Morgan Stanley Investment Management (NYSE: MS) launched two new digital asset exchange-traded products, Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust (NYSE Arca: MSSE) and Morgan Stanley Solana Trust (NYSE Arca: MSOL), which seek to track ether and SOL via CoinDesk benchmark settlement rates. Both ETPs carry a 0.14% expense ratio and intend to stake a portion of their holdings, with Morgan Stanley Investment Management retaining none of the staking rewards. The new products expand a digital asset lineup that includes Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (NYSE Arca: MSBT), which holds more than $381 million in assets under management through July 16, 2026. According to Morgan Stanley Investment Management, its ETF and ETP platform, launched in 2023, has grown to over $14 billion in assets across 22 products, while the broader firm reports $2 trillion in assets under management or supervision as of June 30, 2026.
Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (NYSE Arca: MSBT), an exchange-traded product that seeks to track bitcoin using the CoinDesk Bitcoin Benchmark 4PM NY Settlement Rate. MSBT charges a 0.14% unitary delegated sponsor fee and uses Coinbase and BNY for custody and administration.
The product marks MSIM as the first U.S. bank-affiliated asset manager to offer a cryptocurrency ETP, expands MSIM's exchange-traded capabilities and follows recent firm investments in digital-asset leadership and infrastructure.