Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio (MSSGX)
The fund will, under normal circumstances, seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in established and emerging companies with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The Adviser emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. The Adviser may invest up to 25% of the fund's total assets in foreign securities.
Fund Info
US61744J3095
61744J309
Nov 1, 1989
$1,000,000
Small-Cap
Growth
Expense Ratio
MSSGX has a high expense ratio of 1.04%, indicating above-average management fees.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio (MSSGX) returned -1.70% year-to-date (YTD) and 41.81% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, MSSGX had an annualized return of 10.79%, just below the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.85%.
MSSGX
-1.70%
2.23%
-5.77%
41.81%
14.96%
8.54%
10.79%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
0.51%
6.15%
-2.00%
12.92%
12.68%
14.19%
10.85%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of MSSGX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.66% | -7.97% | -6.35% | 7.63% | 2.23% | -1.70% | |||||||
| 2024 | -8.91% | 8.99% | 3.84% | -13.44% | 0.18% | 2.08% | 3.29% | -0.17% | 5.08% | 6.56% | 28.38% | -4.14% | 29.66% |
| 2023 | 20.65% | -0.52% | 0.83% | -6.72% | 9.42% | 15.70% | 9.63% | -8.23% | -7.49% | -12.98% | 11.35% | 19.81% | 54.44% |
| 2022 | -21.25% | -3.47% | -3.00% | -20.52% | -10.28% | -10.59% | 13.02% | -3.24% | -9.55% | 1.31% | -7.20% | -7.19% | -59.42% |
| 2021 | 33.12% | 3.74% | -10.49% | 5.75% | -5.13% | 10.73% | -7.00% | -2.95% | -7.09% | 3.03% | -10.62% | -9.23% | -3.74% |
| 2020 | 6.34% | -2.27% | -20.02% | 26.10% | 21.89% | 12.44% | 10.75% | 11.00% | -2.63% | -4.57% | 27.75% | 19.39% | 150.30% |
| 2019 | 15.18% | 11.55% | 1.62% | 1.91% | -1.64% | 5.88% | 6.38% | -8.67% | -7.18% | 1.91% | 9.22% | -1.56% | 36.92% |
| 2018 | 3.85% | 0.97% | -1.93% | 0.27% | 8.81% | 3.60% | -0.71% | 9.46% | -0.73% | -12.66% | 1.26% | -9.61% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 4.60% | -2.16% | 3.76% | 5.54% | 3.57% | -0.71% | -0.15% | -1.38% | 0.37% | 4.17% | 1.19% | 2.09% | 22.57% |
| 2016 | -11.49% | -1.89% | 7.29% | 1.48% | 1.54% | 2.58% | 6.87% | 0.35% | -0.42% | -6.96% | 4.01% | -2.10% | -0.38% |
| 2015 | -4.54% | 7.49% | 1.42% | -0.99% | 1.82% | 2.48% | 0.58% | -10.67% | -5.85% | 2.87% | 1.17% | -4.22% | -9.35% |
| 2014 | -1.95% | 3.33% | -6.05% | -12.37% | -0.00% | 7.35% | -6.24% | 5.17% | -4.18% | 4.72% | -0.11% | 1.98% | -9.77% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
With an overall rank of 76, MSSGX is among the top 24% of mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio (MSSGX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio provided a 1.01% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.16 per share.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.16 | $0.16 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $4.87 | $2.45 | $1.94 | $1.39 | $5.16 | $0.44 | $1.21 | $1.95 |
Dividend yield | 1.01% | 0.99% | 0.00% | 0.39% | 24.63% | 9.61% | 17.32% | 14.40% | 47.33% | 3.33% | 8.82% | 11.82% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.03 | $0.03 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $4.87 | $4.87 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2.45 | $2.45 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.94 | $1.94 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.39 | $1.39 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.45 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $3.71 | $5.16 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.44 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.17 | $1.21 |
| 2014 | $0.45 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $1.50 | $1.95 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio was 76.02%, occurring on Dec 28, 2022. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio drawdown is 50.56%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -76.02% | Feb 10, 2021 | 475 | Dec 28, 2022 | — | — | — |
| -62.59% | Mar 13, 2000 | 645 | Oct 9, 2002 | 1165 | May 31, 2007 | 1810 |
| -60.01% | Oct 10, 2007 | 354 | Mar 9, 2009 | 467 | Jan 12, 2011 | 821 |
| -39.95% | Feb 20, 2020 | 20 | Mar 18, 2020 | 35 | May 7, 2020 | 55 |
| -37.03% | Mar 5, 2014 | 488 | Feb 9, 2016 | 480 | Jan 4, 2018 | 968 |
Volatility
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