Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin vehicle sees fresh inflows as appetite for digital assets builds again. The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ETF, MSBT, attracted $6,019,545 in net new money on May 13, 2026, lifting its assets under management to $269.39 million. The move represents about 2.23% of the fund’s AUM, a sizable single-day vote of confidence.
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The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading at $80,441.04 after gaining roughly 18.40% over the past three months. Its one-day technical signal stands at Strong Buy, suggesting momentum traders see further upside even after the latest rally.
The scale of the latest inflow hints that institutional and high-net-worth investors are still using MSBT as a core access point to Bitcoin exposure despite mounting regulatory and macro uncertainties. With flows equivalent to more than two percent of AUM in a single session, the ETF appears to be benefiting from a renewed rotation into risk assets and a search for uncorrelated returns.
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