Continue to site >
Trending ETFs
You have successfully subscribed to Advisor Access. Thank you!
Help us personalize your experience.
Which type of investor describes you best?
Help us personalize your experience.
What is your AUM?
Knowing your investable assets will help us build and prioritize features that will suit your investment needs.

Congratulations on personalizing your experience.

Email is verified. Thank you!

Name

As of 12/24/2024

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

Asia Opportunity Portfolio

MSAUX | Fund

$21.50

$141 M

1.49%

$0.32

1.53%

Vitals

YTD Return

22.9%

1 yr return

26.6%

3 Yr Avg Return

-3.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

1.5%

Net Assets

$141 M

Holdings in Top 10

56.6%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$21.5
N/A
N/A

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 1.53%

SALES FEES

Front Load 5.25%

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 65.00%

Redemption Fee 2.00%

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

$1,000

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Open End Mutual Fund

Name

As of 12/24/2024

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

Asia Opportunity Portfolio

MSAUX | Fund

$21.50

$141 M

1.49%

$0.32

1.53%

MSAUX - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 22.9%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return -3.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 1.5%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency N/A
  • Net Income Ratio -0.69%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 1.5%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Annual

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Asia Opportunity Portfolio
  • Fund Family Name
    Morgan Stanley Funds
  • Inception Date
    Dec 29, 2015
  • Shares Outstanding
    N/A
  • Share Class
    A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Kristian Heugh

Fund Description

Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to achieve the Fund’s investment objective by investing primarily in equity securities of issuers located in Asia (excluding Japan), with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index.
The Adviser emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. In selecting securities for investment, the Adviser seeks high quality established and emerging companies that the Adviser believes are undervalued at the time of purchase. Fundamental research drives the investment process. The Adviser typically favors companies it believes have sustainable competitive advantages that can be monetized through growth. The investment process integrates analysis of sustainability with respect to disruptive change, financial strength, environmental and social externalities and governance (also referred to as ESG). The Adviser typically focuses a significant portion of the Fund’s investments in a limited number of issuers, which may be in the same industry, sector or geographic region. The Adviser generally considers selling a portfolio holding when it determines that the holding no longer satisfies its investment criteria.
The Adviser views incorporating ESG-related potential risks and opportunities within the investment process as important to ensure long-term stewardship of capital. Over extended time horizons, the Adviser believes that ESG risks are more likely to materialize and externalities not borne by the company are more likely to be priced into the value of securities. Since ESG risks could potentially impact the risk and reward profile of investment opportunities, the Adviser typically engages company management in constructive discussions on a range of ESG issues the Adviser deems materially important.
The Fund may also invest in privately placed and restricted securities.
Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of the Fund’s assets will be invested in equity securities of issuers located in Asia, excluding Japan. This policy may be changed without shareholder approval; however, you would be notified upon 60 days’ notice in writing of any changes.
For purposes of maintaining exposure of at least 80% of the Fund’s assets to equity securities of issuers located in Asia, the Fund may also invest in American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”), Global Depositary Receipts (“GDRs”) and other types of depositary receipts with respect to issuers located in Asia. The Fund may invest in China A-Shares (shares of publicly traded companies based in mainland China) listed and traded on the Shanghai Stock Exchange through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, as well as China A-Shares listed and traded on the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (collectively, “Stock Connect”).
The Fund invests primarily in securities of companies located in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand, but additional opportunities are also sought, whenever regulations permit, in any of the developed, emerging, and frontier countries and markets in the Asian region.
Read More

MSAUX - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MSAUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 22.9% -4.4% 23.8% 14.89%
1 Yr 26.6% -2.4% 27.1% 8.51%
3 Yr -3.9%* -8.7% 7.2% 75.56%
5 Yr 1.5%* -4.1% 11.5% 75.00%
10 Yr N/A* 0.9% 8.7% N/A

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MSAUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -7.2% -7.8% 14.0% 93.33%
2022 -22.2% -40.0% 2.8% 44.44%
2021 -21.4% -44.2% 15.5% 72.73%
2020 50.5% -13.5% 83.8% 22.73%
2019 44.2% -3.3% 44.7% 6.82%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period MSAUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 22.9% -4.4% 23.8% 14.89%
1 Yr 26.6% -2.4% 27.1% 8.51%
3 Yr -3.9%* -8.7% 7.2% 75.56%
5 Yr 1.5%* -4.1% 11.5% 75.00%
10 Yr N/A* 0.9% 8.7% N/A

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period MSAUX Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2023 -7.2% -7.8% 20.1% 97.78%
2022 -22.2% -31.3% 5.2% 66.67%
2021 -20.7% -21.3% 22.4% 95.45%
2020 52.2% -9.6% 87.0% 25.00%
2019 44.2% 8.4% 44.8% 6.82%

