Corporate Bond Portfolio

Share Class :
 
MPFDX CUSIP: 617440805
 
 
Overall Morningstar Rating
Corporate Bond Portfolio
MPFDX CUSIP: 617440805
Share Class :

Corporate Bond Portfolio

SHARE CLASS :
MPFDX CUSIP: 617440805
 
Overall Morningstar Rating
Ratings are historical and do not guarantee future results. For standardized ratings information refer to the Pricing & Performance section. Please click here for additional disclosures.

 
 
Investment Objective

Seeks above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years.

Investment Approach

We seek attractive total returns from income and price appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of debt issued by corporations and other non-government issuers over the long term. To help achieve this objective, the fund combines a top-down macroeconomic assessment with a rigorous bottom-up fundamental analysis to identify the most attractively priced securities based on our proprietary valuation methodology and to construct portfolios that represent the best values available in the market. We focus on high and medium quality sectors of the credit market, while our investment process leads to an emphasis on larger capitalization issuers.

 
 
Pricing & Performance

Performance was positively impacted due to the receipt of proceeds from the settlement of a class action suit. For further details, refer to the disclosures below.

Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please select the "month" timeframe or call 1-800-548-7786. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For additional important information, please click here.

As of 10/31/2024

As of 12/03/2024

As of 10/31/2024

As of 12/03/2024


Performance of $10,000 invested
Performance of $10,000 invested

    
Past performance is not indicative of future results. Growth of $10,000 investment since December 20, 2011, the date the portfolio began investing under its current investment strategy.
 
 
Average Annual Total Returns As of 10/31/2024 As of 09/30/2024
1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
MPFDX 15.05 -1.71 0.76 3.37 5.60
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index (%) 13.63 -2.07 0.54 2.57 5.91
Lipper Category Average (%) 13.46 -2.40 0.34 2.23 --
Morningstar Category Average (%) 13.36 -1.63 0.82 2.51 --
1 YR 3 YRS 5 YRS 10 YRS Since Inception
MPFDX 15.66 -0.79 1.39 3.71 5.69
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index (%) 14.28 -1.18 1.16 2.93 6.00
Lipper Category Average (%) 13.85 -1.61 0.91 2.58 --
Morningstar Category Average (%) 13.93 -0.98 1.36 2.75 --
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
MPFDX 10.05 -16.28 -1.93 10.31 15.72 -3.87 6.90
Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index (%) 8.52 -15.76 -1.04 9.89 14.54 -2.51 6.42
Lipper Category Average (%) 7.84 -15.74 -0.93 10.07 13.08 -2.55 5.88
Morningstar Category Average (%) 8.33 -15.15 -0.76 9.24 13.03 -2.49 5.79
Average Annual Total Returns
As of 10/31/2024
TIMEFRAME MPFDX Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index (%) Lipper Category Average (%) Morningstar Category Average (%)
1 Yr 15.05 13.63 13.46 13.36
3 Yrs -1.71 -2.07 -2.40 -1.63
5 Yrs 0.76 0.54 0.34 0.82
10 Yrs 3.37 2.57 2.23 2.51
Since Inception 5.60 5.91 } -- --
As of 09/30/2024
TIMEFRAME MPFDX Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index (%) Lipper Category Average (%) Morningstar Category Average (%)
1 Yr 15.66 14.28 13.85 13.93
3 Yrs -0.79 -1.18 -1.61 -0.98
5 Yrs 1.39 1.16 0.91 1.36
10 Yrs 3.71 2.93 2.58 2.75
Since Inception 5.69 6.00 } -- --
TIMEFRAME MPFDX Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index (%) Lipper Category Average (%) Morningstar Category Average (%)
2023 10.05 8.52 7.84 8.33
2022 -16.28 -15.76 -15.74 -15.15
2021 -1.93 -1.04 -0.93 -0.76
2020 10.31 9.89 10.07 9.24
2019 15.72 14.54 13.08 13.03
2018 -3.87 -2.51 -2.55 -2.49
2017 6.90 6.42 5.88 5.79
Past performance is not indicative of future results. The Portfolio's calendar year returns do not include the deduction of any applicable sales charges.
 
