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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

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

Insight Fund*

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.