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Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)   

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (99.5%)                
Belgium  (0.9%)                
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA N.V.     30,404     $ 1,637  
Brazil  (1.7%)                
Ambev SA ADR     994,423       2,247  
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference)     230,481       805  
              3,052  
Canada  (5.7%)                
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.     39,382       3,138  
Altus Group Ltd.     25,941       1,078  
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.     525,944       4,688  
Gildan Activewear, Inc.     79,644       1,570  
              10,474  
China  (8.0%)                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)     22,403       6,586  
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (b)     122,000       749  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)     57,100       3,857  
Tencent Music Entertainment Group ADR (a)     106,800       1,578  
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a)     58,933       1,835  
              14,605  
Colombia  (0.2%)                
Banco Davivienda SA (Preference)     45,317       325  
Denmark  (1.6%)                
Drilling Co of 1972 A/S/The (a)     14,139       306  
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B     37,166       2,575  
              2,881  
France  (9.9%)                
Air Liquide SA     5,440       862  
Airbus SE (a)     44,566       3,232  
Capgemini SE     10,908       1,400  
Dassault Systemes SE     5,767       1,076  
EssilorLuxottica SA (a)     4,581       624  
Hermes International     463       399  
Kering SA     2,026       1,344  
L'Oreal SA (BSRM)     3,731       1,214  
Legrand SA (PAR)     6,555       522  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     1,997       934  
Pernod Ricard SA     7,755       1,236  
Remy Cointreau SA (c)     5,608       1,024  
Safran SA (a)     3,213       316  
Sanofi     11,120       1,114  
Ubisoft Entertainment SA (a)     16,975       1,530  
Vivendi SA     48,795       1,363  
              18,190  
Germany  (8.4%)                
Bayer AG (Registered)     59,423       3,666  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG     4,266       310  
CTS Eventim AG & Co. KGaA (a)     30,316       1,465  
Duerr AG     34,808       1,065  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Infineon Technologies AG     47,928       1,351  
Jungheinrich AG (Preference)     31,250       1,076  
KION Group AG     13,916       1,188  
Linde PLC (a)     7,252       1,715  
SAP SE     11,726       1,826  
Siemens Healthineers AG     39,100       1,755  
              15,417  
India  (2.9%)                
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.     45,661       1,331  
ICICI Bank Ltd. (a)     129,188       625  
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd.     144,760       828  
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.     12,004       1,100  
Reliance Industries Ltd.     48,168       1,461  
              5,345  
Ireland  (0.3%)                
Kerry Group PLC, Class A     4,867       623  
Japan  (9.6%)                
FANUC Corp.     5,150       988  
Hoya Corp.     7,800       881  
Keyence Corp.     5,600       2,618  
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     8,700       566  
Nexon Co., Ltd.     83,800       2,090  
Nintendo Co., Ltd.     1,808       1,025  
Shimano, Inc.     4,350       859  
Shiseido Co., Ltd.     10,300       596  
SMC Corp.     2,105       1,174  
Sony Corp.     32,993       2,529  
Sony Corp. ADR     30,312       2,326  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.     5,200       1,358  
Unicharm Corp.     13,300       595  
              17,605  
Korea, Republic of  (3.9%)                
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.     104,272       5,177  
SK Hynix, Inc.     26,843       1,924  
              7,101  
Malta  (0.0%)                
BGP Holdings PLC (a)(d)     72,261        —@
Netherlands  (6.1%)                
Akzo Nobel N.V.     9,009       911  
ASML Holding N.V.     7,180       2,652  
Koninklijke Philips N.V. (a)     77,023       3,637  
Unilever N.V. CVA     38,935       2,364  
Wolters Kluwer N.V.     19,131       1,632  
              11,196  
Norway  (0.1%)                
Subsea 7 SA (a)     36,850       265  
Singapore  (9.2%)                
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)     109,208       16,822  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Spain  (1.9%)                
Amadeus IT Group SA     64,631       3,589  
Sweden  (1.7%)                
Atlas Copco AB, Class A     12,660       604  
Epiroc AB, Class A     35,510       514  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B     181,320       1,984  
              3,102  
Switzerland  (3.6%)                
Givaudan SA (Registered)     246       1,062  
Nestle SA (Registered)     46,920       5,584  
              6,646  
Taiwan  (3.5%)                
Airtac International Group     32,000       728  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     246,000       3,701  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR     24,292       1,969  
              6,398  
Thailand  (0.4%)                
Muangthai Capital PCL (Foreign Shares) (a)     532,400       834  
United Kingdom  (7.9%)                
AstraZeneca PLC     12,945       1,414  
Diageo PLC     72,987       2,507  
Intertek Group PLC     3,793       310  
Keywords Studios PLC     60,698       1,701  
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (a)     51,252       4,190  
Sage Group PLC (The)     72,435       673  
Spectris PLC     16,492       518  
Unilever PLC     44,586       2,749  
Weir Group PLC (The)     25,917       417  
              14,479  
United States  (12.0%)                
Booking Holdings, Inc. (a)     1,543       2,640  
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (a)     6,040       1,368  
Cognex Corp.     7,900       514  
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A     5,577       1,217  
Farfetch Ltd., Class A (a)(c)     104,568       2,631  
ICON PLC (a)     4,120       787  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     2,067       699  
Medtronic PLC     6,287       654  
Micron Technology, Inc. (a)     106,199       4,987  
Mondelez International, Inc., Class A     7,637       439  
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. (NYSE)     32,659       2,072  
Newmont Goldcorp Corp. (TSX) (c)     29,323       1,871  
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)     1,464       358  
Schlumberger Ltd.     46,230       719  
Transocean Ltd. (a)(c)     146,023       118  
Visa, Inc., Class A     3,356       671  
Xilinx, Inc.     1,930       201  
              21,946  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $129,790)             182,532  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Investment Company  (0.7%)                
United States  (0.7%)                
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. (e) (Cost $1,324)     56,878       1,201  
                 
Short-Term Investments  (0.2%)                
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities  (0.2%)                
Investment Company  (0.2%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (f) (Cost $274)     274,438       274  

 

   Face
Amount
(000)
     
Repurchase Agreements  (0.0%)          
Barclays Capital, Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $42; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 2.13% due 5/15/22; valued at $42)  $42    42 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.05%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $5; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $5)   5    5 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $16; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $16)   16    16 
         63 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $337)        337 
Total Investments (100.4%) (Cost $131,451) Including $3,908 of Securities Loaned (g)(h)(i)(j)        184,070 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.3%)        647 
Total Written Options Outstanding (-0.7%) (Premiums Received $1,253)        (1,342)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $183,375 

   

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.  

 

 

 

@ Value is less than $500.  
(a) Non-income producing security.  
(b) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.  
(c) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $3,908,000 and $4,107,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $337,000, which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $3,770,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.  
(d) At September 30, 2020 he Fund held a fair valued security valued at less than $500, representing less than 0.05% of net assets. This security has been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(e) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the cost of purchase of Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. and proceeds from sale of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Common Stock, and its affiliated broker-dealers, which may be deemed affiliates of the Adviser/Administrator and Distributor under the Investment Company Act of 1940, were approximately $1,324,000 and $215,000, respectively, including net realized loss of approximately $295,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $13,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc.  
(f) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $2,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.  
(g) Securities are available for collateral in connection with open foreign currency forward exchange contracts and futures contract.  
(h) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $110,595,000 and 60.3%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.  
(i) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.  
(j) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $61,636,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $9,064,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $52,572,000.  
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
CVA Certificaten Van Aandelen.
BSRM Berlin Second Regulated Market.
NYSE New York Stock Exchange.
PAR Paris Stock Exchange.
TSX Toronto Stock Exchange.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty  Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)
   In
Exchange
For
(000)
   Delivery
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
(000)
 
Citibank NA  EUR1,593   $1,892    12/17/20   $21 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.  HKD4,194   $541    12/17/20    (— @)
State Street Bank and Trust Co.  $2,435   GBP1,894    12/17/20    9 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.  $2,018   JPY212,626    12/17/20    (—@)
                  $30 

 

Futures Contract:

 

The Fund had the following futures contract open at September 30, 2020:

 

   Number
of
Contracts
   Expiration
Date
  Notional Amount
(000)
  Value
(000)
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(000)
 
Short:
SET50 Index Futures (Thailand)   329   Dec-20  THB (66) $(1,617)  $12 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Active International Allocation Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Call Options Written:

 

The Fund had the following call options written open at September 30, 2020:  

  

Counterparty  Description  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Premiums
Received
(000)
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
(000)
 
UBS Securities LLC  USD/CNH  CNH  315  Nov - 20   22,400    22   $(149)  $(149)  $ 
UBS Securities LLC  USD/CNH  CNH    190  Feb - 21   109,200    109    (1,160)   (1,021)   (139)
UBS Securities LLC  USD/CNH  CNH    65  Jan - 21   53,000    53    (33)   (83)   50 
                      $(1,342)  $(1,253)  $(89)

 

@ Value is less than $500.
SET Stock Exchange of Thailand.
EUR Euro
GBP British Pound
HKD Hong Kong Dollar
JPY Japanese Yen
THB Thai Baht
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*

  

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**   57.1%
Entertainment   14.1 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   9.9 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   7.4 
Metals & Mining   6.4 
Beverages   5.1 
Total Investments   100.0%***

 

 
* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.
***

Does not include open short futures contract with a value of approximately $1,617,000 and unrealized appreciation of approximately $12,000. Does not include open foreign currency forward exchange contracts with net unrealized appreciation of approximately $30,000.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (97.1%)          
Aerospace & Defense  (2.1%)          
HEICO Corp., Class A   176,414   $15,641 
           
Capital Markets  (1.5%)          
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   53,221    5,325 
S&P Global, Inc.   16,497    5,949 
         11,274 
Chemicals  (4.1%)          
Ecolab, Inc.   95,000    18,985 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)   16,901    11,775 
         30,760 
Construction Materials  (1.5%)          
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   49,595    11,673 
           
Containers & Packaging  (1.1%)          
Ball Corp.   97,387    8,095 
           
Entertainment  (7.4%)          
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   133,917    10,841 
Spotify Technology SA (a)   154,702    37,526 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)   43,131    7,126 
         55,493 
Food & Staples Retailing  (2.5%)          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   53,420    18,964 
           
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  (6.1%)          
Danaher Corp.   34,980    7,532 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   53,764    38,148 
         45,680 
Health Care Technology  (5.1%)          
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)   137,646    38,705 
           
Industrial Conglomerates  (1.3%)          
Roper Technologies, Inc.   24,373    9,630 
           
Information Technology Services  (25.2%)          
Adyen N.V. (Netherlands) (a)   8,694    16,036 
Okta, Inc. (a)   177,370    37,931 
Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada) (a)   46,946    48,024 
Square, Inc., Class A (a)   313,389    50,941 
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)   151,069    37,328 
         190,260 
Interactive Media & Services  (9.9%)          
Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)   98,070    25,684 
IAC/InterActiveCorp (a)   57,493    6,886 
Match Group, Inc. (a)   65,500    7,248 
Twitter, Inc. (a)   785,076    34,936 
         74,754 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail  (8.0%)          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   15,715    49,482 
Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)   200,966    11,019 
         60,501 
Metals & Mining  (0.1%)          
Royal Gold, Inc.   9,747    1,171 
           
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  (0.2%)          
Texas Pacific Land Trust   2,722    1,229 
           
Pharmaceuticals  (4.0%)          
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)   259,129    10,901 
Zoetis, Inc.   117,601    19,448 
         30,349 
Software  (16.1%)          
Autodesk, Inc. (a)   47,308    10,929 
Coupa Software, Inc. (a)   82,275    22,563 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   58,857    28,546 
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)   536,047    14,398 
Workday, Inc., Class A (a)   98,293    21,146 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)   50,121    23,562 
         121,144 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  (0.9%)          
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)   21,460    7,068 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $440,748)        732,391 
           
