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==Ratings as of ##mstardate##. ==The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating", is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, and separate accounts) with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three-, five-, and 10-year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three-year rating for 36-59 months of total returns, 60% five-year rating/40% three-year rating for 60-119 months of total returns, and 50% 10-year rating/30% five-year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods. Ratings do not take into account sales loads.
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Benchmark ESG Fund Ratings Methodology:
A set of rule-based methodology can be substantiated by the individual inputs promoting objectivity, greater transparency, and heightened understanding of a company's sustainability performance. BENCHMARK ESG methodology considers the principle of financial materiality, and the feature layer aggregate thousands of inputs along well-defined topics:
Environmental: 7 Feature Scores with 68 Topic Groups
Social: 10 Feature Scores with 111 Topic Groups
Governance: 5 Feature Scores with 72 Topic Groups
The A to C ratings are assigned based on the fund level ESG performance derived from the underlying companies' ESG performance. The portfolio must have 65% or more of the fund's gross weight with ESG scoring provided at the company level before a fund level score can be calculated. Cash and short positions are not included in the fund's gross weight calculation. The Fixed income issuers must also be a company under the BENCHMARK coverage.
Benchmark GC Fund Ratings Methodology:
The Global Compact (GC) Score provides a normative assessment of companies based on the four core principles of the United Nations Global Compact (GC): human rights, labor rights, the environment and anti-corruption. With more than 9,000 corporate signatories from over 160 countries, the Global Compact is the world's largest corporate. This provides a deeper understanding of reputational risk facing a company. A distinction is made between features that focus more on negative aspects and features that are more positive in nature, with the former taking precedence in case of poor performance to avoid compensation.
Human Rights: Human Rights, Labor Rights, Occupational Health and Safety, Employment Quality, Diversity; Product Quality and Safety, Product Access, Community Relations
Labor Rights: Labor Rights, Occupational Health and Safety, Diversity, Compensation, Training and Development, Employment Quality
Environment: Emissions, Waste, Environmental Stewardship, Environmental Management, Resource Use, Water, Environmental Solutions
Anti-Corruption: Business Ethics, Corporate Governance, Transparency
The A to C ratings are assigned based on the fund level ESG performance derived from the underlying companies' GC performance. The portfolio must have 65% or more of the fund's gross weight with GC scoring provided at the company level before a fund level score can be calculated. Cash and short positions are not included in the fund's gross weight calculation. The Fixed income issuers must also be a company under the BENCHMARK coverage.
This communication was issued by Morgan Stanley Asia Limited for use in Hong Kong, and its contents have not been reviewed by the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong.
Only A and C share classes of the Fund are authorized by the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong to be offered to the public in Hong Kong.