# Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class A (MSEGX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msegx 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: Passive Index · Inception: 1995-12-29 The fund invests primarily in established and emerging companies, with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Growth Index. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $61.17 | | Expense Ratio | 0.89% | | Assets Under Management | $3.43B | | NAV | $61.17 | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $50.48 – $68.43 | | Beta | 1.74 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2094 /share - Ex-date: 2024-12-11 - Pay date: 2024-12-11 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does MSEGX invest in? The fund invests primarily in established and emerging companies, with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 1000® Growth Index. It may invest up to 25% of its total assets in foreign securities. ### What is the expense ratio of MSEGX? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class A (MSEGX) charges an expense ratio of 0.89%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is MSEGX? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class A (MSEGX) manages $3.43B in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is MSEGX actively managed or an index fund? MSEGX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (MSEGX's is 0.89%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was MSEGX launched? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class A (MSEGX) launched in December 1995 and is managed by Morgan Stanley. ### How has MSEGX performed? MSEGX'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 MSEGX pay a dividend? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class A (MSEGX) 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 MSEGX pay dividends? Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Growth Portfolio Class A pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is MSEGX's dividend yield? MSEGX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is MSEGX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for MSEGX was 2024-12-11. The next ex-date typically follows Irregular; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will MSEGX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.89% 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 MSEGX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from MSEGX'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 MSEGX cost more than a fund like VOO? MSEGX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.89%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to MSEGX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as MSEGX (0.89%) 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/msegx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msegx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msegx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msegx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msegx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.