MELAX — Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-05-28
MELAX — Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Emerging Markets Materials Equity · $105.60M AUM · 1.85% expense ratio · 12.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MELAX Fund Overview
MELAX — Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund INC, categorised as Emerging Markets Materials Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund INC
- Category: Emerging Markets Materials Equity
- Assets under management: $105.60M
- 1-year return: 12.7%
- Ticker: MELAX
- SEC CIK: 0000836487
- SEC series ID: S000047473
- Share class ID: C000149048
MELAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 13.25% |
| Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV | 5.26% |
| Localiza Rent a Car SA | 4.27% |
| Banco BTG Pactual SA | 4.20% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd | 3.92% |
| MercadoLibre Inc | 3.44% |
| Bharti Airtel Ltd | 3.43% |
| Vale SA | 3.40% |
| ICICI Bank Ltd | 3.29% |
| Sea Ltd | 3.13% |
MELAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.3% |
MELAX Performance
Total returns for MELAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -4.0% |
| 1 year | 12.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 5.9% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -3.6% |
MELAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MELAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.8%
MELAX Costs and Fees
MELAX costs about $185 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 1.85%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.60%
- Portfolio turnover: 59%
- Brokerage commissions: 14.62 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MELAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio had net outflows of $59.61M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$6.84M |
| 2026-02 | −$5.59M |
| 2026-01 | −$1.83M |
| 2025-12 | −$2.84M |
| 2025-11 | −$1.18M |
| 2025-10 | −$4.02M |
MELAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
MELAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.