Morgan Stanley Inst Growth L (MSHLX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
57.66
+0.66 (1.16%)
Sep 12, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
1.16%
Fund Assets4.67B
Expense Ratio1.37%
Min. Investment$1,000
Turnover39.00%
Dividend (ttm)0.05
Dividend Yield0.09%
Dividend Growthn/a
Payout FrequencyAnnual
Ex-Dividend DateDec 11, 2024
Previous Close57.00
YTD Return32.10%
1-Year Return77.56%
5-Year Return41.46%
52-Week Low32.49
52-Week High58.78
Beta (5Y)n/a
Holdings36
Inception DateApr 30, 2012

About MSHLX

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class L is an actively managed mutual fund designed to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in large-cap U.S. companies with strong growth prospects. The portfolio targets firms in rapidly expanding industries, frequently emphasizing sectors like information technology, consumer discretionary, and financials, which are expected to deliver high earnings and sales growth. The fund typically allocates its assets to stocks that demonstrate significant growth potential as evidenced by high valuations and robust financial metrics such as earnings per share growth and sales growth. Falling within the large-growth Morningstar category, this portfolio seeks to outperform traditional benchmarks like the S&P 500 Total Return Index by identifying and concentrating on top-performing growth stocks. The fund's management employs a multi-manager approach, leveraging deep research and sector expertise to select holdings. Historically, the portfolio has shown strong relative performance compared to its peers and benchmarks, emphasizing its role as a vehicle for investors seeking exposure to high-growth U.S. equities. This fund is intended for institutional investors as well as individuals seeking aggressive growth within a diversified large-cap portfolio.

Fund Family Morgan Stanley
Category Large Growth
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol MSHLX
Share Class Class L
Index Russell 1000 Growth TR

Performance

MSHLX had a total return of 77.56% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 15.81%.

Equivalent Funds

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

SymbolProviderNameExpense Ratio
FACGXFidelityFidelity Advisor Growth Opps C1.49%
FAGOXFidelityFidelity Advisor Growth Opps M0.99%
FAGCXFidelityFidelity Advisor Growth Opps I0.49%
FZAHXFidelityFidelity Advisor Growth Opps Z0.37%
FAGAXFidelityFidelity Advisor Growth Opps A0.74%

Other Share Classes

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

SymbolShare ClassExpense Ratio
MGRPXClass R60.52%
MSEQXClass I0.62%
MGHRXClass Ir0.73%
MSEGXClass A0.87%

Top 10 Holdings

64.31% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
Cloudflare, Inc.NET14.43%
Tesla, Inc.TSLA6.46%
Strategy IncMSTR6.43%
Affirm Holdings, Inc.AFRM6.35%
Roblox CorporationRBLX5.87%
AppLovin CorporationAPP5.18%
DoorDash, Inc.DASH4.98%
CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.CRWD4.93%
MercadoLibre, Inc.MELI4.88%
Snowflake Inc.SNOW4.81%
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Dividend History

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Dec 11, 2024$0.05405Dec 11, 2024
Dec 12, 2022$4.29275Dec 12, 2022
Dec 11, 2020$8.55734Dec 11, 2020
Dec 11, 2019$4.95538Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2018$2.24568Dec 11, 2018
Jul 3, 2018$1.07104Jul 3, 2018
Full Dividend History