Morgan Stanley is positioning itself aggressively in the spot Bitcoin ETF landscape, proposing a 0.14% expense ratio in its latest filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The pricing places the bank just below the current lowest-cost offerings in the market and signals the potential start of a new round of fee competition among issuers.
MORGAN STANLEY ENTERS THE BTC ETF FEE WAR — AND WINS DAY 1
Filed: Spot Bitcoin ETF @ 0.14% annual fee
➡ Beats Grayscale (0.15%) & BlackRock (0.25%)
Custody: Coinbase + BNY Mellon
Launch: April 2025
Morgan Stanley manages $1.5T+ in assets. Their advisors can now pitch BTC to every wealth client. This is institutional infrastructure going live. The fee war = lower costs for everyone holding Bitcoin exposure.
🔥 Wall Street isn't debating Bitcoin anymore. They're competing over it.
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