Morgan Stanley Inst Global Franchise I (MSFAX)

Fund Assets	2.60B
Expense Ratio	0.93%
Min. Investment	$5,000,000
Turnover	35.00%
Dividend (ttm)	3.98
Dividend Yield	11.33%
Dividend Growth	490.22%
Payout Frequency	Annual
Ex-Dividend Date	Dec 16, 2024

Previous Close	34.97
YTD Return	3.78%
1-Year Return	0.47%
5-Year Return	37.15%
52-Week Low	31.59
52-Week High	38.72
Beta (5Y)	0.89
Holdings	35
Inception Date	Nov 30, 2001

About MSFAX

Under normal market conditions, the fund invests in securities of issuers from at least three different countries, which may include the United States. The Adviser and/or Sub-Adviser seek to invest in high quality companies they believe have strong business franchises, strong cash flows, modest capital requirements, strong balance sheets, capable management, and that typically return cash to shareholders. The fund is non-diversified.

• Fund Family: Morgan Stanley
• Category: World Large-Stock Blend
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: MSFAX
• Share Class: Class I
• Index: MSCI World NR USD

Performance

MSFAX had a total return of 0.47% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.25%.

Other Share Classes

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

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
MGISX	Class R6	0.83%
MSFBX	Class A	1.16%
MSFLX	Class L	1.67%
MSGFX	Class C	1.90%

Top 10 Holdings

50.15% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Microsoft Corporation	MSFT	9.54%
SAP SE	SAP	7.89%
Visa Inc.	V	6.38%
L'Oréal S.A.	OR	4.68%
Aon plc	AON	4.18%
The Coca-Cola Company	KO	3.69%
Booking Holdings Inc.	BKNG	3.62%
Alphabet Inc.	GOOGL	3.60%
Accenture plc	ACN	3.46%
Roper Technologies, Inc.	ROP	3.11%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Dec 16, 2024	$3.97534	Dec 16, 2024
Dec 15, 2023	$0.67354	Dec 15, 2023
Dec 16, 2022	$0.50997	Dec 16, 2022
Dec 17, 2021	$1.01728	Dec 17, 2021
Dec 16, 2020	$1.0851	Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2019	$1.30925	Dec 16, 2019