Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth A  TGRAX
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Overall Morningstar
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As of 2009-10-31
Out of
Diversified Pacific/Asia 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
$ 0.09
  
NAV (2009-11-20)
$ 19.85
  
YTD Return % (2009-11-20)
31.37%
  
Total Assets ($ mil)
126
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  Performance    
Growth of $10,000 Fund: Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth A
(from 1999-01-01 to 2009-10-31) Category: Diversified Pacific/Asia
Index: MSCI EAFE NR USD
Total Annualized Returns % 1yr, 3yr and 5yr Returns as of 2009-11-20
Inception date: 1997-07-28 10yr and Inception Returns as of 2009-10-31
YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20
YTD 1 Year 3 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since Inception
Fund 31.37 61.46 1.16 8.01 3.40 0.57
+/- Category 4.14 29.02 3.83 0.82 0.48 ---
+/- MSCI EAFE NR USD 1.76 8.78 5.91 3.75 --- ---
Standardized Annual Returns %   more on standardized returns
Quarter-End (as of 2009-09-30) 26.79 4.93 0.72 8.71 3.29 0.43
Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) 22.22 27.59 -1.41 7.56 2.84 0.13
After Tax Returns % (as of 2009-09-30 )  
On Distribution --- 27.17 -1.58 7.46 2.68 ---
On Distribution & Sale of Shares --- 17.86 -1.30 6.49 2.35 ---
Morningstar Rating --- --- ---
# of compared funds covered (3 yrs : out of 31 funds), (5 yrs : out of 27 funds), (10 yrs : out of 17 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 16.67
Software 1.40
Hardware 9.31
Media 1.59
Telecommunications 4.38
Service 34.57
Healthcare 3.75
Consumer Services 6.81
Business Services 4.63
Financial Services 19.38
Manufacturing 48.76
Consumer Goods 20.53
Industrial Materials 24.35
Energy 2.80
Utilities 1.07
Asset Allocation
% of Net Assets
Cash 1.0
Stocks 95.5
Bonds 0.0
Other 3.5
Foreign Stocks 95.5
(as a % of Assets)
Data through 2009-09-30 Data through 2009-09-30
 
Holding Status
Total Number of Stock Holdings 182 Turnover % 42
Total Number of Bond Holdings 0 30 Day SEC Yield % ---
% of Assets in Top 10 Holdings 14.33 ending as of 2009-09-30
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Top 10 Holdings Sector Country % of Net
Assets
Samsung Electronics South Korea 1.96
China Construction Bank Corporation China 1.64
Canon, Inc. Japan 1.52
Toyota Motor Corporation Japan 1.50
Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. Taiwan 1.35
Mitsubishi Japan 1.32
Fujitsu Limited Japan 1.29
PetroChina Company, Ltd. China 1.28
Hero Honda Motors Ltd. India 1.25
Panasonic Corp Japan 1.22
Data through 2009-09-30
  Other Information
Fund Inception: 1997-07-28
Portfolio Manager  (Start Date)
John R. Alkire  (1998-11-30)
Alkire is currently a managing director of Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Co., Limited, his employer since 1981and began managing the fund in November 1998. He started out working in foreign equity sales and trading to Pacific basin institutions. In October 1993 he was appointed president of Morgan Stanley Investment Advisory. Prior to 1993, he specialized in Japanese warrants and cash equity sales and trading to Japanese financial institutions in Tokyo.
Kunihiko Sugio  (1998-11-30)
Sugio has been associated with Morgan Stanley Asset & Investment Trust Management Co., Limited in an investment management capacity since November 1998. He is currently an executive director.
James Cheng  (2006-08-31)
Cheng has been a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company (MSIM Company), an affiliate of MSIM, Inc., since August 2006. He has been managing the Portfolio since October 2006. Prior to joining MSIM Company. Cheng worked in an investment management capacity at Invesco Asia Limited, Asia Strategic Investment Management Limited and Munich Re Asia Capital Management Limited.
Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-27)
Front: 5.25
Deferred: None
Expense Ratio % 1.72
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2008-10-31)
Correspondence Information

522 Fifth Avenue
New York,  NY  10036
United States
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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