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Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
This information should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the "Report"). This Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. The matters discussed throughout this Report that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. All statements (other than statements of historical fact) included in this Report that address activities, events or developments that will or may occur in the future, including such matters as movements in the digital asset markets, operations of Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF (the "Trust"), plans and references by Invesco Capital Management LLC (the "Sponsor") to the Trust's future success and other similar matters, are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Actual events or results may differ materially. These statements are based upon certain assumptions and analyses the Sponsor has made based on its perception of historical trends, technology developments regarding the use of SOL and other digital assets, including the systems used by the Sponsor and Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC, the Trust's Solana custodian (the "Solana Custodian") in their provision of services to the Trust, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors appropriate in the circumstances. Whether or not actual results and developments will conform to the Sponsor's expectations and predictions, however, is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including the special considerations discussed in this Report, and the risks described in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of the Trust's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025, and in other Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") filings by the Trust, as well as general economic, market and business conditions, changes in laws or regulations, including those concerning taxes, made by governmental authorities or regulatory bodies, and other economic and political developments. Consequently, all the forward-looking statements made in this Report are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that actual results or developments the Sponsor anticipates will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the expected consequences to, or have the expected effects on, the Trust's operations or the value of its Shares. None of the Trust, the Sponsor, or the Trustee or their respective affiliates is under a duty to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform such statements to actual results or to a change in the Sponsor's expectations or predictions.
Overview/Introduction
Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF (the "Trust") is a Delaware statutory trust that was formed on June 12, 2025. The Trust continuously issues Shares. The Trust operates pursuant to its Trust Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2025. The Shares began trading on the Exchange under the ticker symbol "QSOL" on December 15, 2025. The Trust offers Shares only to Authorized Participants in one or more blocks of 5,000 Shares based on the quantity of SOL attributable to each Share of the Trust.
The following discussion and analysis was prepared to supplement information contained in the accompanying financial statements and is intended to explain certain items regarding the Trust's financial condition as of September 30, 2026, and its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. It should be read in conjunction with the unaudited financial statements and related notes thereto contained in this Report.
Investment Objective
The Trust's investment objective is to reflect the performance of the spot price of Solana ("SOL") as measured using the Lukka Prime Solana Reference Rate (the "Benchmark"), as adjusted to reflect the SOL staking rewards earned by the Trust less the Trust's expenses and other liabilities. The Trust expects to outperform the Benchmark before taking its expenses and liabilities into account due to its plans to receive SOL staking rewards.
Determination of Net Asset Value
The Administrator calculates, and the Sponsor publishes, the Trust's Net Asset Value ("NAV") once each business day. To calculate the NAV, the Administrator totals the current market value of SOL in the Trust and any other assets, and subtracts any liabilities including accrued but unpaid expenses. The Trust's NAV is an amount denominated in U.S. dollars.
The Administrator also determines the NAV per Share, which equals the NAV of the Trust divided by the number of outstanding Shares. The NAV of the Trust and the NAV per Share are published by the Sponsor on each day that the Exchange is open for regular trading and are posted on the Trust's website, www.invesco.com/QSOL.
Staking
The Sponsor seeks to stake substantially all of the Trust's assets through one or more trusted Staking Providers, except as necessary to (i) pay the Sponsor Fee or other Trust expenses, (ii) satisfy existing and reasonably foreseen potential redemption requests, (iii) address regulatory or tax concerns raised by staking activities or (iv) to maintain unstaked SOL in the Liquidity Sleeve.
The Trust receives the staking rewards earned through its staking program in the form of SOL. Staking rewards are accrued as earned and are calculated based on the amount of SOL staked and current blockchain protocols. While the Trust's assets are delegated to the Staking Provider for staking activities, the Trust maintains all right, title and interest to the staked SOL; and as such, the staked assets are reflected in Investments in Solana, at fair value on the Statement of Financial Condition.
The Staking Provider and Sponsor are entitled to receive a fee for their respective roles in facilitating the Trust's staking program (collectively, "Staking Expenses"). The Trust pays the Staking Expenses at a rate of 3% of the gross staking rewards received by the Trust. The staking rewards earned by the Trust in the form of SOL accrue to the Trust's account with the Solana Custodian and will generally be staked by the Trust. The expenses of staking the Trust's SOL are paid from the proceeds of the Trust's staking program and the Trust retains the remaining amount of the staking rewards. Staking rewards, net of Staking Expenses, are reflected as Staking Income, Net on the Statements of Income and Expenses.
The staking rewards received by the Trust may be treated as income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Sponsor, on behalf of the Trust, intends to liquidate certain staking rewards for cash to be distributed to Shareholders quarterly. The treatment of staking in a grantor trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes is still developing. As a grantor trust, the Trust can undertake only certain types of activities. The Trust will not acquire and will disclaim any Incidental Right or Incidental Right asset received, for example as a result of "forks" or "airdrops," and such assets will not be taken into account for purposes of determining NAV.
