MSALX Fees and Costs — International Advantage Portfolio, Class L
Data updated: 2026-08-21
The net expense ratio is 1.85%: a 0.77% management fee, a 0.75% 12b-1 fee plus 0.69% other expenses, less a 0.36% fee waiver. There are no sales loads or redemption fees. In fiscal 2025 the fund paid $437K in broker commissions, 0.0159% of average net assets, and portfolio turnover was 13%.
MSALX Fees and Expenses
Annual operating expenses and sales charges of MSALX. Prospectus, as of December 31, 2025.
| Annual operating expenses | |
|---|---|
| Management fee | 0.77% |
| 12b-1 fee | 0.75% |
| Other expenses | 0.69% |
| Gross expense ratio | 2.21% |
| Fee waiver | −0.36% |
| Net expense ratio | 1.85% |
| Sales charges | |
|---|---|
| Max front load | 0.00% |
| Max deferred load | 0.00% |
| Redemption fee | — |
| Expense limitation in place (N-CEN) | Yes |
| Fees waived or reduced during the year | Yes |
| Waived fees subject to recoupment | No |
MSALX Costs Over Time
On $10,000 invested in MSALX, assuming 5% a year before costs, total costs come to $1,147 over 5 years, cutting the return by 1.96% 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 1.85%) | $194 | $601 | $1,032 |
| Trading costs (broker commissions) | $2 | $5 | $9 |
| Lost growth on money paid in costs | $0 | $30 | $106 |
| Total costs | $196 | $636 | $1,147 |
| Value after costs | $10,304 | $10,940 | $11,616 |
| Impact on return, per year | 1.96% | 1.96% | 1.96% |
MSALX 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): 0.0159%
- Total broker commissions: $437K
- Bought from dealers (principal trades, not a cost): $1.1B
- Portfolio turnover (prospectus): 13%
- Securities on loan, average value: $11.4M
- Net income from securities lending: $219K (0.008% of average net assets)
MSALX Agency Brokers
Commissions paid.
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferies LLC | $91K | 25.29% |
| Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC | $52K | 14.40% |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. | $43K | 12.08% |
| Citigroup Global Markets Inc. | $40K | 11.02% |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC | $36K | 9.90% |
| Barclays Capital Inc. | $30K | 8.33% |
| RBC Capital Markets, LLC | $20K | 5.64% |
| BofA Securities, Inc. | $18K | 4.99% |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | $16K | 4.31% |
| Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. | $14K | 4.03% |
MSALX Dealer Counterparties
Securities bought directly from dealers (principal trades).
| Broker | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Bank and Trust Company | $1.1B | 98.50% |
| Kotak Securities Limited | $17.2M | 1.50% |
International Advantage Portfolio Share Classes
Net expense ratio and maximum front-end load of each share class, cheapest first.
| Ticker | Class | Net expense ratio | Front load |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDVSX | Class R6 | 0.90% | none |
| MFAIX | Class I | 1.00% | none |
| MFAPX | Class A | 1.30% | 5.25% |
| MSALX | Class L | 1.85% | none |
| MSIAX | Class C | 2.05% | none |
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.