Morgan Stanley Special Value A  SVFAX
  Morningstar Report
Overall Morningstar
Rating™
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Small Value Funds
Rating derived from a weighted average of the fund's 3, 5, 10-year rating which are based on risk-adjusted performance.
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As of 2009-09-30
Day Change
$ -0.07
  
NAV (2009-11-10)
$ 10.90
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-10)
26.45%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
307
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Morgan Stanley Special Value A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Small Value
Index: S&P 500 TR
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-10
Inception date: 1997-07-28 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-10
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 25.75 65.68 -2.29 5.58 9.82 8.02
+/- Category 6.56 54.46 5.43 4.56 1.79 ---
+/- S&P 500 TR 2.23 16.88 3.61 4.90 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 20.03 -3.79 -0.79 5.63 9.32 8.01
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 14.65 13.81 -3.96 4.66 9.23 7.55
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 11.59 -7.28 1.96 7.74 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 10.77 -3.54 3.83 8.09 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 317 funds), (5 yrs : out of 242 funds), (10 yrs : out of 125 funds). Ratings are based on risk-adjusted performance. The maximum initial sales fee is 5.25%, the maximum deferred sales fee is none, and the maximum redemption sales fee is 2.00%.
The performance quoted represents past performance and does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate thus an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted herein.
  Portfolio Profile    
Sector Breakdown %
Information 16.00
Software 5.54
Hardware 4.65
Media 1.03
Telecommunications 4.78
Service 53.79
Healthcare 10.01
Consumer Services 6.20
Business Services 18.24
Financial Services 19.34
Manufacturing 30.20
Consumer Goods 13.87
Industrial Materials 10.70
Energy 2.08
Utilities 3.55
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 4.0
Stocks 94.9
Bonds 0.0
Other 1.0
Foreign Stocks 5.9
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 73 Turnover % 54
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 26.75 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector P/E YTD
Return %		 % of Net
Assets
Maximus, Inc. 23.26 33.78 4.10
AAR Corporation 9.41 4.51 3.12
Healthsouth Corporation 4.49 63.14 2.93
Pharmerica Corporation 92.59 -2.87 2.54
AerCap Holdings N.V. 1.68 177.74 2.43
Zep, Inc. 48.31 -10.15 2.37
Proassurance Corporation 10.11 0.83 2.36
Perrigo Company 23.47 22.18 2.36
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. 10.38 40.28 2.29
NBTY, Inc. 8.33 167.41 2.25
Data through 2009-09-30
YTD Return through 2009-11-20
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1997-07-28
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
Richard Glass  (2001-04-01)
Glass has been associated with Morgan Stanley Investment Mgt Inc. in an investment management capacity since October 2001. Glass holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Alexander Yaggy  (2006-01-31)
Yaggy has been associated with the Morgan Stanley Investment Mgt Inc. in an investment management capacity since January 2006. Prior to January 2006, he was associated with the Morgan Stanley Investment Mgt Inc. in a research capacity (July 2004 to January 2006) and, prior to July 2004, he was a senior analyst with Neuberger Berman from September 1996 to June 2004.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-07-31)
Front: 5.25
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.34
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2009-07-31)
Correspondence Information
522 Fifth Avenue

New York,  NY  10036
USA
Telephone:
800-869-6397
212-762-4000
Data on this page does not include the fund's short positions (if any).
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Returns will vary and shares may be worth more or less than their original cost when sold.