing Three Month Nav Returns | -17.10158 |
| Trailing Three Month Returns | -17.10158 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 21.8932 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.3668003 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.06243036 |
| Type Disp | ETF |
| Volume | 5,275,531 |
| Yield | 0.0 |
| Ytd Return | -36.60014 |