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| As of 2009-10-31 |
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Diversified Pacific/Asia Funds |
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| As of
2009-09-30 |
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| Day Change |
| $ 0.09 |
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| NAV (2009-11-20) |
| $ 19.85 |
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| YTD Return % (2009-11-20) |
| 31.37% |
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| Total Assets ($ mil) |
| 126 |
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| Growth of $10,000 |
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Fund: |
Morgan Stanley Pacific Growth A LW |
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1999-01-01
to 2009-10-31) |
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Category: |
Diversified Pacific/Asia |
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Index: |
MSCI EAFE NDTR_D |
| 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 |
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YTD Returns as of 2009-11-20 |
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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 |
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| +/- MSCI EAFE NDTR_D |
1.76 |
8.78 |
5.91 |
3.75 |
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| Standardized Annual Returns % more on standardized returns |
| Quarter-End (as of
2009-09-30) |
33.82 |
10.75 |
2.55 |
9.89 |
3.85 |
0.88 |
| Month-End (as of 2009-10-31) |
28.99 |
34.66 |
0.38 |
8.73 |
3.40 |
0.57 |
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| After Tax Returns % (as of
2009-09-30
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34.22 |
0.21 |
8.62 |
3.24 |
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| On Distribution & Sale of Shares |
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22.45 |
0.22 |
7.52 |
2.84 |
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| # 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
none,
the maximum deferred sales fee is
none,
and the maximum redemption sales fee is
2.00%.
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| 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. |
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| Sector Breakdown % |
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Information |
16.67 |
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Software |
1.40 |
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Hardware |
9.31 |
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Media |
1.59 |
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Telecommunications |
4.38 |
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Service |
34.57 |
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Healthcare |
3.75 |
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Consumer Services |
6.81 |
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Business Services |
4.63 |
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Financial Services |
19.38 |
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Manufacturing |
48.76 |
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Consumer Goods |
20.53 |
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Industrial Materials |
24.35 |
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Energy |
2.80 |
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Utilities |
1.07 |
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| Asset Allocation |
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| % of Net Assets |
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Cash |
1.0 |
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Stocks |
95.5 |
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Bonds |
0.0 |
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Other |
3.5 |
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Foreign Stocks |
95.5 |
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(as a % of Assets) |
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| Data through 2009-09-30 |
Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| Holding Status |
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| Total Number of Stock Holdings |
182 |
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Turnover % |
42 |
| Total Number of Bond Holdings |
0 |
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30 Day SEC Yield % |
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| % of Assets in Top 10 Holdings |
14.33 |
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ending as of
2009-09-30 |
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| Top 10 Holdings |
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Country |
% of Net
Assets |
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Samsung Electronics |
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South Korea |
1.96 |
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China Construction Bank Corporation |
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China |
1.64 |
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Canon, Inc. |
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Japan |
1.52 |
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Toyota Motor Corporation |
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Japan |
1.50 |
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Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. |
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Taiwan |
1.35 |
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Mitsubishi |
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Japan |
1.32 |
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Fujitsu Limited |
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Japan |
1.29 |
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PetroChina Company, Ltd. |
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China |
1.28 |
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Hero Honda Motors Ltd. |
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India |
1.25 |
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Panasonic Corp |
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Japan |
1.22 |
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Data through 2009-09-30 |
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| Fund Inception: 1997-07-28 |
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Portfolio Manager (Start Date) |
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John R. Alkire (1998-11-30) |
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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. |
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Kunihiko Sugio (1998-11-30) |
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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. |
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James Cheng (2006-08-31) |
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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. |
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Sales Charge %
(taken from prospectus dated 2009-02-27) |
| Front: |
None |
| Deferred: |
None |
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| Expense Ratio % |
1.67 |
based on net assets
(taken from annual report dated 2007-10-31)
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