Short-Term Investment  (3.1%)          
Investment Company  (3.1%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $23,128)   23,128,286    23,128 
           
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (100.2%) (Cost $463,876)        755,519 
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $2,471)        974 
           
Total Investments (100.3%) (Cost $466,347)  (c)(d)(e)        756,493 
           
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.3%)        (2,308)
           
Net Assets (100.0%)       $754,185 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $30,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $16,036,000 and 2.1%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(d) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(e) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $291,948,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $1,802,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $290,146,000.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty  Description  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Premiums
Paid
(000)
   Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
BNP Paribas  USD/CNH  CNH   7.99   Sep - 21   121,426,064    121,426   $446   $736   $(290)
Royal Bank of Scotland  USD/CNH  CNH   7.75   Jan - 21   105,617,492    105,617    66    461    (395)
Royal Bank of Scotland  USD/CNH  CNH   8.06   Jul - 21   133,439,457    133,439    365    708    (343)
Royal Bank of Scotland  USD/CNH  CNH   8.48   May - 21   90,639,683    90,640    97    566    (469)
                           $974   $2,471   $(1,497)

 

CNH       —     Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore

USD       —     United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition  

 

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Information Technology Services   25.2%
Other*   22.4 
Software   16.0 
Interactive Media & Services   9.9 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   8.0 
Entertainment   7.3 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   6.1 
Health Care Technology   5.1 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Asia Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (94.9%)          
China  (63.3%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)   67,997   $19,990 
China East Education Holdings Ltd. (b)   3,508,000    7,645 
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (b)   2,726,300    16,745 
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A   757,518    18,102 
Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (b)(c)   1,209,000    8,760 
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., H Shares (a)(b)   307,500    4,380 
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class A   437,363    6,638 
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR   68,119    2,945 
HUYA, Inc. ADR (a)(c)   561,948    13,459 
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A   1,490,286    8,461 
KE Holdings, Inc. (a)   26,385    1,617 
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A   62,794    15,444 
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)(b)   770,800    24,281 
New Frontier Health Corp. (a)(c)   93,794    716 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (b)   776,800    13,228 
TAL Education Group ADR (a)   289,564    22,018 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)   262,900    17,757 
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a)   568,584    17,706 
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. H Shares (b)   854,000    6,988 
         226,880 
Hong Kong  (4.6%)          
AIA Group Ltd.   1,519,300    15,102 
Alphamab Oncology (a)(c)   751,000    1,479 
         16,581 
India  (13.8%)          
HDFC Bank Ltd. (a)   263,577    3,869 
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   284,113    14,194 
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   1,694,884    16,661 
IndusInd Bank Ltd. (a)   635,914    4,566 
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (a)   598,416    10,332 
         49,622 
Korea, Republic of  (4.9%)          
NAVER Corp.   68,839    17,493 
Taiwan  (8.3%)          
Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.   551,000    6,585 
Silergy Corp.   92,000    5,454 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   1,173,000    17,647 
         29,686 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $239,388)        340,262 
Short-Term Investment  (5.0%)          
Investment Company  (5.0%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $18,016)   18,015,645    18,016 
Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $257,404) Including $18,221 of Securities Loaned (e)(f)(g)        358,278 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)        218 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $358,496 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Asia Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(c) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $18,221,000 and $18,792,000, respectively. The Fund received non-cash collateral of approximately $18,792,000, in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments.  The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $30,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $226,576,000 and 63.2%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(g) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $102,303,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $1,429,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $100,874,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

  

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**   20.9%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   17.3 
Banks   13.9 
Beverages   10.9 
Interactive Media & Services   9.8 
Diversified Consumer Services   8.3 
Food Products   7.4 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   6.5 
Short-Term Investments   5.0 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 
* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

China Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

  

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (98.1%)          
Banks  (5.1%)          
China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (a)   503,000   $327 
China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. H Shares (a)   51,500    244 
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. H Shares (a)   211,000    110 
         681 
Beverages  (13.2%)          
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)   92,000    565 
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A   4,800    1,181 
         1,746 
Capital Markets  (2.6%)          
China International Capital Corp., Ltd. H Shares (a)(b)   84,800    197 
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.   3,200    151 
         348 
Construction Materials  (2.3%)          
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class A   37,900    309 
           
Diversified Consumer Services  (6.4%)          
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (b)   3,300    493 
TAL Education Group ADR (b)   4,700    358 
         851 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  (1.5%)          
Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co., Ltd., Class A   50,700    192 
           
Food Products  (6.9%)          
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (a)(b)   135,000    637 
Yihai International Holding Ltd. (a)(b)   18,000    282 
         919 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  (1.5%)          
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd. H Shares (a)   96,000    192 
           
Insurance  (2.4%)          
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. H Shares (a)   30,500    317 
           
Interactive Media & Services  (19.0%)          
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a)   37,200    2,513 
           
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail  (20.1%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (a)(b)   5,300    195 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (b)   8,400    2,469 
         2,664 
Pharmaceuticals  (7.6%)          
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (a)   165,600    323 
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A   15,718    208 
Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd.   57,500    144 
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (a)   304,500    334 
         1,009 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

China Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Real Estate Management & Development  (1.9%)          
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)   30,000    76 
China Resources Land Ltd. (a)   22,000    100 
Shenzhen Investment Ltd. (a)   252,000    74 
         250 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  (2.7%)          
Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. (a)(b)   94,000    362 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  (3.6%)          
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (a)   27,800    473 
           
Wireless Telecommunication Services  (1.3%)          
China Mobile Ltd. (a)   27,500    176 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $9,645)        13,002 
           
           
Short-Term Investment  (2.5%)          
Investment Company  (2.5%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $331)   330,680    331 
Total Investments (100.6%) (Cost $9,976)  (d)(e)(f)        13,333 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.6%)        (79)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $13,254 

 

(a) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $9,682,000 and 73.0%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(e) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $3,621,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $264,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $3,357,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

  

Portfolio Composition  

 

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   22.1 %
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   20.0  
Interactive Media & Services   18.8  
Beverages   13.1  
Pharmaceuticals   7.6  
Food Products   6.9  
Diversified Consumer Services   6.4  
Banks   5.1  
Total Investments   100.0 %

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (95.3%)          
Argentina  (0.1%)          
Globant SA (a)   84   $15 
           
Australia  (0.3%)          
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP   1,200    57 
           
Brazil  (0.1%)          
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao   313    3 
Magazine Luiza SA   505    8 
         11 
Canada  (5.0%)          
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A   1,253    41 
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp.   100    6 
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a)   2,286    74 
Canadian National Railway Co.   210    22 
Colliers International Group, Inc.   1,178    78 
Constellation Software, Inc.   70    78 
FirstService Corp.   1,523    201 
Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)   474    485 
         985 
China  (3.8%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)   466    137 
China East Education Holdings Ltd. (b)   3,000    7 
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (b)   2,000    12 
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A   4,760    114 
Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (b)   1,000    7 
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co. Ltd. H Shares (a)(b)   100    1 
Hangzhou Tigermed Consulting Co., Ltd., Class A   298    5 
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR   75    3 
HUYA, Inc. ADR (a)   482    12 
Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., Ltd., Class A   700    4 
KE Holdings, Inc. (a)   37    2 
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)(b)   3,600    113 
New Frontier Health Corp. (a)   1,068    8 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (b)   800    14 
TAL Education Group ADR (a)   3,345    254 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)   200    13 
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a)   1,593    50 
         756 
Denmark  (2.2%)          
Chr Hansen Holding A/S   1,329    147 
DSV Panalpina A/S   1,750    284 
Novo Nordisk A/S Series B   97    7 
         438 
Finland  (0.1%)          
Revenio Group Oyj   568    26 
           
France  (2.5%)          
Christian Dior SE   220    90 
Dassault Systemes SE   193    36 
EssilorLuxottica SA (a)   111    15 
Hermes International   316    272 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

L'Oreal SA (BSRM)   68    22 
Pernod Ricard SA   197    32 
Remy Cointreau SA   164    30 
         497 
Germany  (0.7%)          
Adidas AG (a)   127    41 
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA   515    48 
HelloFresh SE (a)   355    20 
Marley Spoon AG (a)   7,931    16 
Puma SE (a)   125    11 
         136 
Hong Kong  (0.3%)          
AIA Group Ltd.   5,600    56 
           
India  (1.8%)          
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   6,330    316 
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   3,303    33 
         349 
Israel  (0.2%)          
Wix.com Ltd. (a)   166    42 
           
Italy  (0.9%)          
Davide Campari-Milano N.V.   3,883    42 
Moncler SpA (a)   3,426    140 
         182 
Japan  (1.1%)          
Keyence Corp.   300    140 
Pigeon Corp.   1,700    76 
         216 
Korea, Republic of  (0.2%)          
NAVER Corp.   165    42 
           
Mexico  (0.1%)          
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B (a)   2,040    24 
           
Netherlands  (2.3%)          
Adyen N.V. (a)   176    325 
ASML Holding N.V.   244    90 
JDE Peet's BV (a)   840    34 
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V (a)   130    14 
         463 
New Zealand  (0.9%)          
Ryman Healthcare Ltd.   7,282    69 
Xero Ltd. (a)   1,497    109 
         178 
Poland  (0.1%)          
Dino Polska SA (a)   506    30 
           
Singapore  (2.6%)          
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)   3,276    505 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Spain  (0.1%)          
Aena SME SA (a)   157    22 
           