 
Risk/Return Statistics

TIMEFRAME:
    MPFDX
Alpha (%) 0.39
Beta (vs. benchmark) 1.01
Excess return (%) 0.35
Information ratio 0.47
R squared 0.99
Sharpe ratio -0.57
Standard deviation (%) 9.69
    MPFDX
Alpha (%) 0.27
Beta (vs. benchmark) 1.02
Excess return (%) 0.22
Information ratio 0.29
R squared 0.99
Sharpe ratio -0.18
Standard deviation (%) 9.21
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)
12/02/2024 12/03/2024 12/03/2024 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
11/01/2024 11/04/2024 11/04/2024 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
10/01/2024 10/02/2024 10/02/2024 0.045000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
09/03/2024 09/04/2024 09/04/2024 0.045000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
08/01/2024 08/02/2024 08/02/2024 0.045000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
07/01/2024 07/02/2024 07/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
06/03/2024 06/04/2024 06/04/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
05/01/2024 05/02/2024 05/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
04/01/2024 04/02/2024 04/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
03/01/2024 03/04/2024 03/04/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
02/01/2024 02/02/2024 02/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
12/08/2023 12/11/2023 12/11/2023 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
12/01/2023 12/04/2023 12/04/2023 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
11/01/2023 11/02/2023 11/02/2023 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
10/02/2023 10/03/2023 10/03/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
09/01/2023 09/05/2023 09/05/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
08/01/2023 08/02/2023 08/02/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
07/03/2023 07/05/2023 07/05/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
06/01/2023 06/02/2023 06/02/2023 0.038500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
05/01/2023 05/02/2023 05/02/2023 0.037500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
04/03/2023 04/04/2023 04/04/2023 0.037500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
03/01/2023 03/02/2023 03/02/2023 0.036500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
02/01/2023 02/02/2023 02/02/2023 0.034000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
12/09/2022 12/12/2022 12/12/2022 0.034000 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)
12/02/2024 12/03/2024 12/03/2024 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
11/01/2024 11/04/2024 11/04/2024 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
10/01/2024 10/02/2024 10/02/2024 0.045000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
09/03/2024 09/04/2024 09/04/2024 0.045000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
08/01/2024 08/02/2024 08/02/2024 0.045000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
07/01/2024 07/02/2024 07/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
06/03/2024 06/04/2024 06/04/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
05/01/2024 05/02/2024 05/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
04/01/2024 04/02/2024 04/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
03/01/2024 03/04/2024 03/04/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
02/01/2024 02/02/2024 02/02/2024 0.050000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
12/08/2023 12/11/2023 12/11/2023 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
12/01/2023 12/04/2023 12/04/2023 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
11/01/2023 11/02/2023 11/02/2023 0.042500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
10/02/2023 10/03/2023 10/03/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
09/01/2023 09/05/2023 09/05/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
08/01/2023 08/02/2023 08/02/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
07/03/2023 07/05/2023 07/05/2023 0.040000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
06/01/2023 06/02/2023 06/02/2023 0.038500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
05/01/2023 05/02/2023 05/02/2023 0.037500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
04/03/2023 04/04/2023 04/04/2023 0.037500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
03/01/2023 03/02/2023 03/02/2023 0.036500 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
02/01/2023 02/02/2023 02/02/2023 0.034000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
12/09/2022 12/12/2022 12/12/2022 0.034000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
Historical Yields (Subsidized)

As of 11/30/2024

 
Past performance is not indicative of future results.
 
 
 
Composition As of 09/30/2024
Fund
Investment Grade Corporates 89.34
Industrial 45.99
Basic Industry 2.85
Capital Goods 2.60
Communications 6.69
Consumer Cyclical 5.25
Consumer Non-Cyclical 11.60
Energy 7.99
Technology 5.78
Transportation 2.60
Industrial Other 0.61
Utility 9.13
Financial Institutions 34.23
Banking 21.87
Brokerage/Asset Managers/Exchanges 1.93
Finance Companies 2.40
Insurance 5.84
REITs 2.19
CMBS 1.05
Emerging Market Corporates & Quasi Sovereign 0.65
High Yield Corporates 2.84
ETFs 1.32
Cash 4.80
  Fund
AAA 3.05
AA 10.34
A 36.11
BBB 45.38
BB 1.31
B 0.49
Cash 3.32
  Fund
Less than 1 Year 8.28
1 to 3 Years 11.77
3 to 5 Years 18.99
5 to 7 Years 22.13
7 to 10 Years 23.30
Greater than 10 Years 15.54
 
May not sum to 100% due to rounding.


Holdings As of 10/31/2024
Fund
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 3.01
Bank of America Corp 2.91
Citigroup Inc 1.99
Ford Motor Credit Company Llc 1.89
Banco Santander S.A. 1.64
United States Treasury 1.50
Goldman Sachs Group Inc 1.45
UBS Group AG 1.34
AT&T 1.20
Verizon Communications Inc 1.17
Total 18.10


Portfolio Characteristics
Fund
Number of holdings 246
Duration (years) 7.07
Turnover (%) 134
Portfolio turnover is sourced from the fund's current prospectus. View current prospectus for the as of date.
 
 

During calendar years 2016, 2017 and 2019, the MSIFT Corporate Bond Portfolio received monies related to certain nonrecurring litigation settlements. If these monies were not received, any period returns which include these settlement monies would have been lower. For example, the 2019 calendar year returns for Class I Shares were positively impacted by approximately 0.10%, the 2017 calendar year returns by approximately 0.89% and the 2016 calendar year returns by approximately 8.80%. The returns on the other Share Classes would also have been similarly impacted. These were one-time settlements, and as a result, the impact on the net asset value and consequently the performance will not likely be repeated in the future. Rankings for the fund were more favorable due to these settlements and ratings may also have been positively impacted. Please call the toll free number for additional information.

Class C shares include deferred sales charge of 1.00% which declines to zero after first year.

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 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 fund's current prospectus. The minimum initial investment is $1,000,000 for Class I shares.

