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MSIM Wins Lipper Fixed Income Group of the Year Award for Third Consecutive Year

2017, 2018 and 2019 Best Large Company Fixed Income Group

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MSIM Wins Lipper Fixed Income Group of the Year Award for Third Consecutive Year

2017, 2018 and 2019 Best Large Company Fixed Income Group

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13 Total Lipper Award
Winners for 2019

13 Total Lipper Award
Winners for 2019

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Meet our 2019 Award Winners

Morgan Stanley Investment Management's (MSIM) equity and fixed income funds continue to win recognition for delivering strong risk-adjusted performance relative to peers.

FIXED INCOME

CLASS I: MPFIX

Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio

BEST CORE PLUS BOND FUND
For the 5-year period among 58 funds

FIXED INCOME

CLASS I: DINDX

Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

BEST GLOBAL INCOME FUND
For the 10-year period among 29 funds

FIXED INCOME

CLASS I: MPLDX

Short Duration Income Portfolio

BEST SHORT INVESTMENT-GRADE DEBT FUND
For the 5-year period among 73 funds

FIXED INCOME

CLASS I: MPFDX

Corporate Bond Portfolio

BEST CORPORATE DEBT BBB-RATED FUND
For the 3-year and 5-year periods among 59 (3yr) and 58 (5yr) funds

FIXED INCOME

CLASS I: MTGDX

Mortgage Securities Trust

BEST U.S. MORTGAGE FUND
For the 5-year period among 29 funds

FIXED INCOME

CLASS I: USGDX

U.S. Government Securities Trust

BEST GENERAL U.S. GOVERNMENT FUND
For the 3-year period among 20 funds

EQUITY

CLASS I: MGGIX
CLASS IS: MGTSX

Global Opportunity Portfolio

BEST GLOBAL MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND
For the 5-year (Class IS) and 10-year (Class I) periods among 48 (5yr) and 29 (10yr) funds

EQUITY

CLASS I: MFAIX

International Advantage Portfolio

BEST INTERNATIONAL MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND
For the 3-year and 5-year periods among 125 (3yr) and 110 (5yr) funds

EQUITY

CLASS IS: MCRTX

BEST MULTI-CAP GROWTH FUND
For the 5-year period among 132 funds

Source: Lipper as of November 30, 2018 for Class I and IS shares. Lipper Fund Awards are based upon risk adjusted return. It is possible for a Lipper Award winner to exhibit low or negative performance within a given period. Other share classes will vary and the Lipper awards should not be used as the sole basis for an investment decision. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Click on Learn More or fund names above for more details concerning Lipper awards.

*On February 11, 2019, the MS Multi Cap Growth Trust was renamed to the MS Insight Fund and there were no changes made to the investment objective.

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Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

DINDX

CUSIP: 616961405
SHARE CLASS: I

Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund

DAILY NAV

AS OF 04/17/2019

5.64 USD

DAILY NAV

5.64 USD

AS OF 04/17/2019

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - I

291 Multisector Bond - 03/31/2019

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For complete information click here.

4Q18 Review/Outlook: Global Fixed Income Opportunities

Jim Caron reviews the fourth quarter of 2018 and shares his outlook on how cash may be dethroned as king in 2019.

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Where To From Here?

Central banks becoming more dovish, U.S.-China relations and Brexit have left uncertainty hanging over the markets. Where will we go from here? The Global Fixed Income team shares their views.

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Why It's Different This Time

2018 started with strong January performance, but the rest of the year was lackluster. Will 2019 be the same? The Global Fixed Income Team shares their view on why this year will be different.

Global Franchise Portfolio

MSFAX

CUSIP: 61744J283
SHARE CLASS: I

Global Franchise Portfolio

DAILY NAV

AS OF 04/17/2019

26.17 USD

DAILY NAV

26.17 USD

AS OF 04/17/2019

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - I

732 World Large Stock - 03/31/2019

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For complete information click here.

Global Equity Observer

When Management Gets “Strategic”

Find out why company management getting “strategic” is a red flag for the International Equity Team.

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William Lock explains why there is no need for compromise between returns and principles.

Global Equity Observer

Not Out of the Woods Yet

January brought better news, but beware straying from the high-quality path, warns the International Equity Team’s Bruno Paulson – we’re not out of the woods yet.

Global Concentrated Portfolio

MLNIX

CUSIP: 61766J500
SHARE CLASS: I

Global Concentrated Portfolio

DAILY NAV

AS OF 04/17/2019

12.62 USD

DAILY NAV

12.62 USD

AS OF 04/17/2019

MORNINGSTAR OVERALL RATING

Share Class - I

732 World Large Stock - 03/31/2019

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. For complete information click here.

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Andrew Slimmon will review the current equity market environment on Monday, April 8th at 4:15pm ET.

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Major infrastructure programmes might be the key to reducing the risk of global recession and getting the economy “on the road again.”

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ESG Is Crucial to High-Quality Compounding

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