Sweden  (0.8%)          
AddLife AB (a)   5,193    80 
Cellavision AB (a)   621    25 
Evolution Gaming Group AB   178    12 
Vitrolife AB (a)   1,604    44 
         161 
Switzerland  (0.4%)          
Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Registered)   185    36 
Straumann Holding AG (Registered)   46    46 
         82 
Taiwan  (0.4%)          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   1,000    15 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR   751    61 
         76 
United Kingdom  (3.7%)          
Abcam PLC   2,070    33 
Atlassian Corp., PLC, Class A (a)   651    118 
Blue Prism Group PLC (a)   1,617    28 
boohoo Group PLC (a)   2,089    10 
Diageo PLC   744    26 
Fevertree Drinks PLC   883    26 
Intertek Group PLC   287    24 
Rentokil Initial PLC (a)   2,070    14 
Rightmove PLC   7,582    61 
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A   7,174    302 
Victoria PLC (a)   20,695    80 
         722 
United States  (64.6%)          
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (a)   1,432    178 
Activision Blizzard, Inc.   632    51 
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a)   108    5 
Adobe, Inc. (a)   216    106 
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)   121    18 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   65    95 
Alteryx, Inc., Class A (a)   530    60 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   177    557 
American Tower Corp. REIT   19    5 
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   15    5 
Anterix, Inc.   746    24 
Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)   677    96 
Appian Corp. (a)   2,428    157 
Apple, Inc.   63    7 
ASML Holding NV   232    86 
At Home Group, Inc. (a)   4,475    66 
Autodesk, Inc. (a)   174    40 
Ball Corp.   151    12 
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (a)   323    25 
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B (a)   36    8 
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (a)   287    24 
Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. (a)   213    21 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)   45    5 
Cardlytics, Inc. (a)   2,036    144 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Carvana Co. (a)   1,858    414 
Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)   1,103    60 
Cintas Corp.   14    5 
Cognex Corp.   157    10 
Copart, Inc. (a)   43    4 
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)   5    4 
Costco Wholesale Corp.   242    86 
Coupa Software, Inc. (a)   903    248 
Covetrus, Inc. (a)   19,140    467 
Danaher Corp.   22    5 
Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)   376    38 
DexCom, Inc. (a)   349    144 
DocuSign, Inc. (a)   91    20 
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. (a)   962    12 
Ecolab, Inc.   686    137 
Editas Medicine, Inc. (a)   156    4 
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)   536    173 
Equinix, Inc. REIT   6    5 
EVI Industries, Inc. (a)   331    9 
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)   82    8 
Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)   538    141 
Farfetch Ltd., Class A (a)   6,955    175 
Fastenal Co.   99    4 
Fastly, Inc., Class A (a)   7,458    699 
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (a)   975    73 
Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp., Class A (a)   10,675    130 
GameStop Corp., Class A (a)   4,011    41 
Gartner, Inc. (a)   36    4 
GoodRx Holdings, Inc., Class A (a)   299    17 
Guardant Health, Inc. (a)   551    62 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)   43    4 
HealthEquity, Inc. (a)   186    9 
HEICO Corp., Class A   1,382    122 
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   17    5 
IAC/InterActiveCorp (a)   37    4 
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)   13    5 
IHS Markit Ltd.   270    21 
Illumina, Inc. (a)   48    15 
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   223    29 
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   192    4 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   666    67 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   668    474 
Linde PLC   93    22 
Livongo Health, Inc. (a)   157    22 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)   14    5 
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A (a)   31    5 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   228    54 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   462    156 
Match Group, Inc. (a)   42    5 
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)   111    120 
Microsoft Corp.   181    38 
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a)   114    17 
Moderna, Inc. (a)   227    16 
MongoDB, Inc. (a)   454    105 
NanoString Technologies, Inc. (a)   2,431    109 
Netflix, Inc. (a)   14    7 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   59    7 
Nuance Communications, Inc. (a)   194    6 
NVIDIA Corp.   18    10 
Okta, Inc. (a)   1,393    298 
Outset Medical, Inc. (a)   233    12 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Overstock.com, Inc. (a)   10,249    745 
Party City Holdco, Inc. (a)   18,415    48 
Passage Bio, Inc. (a)   351    5 
Peloton Interactive, Inc., Class A (a)   387    38 
Penumbra, Inc. (a)   62    12 
Pinterest, Inc., Class A (a)   620    26 
Pool Corp.   15    5 
Quotient Ltd. (a)   2,083    11 
Redfin Corp. (a)   1,226    61 
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   92    4 
Ribbit LEAP Ltd. (a)   972    13 
Roku, Inc. (a)   99    19 
Rollins, Inc.   86    5 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   91    36 
Royal Gold, Inc.   271    33 
S&P Global, Inc.   213    77 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)   347    87 
Schrodinger, Inc. (a)   193    9 
Service Corp. International   109    5 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   502    243 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)   58    40 
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)   6,934    186 
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A (a)   1,250    62 
Snap, Inc., Class A (a)   3,012    79 
Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)   311    78 
Spotify Technology SA (a)   1,728    419 
Square, Inc., Class A (a)   3,103    504 
Starbucks Corp.   80    7 
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A (a)   4,045    110 
Synopsys, Inc. (a)   23    5 
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)   28    5 
Teradyne, Inc.   116    9 
Texas Pacific Land Trust   84    38 
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)   308    160 
TransDigm Group, Inc.   50    24 
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)   1,241    307 
Twitter, Inc. (a)   6,086    271 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)   20    7 
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)   6,179    225 
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.   116    36 
Unity Software, Inc. (a)   226    20 
UTZ Brands, Inc.   4,537    81 
Vail Resorts, Inc.   21    4 
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)   1,930    543 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   25    5 
Visa, Inc., Class A   405    81 
Vroom, Inc. (a)   656    34 
Walt Disney Co. (The)   543    67 
Waste Connections, Inc.   209    22 
Watsco, Inc.   19    4 
Wayfair, Inc., Class A (a)   810    236 
Workday, Inc., Class A (a)   216    46 
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A (a)   232    24 
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C (a)   839    85 
Zoetis, Inc.   120    20 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)   1,223    575 
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)   1,455    62 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Counterpoint Global Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Zynga, Inc., Class A (a)   1,394    13 
         12,743 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $11,654)        18,814 
Preferred Stock  (0.1%)          
United States  (0.1%)          
Overstock.com, Inc. Series A-1 (Cost $1)   176    11 
           
Short-Term Investment  (3.9%)          
Investment Company  (3.9%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $771)   771,122    771 
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (99.3%) (Cost $12,426)        19,596 
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $38)        16 
Total Investments (99.4%) (Cost $12,464)  (d)(e)(f)        19,612 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.6%)        123 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $19,735 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 
(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(c)The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d)The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $3,135,000 and 15.9%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(e)The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f)At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $7,227,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $79,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $7,148,000.
ADRAmerican Depositary Receipt.
REITReal Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Counterpoint Global Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
Third Quarter Report
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

  

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty  Description  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Premiums
Paid
(000)
   Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
BNP Paribas  USD/CNH  CNH   7.99  Sep - 21   1,958,561    1,959   $7   $12   $(5)
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  USD/CNH  CNH   7.74  Jan - 21   1,617,368    1,617    1    6    (5)
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  USD/CNH  CNH   8.10  Jul - 21   2,322,002    2,322    6    11    (5)
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  USD/CNH  CNH   8.49  May - 21   1,600,649    1,601    2    9    (7)
                          $16   $38   $(22)

 

CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   52.2%
Information Technology Services   16.7 
Software   13.5 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   12.0 
Entertainment   5.6 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Developing Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (92.2%)                
Argentina  (1.2%)                
Globant SA (a)     6,420     $ 1,151  
Brazil  (6.7%)                
B3 SA - Brasil Bolsa Balcao     192,615       1,887  
Magazine Luiza SA     277,531       4,408  
              6,295  
China  (53.0%)                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)     15,923       4,681  
China East Education Holdings Ltd. (b)     815,000       1,776  
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (b)     390,000       2,395  
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A     206,270       4,929  
Haidilao International Holding Ltd. (b)     274,000       1,985  
Huazhu Group Ltd. ADR     24,544       1,061  
HUYA, Inc. ADR (a)     129,599       3,104  
KE Holdings, Inc. (a)     4,806       295  
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A     14,500       3,566  
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)(b)     217,100       6,839  
New Frontier Health Corp. (a)     7,725       59  
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (b)     168,600       2,871  
TAL Education Group ADR (a)     77,986       5,930  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)     66,800       4,512  
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a)     127,866       3,982  
Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. H Shares (b)     214,000       1,751  
              49,736  
Hong Kong  (0.3%)                
Alphamab Oncology (a)     153,000       301  
India  (11.0%)                
HDFC Bank Ltd. (a)     224,717       3,299  
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)     23,657       1,182  
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR (a)     315,900       3,105  
IndusInd Bank Ltd. (a)     66,988       481  
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (a)     129,540       2,237  
              10,304  
Korea, Republic of  (4.7%)                
NAVER Corp.     17,148       4,358  
Mexico  (0.7%)                
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B (a)     56,025       650  
Taiwan  (6.6%)                
Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.     85,000       1,016  
Silergy Corp.     13,000       771  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR     54,700       4,434  
              6,221  
United States  (8.0%)                
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)     8,325       2,691  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)     4,398       4,761  
              7,452  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $73,143)             86,468  
Short-Term Investment  (7.7%)                
Investment Company  (7.7%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $7,210)     7,209,972       7,210  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Developing Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $80,353)  (d)(e)(f)        93,678 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)        92 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $93,770 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the “Liquidity Funds”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the period ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $4,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $43,087,000 and 45.9%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(e) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the period ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $13,560,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $235,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $13,325,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   22.9%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   21.6 
Banks   11.0 
Interactive Media & Services   9.5 
Beverages   8.2 
Diversified Consumer Services   8.2 
Short-Term Investments   7.7 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   5.6 
Food Products   5.3 
Total Investments   100.0% 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (98.3%)          
Argentina  (1.0%)          
Globant SA (a)   39,322   $7,047 
Brazil  (6.1%)          
Hapvida Participacoes e Investimentos SA   592,566    6,557 
Localiza Rent a Car SA   821,613    8,291 
Lojas Renner SA   776,564    5,483 
Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A (a)(b)   190,751    7,193 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA   1,095,211    3,855 
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Preference)   1,320,417    4,611 
Rumo SA (a)   1,659,106    5,631 
         41,621 
           
China  (38.2%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (a)(c)   499,700    18,345 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)   154,316    45,366 
Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd., Class A   899,767    7,343 
China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (c)   14,201,120    9,227 
China International Capital Corp., Ltd. H Shares (a)(b)(c)   1,767,200    4,110 
China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (a)(c)   2,577,000    12,155 
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (c)   1,968,000    12,087 
China Resources Land Ltd. (c)   770,000    3,512 
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (c)   3,559,200    6,948 
Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. (a)(b)(c)   1,834,000    7,066 
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd., Class A   268,616    3,556 
Joincare Pharmaceutical Group Industry Co. Ltd.   1,132,500    2,845 
Kweichow Moutai Co., Ltd., Class A   91,449    22,492 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (a)   61,802    9,239 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd., Class A   421,274    4,737 
Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China Ltd. H Shares (c)   322,000    3,343 
Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer Co., Ltd. H Shares (c)   1,312,000    2,625 
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (c)   621,000    10,575 
Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd. (c)   4,795,500    5,251 
TAL Education Group ADR (a)   85,301    6,486 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (c)   763,100    51,542 
Universal Scientific Industrial Shanghai Co., Ltd., Class A   1,344,853    5,086 
Yihai International Holding Ltd. (a)(c)   348,000    5,466 
         259,402 
Hong Kong  (1.0%)          
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd.   143,700    6,764 
Hungary  (1.1%)          
Richter Gedeon Nyrt   348,447    7,355 
India  (6.5%)          
Bharti Airtel Ltd.   756,861    4,327 
Eicher Motors Ltd.   110,893    3,311 
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   96,517    4,822 
ICICI Bank Ltd. (a)   959,548    4,640 
ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co., Ltd.   531,544    3,041 
Infosys Ltd.   522,897    7,190 
Infosys Ltd. ADR   163,670    2,260 
Marico Ltd.   356,493    1,756 
Reliance Industries Ltd.   396,587    9,867 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Shree Cement Ltd.   9,820    2,705 
         43,919 
Indonesia  (1.4%)          
Bank Central Asia Tbk PT   5,165,200    9,429 
Korea, Republic of  (7.6%)          
Kakao Corp.   21,492    6,683 
NCSoft Corp.   5,081    3,502 
Samsung Biologics Co., Ltd. (a)   6,012    3,544 
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   653,681    32,451 
SK Hynix, Inc.   75,367    5,403 
         51,583 
Mexico  (1.6%)          
Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV (a)   1,054,321    4,834 
Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV   2,698,030    6,456 
         11,290 
Peru  (0.7%)          
Cia de Minas Buenaventura SAA ADR   377,755    4,616 
Poland  (3.6%)          
CD Projekt SA (a)   58,434    6,327 
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA   375,084    6,032 
LPP SA (a)   3,080    5,234 
PLAY Communications SA   674,711    6,742 
         24,335 
Russia  (6.8%)          
LUKOIL PJSC ADR   104,180    6,020 
Novatek PJSC (Registered GDR)    53,617     7,339  
Novolipetsk Steel PJSC GDR    252,600     5,593  
TCS Group Holding PLC GDR    261,989     6,910  
X5 Retail Group N.V. GDR    231,215     8,545  
Yandex N.V., Class A (a)    182,104     11,882  
           46,289  
South Africa  (2.0%)              
Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd.    108,343     6,673  
Clicks Group Ltd.    506,816     6,709  
           13,382  
Taiwan  (11.6%)              
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd.    1,759,626     3,623  
Delta Electronics, Inc.    706,000     4,636  
Largan Precision Co., Ltd.    11,000     1,288  
MediaTek, Inc.    441,000     9,344  
Mega Financial Holding Co., Ltd.    153,000     148  
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.    3,706,205     55,756  
Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp.    1,205,000     4,031  
           78,826  
Thailand  (0.3%)              
Muangthai Capital PCL (Foreign Shares) (a)    1,405,400     2,202  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Turkey  (0.7%)              
Migros Ticaret AS (a)    877,538     4,680  
United Kingdom  (2.3%)              
Avast PLC    1,254,980     8,520  
Mondi PLC    355,733     7,541  
           16,061  
United States  (5.8%)              
ASML Holding NV    43,357     16,011  
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)    22,870     7,393  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)    6,746     7,302  
NIKE, Inc., Class B    68,473     8,596  
           39,302  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $449,167)          668,103  
               
Short-Term Investments  (2.1%)              
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities  (0.5%)              
Investment Company  (0.5%)              
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $3,543)    3,542,730     3,543  
Investment Company  (1.6%)              
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $10,736)    10,735,908     10,736  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $14,279)          14,279  
Total Investments (100.4%) (Cost $463,446) Including $9,604 of Securities Loaned (e)(f)(g)          682,382  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.4%)          (3,047 )
Net Assets (100.0%)        $ 679,335  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.  

