VIF Discovery Portfolio

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MMGPX CUSIP: 61691F847
VIF Discovery Portfolio
MMGPX CUSIP: 61691F847
Share Class :

VIF Discovery Portfolio

SHARE CLASS :
MMGPX CUSIP: 61691F847
 

 
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Investment Objective

Seeks long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks and other equity securities.

Investment Approach

We seek to invest primarily in high-quality established and emerging companies with sustainable competitive advantages, strong free-cash-flow yields and favorable returns on invested capital trends. We focus on long-term growth rather than short-term events, with our stock selection informed by rigorous fundamental analysis.

 
 
Pricing

As of 11/30/2024

As of 12/06/2024

As of 11/30/2024

As of 12/06/2024


    
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
 
 
Distributions
 Tax Center   
 
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Net Investment Income ($ per share) Long-Term Capital Gains ($ per share) Short-Term Capital Gains ($ per share) Total Capital Gains ($ per share)
07/08/2024 07/09/2024 07/09/2024 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
07/05/2023 07/06/2023 07/06/2023 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
Record Date Ex-Date Payable Date Net Investment Income ($ per share) Long-Term Capital Gains ($ per share) Short-Term Capital Gains ($ per share) Total Capital Gains ($ per share)
07/08/2024 07/09/2024 07/09/2024 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
07/05/2023 07/06/2023 07/06/2023 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
 
 
Composition As of 09/30/2024
  Fund Index
Information Technology 35.23 24.66
Consumer Discretionary 21.15 15.49
Financials 13.20 12.56
Communication Services 12.80 4.36
Health Care 12.77 13.79
Consumer Staples 1.47 2.47
Industrials 0.23 18.21
Energy -- 3.90
Materials -- 1.38
Real Estate -- 1.45
Utilities -- 1.73
Other 0.46 --
Cash 2.89 --
 
May not sum to 100% due to the exclusion of other assets and liabilities.


Holdings As of 10/31/2024
Fund Index
DoorDash Inc 8.60 --
The Trade Desk Inc 7.70 1.86
Cloudflare Inc 7.53 0.92
Affirm Holdings Inc 6.91 --
Carvana Co. 6.52 0.33
Samsara Inc 6.36 --
MicroStrategy Inc 6.12 0.08
Roblox Corp 5.91 0.92
Global-E Online Ltd 4.88 --
Royalty Pharma plc 4.13 --
Total 64.66 --

Full Holdings Report available at least 45 calendar days after quarter-end.



Portfolio Characteristics
Fund Index
Active share (%) 91.63 --
Number of holdings 38 288
Return on capital (%) -3.05 18.58
5 year EPS growth (%) 21.85 24.92
Sales growth (%) 23.47 13.36
Weighted median market capitalization ($B) 26.86 28.33
D/E weighted median (%) 10.99 69.87
Turnover (%) 60 --
Portfolio turnover is sourced from the fund's current prospectus. View current prospectus for the as of date.
 
 
Investors
Dennis Lynch
Head of Counterpoint Global
30 years industry experience
Sandeep Chainani
Managing Director
28 years industry experience
Armistead Nash
Managing Director
24 years industry experience
David Cohen
Managing Director
36 years industry experience
Alex Norton
Executive Director
29 years industry experience
 
 
 

On April 30, 2019, the VIF Mid Cap Growth Portfolio was renamed to the VIF Discovery Portfolio and there were no changes made to the investment objective. However, there was an investment policy amendment that provides the team additional flexibility in the future with regards to investing in specific market capitalizations of each specific Portfolio’s benchmark.

Where the net expense ratio is lower than the gross expense ratio, certain fees have been waived and/or expenses reimbursed. These waivers and/or reimbursements will continue for at least one year from the date of the applicable fund’s current prospectus (unless otherwise noted in the applicable prospectus) or until such time as the fund's Board of Directors /Trustees acts to discontinue all or a portion of such waivers and/or reimbursements. Absent such waivers and/or reimbursements, returns would have been lower. Expenses are based on the portfolio’s current annual report.

DEFINITIONS 
Net Asset Value (NAV) is the dollar value of a single fund share, based on the value of the underlying assets of the fund minus its liabilities, divided by the number of shares outstanding. It is calculated at the end of each business day.
Active Share is the fraction of the portfolio or fund that is invested differently than its benchmark as of the last day of the reporting period. A portfolio with a high degree of Active Share does not assure a fund’s relative outperformance. Active Share calculation may consolidate holdings with the same economic exposure.

Return on capital is a measure of a company’s efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments, calculated by dividing operating income [excluding dividends and taxes] by total capital. 
Earnings per share (EPS) growth is the weighted average of earnings per share growth for all securities in the portfolio projected for the past five fiscal years. Earnings per share for a company is defined as total earnings divided by shares outstanding.
Sales growth is the increase in sales over a specific period of time, often but not necessarily annually.
The Weighted Median Market Capitalization is the point at which half of the market value of a portfolio or index is invested in stocks with a greater market cap, while the other half of the market value is invested in stocks with a lower market cap.
Weighted median Debt to Equity ratio is the point at which half of the market value of a portfolio or index is invested in stocks with a greater Debt to Equity ratio, while the other half of the market value is invested in stocks with a lower Debt to Equity ratio. Debt/equity (D/E) is a measure of a company’s financial leverage calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders’ equity.
Turnover is sourced from the fund's current prospectus.

