Performance
Trailing returns
| 1 day | +0.99% |
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| 1 week | +3.51% |
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| 4 week | +10.88% |
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| 3 month | +13.26% |
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| YTD | +23.02% |
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| 1 year | +41.15% |
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| 3 years* | +20.47% |
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| 5 years* | +8.89% |
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| *annualised | |||||
| Best 3-month return | +66.90% | |
| Worst 3-month return | -33.45% |
Morningstar statistics
Morningstar category: Small Growth
| Return | Risk | Rating | |
| 3 years | Above Average | Average |
 
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| 5 years | Above Average | Average |
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| 10 years | Above Average | Average |
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| Overall | Above Average | Average |
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Morningstar style Learn more
| Large | |||
| Mid | |||
| Small | |||
| Value | Blend | Growth |
Key statistics
| Total assets | 1,592.13M | |
| Front load | - | |
| Deferred load | - | |
| Expense ratio | 1.05% | |
| Management fee | - | |
| Fund family | Morgan Stanley (New York) |
Asset allocation
| Cash | 5.79% | |
| Stocks | 87.84% | |
| Bonds | 0.00% | |
| Preferred | 2.40% | |
| Other | 3.97% |
Purchase information
| Initial | $5,000,000 |
17.19+0.01(0.06%)
May 23, 4:00pm GMT-4
Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Description
The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund invests primarily in established and emerging companies from a universe comprised of small capitalization companies, most with market capitalizations of generally less than $4 billion. It normally invests at least 80% of assets in equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund may invest up to 25% of the Portfolio's net assets in foreign securities. It may utilize foreign currency forward exchange contracts, which are derivatives, in connection with its investments in foreign securities.
Fund filings (PDF) »
Fund filings (PDF) »
Asset managers:
Alexander Norton (Started: Jul 29, 2005)
Jason Yeung (Started: Sep 30, 2007)
Armistead Nash (Started: Sep 30, 2008)
Dennis Lynch (Started: Jan 31, 1999)
David Cohen (Started: Jan 31, 2002)
Sandeep (Sam) Chainani (Started: Jun 30, 2004)
Alexander Norton (Started: Jul 29, 2005)
Jason Yeung (Started: Sep 30, 2007)
Armistead Nash (Started: Sep 30, 2008)
Dennis Lynch (Started: Jan 31, 1999)
David Cohen (Started: Jan 31, 2002)
Sandeep (Sam) Chainani (Started: Jun 30, 2004)
Risk
| 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | ||
| Alpha* | 3.68 | 0.24 | 2.40 | 2.53 | |
| Beta* | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.15 | 1.19 | |
| Mean annual return | 1.84 | 1.28 | 0.86 | 1.05 | |
| R-squared* | 70.08 | 82.00 | 87.35 | 81.51 | |
| Standard deviation | 13.90 | 18.96 | 23.22 | 19.26 | |
| Sharpe ratio | 1.58 | 0.80 | 0.43 | 0.56 | |
| * Against standard index | |||||
Top 10 holdings
| Security | Net Assets | |
| Corporate Executive Board Company (CEB) | 5.10% | |
| Advisory Board Company (ABCO) | 4.70% | |
| NetSuite, Inc. (N) | 4.35% | |
| CoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP) | 4.21% | |
| AthenaHealth, Inc. (ATHN) | 4.16% | |
| Solera Holdings, Inc. (SLH) | 3.27% | |
| Fiesta Restaurant Group Inc (FRGI) | 3.27% | |
| Rockwood Holdings Inc (ROC) | 2.84% | |
| Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (BIP) | 2.80% | |
| Vail Resorts, Inc. (MTN) | 2.59% |