 

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $9,604,000 and $10,082,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $3,543,000, which was subsequently invested in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $6,539,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments.  The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(c)Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $10,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $478,659,000 and 70.5%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(g) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $231,247,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $12,311,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $218,936,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
GDR Global Depositary Receipt.
PJSC Public Joint Stock Company.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification    Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**   54.1%
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   14.9 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   10.5 
Interactive Media & Services   10.3 
Banks   5.1 
Beverages   5.1 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

 

*Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
**Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
Third Quarter Report
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Face
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Fixed Income Securities  (94.8%)        
Argentina  (2.3%)        
Corporate Bonds  (1.9%)        
Pampa Energia SA,          
9.13%, 4/15/29 (a)  $300   $235 
Province of Santa Fe,          
6.90%, 11/1/27 (a)   200    130 
Provincia de Cordoba,          
7.45%, 9/1/24 (a)   330    190 
Provincia de Entre Rios Argentina,          
8.75%, 2/8/25 (a)(b)(c)   230    129 
Telecom Argentina SA,          
8.00%, 7/18/26 (a)   50    41 
         725 
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Argentine Republic Government International Bond,          
0.13%, 7/9/30 – 7/9/35 (d)   359    141 
1.00%, 7/9/29   24    11 
         152 
         877 
Armenia  (0.7%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.7%)          
Ardshinbank CJSC Via Dilijan Finance BV,          
6.50%, 1/28/25 (a)   270    258 
         258 
Azerbaijan  (0.4%)          
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond,          
3.50%, 9/1/32   150    145 
           
Bahrain  (0.8%)          
Sovereign  (0.8%)          
Bahrain Government International Bond,          
7.50%, 9/20/47   300    320 
           
Belarus  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Republic of Belarus International Bond,          
6.20%, 2/28/30 (a)   200    188 
           
Brazil  (5.2%)          
Corporate Bonds  (1.8%)          
CSN Resources SA,          
7.63%, 4/17/26 (a)   260    263 
Minerva Luxembourg SA,          
5.88%, 1/19/28 (a)   200    208 
Petrobras Global Finance BV,          
6.75%, 6/3/50   140    152 
Suzano Austria GmbH,          
3.75%, 1/15/31   40    40 
         663 
Sovereign  (3.4%)          
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F,
10.00%, 1/1/23 – 1/1/25
  BRL5,335    1,071 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Brazilian Government International Bond,          
3.88%, 6/12/30  $200    200 
         1,271 
         1,934 
           
Chile  (2.7%)          
Corporate Bonds  (1.8%)          
Cencosud SA,          
4.38%, 7/17/27   200    218 
Colbun SA,          
3.15%, 3/6/30 (a)   200    216 
VTR Finance,          
6.38%, 7/15/28 (a)   225    238 
         672 
Sovereign  (0.9%)          
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos,          
4.50%, 3/1/26  CLP225,000    329 
         1,001 
China  (5.7%)          
Corporate Bonds  (2.9%)          
China SCE Group Holdings Ltd.,          
7.38%, 4/9/24  $250    253 
Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.,          
7.25%, 4/8/26   260    289 
Scenery Journey Ltd.,          
11.50%, 10/24/22   250    228 
Yuzhou Group Holdings Co. Ltd.,          
8.38%, 10/30/24   300    311 
         1,081 
Sovereign  (2.8%)          
China Government Bond,          
3.13%, 11/21/29  CNY4,900    716 
3.29%, 10/18/23   940    140 
Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2018 Ltd.,          
2.95%, 11/12/29 (a)  $200    214 
         1,070 
         2,151 
Colombia  (5.4%)          
Corporate Bonds  (3.6%)          
Banco de Bogota SA,          
4.38%, 8/3/27   300    316 
Canacol Energy Ltd.,          
7.25%, 5/3/25 (a)   200    206 
Geopark Ltd.,          
6.50%, 9/21/24 (a)   200    190 
Grupo Aval Ltd.,          
4.38%, 2/4/30 (a)   200    193 
Termocandelaria Power Ltd.,          
7.88%, 1/30/29 (a)   400    430 
         1,335 
Sovereign  (1.8%)          
Colombian TES,          
Series B          
6.00%, 4/28/28  COP951,400    263 
7.00%, 6/30/32   253,800    72 
7.50%, 8/26/26   685,100    206 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
Third Quarter Report
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

10.00%, 7/24/24   454,100    146 
         687 
         2,022 
Costa Rica  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Costa Rica Government International Bond,          
6.13%, 2/19/31 (a)  $200    189 
           
Dominican Republic  (2.3%)          
Corporate Bond  (1.1%)          
AES Andres BV/Dominican Power Partners/Empresa Generadora de Electricidad It,
(Units)
          
7.95%, 5/11/26 (a)(e)   400    408 
           
Sovereign  (1.2%)          
Dominican Republic International Bond,          
5.88%, 1/30/60  (a)  DOP300    285 
9.75%, 6/5/26  (a)   10,550    185 
         470 
         878 
Ecuador  (0.6%)          
Sovereign  (0.6%)          
Ecuador Government International Bond,          
0.00%, 7/31/30  (a)  $20    10 
0.50%, 7/31/30 – 7/31/40(a)   401    228 
         238 
Egypt  (2.9%)          
Corporate Bond  (1.1%)          
African Export-Import Bank (The),          
3.99%, 9/21/29 (a)   390    403 
           
Sovereign  (1.8%)          
Arab Republic of Egypt,          
5.25%, 10/6/25   200    201 
Egypt Government International Bond,          
6.38%, 4/11/31  (a)  EUR230    252 
8.15%, 11/20/59  (a)   260    243 
         696 
         1,099 
El Salvador  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
El Salvador Government International Bond,          
7.12%, 1/20/50  (a)  $150    118 
8.63%, 2/28/29  (a)   80    76 
         194 
Gabon  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Gabon Government International Bond,          
6.63%, 2/6/31 (a)   200    179 
           
Ghana  (0.5%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.5%)          
Kosmos Energy Ltd.,          
7.13%, 4/4/26 (a)   200    176 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
Third Quarter Report
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Guatemala  (0.9%)        
Sovereign  (0.9%)        
Guatemala Government Bond,          
4.88%, 2/13/28   300    332 
           
Hungary  (0.6%)          
Sovereign  (0.6%)          
Hungary Government Bond,          
3.00%, 8/21/30  HUF62,000    214 
           
India  (1.2%)          
Corporate Bonds  (1.2%)          
Greenko Investment Co.,          
4.88%, 8/16/23 (a)  $240    240 
Vedanta Holdings Mauritius II Ltd.,          
13.00%, 8/21/23 (a)   200    206 
         446 
           
Indonesia  (6.9%)          
Corporate Bonds  (1.6%)          
Indo Energy Finance II BV,          
6.38%, 1/24/23   114    111 
Jababeka International BV,          
6.50%, 10/5/23 (a)   460    375 
Soechi Capital Pte Ltd.,          
8.38%, 1/31/23 (a)   200    121 
         607 
Sovereign  (5.3%)          
Indonesia Government International Bond,          
4.45%, 4/15/70   230    274 
Indonesia Treasury Bond,          
7.00%, 9/15/30  IDR3,300,000    223 
7.50%, 8/15/32   3,790,000    259 
8.13%, 5/15/24   5,017,000    365 
8.38%, 3/15/34 – 4/15/39   5,600,000    404 
8.75%, 5/15/31   1,310,000    99 
9.00%, 3/15/29   1,395,000    106 
Pertamina Persero PT,          
6.50%, 11/7/48 (a)  $200    267 
         1,997 
         2,604 
Iraq  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Iraq International Bond,          
6.75%, 3/9/23 (a)   200    192 
           
Israel  (0.8%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.8%)          
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III BV,          
7.13%, 1/31/25   300    316 
           
Jamaica  (0.9%)          
Sovereign  (0.9%)          
Jamaica Government International Bond,          
8.00%, 3/15/39   250    325 
           
Jordan  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Jordan Government International Bond,          
7.38%, 10/10/47 (a)   200    199 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments
Third Quarter Report
September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Lebanon  (0.1%)        
Sovereign  (0.1%)        
Lebanon Government International Bond,          
6.85%, 3/23/27 (b)(c)   266    44 
           
Malaysia  (2.4%)          
Sovereign  (2.4%)          
Malaysia Government Bond,          
3.66%, 10/15/20  MYR137    33 
3.96%, 9/15/25   1,503    390 
4.16%, 7/15/21   195    48 
4.18%, 7/15/24   762    196 
4.23%, 6/30/31   246    67 
4.50%, 4/15/30   559    154 
         888 
Mexico  (10.3%)          
Corporate Bonds  (1.6%)          
Alpha Holding SA de CV,          
10.00%, 12/19/22 (a)  $200    170 
Financiera Independencia SAB de CV SOFOM ENR,          
8.00%, 7/19/24 (a)   250    178 
Trust Fibra Uno,          
6.39%, 1/15/50 (a)   240    240 
         588 
           
Sovereign  (8.7%)          
Mexican Bonos,          
Series M          
6.50%, 6/10/21  MXN1,495    68 
7.50%, 6/3/27   13,502    679 
7.75%, 5/29/31   5,070    259 
8.00%, 12/7/23   2,072    103 
10.00%, 12/5/24   15,250    821 
Mexico Government International Bond,          
4.50%, 4/22/29  $200    225 
Petroleos Mexicanos,          
6.50%, 3/13/27 – 1/23/29   626    577 
6.95%, 1/28/60  (a)   365    283 
7.69%, 1/23/50   300    251 
         3,266 
         3,854 
Moldova  (0.7%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.7%)          
Aragvi Finance International DAC,          
12.00%, 4/9/24 (a)   260    271 
           
Nigeria  (2.7%)          
Corporate Bonds  (2.2%)          
Fidelity Bank PLC,          
10.50%, 10/16/22 (a)   220    230 
IHS Netherlands Holdco BV,          
8.00%, 9/18/27 (a)   270    278 
United Bank for Africa PLC,          
7.75%, 6/8/22 (a)   300    301 
         809 
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Nigeria Government International Bond,          
7.14%, 2/23/30 (a)   200    191 
         1,000 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Panama  (1.1%)            
Corporate Bond  (0.5%)            
AES Panama Generation Holdings SRL,                
4.38%, 5/31/30 (a)     200       206  
                 