NAV & Total Return History

MSAUX - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

MSAUX Category Low Category High MSAUX % Rank
Net Assets 141 M 1.68 M 4.78 B 61.70%
Number of Holdings 28 28 1566 93.62%
Net Assets in Top 10 77.6 M 1.87 M 2.13 B 61.70%
Weighting of Top 10 56.61% 19.8% 79.8% 14.89%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. Trip.com Group Ltd 7.32%
  2. ICICI Bank Ltd 6.71%
  3. Coupang Inc 6.64%
  4. Meituan 6.52%
  5. HDFC Bank Ltd 5.19%
  6. Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd 5.13%
  7. Zomato Ltd 4.83%
  8. Tencent Holdings Ltd 4.83%
  9. Haidilao International Holding Ltd 4.74%
  10. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.71%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High MSAUX % Rank
Stocks 		101.24% 0.00% 101.44% 6.38%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 3.18% 48.94%
Other 		0.00% -0.01% 3.93% 42.55%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.49% 27.66%
Cash 		0.00% 0.00% 10.80% 82.98%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 93.37% 23.40%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MSAUX % Rank
Financial Services 		32.35% 7.86% 53.75% 10.64%
Consumer Cyclical 		22.72% 2.54% 30.22% 21.28%
Communication Services 		15.54% 0.00% 16.87% 6.38%
Consumer Defense 		13.76% 0.00% 15.16% 12.77%
Technology 		7.24% 0.00% 35.18% 87.23%
Real Estate 		5.28% 0.00% 16.03% 42.55%
Basic Materials 		3.10% 0.00% 24.13% 38.30%
Utilities 		0.00% 0.00% 7.67% 61.70%
Industrials 		0.00% 0.00% 28.54% 95.74%
Healthcare 		0.00% 0.00% 11.60% 93.62%
Energy 		0.00% 0.00% 7.66% 61.70%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High MSAUX % Rank
Non US 		60.90% 0.00% 99.96% 93.62%
US 		40.34% 0.00% 40.34% 4.26%

MSAUX - Expenses

Operational Fees

MSAUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 1.53% 0.19% 15.04% 19.15%
Management Fee 0.80% 0.19% 1.50% 65.96%
12b-1 Fee 0.25% 0.00% 1.00% 57.14%
Administrative Fee 0.08% 0.08% 0.15% 20.00%

Sales Fees

MSAUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load 5.25% 3.50% 5.75% 66.67%
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 1.00% N/A

Trading Fees

MSAUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee 2.00% 1.00% 2.00% 50.00%

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.

MSAUX Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 65.00% 9.00% 222.00% 50.00%

MSAUX - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

MSAUX Category Low Category High MSAUX % Rank
Dividend Yield 1.49% 0.00% 8.32% 93.62%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

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

Net Income Ratio Analysis

MSAUX Category Low Category High MSAUX % Rank
Net Income Ratio -0.69% -1.41% 4.89% 91.49%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

MSAUX Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Annually

Distributions History

View More +

MSAUX - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Kristian Heugh

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Dec 29, 2015

6.42

6.4%

Kristian Heugh is the Head of the Global Opportunity team and leads Global and International investing for Counterpoint Global. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2001 and has been with financial industry since 2001. Previously, Kristian was a co-portfolio manager of an international equity strategy and a technology strategy while a member of the Global Research Group, working closely with the Counterpoint Global team. Prior to that, he was a technology analyst for MSIM’s Sector Rotation multi-cap growth strategies. Kristian received a B.A. in economics from Duke University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Anil Agarwal

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Apr 13, 2020

2.13

2.1%

Alastair Pang

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jan 14, 2022

0.38

0.4%

Alastair Pang is an investor for the Global Opportunity team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2016 and has 11 years of investment experience. Prior to his current role, he worked as an investment analyst at Legatum, a private investment firm, and a vice president at Themes Investment Partners, a Greater China private equity firm. Previously, he was an associate in mergers and acquisitions at Rothschild. Alastair received a B.A. and M.A. in law and economics from the University of Cambridge and an M.B.A. with Dean’s Honors and Distinction from Columbia Business School. He was called to the Bars of England & Wales and Hong Kong.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.09 22.43 5.64 3.0

Advertisement

×

Wait! Do you know all the important aspects of mutual funds?

×

Free Advisor Access newsletter emailed to you.

Receive free and exclusive email updates for financial advisors about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.

Sign up for Advisor Access

Receive email updates about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.

Disclaimer: By registering, you agree to share your data with MutualFunds.com and opt-in to receiving occasional communications about projects and events. The contents of this form are subject to the MutualFunds.com Privacy Policy. You can unsubscribe at any time.