Morgan Stanley Institutional Emerging Markets Portfolio Class C (MSEPX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
22.80
+0.25 (1.11%)
Jul 15, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
5.85%
Fund Assets538.93M
Expense Ratio2.10%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover41.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.10
Dividend Yield0.43%
Dividend Growth-52.90%
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 16, 2024
Previous Close22.55
YTD Return14.11%
1-Year Return6.34%
5-Year Return25.08%
52-Week Low18.19
52-Week High23.09
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings93
Inception DateApr 30, 2015

About MSEPX

The Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Emerging Markets Portfolio Class C is an actively managed mutual fund designed to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in equity securities of companies from a wide range of countries classified as emerging markets. This fund targets businesses that demonstrate strong growth potential, leveraging Morgan Stanley’s global research capabilities and integrated investment process. With significant allocations to sectors such as technology, financial services, industrials, and consumer cyclicals, the portfolio is diversified across geographies, offering exposure to dynamic economies with expanding middle classes and rapid development. The fund’s approach combines both top-down country allocation and bottom-up stock selection, aiming to identify high-quality growth companies and manage risk through sector and country diversification. As a vehicle for institutional and eligible investors seeking emerging market opportunities, the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Emerging Markets Portfolio plays a key role in global asset allocation strategies, providing access to regions with distinct growth drivers and the potential for portfolio diversification against developed market performance.

Fund Family Morgan Stanley
Category Diversified Emerging Mkts
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MSEPX
Share Class Class C
Index MSCI EM (Emerging Markets) NR USD

Performance

MSEPX had a total return of 6.34% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 6.49%.

Equivalent Funds

These are funds that follow the same index from the other major fund companies.

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FGOMXFidelityStrategic Advisers Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund0.36%
FPADXFidelityFidelity Emerging Markets Index Fund0.08%

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
MRGEXClass Ir0.95%
MMMPXClass R60.95%
MGEMXClass I0.99%
MMKBXClass A1.35%

Top 10 Holdings

39.19% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited233011.23%
Tencent Holdings Limited07006.40%
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.0059304.59%
Alibaba Group Holding LimitedBABAF4.40%
China Construction Bank CorporationCICHF2.55%
BYD Company LimitedBYDDF2.36%
Reliance Industries LimitedRELIANCE2.13%
ICICI Bank LimitedICICIBANK2.04%
WEG S.A.WEGE31.91%
Trip.com Group LtdCLV.DE1.60%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 16, 2024$0.09677Dec 16, 2024
Dec 15, 2023$0.20547Dec 15, 2023
Dec 16, 2022$0.66737Dec 16, 2022
Dec 17, 2021$1.84651Dec 17, 2021
Dec 16, 2020$0.1481Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2019$2.98999Dec 16, 2019
Full Dividend History