MSFAX — Global Franchise Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-05-28
MSFAX — Global Franchise Portfolio data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Global (incl. US) Large Cap Growth Equity · $1.37B AUM · 0.96% expense ratio · -14.6% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MSFAX Fund Overview
MSFAX — Global Franchise Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund INC, categorised as Global (incl. US) Large Cap Growth 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: Global (incl. US) Large Cap Growth Equity
- Assets under management: $1.37B
- 1-year return: -14.6%
- Ticker: MSFAX
- SEC CIK: 0000836487
- SEC series ID: S000002830
- Share class ID: C000007754
MSFAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Global Franchise Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Corp | 5.29% |
| Alphabet Inc | 5.22% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 5.16% |
| Netflix Inc | 4.74% |
| Visa Inc | 4.61% |
| L'Oreal SA | 4.37% |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 4.25% |
| Aon PLC | 4.03% |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc | 3.99% |
| Haleon PLC | 3.38% |
MSFAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Global Franchise Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 98.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 1.3% |
MSFAX Performance
Total returns for MSFAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -12.0% |
| 1 year | -14.6% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 1.7% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 2.2% |
MSFAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MSFAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 9.5%
MSFAX Costs and Fees
MSFAX costs about $96 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.96%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.96%
- Portfolio turnover: 35%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.80 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MSFAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Global Franchise Portfolio had net outflows of $820.99M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$119.59M |
| 2026-02 | −$121.22M |
| 2026-01 | −$120.28M |
| 2025-12 | $43.82M |
| 2025-11 | −$146.09M |
| 2025-10 | −$77.64M |
MSFAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Global Franchise Portfolio's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
MSFAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Global Franchise 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.