Sovereign  (0.6%)                
Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA,                
5.63%, 5/18/36 (a)     200       222  
              428  
Paraguay  (1.9%)                
Sovereign  (1.9%)                
Paraguay Government International Bond,                
4.70%, 3/27/27  (a)     200       228  
4.95%, 4/28/31  (a)     200       231  
5.40%, 3/30/50  (a)     200       244  
              703  
Peru  (1.7%)                
Corporate Bond  (0.6%)                
Lima Metro Line 2 Finance Ltd.,                
4.35%, 4/5/36 (a)     200       221  
                 
Sovereign  (1.1%)                
Peru Government Bond,                
5.40%, 8/12/34    PEN 259       75  
5.94%, 2/12/29     1,062       346  
6.15%, 8/12/32     1       1  
              422  
              643  
                 
Poland  (5.0%)                
Sovereign  (5.0%)                
Republic of Poland Government Bond,                
3.25%, 7/25/25    PLN 2,044       596  
4.00%, 10/25/23     455       131  
5.75%, 10/25/21 – 9/23/22     2,680       768  
Republic of Poland Government International Bond,                
5.00%, 3/23/22    $ 370       396  
              1,891  
Qatar  (2.2%)                
Sovereign  (2.2%)                
Qatar Government International Bond,                
3.75%, 4/16/30  (a)     200       232  
4.82%, 3/14/49  (a)     430       581  
              813  
Romania  (1.0%)                
Sovereign  (1.0%)                
Romania Government Bond,                
4.75%, 2/24/25    RON 1,545       395  
Russia  (5.3%)                
Corporate Bond  (0.8%)                
Alfa Bank AO Via Alfa Bond Issuance PLC,                
5.95%, 4/15/30    $ 300       297  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Sovereign  (4.5%)          
Russian Federal Bond - OFZ,          
6.90%, 5/23/29  RUB26,395    358 
7.70%, 3/23/33   46,360    667 
7.95%, 10/7/26   9,240    133 
Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond,          
5.63%, 4/4/42  $400    536 
         1,694 
         1,991 
Saudi Arabia  (1.2%)          
Sovereign  (1.2%)          
Saudi Government International Bond,          
5.25%, 1/16/50 (a)   340    458 
           
Senegal  (0.9%)          
Sovereign  (0.9%)          
Senegal Government International Bond,          
6.25%, 5/23/33 (a)   350    346 
           
Serbia  (0.5%)          
Sovereign  (0.5%)          
Serbia International Bond,          
3.13%, 5/15/27 (a)  EUR140    176 
           
South Africa  (4.4%)          
Sovereign  (4.4%)          
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,          
7.13%, 2/11/25  $200    183 
8.45%, 8/10/28  (a)   200    185 
Republic of South Africa Government Bond,          
8.00%, 1/31/30   19,061    1,040 
8.25%, 3/31/32  ZAR2,437    125 
8.75%, 1/31/44   820    38 
9.00%, 1/31/40   1,500    72 
         1,643 
Supernational  (1.0%)          
Sovereign  (1.0%)          
Banque Ouest Africaine de Developpement,          
4.70%, 10/22/31 (a)  $370    389 
           
Tanzania, United Republic of  (0.6%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.6%)          
HTA Group Ltd.,           
7.00%, 12/18/25 (a)     200    210 
Thailand  (1.9%)           
Sovereign  (1.9%)           
Thailand Government Bond,           
3.63%, 6/16/23  THB 9,000    307 
4.88%, 6/22/29    10,434    425 
          732 
Turkey  (2.2%)           
Sovereign  (2.2%)           
Turkey Government Bond,           
8.00%, 3/12/25  TRY 1,443    157 
10.50%, 8/11/27    455    53 
11.00%, 2/24/27    586    70 
Turkey Government International Bond,           
6.35%, 8/10/24  $  330    330 
7.25%, 12/23/23    200    207 
          817 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Ukraine  (1.9%)           
Corporate Bond  (0.6%)           
NAK Naftogaz Ukraine via Kondor Finance PLC,           
7.13%, 7/19/24  EUR 200    226 
            
Sovereign  (1.3%)           
Ukraine Government International Bond,           
6.75%, 6/20/26  (a)  $ 100    114 
7.75%, 9/1/26    380    379 
          493 
          719 
United Arab Emirates  (1.9%)           
Corporate Bonds  (1.9%)           
DP World Crescent Ltd.,           
4.85%, 9/26/28    220    244 
DP World PLC,           
5.63%, 9/25/48 (a)    200    229 
MAF Global Securities Ltd.,           
6.38%, 3/20/26 (f)    250    250 
          723 
Venezuela  (0.1%)           
Sovereign  (0.1%)           
Petroleos de Venezuela SA,           
6.00%, 11/15/26 (b)(c)    1,582    47 
Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost $37,371)         35,658 

 

   No. of
Warrants
     
Warrant  (0.0%)          
Venezuela  (0.0%)          
Venezuela Government International Bond, Oil-Linked Payment Obligation, 0.00% expires 4/15/20 (g) (Cost $—)   1,495    1 

 

    Shares      
Short-Term Investments  (4.8%)          
United States (3.7%)          
Investment Company  (3.7%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (h) (Cost $1,373)   1,373,333    1,373 

 

   Face
Amount
(000)
     
Egypt  (1.0%)           
Sovereign  (1.0%)           
Egypt Treasury Bills,           
13.60%, 3/2/21  EGP 625    38 
13.65%, 3/2/21    1,025    62 
13.66%, 3/2/21    1,525    92 
13.68%, 3/2/21    2,175    132 
13.69%, 3/2/21    1,000    60 
13.70%, 3/2/21    150    9 
Total Sovereign (Cost $388)         393 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

United States (0.1%)          
U.S. Treasury Security  (0.1%)          
U.S. Treasury Bill,          
0.16%, 1/28/21 (i) (Cost $30)  $ 30    30 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $1,791)        1,796 
Total Investments (99.6%) (Cost $39,162)  (j)(k)(l)        37,455 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.4%)        142 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $37,597 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.  

 

 

(a) 144A security — Certain conditions for public sale may exist. Unless otherwise noted, these securities are deemed to be liquid.
(b) Non-income producing security; bond in default.
(c) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(d) Multi-step — Coupon rate changes in predetermined increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of September 30, 2020. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.
(e) Consists of one or more classes of securities traded together as a unit.
(f) Perpetual — One or more securities do not have a predetermined maturity date. Rates for these securities are fixed for a period of time, after which they revert to a floating rate. Interest rates in effect are as of September 30, 2020.
(g) Perpetual maturity date. Date disclosed is the last expiration date.
(h) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $3,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(i) Rate shown is the yield to maturity at September 30, 2020.
(j) Securities are available for collateral in connection with open foreign currency forward exchange contracts.
(k) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(l) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $1,148,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $2,854,000, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $1,706,000.
OFZ Obilgatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation).

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)
  In
Exchange
For
(000)
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(000)
 
Barclays Bank PLC   MXN 10,280     $ 470     12/9/20   $9  
Citibank NA   PLN 1,940     $ 517     12/9/20   15  
Citibank NA   $ 264     HUF 80,000     12/9/20   (6 )
Citibank NA   ZAR 6,000     $ 354     12/9/20   (2 )
HSBC Bank PLC   $ 94     CNH 640     12/9/20   (—@ )
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   IDR 2,800,000     $ 186     12/9/20   (1)  
State Street Bank and Trust Co.   IDR 1,700,000     $ 113     12/9/20   (—@ )
UBS AG   EUR 690     $ 817     12/9/20   7  
UBS AG   $ 639     CZK 14,240     12/9/20   (21 )
                      $ 1  

 

 
@ Value is less than $500.
BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
DOP Dominican Peso
EGP Egyptian Pound
EUR Euro
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN Polish Zloty
RON Romanian New Leu
RUB Russian Ruble
THB Thai Baht
TRY Turkish Lira
ZAR South African Rand

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Portfolio Composition
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Sovereign   66.8%
Corporate Bonds   28.4 
Other*   4.8 
Total Investments   100.0 %**

 

 

*Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.
**Does not include open foreign currency forward exchange contracts with net unrealized appreciation of approximately $1,000.

 

 

 

 

  

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
 
Common Stocks  (98.5%)          
Brazil  (5.6%)          
Pagseguro Digital Ltd., Class A (a)   49,401   $1,863 
StoneCo Ltd., Class A (a)   43,722    2,312 
         4,175 
China  (37.6%)          
Agora, Inc. ADR (a)   19,448    836 
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)(b)   189,444    6,955 
Kingdee International Software Group Co., Ltd. (a)(b)   610,000    1,591 
Li Ning Co., Ltd. (b)   603,500    2,840 
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)(b)   195,500    6,159 
New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (a)   7,448    1,113 
Ping An Healthcare and Technology Co., Ltd. (a)(b)   116,800    1,507 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)   83,800    5,660 
Wuliangye Yibin Co., Ltd., Class A   50,100    1,633 
         28,294 
Germany  (2.2%)          
Delivery Hero SE (a)   14,531    1,667 
Hong Kong  (2.7%)          
AIA Group Ltd.   3,800    38 
Budweiser Brewing Co., APAC Ltd.   688,200    2,013 
         2,051 
India  (19.2%)          
Aarti Industries Ltd.   140,180    1,930 
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.   116,599    3,398 
AU Small Finance Bank Ltd. (a)   185,002    1,637 
Bajaj Finance Ltd.   69,655    3,121 
HDFC Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (a)   159,802    1,213 
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (a)   133,167    2,299 
PI Industries Ltd.   27,231    729 
SRF Ltd.   1,353    76 
         14,403 
Singapore  (5.6%)          
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)   27,482    4,233 
Taiwan  (11.3%)          
Silergy Corp.   32,000    1,897 
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.   277,000    4,168 
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.   71,334    2,423 
         8,488 
United States  (14.3%)        
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (a)   10,533    864 
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)   3,592    3,888 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   21,785    2,735 
NVIDIA Corp.   3,778    2,045 
Visa, Inc., Class A   6,083    1,216 
         10,748 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $48,632)        74,059 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Short-Term Investment  (2.6%)        
Investment Company  (2.6%)        
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $1,959)   1,958,680    1,959 
Total Investments (101.1%) (Cost $50,591)  (d)(e)(f)        76,018 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.1%)        (828)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $75,190 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.
 
