Morgan Stanley Institutional Global Franchise Portfolio Class A (MSFBX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
34.32
+0.06 (0.18%)
Mar 4, 2025, 8:06 AM EST
-2.80%
Fund Assets 2.81B
Expense Ratio 1.17%
Min. Investment $1,000
Turnover n/a
Dividend (ttm) 3.89
Dividend Yield 11.32%
Dividend Growth 557.29%
Payout Frequency Annual
Ex-Dividend Date Dec 16, 2024
Previous Close 34.26
YTD Return 5.34%
1-Year Return 7.33%
5-Year Return 65.40%
52-Week Low 32.12
52-Week High 37.63
Beta (5Y) 0.82
Holdings 39
Inception Date Nov 30, 2001

About MSFBX

The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located throughout the world that they believe have, among other things, sustainable competitive advantages, capable management and financial strength. Normally, it invests in securities of issuers from at least three different countries, which may include the United States. The fund may concentrate its holdings in a relatively small number of companies and may invest up to 25% of its total assets in a single issuer. It may utilize foreign currency forward exchange contracts.

Category World Large-Stock Blend
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MSFBX
Share Class Class A
Index MSCI World NR USD

Performance

MSFBX had a total return of 7.33% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 11.32%, including dividends.

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%
MSFAX Class I 0.92%
MSFLX Class L 1.67%
MSGFX Class C 1.91%

Top 10 Holdings

46.65% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Microsoft Corporation MSFT 7.81%
SAP SE SAP 7.26%
Visa Inc. V 6.62%
L'Oréal S.A. OR 4.17%
Accenture plc ACN 4.11%
Aon plc AON 4.06%
The Procter & Gamble Company PG 3.35%
Abbott Laboratories ABT 3.19%
Becton, Dickinson and Company BDX 3.10%
The Coca-Cola Company KO 2.98%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Dec 16, 2024 $3.88531 Dec 16, 2024
Dec 15, 2023 $0.59111 Dec 15, 2023
Dec 16, 2022 $0.43744 Dec 16, 2022
Dec 17, 2021 $0.93977 Dec 17, 2021
Dec 16, 2020 $1.01289 Dec 16, 2020
Dec 16, 2019 $1.25057 Dec 16, 2019
Full Dividend History