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Morgan Stanley Health Sciences A (HCRAX)

General Information
 As of 02/09/2010

NAV $12.68
NAV Daily Change $0.07
% Yield 0
% SEC Yield N/A
% YTD Return (as of 12/31/2009) 19.47
Objective* Equity - Sector Health
Peer* HL
* Key

Portfolio Statistics

% Unrealized Gain YTD 6.58
Net Assets (Mil $) 10/31/2009 116.89
% Turnover 10/31/2009 274.00

Fees

% Max Sales Load 5.25
% Min Sales Load .00
% Max Deferred Load .00

Expenses

% Max 12b-1 Fee .25
% Max Management Fee .92
% Redemption Fee .00
% Expense Ratio 1.65

Allocation

Large Growth 50.46
Large Value .00
Small Growth .00
Small Value .00
Foreign Stock .00
Emerging Market .00
Precious Metals .00
Intermediate Bond 12.86
Foreign Bond .00
High Yield Bond .00

Portfolio Information

Composition
As of 10/31/2009 % of Net Assets
Stock 99.40
Cash 9.44
Bonds .00
Preferred .00
Convertibles .00
Foreign Stock 7.27
Foreign Bonds .00
Hedge .00
Other -8.84

Sector / Country Weightings

Sector / Country Weightings

As of 10/31/2009 % of Portfolio
Health 72.14
Retail Trade 8.06
Finance 7.49
Services 4.25
Industrial Cyclical 2.75
Technology 2.50
Other 2.23
Consumer Durables .58
N/A N/A

Portfolio Holdings

Top Equity Holdings
(As of 10/31/2009)
% of Portfolio Value (Mil$)
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 14.20 22.50
PFIZER INC 9.71 15.39
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 5.07 8.04
BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB CO 4.42 7.01
MERCK & CO 3.98 6.30
MEDTRONIC INC 3.74 5.93
WELLPOINT 3.68 5.83
AMGEN 3.33 5.27
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL 3.22 5.10
N/A N/A N/A

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Fund Description

The fund was incepted in July 1997 and is managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors. The objective of the fund is to seek capital appreciation. The fund invests in common stocks of health science companies throughout the world. Income dividends are distributed annually. Capital gains, if any, are distributed in December.

Stock Holding Statistics
 % of Net Assets

As Of 10/31/2009
Total Issues 81
Avg. P/E 24.39
Avg. P/Book 5.06
Avg. EPS Growth 14.76
Avg. Market Value (Mil $) 62,974

Risk

3 Year 5 Year 10 Year
Beta 0.75 0.75 0.60
Alpha 4.30 1.71 6.06
R Squared 0.67 0.62 0.31
Std. Dev. 18.15 15.23 17.48
Sharpe -0.15 -0.04 3.00


Shareholder Information

Manager Team Managed
Since N/A
Manager Rating * SEE EXPLANTION N/A
Inception Date 08/06/1997
Shareholders 0
Dividends Paid A
Minimum Initial Investment $1,000
Minimum Subsequent Investment $100
IRA Minimum $1000

IRA Available Y Check Writing N Phone Invest Y
Phone Exchange Y Phone Redeem Y Auto Invest Y
Wire Redeem N Wire Fee N Wire Transfer N

Contact Information

Family MorgStan
Address 1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Phone N/A



 
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