Valuation of SOL
In seeking to achieve its investment objective, the Trust holds SOL. The Trust values its Shares each Business Day as of 4:00 p.m. ET. The Trust applies FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, in the valuation of SOL held by the Trust and for financial statement purposes. The value of SOL held by the Trust is determined based on the FMV price for SOL, reflecting the execution price of SOL on its principal market as determined each day by the Benchmark Provider. The FMV price for SOL reflects the price that would be received for SOL in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date of SOL on its "principal market," generally, the most advantageous market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. The Trust determines its principal market (or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market) on a periodic basis to determine which market is its principal market for the purpose of calculating fair value for the creation of quarterly and annual financial statements. Issuer-specific events, market trends, bid/asked quotes of brokers and information providers and other data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of an investment's fair value. The Benchmark is designed to provide an estimated fair market value price for SOL, based on the execution price of SOL on its principal market. In this regard, the Benchmark Provider seeks to identify a "principal market" for SOL each day by evaluating eligible SOL trading platforms across a variety of different criteria, including the trading platforms' oversight and governance frameworks, microstructure efficiency, trading volume, data transparency and data integrity.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Sponsor is not aware of any known trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that will result in, or are reasonably likely to result in, material changes to the Trust's liquidity and capital resources needs.
The Trust pays the Sponsor a unified fee of 0.25% per annum (the "Sponsor Fee") as compensation for services performed under the Trust Agreement. The Trust's only ordinary recurring expense is the Sponsor Fee.
The Sponsor Fee is accrued daily and paid monthly in arrears in U.S. dollars, and is calculated by the Administrator. The Administrator calculates the Sponsor Fee on a daily basis by applying the 0.25% annualized rate to the Trust's total net assets.
To cover the Sponsor Fee, and extraordinary expenses not assumed by the Sponsor, the Sponsor or its delegate will cause the Trust (or its delegate) to instruct the Execution Agent to convert SOL held by the Trust into U.S. dollars. The NAV of the Trust and the number of SOL represented by a Share will decline each time the Trust accrues the Sponsor Fee or any Trust expenses not assumed by the Sponsor. The Trust is not responsible for paying any costs associated with the transfer of SOL to or from the Trust in connection with paying the Sponsor Fee or in connection with creation and redemption transactions.
Except as noted below, the Sponsor has agreed to pay all of the Trust's ordinary expenses out of the Sponsor's unified fee, including, but not limited to, the Trustee's fees, the fees of BNYM (for its services as the Administrator, Transfer Agent, and Cash Custodian), the fees of the Solana Custodian, the fees of the Execution Agent, Exchange listing fees, SEC registration fees, printing and mailing costs, legal costs and audit fees. The Sponsor's payment of such Trust expenses is not subject to a cap. The Sponsor also paid the costs of the Trust's organization.
The Trust may incur certain extraordinary expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor. These include, but are not limited to, taxes and governmental charges, any applicable brokerage commissions, financing fees, Solana network fees and similar transaction fees, 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 (including, for example, in connection with any fork of the Solana blockchain), any indemnification of the Sponsor, Cash Custodian, Solana Custodian, Administrator 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.
The Trust from time to time will be required to sell SOL in such quantities as necessary to permit payment of the Sponsor Fee and any Trust expenses and liabilities not assumed by the Sponsor. The Sponsor has engaged the Execution Agent to sell SOL on the Trust's behalf in such circumstances. At the direction of the Trust, the Execution Agent will seek to sell SOL at approximately the price at which it is valued by the Trust and in the smallest amounts required to permit such payments as they become due, with the intention of minimizing the Trust's holdings of assets other than SOL. Accordingly, the amount of SOL to be sold may vary from time to time depending on the level of the Trust's expenses and liabilities and the market price of SOL.
The Trust has not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on the Trust's financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources and would be considered material to Shareholders.
Cash Flows
A primary cash flow activity of the Trust is to raise capital from Authorized Participants through the issuance of Shares. This cash is used to invest in SOL.
As of the date of this Report, each of BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Jane Street Capital LLC, Jefferies LLC, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc., and Virtu Americas LLC has executed a Participant Agreement and are the only Authorized Participants.
Operating Activities
Net cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities was $(3.8) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2026. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, $5.4 million was paid to purchase SOL and $1.6 million was received from sales of SOL for redemptions.
Financing Activities
The Trust's net cash flow provided by (used in) financing activities was $3.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2026. This included $5.4 million from Shares purchased by Authorized Participants and $1.6 million from Shares redeemed by Authorized Participants during the nine months ended September 30, 2026.
Results of Operations
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
The following graph illustrates the percentage changes in (i) the market price of the Shares (as reflected by the line "Market"), (ii) the Trust's NAV (as reflected by the line "NAV"), and (iii) the closing levels of the Benchmark (as reflected by the line "Lukka Prime Solana Reference Rate (USD)"). There can be no assurance that the price of the Shares or the Trust's NAV will exceed the Benchmark levels.
