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Morgan Stanley Inst Global Strategist Port L (MSDLX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jan '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '250.00%14.07%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
1.53% 576.48M 1.55% 93.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a blend of equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in below investment grade fixed-income securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Global Peer Group Mixed Asset USD Flexible - US
Peer Group Flexible Portfolio Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Mixed-Assets Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Flexible Portfolio Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Morgan Stanley
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
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6M
YTD
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3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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1 Month
% Rank: 57
-675.21M Peer Group Low
201.94M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 69
-101.35M
-3.983B Peer Group Low
1.697B Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 76
-796.14M Peer Group Low
664.50M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 45
-11.20B Peer Group Low
3.194B Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 70
-1.818B Peer Group Low
1.162B Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 26
-17.56B Peer Group Low
3.613B Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 64
-3.482B Peer Group Low
1.523B Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 60
-50.92B Peer Group Low
7.379B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Total Return (NAV)
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Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
12.00%
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12.00%
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-6.96%
17.03%
10.66%
7.74%
-17.40%
13.34%
6.71%
16.24%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
17.75%
-6.40%
16.95%
10.21%
8.85%
-14.48%
13.40%
6.27%
16.64%
-8.97%
17.40%
12.05%
8.11%
-15.78%
10.74%
8.60%
15.58%
-9.00%
22.64%
13.41%
21.78%
-20.42%
14.38%
13.86%
14.98%
-7.33%
18.08%
19.23%
7.69%
-15.32%
14.35%
9.76%
18.10%
As of November 13, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-11-25) 0.55%
30-Day SEC Yield (9-30-25) 0.84%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 1487
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 32.50
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.176
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.10
Weighted Median ROE 64.27%
Weighted Median ROA 14.56%
ROI (TTM) 21.45%
Return on Investment (TTM) 21.45%
Earning Yield 0.0400
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.018
Number of Equity Holdings 1140
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 3.64%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 3.21%
Calculated Average Quality 2.236
Effective Maturity 11.06
Nominal Maturity 11.20
Number of Bond Holdings 291
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 24.22%
EPS Growth (3Y) 15.46%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.14%
Sales Growth (1Y) 14.25%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.67%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 17.18%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.32%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 16.78%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 4/30/2012
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/28/2025
Share Classes
MBAAX A
MGPOX Retirement
MPBAX Inst
MSSOX C
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Asset Allocation

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As of September 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 4.53%
Stock 47.94%
Bond 44.03%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.04%
Other 3.46%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Morgan Stanley Inst Liq Govt Port Institutional 9.35% 1.00 0.00%
NVIDIA Corp. 2.72% 186.97 -3.52%
Apple, Inc. 2.38% 273.02 -0.16%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Global Strategist Cayman Portfolio Ltd
2.37% -- --
Microsoft Corp. 2.25% 503.36 -1.52%
2YR T-NOTE DEC25
1.38% -- --
Amazon.com, Inc. 1.31% 237.55 -2.72%
United States of America USGB 4.125 08/31/2030 FIX USD Government 1.17% 101.82 -0.19%
United States of America USGB 1.375 10/31/2028 FIX USD Government 1.02% 93.79 -0.09%
Meta Platforms, Inc. 1.01% 609.91 0.15%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee 0.75%
Actual Management Fee 0.45%
Administration Fee 8.32K%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee --
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors No
Minimum Initial Investment 1000.00 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 0.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years. The Fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing primarily in a blend of equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and non-U.S. issuers. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in below investment grade fixed-income securities.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Global Peer Group Mixed Asset USD Flexible - US
Peer Group Flexible Portfolio Funds
Global Macro --
US Macro Mixed-Assets Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Flexible Portfolio Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Morgan Stanley
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (11-11-25) 0.55%
30-Day SEC Yield (9-30-25) 0.84%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 1487
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 32.50
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 8.176
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 10.10
Weighted Median ROE 64.27%
Weighted Median ROA 14.56%
ROI (TTM) 21.45%
Return on Investment (TTM) 21.45%
Earning Yield 0.0400
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.018
Number of Equity Holdings 1140
Bond
Yield to Maturity (9-30-25) 3.64%
Effective Duration --
Average Coupon 3.21%
Calculated Average Quality 2.236
Effective Maturity 11.06
Nominal Maturity 11.20
Number of Bond Holdings 291
As of September 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 24.22%
EPS Growth (3Y) 15.46%
EPS Growth (5Y) 19.14%
Sales Growth (1Y) 14.25%
Sales Growth (3Y) 12.67%
Sales Growth (5Y) 13.66%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 17.18%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 13.32%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 16.78%
As of September 30, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 4/30/2012
Last Annual Report Date 9/30/2024
Last Prospectus Date 1/28/2025
Share Classes
MBAAX A
MGPOX Retirement
MPBAX Inst
MSSOX C
Attributes
Index Fund --
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:MSDLX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:MSDLX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:MSDLX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:MSDLX", "prospectus_objective")
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