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Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio

mutual fund
MSBEX
Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.54 -0.03 -0.35%
primary theme
International Real Estate
share class
C (MSBKX) A (MSBEX) I (MSBDX) R6 (MSBPX)
MSBEX (Mutual Fund)

Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.54 -0.03 -0.35%
primary theme
International Real Estate
share class
C (MSBKX) A (MSBEX) I (MSBDX) R6 (MSBPX)
MSBEX (Mutual Fund)

Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio

Payout Change
Pending
Price as of:
$8.54 -0.03 -0.35%
primary theme
International Real Estate
share class
C (MSBKX) A (MSBEX) I (MSBDX) R6 (MSBPX)

Name

As of 12/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio

MSBEX | Fund

$8.54

$4.27 M

2.87%

$0.25

35.33%

Vitals

YTD Return

6.5%

1 yr return

9.1%

3 Yr Avg Return

-3.4%

5 Yr Avg Return

N/A

Net Assets

$4.27 M

Holdings in Top 10

42.7%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$8.6
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 35.33%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.25%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 44.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/12/2024

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

Watchlist

Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio

MSBEX | Fund

$8.54

$4.27 M

2.87%

$0.25

35.33%

MSBEX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 6.5%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -3.4%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return N/A
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio 0.63%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 2.9%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Global Focus Real Estate Portfolio
  • Fund Family Name
    Morgan Stanley Funds
  • Inception Date
    Aug 09, 2021
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Laurel Durkay

Fund Description

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) will be invested in securities of companies in the real estate industry, including real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), real estate operating companies (“REOCs”), foreign real estate companies, companies with substantial real estate-related holdings and/or services related to the real estate industry, including, but not limited to, real estate management, brokers and building products. This policy may be changed without shareholder approval; however, shareholders would be notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any changes. The Fund has a fundamental policy (i.e., one that cannot be changed without shareholder approval) of investing 25% or more of its total assets in the real estate industry. The Fund may invest in equity securities, including common and preferred stocks, convertible securities and equity-linked securities, rights and warrants to purchase equity securities, depositary receipts including American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), shares of investment companies (including those which may be managed by the Adviser or its affiliates), limited partnership interests and other specialty securities having equity features. A company is considered to be in the real estate industry if it (i) derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from the ownership, operation, development, construction, management, financing, leasing or sale of residential, commercial or industrial real estate and land; (ii) derives at least 50% of its revenues or profits from products or services provided or related to residential, commercial or industrial real estate and land; or (iii) has at least 50% of the fair market value of its assets invested in residential, commercial or industrial real estate and land.
The Fund will normally invest primarily in companies located in the developed countries of North America, Europe and Asia, but may also invest in companies located in emerging markets. Under normal market conditions, the Fund typically invests at least the lesser of (i) 40% of its total assets in the securities of issuers located outside of the United States or (ii) an amount of its total assets equal to the approximate percentage of issuers located outside of the United States included in the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Net Total Return Index, unless the Adviser determines, in its sole discretion, that conditions are not favorable. If the Adviser determines that conditions are not favorable, the Fund may invest under 40% of its total assets in the securities of issuers located outside of the United States, provided that the Fund will not invest less than 30% of its total assets in such securities except for temporary defensive purposes. In addition, under normal market conditions, the Fund invests in the securities of issuers from at least three different countries, which may include the United States.
The Adviser actively manages the Fund using a disciplined, bottom-up, fundamentally-driven investment methodology. The Fund will invest in those securities for which the Adviser determines to have the best forward total return potential based upon relative valuation. The Adviser will assess real estate specific factors, broader equity factors, as well as environmental, social and governance factors (also referred to as ESG) in its fundamental analysis in order to calculate appropriate valuation metrics. Top-down considerations are incorporated into the portfolio construction process, and the Adviser seeks to achieve exposure across regions, countries and/or sectors and integrate forecasted fundamental inflections, macroeconomic considerations, geopolitical and country risk assessments, among other factors. The Adviser actively selects positions in a limited number of equity securities. The Adviser generally considers selling a portfolio holding based upon the relative valuation ranking of securities in the investment universe.
The Fund may invest without limit in all types of REITs, including timber REITs, tower REITs and other REITs. The Fund also may invest in exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”).
When deemed by the Adviser to be relevant to its evaluation of a company’s financial performance and when applicable information is available, the Adviser considers financially material ESG issues which may impact the prospects of an issuer or long-term stock price performance of a company. When considered, one or more ESG issues are taken into account alongside other factors in the investment decision-making process and are not the sole determinant of whether an investment can be made or will remain in the Fund’s portfolio.
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MSBEX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MSBEX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.5% -10.0% 31.4% 24.86%
1 Yr 9.1% -8.6% 35.1% 30.06%
3 Yr -3.4%* -17.7% 16.8% 40.12%
5 Yr N/A* -10.5% 14.8% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -2.8% 10.6% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MSBEX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 9.0% -16.8% 16.7% 40.94%
2022 -28.3% -39.5% 4.5% 55.69%
2021 N/A -0.9% 30.7% N/A
2020 N/A -19.7% 13.7% N/A
2019 N/A 1.0% 26.5% N/A