No representation is being made that the Benchmark will or is likely to achieve closing levels consistent with or similar to those set forth herein.
COMPARISON OF MARKET, NAV AND LUKKA PRIME SOLANA REFERENCE RATE (USD)
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUST NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK LEVELS AND CHANGES,
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE TRUST'S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
NEITHER THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE TRUST NOR THE PRIOR BENCHMARK LEVELS AND CHANGES,
POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE, SHOULD BE TAKEN AS AN INDICATION OF THE TRUST'S FUTURE PERFORMANCE.
Trust Share Price Performance
For the three months ended September 30, 2026, the Exchange market value of each Share increased from $7.39 per Share to $11.74 per Share. The Share price low and high for the three months ended September 30, 2026 and related change from the Share
price on June 30, 2026 was as follows: Shares traded at a low of $7.31 per Share (-1.08%) on July 29, 2026, and a high of $12.22 per Share (+65.36%) on September 25, 2026. The total return for the Trust on a market value basis was +60.09%.
SOL rebounded sharply during the third quarter of 2026, gaining about 60% as improving liquidity conditions and a broader recovery in digital assets supported investor risk appetite. US spot Solana exchange-traded products ("ETPs") attracted approximately $480 million in net inflows during the quarter, a meaningful increase and a sign of recovering investment demand. The rally was also supported by stronger underlying network activity, including growth in decentralized exchange volumes, stablecoin settlement, and tokenized financial assets. Solana's speed and low transaction costs continued to attract payments and trading activity, broadening the Solana network's use beyond more speculative applications. The third quarter exploit of Coinkite's Coldcard hardware wallets also highlighted the appeal of regulated ETP access, institutional-grade custody controls, and insurance arrangements. Although the CLARITY Act failed to advance in the Senate, the regulatory backdrop remained constructive as the SEC introduced Regulation Crypto Assets, a tailored offering regime intended to provide clearer pathways for certain crypto-asset issuances and capital formation in the US and a temporary Innovation Exemption that created a conditional pathway for limited on-chain trading of tokenized U.S.-listed stocks. This step, together with continued growth in tokenized financial assets, reinforced confidence in the broader digital asset ecosystem and helped SOL recover most of its losses from earlier in the year.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Exchange market value of each Share decreased from $12.41 per Share to $11.74 per Share. The Share price low and high for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and related change from the Share price on December 31, 2025 was as follows: Shares traded at a low of $6.40 per Share (-48.43%) on June 5, 2026, and a high of $14.78 per Share (+19.10%) on January 14, 2026. The total return for the Trust on a market value basis was -3.81%.
SOL remained modestly lower for the year through the third quarter of 2026, with the strong third quarter advance insufficient to fully reverse the steep decline recorded earlier in the year. First-half performance was pressured by tighter financial conditions, geopolitical uncertainty, and reduced risk appetite. The backdrop improved materially in the third quarter as liquidity conditions became more supportive and regulated ETPs provided a more accessible channel for investor exposure. At the same time, growth in stablecoin transactions, decentralized trading, and tokenized-asset activity pointed to a more diversified ecosystem and reinforced Solana's longer-term utility. These tailwinds narrowed the year-to-date loss substantially, but were not sufficient to bring SOL into positive territory.
Trust Share Net Asset Performance
For the three months ended September 30, 2026, the NAV of each Share increased from $7.39 per Share to $11.74 per Share. The rising price of SOL during the three months ended September 30, 2026 contributed to an overall 59.18% increase in the level of the Benchmark. The total return for the Trust on a NAV basis was +60.09%.
Net income (loss) for the three months ended September 30, 2026 was $2.4 million, primarily resulting from net realized gain (loss) of $(0.9) million and net change in unrealized gain (loss) of $3.2 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the NAV of each Share decreased from $12.40 per Share to $11.74 per Share. The falling price of SOL during the nine months ended September 30, 2026 contributed to an overall 5.46% decrease in the level of the Benchmark. The total return for the Trust on a NAV basis was -3.73%.
Net income (loss) for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 was $0.9 million, primarily resulting from $0.1 million of income, net realized gain (loss) of $(1.2) million and net change in unrealized gain (loss) of $2.0 million.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Sponsor to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period covered by this report. A description of the valuation of SOL, a critical accounting policy that the Trust believes is important to understanding its results of operations and financial position, is provided in the section entitled "Valuation of SOL," above. In addition, please refer to Note 2 to the financial statements of the Trust for further discussion of the Trust's accounting policies and Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Estimates on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2025, as filed with the SEC on March 6, 2026.
There were no material estimates, which involve a significant level of estimation uncertainty and had or are reasonably likely to have had a material impact on the Trust's financial condition, used in the preparation of these financial statements.