Subject to change daily. Portfolio information, composition, and characteristics are provided for informational purposes only, and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or securities in the sectors presented. Monthly Holdings are updated 15 calendar days after month-end.

The index data displayed under allocations are calculated using MSIM and other third-party methodologies and may differ from data published by the vendor.

Please keep in mind that high double-digit and/or triple-digit returns are highly unusual and cannot be sustained. Investors should also be aware that these returns were primarily achieved during favorable market conditions.

RISK CONSIDERATIONS
There is no assurance that a portfolio will achieve its investment objective. Portfolios are subject to market risk, which is the possibility that the market values of securities owned by the portfolio will decline and that the value of portfolio shares may therefore be less than what you paid for them. Market values can change daily due to economic and other events (e.g. natural disasters, health crises, terrorism, conflicts and social unrest) that affect markets, countries, companies or governments. It is difficult to predict the timing, duration, and potential adverse effects (e.g. portfolio liquidity) of events. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this portfolio. Please be aware that this portfolio may be subject to certain additional risks. In general, equities securities‘ values also fluctuate in response to activities specific to a company. Stocks of medium-capitalization companies entail special risks, such as limited product lines, markets and financial resources, and greater market volatility than securities of larger, more established companies. Investments in foreign markets entail special risks such as currency, political, economic, and market risks. The risks of investing in emerging market countries are greater than the risks generally associated with foreign investments. Illiquid securities may be more difficult to sell and value than publicly traded securities (liquidity risk). To the extent that the Fund invests in a limited number of issuers (focused investing), the Fund will be more susceptible to negative events affecting those issuers and a decline in the value of a particular instrument may cause the Fund’s overall value to decline to a greater degree than if the Fund were invested more widely. Derivative instruments may disproportionately increase losses and have a significant impact on performance. They also may be subject to counterparty, liquidity, valuation, correlation and market risks. Privately placed and restricted securities may be subject to resale restrictions as well as a lack of publicly available information, which will increase their illiquidity and could adversely affect the ability to value and sell them (liquidity risk).

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

See the Fund's prospectus for information related to a primary benchmark index selected (if applicable) to comply with a regulation that requires the Fund's primary benchmark to represent the overall applicable market.

The Russell Midcap Growth Index measures the performance of the mid-cap growth segment of the U.S. equity universe. It includes those Russell Midcap Index companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. The Russell Midcap Index is a subset of the Russell 1000 Index and includes approximately 800 of the smallest securities in the Russell 1000 Index, which in turn consists of approximately 1,000 of the largest U.S. securities based on a combination of market capitalization and current index membership.

The index is unmanaged and does not include any expenses, fees or sales charges. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Any index referred to herein is the intellectual property (including registered trademarks) of the applicable licensor.

Effective May 30, 2014, The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. Mid Cap Growth Portfolio is closed to new investors.

Effective May 1, 2017, The Universal Institutional Funds, Inc. (UIF) changed its name to Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund, Inc. (VIF). There were no other changes to the Portfolio or investment process.

WAM is the weighted average maturity of the portfolio. The WAM calculation utilizes the interest-rate reset date, rather than a security's stated final maturity, for variable- and floating- rate securities. By looking to a portfolio's interest rate reset schedule in lieu of final maturity dates, the WAM measure effectively captures a fund's exposure to interest rate movements and the potential price impact resulting from interest rate movements.

 

WAL is the weighted average life of the portfolio. The WAL calculation utilizes a security's stated final maturity date or, when relevant, the date of the next demand feature when the fund may receive payment of principal and interest (such as a put feature). Accordingly, WAL reflects how a portfolio would react to deteriorating credit (widening spreads) or tightening liquidity conditions.

 

Tracking error and information ratio are calculated using the Portfolio's Blended Index (added October 2, 2013), as this is a better representation of the Portfolio's global multi-asset strategy. The investment team manages the Portfolio relative to this Blended Index.

 

Excess return versus Custom Benchmark is calculated using the Portfolio's Blended Index based on the period since it was added as a benchmark on October 2, 2013.

 

NTM = Next Twelve Months

 

LTM = Last Twelve Months

 

Because the Portfolio had not commenced operations as of the most recent fiscal year end, no portfolio turnover rate is available for the Portfolio.

 

The Reorganization occurred on January 6, 2015. The inception date reflects the inception date of the Private Fund.

 

Global equities is represented by the MSCI All Country World Index.

 

Net exposure % calculated as [(MV of long cash security and derivative positions)-(absolute value of MV in short derivative positions)]/(portfolio MV)

 

Gross exposure % calculated as [(MV of long cash security and derivative positions)+(absolute value of MV in short derivative positions)]/(portfolio MV).

 

Fixed income net and gross exposure is duration adjusted (U.S. Treasury 10-Year equivalents)

 

Security ratings disclosed above have been obtained from Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P"). S&P's credit ratings express its opinion about the ability and willingness of an issuer to meet its financial obligations in full and on time.'AAA' is the highest rating. Any rating below 'BBB-' rating is considered non-investment grade. Ratings are relative and subjective and are not absolute standards of quality. Ratings apply only to the underlying holdings of the portfolio and does not remove market risk. "NR" or "Not Rated" indicates that no rating has been requested, that there is insufficient information on which to base a rating, or that S&P does not rate a particular obligation as a matter of policy. Futures are not rated.

 

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