# Morgan Stanley Inst Global Insgt C (MSPTX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msptx 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: 2015-04-30 Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in established and emerging companies located throughout the world, with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the MSCI All Country World Net Index. Under normal market conditions, the fund typically invests at least 40% of its total assets in the securities of issuers located outside of the United States, unless the Adviser determines, in its sole discretion, that conditions are not favorable. ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $15.13 | | Expense Ratio | 2.10% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $49.4M | | NAV | $15.13 (2026-10-30 close) | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | — | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | — /share | | Distribution Frequency | Irregular | | 52-Week Range | $13.33 – $18.36 | | Beta | 1.65 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0910 /share - Ex-date: 2024-12-16 - Pay date: 2024-12-16 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does MSPTX invest in? Under normal market conditions, the Adviser seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in established and emerging companies located throughout the world, with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the MSCI All Country World Net Index. Under normal market conditions, the fund typically invests at least 40% of its total assets in the securities of issuers located outside of the United States, unless the Adviser determines, in its sole discretion, that conditions are not favorable. ### What is the expense ratio of MSPTX? Morgan Stanley Inst Global Insgt C (MSPTX) charges an expense ratio of 2.10%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is MSPTX? Morgan Stanley Inst Global Insgt C (MSPTX) is one share class of a fund that manages $49.4M across all of its share classes (MIGIX, MIGPX report 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 MSPTX actively managed or an index fund? MSPTX is actively managed: the manager selects holdings rather than tracking an index. Active funds typically charge higher expense ratios than index funds (MSPTX's is 2.10%) in exchange for the discretion to over- or under-weight positions. ### When was MSPTX launched? Morgan Stanley Inst Global Insgt C (MSPTX) launched in April 2015 and is managed by Morgan Stanley. ### How has MSPTX performed? MSPTX'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 MSPTX pay a dividend? Morgan Stanley Inst Global Insgt C (MSPTX) 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 MSPTX pay dividends? Morgan Stanley Inst Global Insgt C pays dividends Irregular. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is MSPTX's dividend yield? MSPTX's trailing-twelve-month yield is —, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is MSPTX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for MSPTX was 2024-12-16. 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 MSPTX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.10% 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 MSPTX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from MSPTX'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 MSPTX cost more than a fund like VOO? MSPTX is actively managed (current expense ratio 2.10%). 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 MSPTX's fee is competitive for the active-management cohort. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to MSPTX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as MSPTX (2.10%) 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/msptx - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msptx/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msptx/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msptx/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/msptx/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.