 
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $2,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $52,954,000 and 70.4%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(e) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $26,128,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $701,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $25,427,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*  31.0%
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail  24.6 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  11.8 
Interactive Media & Services  7.4 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  7.3 
Information Technology Services  7.1 
Entertainment  5.6 
Banks  5.2 
Total Investments  100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (98.9%)                
Brazil  (7.2%)                
Afya Ltd., Class A (a)     59,976     $ 1,634  
Ambipar Participacoes e Empreendimentos S/A (a)     211,327       1,102  
Boa Vista Serviscos SA (a)     463,139       1,159  
Randon SA Implementos e Participacoes (Preference)     372,300       807  
TOTVS SA     143,627       693  
              5,395  
China  (19.1%)                
Baozun, Inc. ADR (a)(b)     43,722       1,421  
Beijing Thunisoft Corp., Ltd., Class A     307,522       1,084  
Chengdu Jiafaantai Education Technology Co., Ltd.     376,550       1,067  
China Education Group Holdings Ltd. (c)     560,000       1,030  
China New Higher Education Group Ltd. (c)     2,546,000       1,648  
DouYu International Holdings Ltd. ADR (a)     123,389       1,630  
Focused Photonics Hangzhou, Inc., Class A (a)     473,946       1,061  
Grandblue Environment Co., Ltd.     176,600       729  
GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. ADR     76,354       1,038  
Hua Hong Semiconductor Ltd. (a)(b)(c)     385,000       1,483  
Laobaixing Pharmacy Chain JSC, Class A     63,280       772  
LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. ADR (a)(b)     177,123       1,213  
              14,176  
Egypt  (4.3%)                
Cairo Investment & Real Estate Development Co. SAE     1,655,254       1,366  
Edita Food Industries SAE     1,827,528       1,097  
Fawry for banking & Payment (a)     443,828       719  
              3,182  
Hong Kong  (1.9%)                
Yeahka Ltd. (a)     230,000       1,435  
                 
India  (17.0%)                
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Ltd.     33,930       989  
Blue Star Ltd.     87,289       760  
Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Co., Ltd.     498,095       1,690  
CreditAccess Grameen Ltd. (a)     77,073       778  
Dr Lal PathLabs Ltd.     39,435       1,007  
Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd.     128,489       1,140  
Indiamart Intermesh Ltd.     27,275       1,853  
Info Edge India Ltd.     23,744       1,172  
Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd. (a)     103,322       718  
Subros Ltd.     229,922       800  
TCI Express Ltd.     94,847       1,010  
Varun Beverages Ltd.     74,871       710  
              12,627  
Indonesia  (5.0%)                
Bank BTPN Syariah Tbk PT     3,196,400       708  
Map Aktif Adiperkasa PT (a)     5,706,300       767  
Mitra Keluarga Karyasehat Tbk PT     8,648,400       1,425  
Nippon Indosari Corpindo Tbk PT     9,845,300       814  
              3,714  
Kazakhstan  (1.5%)                
NAC Kazatomprom JSC GDR     75,877       1,108  
                 
Korea, Republic of  (15.5%)                
AfreecaTV Co., Ltd.     29,939       1,500  
Big Hit Entertainment Co. Ltd. (a)     10,426       1,204  
Cowintech Co. Ltd.     44,448       826  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

 

Douzone Bizon Co., Ltd.     10,496       935  
Ezwel Co. Ltd.     143,697       1,037  
JYP Entertainment Corp.     21,977       714  
KINX, Inc.     20,264       1,526  
MegaStudyEdu Co., Ltd.     34,378       863  
Nasmedia Co., Ltd.     29,302       867  
Settle Bank, Inc./Korea     46,312       1,147  
Studio Dragon Corp. (a)     12,859       921  
              11,540  
Mexico  (0.7%)                
Gentera SAB de CV (a)     1,769,951       499  
                 
Pakistan  (1.0%)                
MCB Bank Ltd.     715,305       750  
                 
Philippines  (1.9%)                
Puregold Price Club, Inc.     731,800       742  
Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures, Inc.     5,520,100       667  
              1,409  
Poland  (2.4%)                
11 bit studios SA (a)     9,979       1,251  
LiveChat Software SA     21,751       511  
              1,762  
South Africa  (1.1%)                
Transaction Capital Ltd.     663,240       855  
                 
Taiwan  (13.7%)                
Acer Cyber Security, Inc.     228,378       1,269  
ASPEED Technology, Inc.     18,000       712  
Chief Telecom, Inc.     122,000       1,458  
eCloudvalley Digital Technology Co. Ltd.     190,058       1,130  
Innodisk Corp.     138,300       763  
Merida Industry Co., Ltd.     159,000       1,289  
Power Wind Health Industry, Inc.     15,702       85  
Poya International Co., Ltd.     58,492       1,119  
Sunny Friend Environmental Technology Co., Ltd.     185,000       1,472  
Voltronic Power Technology Corp.     26,250       892  
              10,189  
United Arab Emirates  (1.5%)                
Network International Holdings PLC (a)     319,367       1,123  
                 
United Kingdom  (1.5%)                
DP Eurasia N.V. (a)(b)     2,286,323       1,136  
                 
United States  (3.6%)                
Arco Platform Ltd., Class A (a)(b)     33,795       1,380  
Vasta Platform Ltd. (a)     82,552       1,274  
              2,654  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $66,545)             73,554  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Emerging Markets Small Cap Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Short-Term Investments  (4.2%)                
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities  (2.0%)                
Investment Company  (2.0%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $1,536)     1,536,288       1,536  
                 
Investment Company  (2.2%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $1,615)     1,614,839       1,615  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,151)             3,151  
Total Investments (103.1%) (Cost $69,696) Including $2,895 of Securities Loaned  (e)(f)(g)             76,705  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-3.1%)             (2,310 )
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 74,395  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $2,895,000 and $2,945,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $1,536,000, which was subsequently invested in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $1,409,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments.  The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(c) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $2,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $58,500,000 and 78.6%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(g) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $11,403,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $4,394,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $7,009,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
GDR Global Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**     57.8 %
Diversified Consumer Services     12.2  
Information Technology Services     9.1  
Consumer Finance     7.6  
Entertainment     7.6  
Software     5.7  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Frontier Markets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (98.4%)          
Argentina (4.1%)          
Globant SA (a)   14,555   $2,609 
Bangladesh (1.4%)          
Brac Bank Ltd.   1,827,233    874 
Egypt (7.4%)          
Cairo Investment & Real Estate Development Co. SAE   1,161,175    958 
Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE   736,989    3,108 
Fawry For Banking & Payment (a)   388,693    630 
         4,696 
Kazakhstan (3.4%)          
Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC GDR   55,021    586 
NAC Kazatomprom JSC GDR   108,118    1,579 
         2,165 
Kenya (4.9%)          
Safaricom PLC   11,141,561    3,066 
Kuwait (6.5%)          
National Bank of Kuwait   1,437,470    4,097 
Morocco (6.1%)          
Label Vie   5,865    1,870 
Maroc Telecom   89,400    1,314 
Societe d'Exploitation des Ports   32,421    639 
         3,823 
Nigeria (1.8%)          
Nestle Nigeria PLC   405,894    1,134 
Pakistan (2.0%)          
MCB Bank Ltd.   1,177,878    1,235 
Poland (7.3%)        
11 bit studios SA (a)   9,688    1,214 
CD Projekt SA (a)   25,181    2,727 
LiveChat Software SA   28,017    658 
         4,599 
Romania (4.6%)          
Banca Transilvania SA (a)   3,618,466    2,057 
Societatea Nationala de Gaze Naturale Romgaz SA   128,553    879 
         2,936 
Russia (2.0%)          
TCS Group Holding PLC GDR   48,735    1,285 
Singapore (10.8%)          
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)   44,255    6,817 
Slovenia (3.3%)          
Krka dd Novo mesto   21,787    2,097 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Frontier Markets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

United Arab Emirates (1.1%)          
Network International Holdings PLC (a)   189,710    667 
United Kingdom (4.0%)          
Avast PLC   369,815    2,511 
United States (7.0%)          
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)   4,061    4,396 
Vietnam (20.7%)          
Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam JSC   777,710    2,848 
FPT Corp.   528,436    1,264 
Mobile World Investment Corp. (a)   619,463    3,314 
Sai Gon Cargo Service Corp.   265,470    1,388 
Saigon Beer Alcohol Beverage Corp.   169,320    1,345 
Vietnam Dairy Products JSC   605,592    2,866 
         13,025 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $43,538)        62,032 
Investment Company (1.0%)          
Nigeria (1.0%)          
NewGold Issuer Ltd. (a) (Cost $819)   35,600    633 
Short-Term Investment (0.7%)          
Investment Company (0.7%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $430)   430,110    430 
Total Investments (100.1%) (Cost $44,787) (c)(d)(e)        63,095 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.1%)        (74)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $63,021 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $42,053,000 and 66.7%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(d) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(e) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $19,922,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $1,614,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $18,308,000.
GDR Global Depositary Receipt.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   31.8%
Banks   23.5 
Entertainment   17.0 
Software   9.2 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   7.0 
Food Products   6.3 
Specialty Retail   5.2 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (95.1%)            
Canada (10.0%)            
FirstService Corp.     81,924     $ 10,811  
Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)     19,362       19,807  
              30,618  
Denmark (1.4%)                
Chr Hansen Holding A/S     38,550       4,279  
France (2.8%)                
Christian Dior SE     9,899       4,060  
Hermes International     5,208       4,486  
              8,546  
India (1.4%)                
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)     85,115       4,252  
Israel (1.3%)                
Wix.com Ltd. (a)     16,140       4,113  
Netherlands (5.2%)                
Adyen N.V. (a)     8,648       15,951  
New Zealand (3.5%)                
Xero Ltd. (a)     146,010       10,651  
Singapore (6.6%)                
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)     131,196       20,211  
United Kingdom (7.6%)                
Atlassian Corp., PLC, Class A (a)     59,998       10,907  
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     299,994       12,621  
              23,528  
United States (55.3%)                
Activision Blizzard, Inc.     54,195       4,387  
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     2,211       6,962  
Coupa Software, Inc. (a)     36,437       9,992  
Ecolab, Inc.     21,761       4,349  
Farfetch Ltd., Class A (a)     440,499       11,083  
HEICO Corp., Class A     40,879       3,624  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     19,800       1,981  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)     21,388       15,176  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)     9,416       10,193  
Okta, Inc. (a)     49,083       10,496  
Royal Gold, Inc.     3,591       431  
S&P Global, Inc.     6,137       2,213  
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)     16,382       7,945  
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)     242,202       6,506  
Spotify Technology SA (a)     55,506       13,464  
Square, Inc., Class A (a)     95,863       15,583  
Texas Pacific Land Trust     948       428  
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)     42,826       10,582  
Twitter, Inc. (a)     226,030       10,058  
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)     54,283       15,264  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)     19,319       9,082  
              169,799  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $192,021)             291,948  
Preferred Stocks (0.1%)                
United States (0.1%)                
Airbnb, Inc. Series D (a)(b)(c)
(acquisition cost — $77; acquired 4/16/14)
    1,917       151  
Lookout, Inc. Series F (a)(b)(c)
(acquisition cost — $73; acquired 6/17/14)
    6,374       17  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. Series G (a)(b)
(acquisition cost — $6; acquired 7/19/12)
    2,348       21  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. Series H (a)(b)
(acquisition cost — $4; acquired 10/25/13)
    1,258       11  
Palantir Technologies, Inc. Series H1 (a)(b)
(acquisition cost — $4; acquired 10/25/13)
    1,258       11  
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $164)             211  
Short-Term Investment (4.9%)                
Investment Company (4.9%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $14,982)     14,982,204       14,982  
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (100.1%) (Cost $207,167)             307,141  
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $847)             363  
Total Investments (100.2%) (Cost $208,014) (e)(f)(g)             307,504  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.2%)             (720 )
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 306,784  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security cannot be offered for public resale without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and related rules (“restricted security”). Acquisition date represents the day on which an enforceable right to acquire such security is obtained and is presented along with related cost in the security description. The Fund has registration rights for certain restricted securities. Any costs related to such registration are borne by the issuer. The aggregate value of restricted securities (excluding 144A holdings) at September 30, 2020 amounts to approximately $211,000 and represents 0.1% of net assets.
(c) At September 30, 2020, the Fund held fair valued securities valued at approximately $168,000, representing 0.1% of net assets. These securities have been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.
(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $12,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.

