# Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio (MFMPX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/mfmpx for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Morgan Stanley · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Actively Managed · Inception: 2012-09-14 The fund's manager aims to achieve its investment goals primarily by dedicating its capital to growth-focused stocks in developing and frontier economies. Ordinarily, at least 80% of the portfolio's total value will be invested in the equity shares of companies operating within these emerging and frontier market countries. Moreover, the fund's investment selection methodology actively incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into its decision-making. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $17.33 | | Expense Ratio | 1.60% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $20.7M | | NAV | $17.33 (2025-09-05 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Annual | | 52-Week Range | $13.47 – $17.61 | | Beta | 0.63 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.4647 /share - Ex-date: 2024-12-16 - Pay date: 2024-12-16 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does MFMPX invest in? The fund's manager aims to achieve its investment goals primarily by dedicating its capital to growth-focused stocks in developing and frontier economies. Ordinarily, at least 80% of the portfolio's total value will be invested in the equity shares of companies operating within these emerging and frontier market countries. Moreover, the fund's investment selection methodology actively incorporates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into its decision-making. ### What is the expense ratio of MFMPX? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio (MFMPX) charges an expense ratio of 1.60%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is MFMPX? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio (MFMPX) is one share class of a fund that manages $20.7M across all of its share classes (MSRFX reports the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is MFMPX actively managed or an index fund? MFMPX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (MFMPX's is 1.60%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was MFMPX launched? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio (MFMPX) launched in September 2012 and is managed by Morgan Stanley. ### How has MFMPX performed? MFMPX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does MFMPX pay a dividend? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio (MFMPX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is —. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does MFMPX pay dividends? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio pays dividends Annual. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is MFMPX's dividend yield? MFMPX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is MFMPX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for MFMPX was 2024-12-16. The next ex-date typically follows Annual; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will MFMPX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 1.60% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does MFMPX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from MFMPX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does MFMPX cost more than a fund like VOO? MFMPX is actively managed (current expense ratio 1.60%). Active funds charge more than passive index trackers in exchange for the manager's discretion to over- or under-weight positions. The Cost Verdict card above tells you whether MFMPX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to MFMPX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as MFMPX (1.60%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/mfmpx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/mfmpx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/mfmpx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/mfmpx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/mfmpx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.