Growth of Investment illustration is based on an initial investment of $10,000 from the date the portfolio began investing under its current investment strategy, or since inception, for share classes incepted after December 20, 2011, assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and application of fees, but does not include sales charges. Performance would have been lower if sales charges had been included. Results are hypothetical.

Subject to change daily. Fund information, Portfolio 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.

Returns are net of fees and assume the reinvestment of all dividends and income. Returns for less than one year are cumulative (not annualized). Performance of other share classes will vary.

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

This material is a general communication, which is not impartial and all information provided has been prepared solely for informational and educational purposes and does not constitute an offer or a recommendation to buy or sell any particular security or to adopt any specific investment strategy. The information herein has not been based on a consideration of any individual investor circumstances and is not investment advice, nor should it be construed in any way as tax, accounting, legal or regulatory advice. To that end, investors should seek independent legal and financial advice, including advice as to tax consequences, before making any investment decision.

DEFINITIONS
SEC yield is a measure of the income generated by the portfolio's underlying asset over the trailing 30 days, relative to the asset base of the portfolio itself. The SEC 30-Day yield - Subsidized (Sub.) reflects current fee waivers in effect. Absent such fee waivers, the yield would have been lower. The SEC 30-Day yield- Unsubsidized (Unsub.) does not reflect the fee waivers currently in effect.

PORTFOLIO CHARACTERISTICS DEFINITIONS
The Net Asset Value (NAV) per share is determined by dividing the value of the fund's portfolio securities, cash and other assets, less all liabilities, by the total number of common shares outstanding. The common share market price is the price the market is willing to pay for shares of the fund at a given time. Duration is a measure of the sensitivity of the price (the value of principal) of a fixed-income investment to a change in interest rates. Duration is expressed as a number of years. Rising interest rates mean falling bond prices, while declining interest rates mean rising bond prices.

Turnover is sourced from the fund's current prospectus.

Quality distribution refers to the rating given by a Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating Organization ("NRSRO") and is the rating firms’ subjective opinion concerning the ability and willingness of an issuer to meet its financial obligations in full and on time. Ratings apply only to portfolio holdings and do not remove the Fund’s market risk. Quality distribution data for securities is sourced from Fitch, Moody’s and S&P. Where the credit ratings for individual securities differ between the three ratings agencies, the ‘highest’ rating is applied. The rating of credit default swaps is based on the ‘highest’ rating of the underlying reference bond. ‘Cash’ includes investments in short term instruments, including investments in Morgan Stanley liquidity funds.

RISK/RETURN DEFINITIONS
Excess Return 
or value added (positive or negative) is the portfolio’s return relative to the return of the benchmark. Alpha (Jensen's) is a risk-adjusted performance measure that represents the average return on a portfolio or investment above or below that predicted by the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) given the portfolio's or investment's beta and the average market return. Prior to 6/30/2018 Alpha was calculated as the excess return of the fund versus benchmark. Beta is a measure of the relative volatility of a security or portfolio to the market's upward or downward movements. Information ratio is the portfolio’s alpha or excess return per unit of risk, as measured by tracking error, versus the portfolio’s benchmark. R squared measures how well an investment’s returns correlate to an index. An R squared of 100 means the portfolio performance is 100% correlated to the index’s, whereas a low r-squared means that the portfolio performance is less correlated to the index’s. Sharpe ratio is a risk-adjusted measure calculated as the ratio of excess return to standard deviation. The Sharpe ratio determines reward per unit of risk. The higher the Sharpe ratio, the better the historical risk-adjusted performance. Standard deviation measures how widely individual performance returns, within a performance series, are dispersed from the average or mean value.

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. Fixed-income securities are subject to the ability of an issuer to make timely principal and interest payments (credit risk), changes in interest rates (interest-rate risk), the creditworthiness of the issuer and general market liquidity (market risk). In a rising interest-rate environment, bond prices may fall and may result in periods of volatility and increased portfolio redemptions. In a declining interest-rate environment, the portfolio may generate less income. Longer-term securities may be more sensitive to interest rate changes. 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. Illiquid securities may be more difficult to sell and value than publicly traded securities (liquidity risk). 

Morningstar
Rankings:
The percentile rankings are based on the average annual total returns for the periods stated and do not include any sales charges, but do include reinvestment of dividends and capital gains and Rule 12b-1 fees. The highest (or most favorable) percentile rank is 1 and the lowest (or least favorable) percentile rank is 100. The top-performing fund in a category will always receive a rank of 1.

Ratings: 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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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 Bloomberg U.S. Corporate Index is a broad-based benchmark that measures the investment grade, fixed-rate, taxable, corporate bond market.

“Bloomberg®” and the Bloomberg Index/Indices used are service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. and its affiliates, and have been licensed for use for certain purposes by Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM). Bloomberg is not affiliated with MSIM, does not approve, endorse, review, or recommend any product, and. does not guarantee the timeliness, accurateness, or completeness of any data or information relating to any product.

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.

Please consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of the fund carefully before investing. The prospectus contains this and other information about the fund. To obtain a prospectus, download one at morganstanley.com/im or call 1-800-548-7786. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) is the asset management division of Morgan Stanley

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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