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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

ICBC (1398) vs Morgan Stanley (MS)

ICBC (1398) and Morgan Stanley (MS) side by side: both in Financials, listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing and New York Stock Exchange. ICBC is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.2×).

FieldICBCMorgan Stanley
Legal nameIndustrial and Commercial Bank of China LimitedMorgan Stanley
Ticker1398MS
ExchangeHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing XHKGNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionChinaUnited States
SectorFinancialsFinancials
IndustryBankingInvestment banking & wealth management
Market cap ≈$300bn$250bn
Founded19841935
Reporting currencyHKDUSD
LEI5493002ERZU2K9PZDL40IGJSJL3JD5P30I6NJZ34
ISINCNE1000003G1US6174464486
FIGIBBG001SPLNK5BBG001S9V5Z3
Index membershipHang Seng Index, CSI 300S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)

ICBC

World's largest bank by total assets; state-controlled universal bank.

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Morgan Stanley

Global investment bank that has shifted toward fee-based wealth and asset management, overseeing several trillion dollars in client assets alongside its institutional securities arm.

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Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/icbc · /api/v1/companies/morgan-stanley