 

(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $39,427,000 and 12.9%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(g) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $101,069,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $1,579,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $99,490,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:  

 

Counterparty   Description   Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
    Premiums
Paid
(000)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
BNP Paribas   USD/CNH   CNH   7.99     Sep - 21     47,104,572       47,105     $ 172     $ 285     $ (113 )
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA   USD/CNH   CNH   8.10     Jul - 21     53,186,867       53,187       139       249       (110 )
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA   USD/CNH   CNH   8.49     May - 21     29,023,770       29,024       31       169       (138 )
Royal Bank of Scotland   USD/CNH   CNH   7.75     Jan - 21     32,872,723       32,873       21       144       (123 )
                                      $ 363     $ 847     $ (484 )

 

CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*     25.6 %
Information Technology Services     24.9  
Software     18.0  
Entertainment     12.4  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     9.2  
Health Care Technology     5.0  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     4.9  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Concentrated Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (99.2%)          
Canada (2.5%)          
Franco-Nevada Corp.   4,486   $626 
China (16.3%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)   8,440    2,481 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR   24,133    1,633 
         4,114 
France (6.7%)          
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE ADR   17,852    1,682 
India (7.2%)          
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   36,533    1,825 
Italy (2.2%)          
Ferrari N.V.   3,078    566 
Taiwan (7.7%)          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR   23,847    1,933 
United States (56.6%)          
Danaher Corp.   3,505    755 
Domino's Pizza, Inc.   2,908    1,237 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A   5,012    1,094 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   2,216    213 
Lennar Corp., Class A   10,343    845 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)   3,182    1,048 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   5,464    1,848 
Microsoft Corp.   10,679    2,246 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   3,346    929 
STORE Capital Corp. REIT   59,822    1,641 
SVB Financial Group (a)   5,746    1,382 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)   3,282    573 
Waste Management, Inc.   4,054    459 
         14,270 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $19,387)        25,016 
Short-Term Investment (0.7%)          
Investment Company (0.7%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $166)   166,096    166 
Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $19,553) (c)(d)        25,182 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)        37 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $25,219 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Concentrated Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(c) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(d) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $5,845,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $216,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $5,629,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   28.8%
Banks   13.6 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   10.8 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   9.9 
Software   8.9 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   7.7 
Information Technology Services   7.3 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   6.5 
Interactive Media & Services   6.5 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Concentrated Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (97.4%)                
Australia (2.0%)                
Dexus REIT     5,187     $ 33  
GPT Group (The) REIT     5,159       15  
Scentre Group REIT     10,648       17  
              65  
Canada (0.3%)                
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     838       9  
China (0.6%)                
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)     1,444       3  
China Resources Land Ltd. (a)     3,282       15  
              18  
Finland (0.3%)                
Citycon Oyj     1,361       11  
France (6.1%)                
Gecina SA REIT     631       83  
ICADE REIT     33       2  
Klepierre SA REIT     6,352       89  
Mercialys SA REIT     3,580       20  
              194  
Germany (2.7%)                
Deutsche Wohnen SE     1,703       85  
Hong Kong (16.8%)                
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.     1,935       10  
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     32,340       120  
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     8,547       26  
Link REIT     5,097       42  
Mandarin Oriental International Ltd. (b)     42,576       77  
New World Development Co. Ltd.     2,511       12  
Sino Land Co., Ltd.     10,338       12  
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     9,182       118  
Swire Properties Ltd.     29,456       78  
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.     9,733       40  
              535  
Ireland (0.8%)                
Hibernia REIT PLC     22,555       26  
Japan (9.3%)                
GLP J-REIT     1       2  
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.     81       40  
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.     6,432       97  
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     4,713       82  
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT     8       45  
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.     1,002       30  
              296  
Netherlands (0.9%)                
Eurocommercial Properties N.V. CVA REIT     2,567       30  
Norway (0.3%)                
Entra ASA     746       10  
Singapore (0.4%)                
CapitaLand Ltd.     3,097       6  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Concentrated Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

 

UOL Group Ltd.     937       5  
              11  
Spain (1.8%)                
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT     1,071       9  
Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT     5,736       48  
              57  
Sweden (0.5%)                
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A     1,162       16  
United Kingdom (8.8%)                
British Land Co., PLC (The) REIT     14,209       62  
Derwent London PLC REIT     1,221       41  
Great Portland Estates PLC REIT     7,144       55  
Hammerson PLC REIT (b)     161,604       34  
Land Securities Group PLC REIT     11,944       80  
St. Modwen Properties PLC     1,003       4  
Urban & Civic PLC     1,129       3  
              279  
United States (45.8%)                
American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT     301       11  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     691       103  
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     1,550       124  
Camden Property Trust REIT     303       27  
CubeSmart REIT     32       1  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT     156       1  
Equity Residential REIT     1,503       77  
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     93       19  
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT     188       14  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     552       17  
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     64       2  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     7,363       79  
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT     2,163       47  
Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     421       12  
JBG SMITH Properties REIT     783       21  
Life Storage, Inc. REIT     242       26  
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT     2,943       37  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     117       14  
Paramount Group, Inc. REIT     2,716       19  
ProLogis, Inc. REIT     342       34  
Public Storage REIT     157       35  
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     64       4  
Regency Centers Corp. REIT     1,239       47  
RLJ Lodging Trust REIT     2,560       22  
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     2,900       188  
SITE Centers Corp. REIT     459       3  
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT     4,427       205  
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT     5,183       41  
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT     424       14  
Ventas, Inc. REIT     1,623       68  
Vornado Realty Trust REIT     3,165       107  
Weingarten Realty Investors REIT     2,206       37  
              1,456  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,559)             3,098  
Short-Term Investment (0.6%)                
Investment Company (0.6%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $18)     17,944       18  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Concentrated Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Total Investments (98.0%) (Cost $4,577) (d)(e)(f)             3,116  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (2.0%)             64  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 3,180  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $1,633,000 and 51.4%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(e) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $87,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $1,548,000, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $1,461,000.
CVA Certificaten Van Aandelen.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
   

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Diversified     31.1 %
Office     24.5  
Retail     17.8  
Residential     11.8  
Lodging/Resorts     8.3  
Other*     6.5  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Core Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (99.2%)          
Canada (1.3%)          
Franco-Nevada Corp.   1,031   $144 
China (15.3%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)   2,825    830 
NetEase, Inc. ADR   449    204 
Tencent Holdings Ltd. ADR   9,869    668 
         1,702 
France (3.6%)          
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   845    396 
India (2.7%)          
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   5,910    295 
Ireland (1.5%)          
CRH PLC ADR   4,681    169 
Italy (3.5%)          
Ferrari N.V.   2,090    385 
Japan (1.4%)          
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp. ADR   7,518    155 
Singapore (1.0%)          
Sea Ltd. ADR (a)   748    115 
Taiwan (4.1%)          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR   5,649    458 
United Kingdom (8.0%)          
Diageo PLC ADR   2,441    336 
Experian PLC ADR   4,979    188 
London Stock Exchange Group PLC   2,148    246 
Ryanair Holdings PLC ADR (a)   1,390    114 
         884 
United States (56.8%)          
Adobe, Inc. (a)   303    149 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   1,447    223 
Apple, Inc.   6,625    767 
Chevron Corp.   822    59 
Cigna Corp.   771    131 
Comcast Corp., Class A   1,995    92 
Danaher Corp.   1,693    365 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT   558    112 
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A   1,183    258 
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)   298    27 
First Republic Bank   1,234    135 
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   1,910    165 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   3,111    300 
Lennar Corp., Class A   3,428    280 
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)   1,154    380 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   2,198    743 
McDonald's Corp.   1,130    248 
MGM Resorts International   1,729    38 
Microsoft Corp.   3,225    678 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Core Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

NextEra Energy, Inc.   1,074    298 
S&P Global, Inc.   279    101 
STORE Capital Corp. REIT   9,603    263 
SVB Financial Group (a)   728    175 
Target Corp.   676    106 
United Rentals, Inc. (a)   430    75 
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)   520    146 
         6,314 
Total Investments (99.2%) (Cost $7,256) (b)(c)(d)        11,017 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.8%)        92 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $11,109 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $642,000 and 5.8%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(c) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(d) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $3,971,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $210,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $3,761,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   44.5%
Banks   8.2 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   7.5 
Software   7.5 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   7.0 
Information Technology Services   7.0 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   7.0 
Interactive Media & Services   6.1 
Capital Markets   5.2 
Total Investments   100.00%

 

 

*Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Endurance Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (99.0%)                
Canada (7.6%)                
Colliers International Group, Inc.     4,760     $ 317  
Constellation Software, Inc.     159       177  
              494  
Finland (1.2%)                
Revenio Group Oyj     1,794       81  
Germany (2.8%)                
CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA     1,355       125  
Marley Spoon AG (a)     28,579       58  
              183  
New Zealand (3.9%)                
Ryman Healthcare Ltd.     27,262       256  
Poland (3.4%)                
Dino Polska SA (a)     3,807       224  
Sweden (5.5%)                
AddLife AB (a)     17,658       274  
Cellavision AB (a)     2,085       83  
              357  
United Kingdom (8.7%)                
Blue Prism Group PLC (a)     3,392       58  
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     6,952       292  
Victoria PLC (a)     57,259       222  
              572  
United States (65.9%)                
Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)     1,146       163  
Appian Corp. (a)     5,016       325  
At Home Group, Inc. (a)     12,869       191  
Cardlytics, Inc. (a)     4,212       297  
Carvana Co. (a)     2,522       563  
Fastly, Inc., Class A (a)     5,699       534  
Floor & Decor Holdings, Inc. (a)     3,997       299  
Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp., Class A (a)     20,573       250  
GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)     9,689       99  
Party City Holdco, Inc. (a)     45,032       117  
Smartsheet, Inc., Class A (a)     5,410       267  
Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)(b)     634       159  
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A (a)     5,348       145  
TransDigm Group, Inc.     187       89  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     366       114  
UTZ Brands, Inc.     3,267       59  
Wayfair, Inc., Class A (a)     961       280  
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)     422       198  
ZoomInfo Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)     3,756       161  
              4,310  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $4,450)             6,477  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Endurance Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Short-Term Investments (5.4%)                
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (4.2%)                
Investment Company (3.4%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (c)     221,348       221  
             
    Face Amount
(000)
       
Repurchase Agreements (0.8%)                
Barclays Capital, Inc. (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $34; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 2.13% due 5/15/22; valued at $34)   $ 34       34  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (0.05%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $4; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $4)     4       4  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $13; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $13)     13       13  
              51  
Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $272)             272  
                 
    Shares        
Investment Company (1.2%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $81)     80,613       81  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $353)             353  
Total Investments (104.4%) (Cost $4,803) Including $258 of Securities Loaned (d)(e)(f)             6,830  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-4.4%)             (287 )
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 6,543  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $258,000 and $272,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $272,000, which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Endurance Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(d) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $1,381,000 and 21.1%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $2,108,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $81,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $2,027,000.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**     39.8 %
Specialty Retail     19.4  
Software     18.1  
Information Technology Services     10.6  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     6.5  
Health Care Providers & Services     5.6  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Franchise Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (97.8%)          
France (5.2%)          
L'Oreal SA   215,216   $70,037 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   80,741    37,779 
Pernod Ricard SA   240,297    38,312 
         146,128 
Germany (4.5%)          
SAP SE   823,025    128,160 
Italy (0.5%)          
Davide Campari-Milano N.V.   1,311,793    14,318 
Netherlands (2.0%)          
Heineken N.V.   633,059    56,359 
United Kingdom (17.2%)          
British American Tobacco PLC   1,896,305    68,023 
Experian PLC   720,854    27,086 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   2,622,408    255,698 
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.)   1,002,275    22,313 
RELX PLC (LSE)   2,591,686    57,686 
Unilever PLC   866,329    53,412 
         484,218 
United States (68.4%)          
Abbott Laboratories   1,053,569    114,660 
Accenture PLC, Class A   601,375    135,905 
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.   703,375    98,114 
Baxter International, Inc.   1,507,754    121,253 
Becton Dickinson & Co.   438,996    102,146 
Coca-Cola Co. (The)   1,063,580    52,509 
Danaher Corp.   562,749    121,177 
Factset Research Systems, Inc.   76,924    25,760 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.   506,202    74,518 
Fox Corp., Class A   846,493    23,558 
Fox Corp., Class B (a)   462,909    12,947 
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   514,482    51,474 
Microsoft Corp.   1,161,608    244,321 
Moody's Corp.   109,821    31,832 
NIKE, Inc., Class B   355,135    44,584 
Philip Morris International, Inc.   2,841,532    213,086 
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)   997,635    138,661 
Roper Technologies, Inc.   65,040    25,698 
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.   229,739    101,434 
Visa, Inc., Class A   755,053    150,988 
Zoetis, Inc.   263,262    43,536 
         1,928,161 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,133,384)        2,757,344 
Short-Term Investment (1.9%)          
Investment Company (1.9%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $54,513)   54,513,171    54,513 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Franchise Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Total Investments (99.7%) (Cost $2,187,897) (c)(d)(e)        2,811,857 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.3%)        7,094 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $2,818,951 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a)Non-income producing security.
(b)The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $83,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c)The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $829,183,000 and 29.4%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(d)The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(e)At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $674,364,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $50,404,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $623,960,000.

