Morgan Stanley Variable Investment Series - Aggressive Equity
Portfolio
Item 77O- Transactions effected pursuant to Rule 10f-3

Securities Purchased: Workday Inc.
Purchase/Trade Date: 10/12/12
Size of Offering/shares: 22,750,000  shares
Offering Price of Shares: $28.00
Amount of Shares Purchased by Fund: 3,215 shares
Percentage of Offering Purchased by Fund: 0.014
Percentage of Fund's Total Assets: 0.33
Brokers: Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Allen &
Company LLC, J.P. Morgan, Cowen and Company, JMP Securities,
Pacific Crest Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, Canaccord
Genuity
Purchased from:  Goldman Sachs
Firm Commitment Underwriting: YES
Issuer has over three years of continuous operations*: YES
Percent of offering purchased by Fund and all other accounts
advised by the adviser is less than 25%: YES
The underwriting commission, spread and profit is reasonable
and fair compared to the underwritings of similar securities: YES
* Muni issuers must also have an investment grade rating from at
least one NRSRO; or if less than three years of continuous
operations, must have one of the three highest rating categories
from at least one NRSRO.