MSLDX Performance — Short Duration Income Portfolio, Class C

Data updated: 2024-05-29

MSLDX returned +4.41% over one year to Mar 2024. The annualised 3-year return is −0.03%. The fund trailed its Short-Term Corporate Bond category average: $100 invested three years ago grew to $100, against $104 for the category, and to $104 over one year, against $107. Volatility over the past three years was 2.45% a year. In the 12 months to Mar 2024 the fund lost a net $174.1M, and assets reached $237.96M.

MSLDX 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.

PeriodMSLDXCategory average
1 year (Apr 2023 – Mar 2024)$104$107
3 years (Apr 2021 – Mar 2024)$100$104
Since data start (Jul 2019 – Mar 2024)$103$112

MSLDX Trailing Returns

Total returns to Mar 2024, from SEC N-PORT.

PeriodTotal return
1 year+4.41%
3 years (annualised)−0.03%

MSLDX 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
2024 (Jan–Mar)+0.76%
2023+5.24%
2022−5.14%
2021−0.93%
2020+2.25%
2019 (Jul–Dec)+1.09%

MSLDX Monthly Returns

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

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024+0.5%−0.2%+0.4%—————————
2023+1.3%−0.8%+1.1%+0.4%−0.4%−0.4%+0.7%+0.4%−0.1%+0.3%+1.2%+1.4%
2022−0.9%−0.8%−1.5%−0.6%0.0%−1.0%+0.6%−0.6%−1.3%−0.7%+1.0%+0.4%
20210.0%+0.1%−0.3%+0.1%+0.1%−0.1%0.0%−0.1%−0.1%−0.4%−0.2%−0.1%
2020+0.4%+0.5%−4.5%+2.3%+1.3%+1.2%+0.4%+0.2%−0.1%+0.2%+0.3%+0.2%
2019——————0.0%+0.6%−0.1%+0.2%0.0%+0.3%

MSLDX Risk

Risk measures from monthly returns over Apr 2021 – Mar 2024.

  • 3-year volatility (annualised): 2.45%
  • 3-year Sharpe ratio: -1.85 (vs 4.5% risk-free rate)
  • Best month: +1.39% (Dec 2023)
  • Worst month: −1.45% (Mar 2022)

MSLDX 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

MSLDX 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.