Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ETF Rivals BlackRock’s IBIT with Lowest Fees and $34M Debut Inflows

Morgan Stanley’s MSBT spot Bitcoin ETF continues to challenge BlackRock’s IBIT, boasting the lowest fee at 0.14% versus 0.25% and strong launch momentum with $34 million day-one inflows and ~$192 million AUM after two weeks. The 0.11% fee gap could save ~$1.1 million per $1 billion invested annually, leveraging Morgan Stanley’s advisor network to attract institutional flows. Despite IBIT’s massive $63 billion AUM, 70% of U.S. spot BTC ETF trading volume, and options dominance, MSBT’s growth hinges on sustained inflows, ETH/SOL trust approvals, and any BlackRock fee response.