MSALX — International Advantage Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-05-28
MSALX — International Advantage Portfolio data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Developed ex-US Mid Cap Value Equity · $2.14B AUM · 2.57% expense ratio · 3.1% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MSALX Fund Overview
MSALX — International Advantage Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund INC, categorised as Developed ex-US Mid Cap Value 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: Developed ex-US Mid Cap Value Equity
- Assets under management: $2.14B
- 1-year return: 3.1%
- Ticker: MSALX
- SEC CIK: 0000836487
- SEC series ID: S000030618
- Share class ID: C000094899
MSALX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of International Advantage Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 9.98% |
| ASML Holding NV | 7.26% |
| Hermes International SCA | 7.03% |
| Dsv A/s | 7.02% |
| Moncler SpA | 6.27% |
| Spotify Technology SA | 6.00% |
| Keyence Corp | 5.14% |
| Schneider Electric SE | 5.01% |
| L'Oreal SA | 4.91% |
| MercadoLibre Inc | 3.74% |
MSALX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of International Advantage Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 100.6% |
MSALX Performance
Total returns for MSALX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -8.6% |
| 1 year | 3.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | -1.1% |
MSALX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MSALX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 16.7%
MSALX Costs and Fees
MSALX costs about $257 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 2.57%
- Gross expense ratio: 2.21%
- Portfolio turnover: 13%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.59 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MSALX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, International Advantage Portfolio had net outflows of $571.08M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$148.82M |
| 2026-02 | −$151.47M |
| 2026-01 | −$47.62M |
| 2025-12 | −$40.04M |
| 2025-11 | −$16.75M |
| 2025-10 | −$70.44M |
MSALX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in International Advantage Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
MSALX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official International Advantage 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.