# MSBT (Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust)

Morgan Stanley · Crypto ETFs · data as of Sep 11, 2026

Since listing to Sep 11, 2026, MSBT returned +8.3% against Bitcoin’s +8.6%, 0.35 of a percentage point behind.

## Key facts

- MSBT, total return, time since it listed: +8.3%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- MSBT, bitcoin over the same days: +8.6%, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- MSBT, difference against Bitcoin, in percentage points: −0.3 pts, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- MSBT, days it has traded: 109, as of Sep 11, 2026.
- MSBT, holds: Bitcoin, as of Sep 11, 2026.

## MSBT over each window to Sep 11, 2026

| Window | The fund | Bitcoin | Difference, percentage points |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +22.0% | +21.8% | +0.2 pts |
| 3 months | +21.6% | +21.5% | 0.0 pts |
| Since it listed | +8.3% | +8.6% | −0.3 pts |

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sponsor | Morgan Stanley | ETFIQ |
| Holds | Bitcoin | ETFIQ |
| Sponsor’s fee | 0.14% | 10-Q |
| Staking | the chain has none, so no fund holding it can pay a staking yield | ETFIQ |
| Listed since | Apr 8, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| Days traded | 109 | ETFIQ |
| Days it closed unchanged | 0 | ETFIQ |
| Quoted | on an exchange, every trading day | ETFIQ |
| Price | $22.16 | ETFIQ |

## Questions

### Does MSBT track Bitcoin?

Over the time since it listed to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.3% against Bitcoin’s +8.6%, which leaves it 0.35 of a percentage point behind. That difference carries the fee, the custody cost and the market’s pricing of the shares, and ETFIQ computes it from the fund’s own closes and the coin’s own closes over the same two dates.

### Does MSBT stake?

Bitcoin is a proof of work chain, so there is nothing to stake and no fund holding it can pay a staking yield.

### What is MSBT?

Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, a spot Bitcoin trust sponsored by Morgan Stanley, listed Apr 8, 2026. It holds the coin through a custodian rather than futures on it or shares in companies that own it.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, MSBT, data as of Sep 11, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/MSBT
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