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Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF opens today, giving BlackRock’s $55 billion IBIT fund its toughest rival yet

Apr 08, 2026 12:45 UTC

Morgan Stanley's bitcoin ETF opens today, giving BlackRock’s $55 billion IBIT fund its toughest rival yet.

  • BlackRock’s most successful exchange-traded fund (ETF) is facing its clearest challenge yet, as Morgan Stanley rolls out a cheaper rival with direct access to trillions in client capital
  • Morgan Stanley’s ETF, trading under MSBT and tracking the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4 PM NY Settlement Rate, began trading Tuesday with a 0
  • 14% expense ratio, below the iShares Bitcoin Trust’s (IBIT) 0

BlackRock’s most successful exchange-traded fund (ETF) is facing its clearest challenge yet, as Morgan Stanley rolls out a cheaper rival with direct access to trillions in client capital. Morgan Stanley’s ETF, trading under MSBT and tracking the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4 PM NY Settlement Rate, began trading Tuesday with a 0.14% expense ratio, below the iShares Bitcoin Trust’s (IBIT) 0.25%. The difference is narrow but lands in a market where price is one of the few levers investors can pull. Each spot bitcoin ETF holds bitcoinBTC$71,154.70and tracks its price. That leaves cost, liquidity an

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