MSDSX Performance — Short Duration Income Portfolio, Class R6

Data updated: 2024-05-29

MSDSX returned +5.29% over one year to Nov 2023. The annualised 3-year return is +0.32%. The fund trailed its Short-Term Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $101, against $102 for the category, and to $105 over one year, against $106. Volatility over the past three years was 2.30% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2024 the fund lost a net $174.1M, and assets reached $237.96M.

MSDSX Growth of $100

What $100 invested in Short Duration Income Portfolio grew to, compounded from monthly returns reported on SEC Form N-PORT, against the Short-Term Corporate Bond category average over the same months.

PeriodMSDSXCategory average
1 year (Dec 2022 – Nov 2023)$105$106
3 years (Dec 2020 – Nov 2023)$101$102
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Nov 2023)$106$108

MSDSX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Nov 2023, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+5.29%
3 years (annualised)+0.32%

MSDSX Annual Returns

Calendar-year total returns of Short Duration Income Portfolio, compounded from monthly SEC N-PORT returns. Partial years show the months covered.

YearTotal return
2023 (Jan–Nov)+4.87%
2022−4.15%
2021+0.06%
2020+3.58%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.58%

MSDSX Monthly Returns

Monthly total returns as reported on SEC Form N-PORT.

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023+1.4%−0.7%+1.1%+0.5%−0.3%−0.3%+0.8%+0.5%0.0%+0.3%+1.4%—
2022−0.9%−0.8%−1.2%−0.5%+0.1%−0.9%+0.7%−0.5%−1.4%−0.4%+1.1%+0.4%
2021+0.1%+0.1%−0.2%+0.2%+0.2%0.0%+0.1%0.0%+0.1%−0.4%−0.1%0.0%
2020+0.5%+0.6%−4.4%+2.2%+1.7%+1.3%+0.5%+0.3%0.0%+0.2%+0.4%+0.4%
2019——————+0.1%+0.7%0.0%+0.3%+0.1%+0.4%

MSDSX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Dec 2020 – Nov 2023.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 2.30%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.81 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +1.42% (Jan 2023)
  • Worst month: −1.36% (Sep 2022)

MSDSX Fund Flows

Monthly money in and out of Short Duration Income Portfolio, from SEC Form N-PORT.

  • 12-month net flow: −$174.1M
  • 12-month gross sales (incl. reinvestments): $54.7M
  • Sales ÷ redemptions: 0.24×
MonthSalesRedemptionsNet flow
Mar 2024$5.7M$116.4M−$110.7M
Feb 2024$4.6M$8.0M−$3.4M
Jan 2024$4.0M$10.9M−$6.8M
Dec 2023$4.8M$18.3M−$13.5M
Nov 2023$4.5M$7.8M−$3.3M
Oct 2023$2.9M$6.0M−$3.0M
Sep 2023$2.9M$18.7M−$15.8M
Aug 2023$5.8M$5.4M$382K
Jul 2023$5.1M$10.8M−$5.8M
Jun 2023$3.2M$12.5M−$9.3M
May 2023$7.0M$7.5M−$500K
Apr 2023$4.2M$6.6M−$2.4M

MSDSX Assets Under Management

Net assets of Short Duration Income Portfolio by report date, from SEC N-PORT filings.

Report dateNet assets
2024-03-31$237.96M
2023-12-31$357.35M
2023-09-30$369.92M
2023-06-30$389.16M
2023-03-31$404.29M
2022-12-31$406.61M
2022-09-30$415.15M
2022-06-30$445.79M
2022-03-31$418.47M
2021-12-31$520.02M
2021-09-30$581.42M
2021-06-30$543.75M

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.