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MSBEX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 6.5% -10.0% 31.4% 24.86%
1 Yr 9.1% -8.6% 35.1% 30.06%
3 Yr -3.4%* -17.7% 16.8% 40.12%
5 Yr N/A* -10.5% 14.8% N/A
10 Yr N/A* -2.8% 10.6% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MSBEX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 11.7% -14.6% 23.4% 28.07%
2022 -27.4% -39.5% 10.1% 88.02%
2021 N/A 5.7% 101.8% N/A
2020 N/A -17.8% 14.7% N/A
2019 N/A 4.3% 37.2% N/A

NAV & Total Return History

MSBEX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MSBEX Category Low Category High MSBEX % Rank
Net Assets 4.27 M 4.27 M 7.48 B 98.82%
Number of Holdings 58 5 691 72.83%
Net Assets in Top 10 2.13 M 2.13 M 4.55 B 98.84%
Weighting of Top 10 42.70% 20.1% 63.7% 34.30%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. American Tower Corp 8.80%
  2. Equinix Inc 5.47%
  3. Welltower Inc 5.33%
  4. AvalonBay Communities Inc 4.57%
  5. Public Storage 4.29%
  6. Agree Realty Corp 3.86%
  7. Goodman Group 3.05%
  8. Digital Realty Trust Inc 2.72%
  9. Prologis Inc 2.37%
  10. Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc 2.24%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MSBEX % Rank
Stocks 		98.17% 3.62% 126.54% 73.41%
Cash 		1.83% 0.00% 11.23% 39.31%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 7.25% 61.85%
Other 		0.00% -33.49% 101.32% 72.25%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.07% 57.80%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 22.09% 60.69%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MSBEX % Rank
Real Estate 		95.99% 72.53% 100.00% 75.74%
Consumer Cyclical 		2.27% 0.00% 13.03% 10.06%
Technology 		1.73% 0.00% 4.92% 10.06%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 0.96% 60.95%
Industrials 		0.00% 0.00% 4.91% 68.64%
Healthcare 		0.00% 0.00% 1.54% 66.86%
Financial Services 		0.00% 0.00% 9.53% 69.82%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 0.11% 59.76%
Communication Services 		0.00% 0.00% 10.08% 81.66%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 0.18% 61.54%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 1.63% 60.95%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MSBEX % Rank
US 		66.47% 0.00% 102.76% 17.34%
Non US 		31.70% 0.00% 99.07% 75.72%

MSBEX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MSBEX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 35.33% 0.10% 36.96% 1.73%
Management Fee 0.70% 0.09% 1.50% 21.51%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 36.00%
Administrative Fee N/A 0.01% 0.25% N/A

Sales Fees

MSBEX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.25% 3.50% 5.75% 75.86%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MSBEX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 0.25% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

MSBEX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 44.00% 1.00% 165.00% 35.71%

MSBEX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MSBEX Category Low Category High MSBEX % Rank
Dividend Yield 2.87% 0.00% 5.52% 47.40%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

MSBEX Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Annual Quarterly Quarterly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MSBEX Category Low Category High MSBEX % Rank
Net Income Ratio 0.63% -0.23% 3.84% 88.82%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MSBEX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Semi-Annually Annually

Distributions History

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MSBEX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Laurel Durkay

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 30, 2021

0.84

0.8%

Laurel Durkay, Chartered Financial Analyst Managing Director Laurel Durkay joined Morgan Stanley in 2020 and has 20 years of investment experience. She is the Head of Global Listed Real Assets within Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) and the lead portfolio manager for US and Global listed real estate strategies. Prior to joining MSIM, Ms. Durkay was a Senior Vice President and Global Portfolio Manager for Listed Real Estate at Cohen & Steers Capital Management for 14 years. Previously, Ms. Durkay held several positions at Citigroup, including working on asset allocation and manag

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.09 20.42 7.12 10.42

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