C000030584 Fees and Costs — Morgan Stanley Discovery Portfolio, Class E
Data updated: 2026-08-27
The net expense ratio is 0.80%: a 0.64% management fee, a 0.15% 12b-1 fee plus 0.03% other expenses, less a 0.02% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $823K in broker commissions, 0.0613% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 69%.
C000030584 Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of C000030584. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.64% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.15% |
| Other expenses | 0.03% |
| Gross expense ratio | 0.82% |
| Fee waiver | −0.02% |
| Net expense ratio | 0.80% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | — |
| Max deferred load | — |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
C000030584 Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in C000030584, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $540 over 5 years, cutting the return by 0.90% a year. Illustration, not a forecast: it assumes today's net expense ratio throughout (a fee waiver may end).
| $10,000 invested | Sell after 1 year | Sell after 3 years | Sell after 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value before costs | $10,500 | $11,576 | $12,763 |
| Fund expenses (net expense ratio 0.80%) | $84 | $262 | $456 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $6 | $20 | $35 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $14 | $49 |
| Total costs | $90 | $297 | $540 |
| Value after costs | $10,410 | $11,280 | $12,223 |
| Impact on return, per year | 0.90% | 0.90% | 0.90% |
C000030584 Trading Costs
Brokerage costs reported on SEC Form N-CEN for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.
- Explicit cost rate (commissions ÷ average net assets): 0.0613%
- Total broker commissions: $823K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $41.0M
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 69%
- Securities on loan, average value: $303.3M
- Net income from securities lending: $1.6M (0.122% of average net assets)
C000030584 Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $136K | 20.94% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $97K | 14.93% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $91K | 13.99% |
| Jefferies LLC | $74K | 11.47% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $64K | 9.91% |
| UBS Securities LLC | $63K | 9.77% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $39K | 5.98% |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC | $30K | 4.68% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $28K | 4.25% |
| BTIG, LLC | $26K | 4.08% |
C000030584 Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $20.5M | 50.01% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $17.5M | 42.68% |
| Leerink Partners LLC | $3.0M | 7.31% |
Morgan Stanley Discovery Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| C000030581 | Class A | 0.65% | — |
| C000030584 | Class E | 0.80% | — |
| C000030582 | Class B | 0.90% | — |
For information only. Not investment advice: figures are as reported in SEC filings and may contain errors or be out of date. Past performance does not guarantee future results.