 

Euronext N.V. Euronext Amsterdam Stock Market.
LSE London Stock Exchange.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   24.3%
Information Technology Services   16.3 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   16.3 
Household Products   14.0 
Software   13.3 
Tobacco   10.0 
Beverages   5.8 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Infrastructure Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (99.1%)                
Australia (6.2%)                
APA Group (Units) (a)     283,605     $ 2,108  
Atlas Arteria Ltd. (Units) (a)     670,672       2,945  
Spark Infrastructure Group     1,755,955       2,580  
Sydney Airport (Units) (a)     419,422       1,781  
Transurban Group (Units) (a)     725,802       7,411  
              16,825  
Brazil (0.3%)                
Energisa SA (Units) (a)     102,700       752  
Canada (10.1%)                
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     9,297       2,828  
Enbridge, Inc.     213,807       6,246  
Gibson Energy, Inc.     520,273       8,432  
Pembina Pipeline Corp. (b)     125,038       2,654  
TC Energy Corp.     175,902       7,385  
              27,545  
China (6.2%)                
China Everbright Environment Group Ltd. (c)     9,442,000       5,398  
China Gas Holdings Ltd. (c)     2,683,800       7,680  
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (c)     182,000       187  
China Tower Corp. Ltd. H Shares (c)     8,210,000       1,429  
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (c)     84,300       925  
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. H Shares (c)     1,192,000       1,203  
              16,822  
France (5.0%)                
Aeroports de Paris     11,950       1,186  
Getlink SE (d)     176,170       2,386  
Vinci SA     119,053       9,948  
              13,520  
                 
India (3.9%)            
Azure Power Global Ltd. (d)     359,567       10,715  
Italy (3.5%)                
Atlantia SpA (d)     104,972       1,644  
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA     276,000       3,045  
Snam SpA     293,940       1,512  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     459,060       3,212  
              9,413  
Japan (0.8%)                
East Japan Railway Co.     35,600       2,189  
Mexico (2.7%)                
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (d)     1,030,606       7,248  
New Zealand (0.7%)                
Auckland International Airport Ltd. (d)     377,218       1,831  
Spain (5.5%)                
Aena SME SA (d)     21,580       3,005  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Infrastructure Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC     117,098       3,350  
Cellnex Telecom SA     65,911       4,001  
Ferrovial SA     147,753       3,589  
Red Electrica Corp., SA     54,270       1,018  
              14,963  
Switzerland (0.6%)                
Flughafen Zurich AG (Registered) (d)     11,620       1,594  
United Kingdom (6.1%)                
National Grid PLC     873,828       10,037  
Pennon Group PLC     202,853       2,699  
Severn Trent PLC     77,746       2,448  
United Utilities Group PLC     130,318       1,439  
              16,623  
United States (47.5%)                
Ameren Corp.     39,370       3,114  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     45,920       3,753  
American Tower Corp. REIT     93,699       22,651  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     48,760       7,064  
Atmos Energy Corp.     70,366       6,726  
Avangrid, Inc.     64,360       3,248  
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (d)     81,763       3,783  
CMS Energy Corp.     46,790       2,873  
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     88,050       14,660  
Edison International     93,947       4,776  
Essential Utilities, Inc.     142,179       5,723  
Eversource Energy     79,591       6,650  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     381,940       4,709  
NiSource, Inc.     209,078       4,600  
ONEOK, Inc.     45,610       1,185  
SBA Communications Corp. REIT     25,788       8,213  
Sempra Energy     62,906       7,446  
Targa Resources Corp.     58,320       818  
Union Pacific Corp.     14,923       2,938  
Waste Management, Inc.     51,600       5,840  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     260,270       5,114  
Xcel Energy, Inc.     41,680       2,876  
              128,760  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $222,567)             268,800  
Short-Term Investments (1.4%)            
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (0.7%)            
Investment Company (0.6%)            
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $1,567)     1,566,709       1,567  

 

    Face
Amount
(000)
         
Repurchase Agreements (0.1%)                
Barclays Capital, Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $237; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 2.13% due 5/15/22; valued at 242)   $ 237       237  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.05%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $29; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $30)     29       29  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Infrastructure Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $91; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $93)     91       91  
              357  
Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $1,924)             1,924  

 

    Shares          
Investment Company (0.7%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $2,005)     2,005,430       2,005  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $3,929)             3,929  
Total Investments (100.5%) (Cost $226,496) Including $2,602 of Securities Loaned (f)(g)(h)             272,729  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.5%)             (1,422 )
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 271,307  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Consists of one or more classes of securities traded together as a unit; stocks with attached warrants.
(b) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $2,602,000 and $2,781,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $1,924,000, which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $857,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(c) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(d) Non-income producing security.
(e) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $7,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(f) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $90,430,000 and 33.3%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(g) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(h) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $58,595,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $12,362,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $46,233,000.
REITs Real Estate Investment Trusts.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation     26.3 %
Communications     19.9  
Electricity Transmission & Distribution     14.4  
Other**     11.6  
Water     9.2  
Toll Roads     8.4  
Renewables     5.2  
Diversified     5.0  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (94.6%)          
Argentina (0.4%)          
Globant SA (a)   142,510   $25,541 
Canada (2.1%)          
Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)   122,969    125,794 
China (14.5%)          
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)   569,363    167,381 
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (b)   3,649,333    22,414 
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A   2,745,054    65,596 
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)(b)   6,921,900    218,049 
TAL Education Group ADR (a)   4,212,923    320,351 
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a)   2,862,938    89,152 
         882,943 
Denmark (4.4%)          
DSV A/S   1,645,698    266,938 
France (2.4%)          
Hermes International   173,019    149,013 
India (4.6%)          
HDFC Bank Ltd. (a)   15,492,382    227,425 
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR (a)   5,751,714    56,540 
         283,965 
Italy (1.9%)          
Moncler SpA (a)   2,916,956    119,366 
Japan (2.0%)          
Keyence Corp.   264,900    123,835 
Korea, Republic of (0.9%)          
NAVER Corp.   205,780    52,293 
United Kingdom (0.6%)          
Fevertree Drinks PLC   1,189,944    35,565 
United States (60.8%)          
Adobe, Inc. (a)   453,312    222,318 
Agilon Health Topco, Inc. (a)(c)(d) (acquisition cost — $11,376; acquired 11/7/18)   30,083    16,811 
Alphabet, Inc., Class C (a)   149,638    219,908 
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   135,712    427,319 
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)   542,816    175,482 
Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)   797,691    208,915 
Farfetch Ltd., Class A (a)   2,233,048    56,183 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   114,149    80,993 
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   112,250    26,419 
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   1,008,480    341,038 
salesforce.com, Inc. (a)   751,778    188,937 
ServiceNow, Inc. (a)   638,049    309,454 
Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)   91,131    22,874 
Spotify Technology SA (a)   615,335    149,262 
Square, Inc., Class A (a)   884,061    143,704 
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)   7,156,993    261,087 
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)   206,716    58,126 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Visa, Inc., Class A   885,355    177,044 
Walt Disney Co. (The)   1,072,180    133,036 
Workday, Inc., Class A (a)   325,816    70,093 
Zillow Group, Inc., Class A (a)   584,811    59,382 
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)   764,180    359,249 
         3,707,634 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,953,009)        5,772,887 
Preferred Stocks (0.1%)          
United States (0.1%)          
Airbnb, Inc. Series D (a)(c)(d) (acquisition cost -$1,594; acquired 4/16/14)   39,153    3,093 
Magic Leap Series C (a)(c)(d) (acquisition cost — $3,175; acquired 12/22/15)   137,829     
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $4,769)        3,093 
Short-Term Investment (6.2%)          
Investment Company (6.2%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $376,908)   376,908,381    376,908 
Total Investments (100.9%) (Cost $3,334,686) (f)(g)(h)        6,152,888 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.9%)        (54,648)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $6,098,240 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(c) Security cannot be offered for public resale without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and related rules (“restricted security”). Acquisition date represents the day on which an enforceable right to acquire such security is obtained and is presented along with related cost in the security description. The Fund has registration rights for certain restricted securities. Any costs related to such registration are borne by the issuer. The aggregate value of restricted securities (excluding 144A holdings) at September 30, 2020 amounts to approximately $19,904,000 and represents 0.3% of net assets.
(d) At September 30, 2020, the Fund held fair valued securities valued at approximately $19,904,000, representing 0.3% of net assets. These securities have been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.
(e) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $448,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(f) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $1,280,494,000 and 21.0%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(g) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(h) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $2,832,184,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $13,982,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $2,818,202,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   29.2%
Software   19.1 
Information Technology Services   16.0 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   15.6 
Interactive Media & Services   8.8 
Short-Term Investments   6.1 
Diversified Consumer Services   5.2 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

 * Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (97.1%)                
Canada (9.2%)                
Canadian National Railway Co.     427     $ 45  
Constellation Software, Inc.     60       67  
FirstService Corp.     1,138       150  
              262  
Denmark (3.6%)                
Chr Hansen Holding A/S     935       104  
France (11.8%)                
Christian Dior SE     239       98  
EssilorLuxottica SA (a)     219       30  
Hermes International     121       104  
L'Oreal SA     138       45  
Remy Cointreau SA     333       61  
              338  
India (2.4%)                
HDFC Bank Ltd. ADR (a)     1,407       70  
Mexico (1.6%)                
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CV, Class B (a)     3,860       45  
Netherlands (2.4%)                
JDE Peet's BV (a)     1,669       68  
Spain (1.5%)                
Aena SME SA (a)     311       43  
United Kingdom (8.9%)                
Abcam PLC     2,557       40  
Intertek Group PLC     584       48  
Rentokil Initial PLC (a)     4,106       28  
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A     3,267       138  
              254  
United States (55.7%)                
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     55       173  
ASML Holding NV     385       142  
Autodesk, Inc. (a)     187       43  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     292       104  
Ecolab, Inc.     519       104  
Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)     171       45  
HEICO Corp., Class A     1,212       107  
IHS Markit Ltd.     549       43  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     661       66  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)     223       158  
Linde PLC     189       45  
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.     203       48  
Microsoft Corp.     211       44  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     99       39  
Royal Gold, Inc.     238       29  
S&P Global, Inc.     218       79  
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)     61       43  
Texas Pacific Land Trust     83       38  
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)     701       197  
Waste Connections, Inc.     426       44  
              1,591  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,223)             2,775  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Short-Term Investment (2.4%)                
Investment Company (2.4%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $69)     69,391       69  
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (99.5%) (Cost $2,292)             2,844  
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $11)             4  
Total Investments (99.6%) (Cost $2,303) (c)(d)(e)             2,848  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.4%)             10  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 2,858  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 
(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $669,000 and 23.4%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(d) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(e) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $567,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $22,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $545,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty   Description   Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value
(000)
    Premiums
Paid
(000)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
Royal Bank of Scotland   CNH/USD   $   8.48     May - 21     402,840       403     $ —@     $ 2     $ (2 )
BNP Paribas   USD/CNH   CNH   7.99     Sep - 21     472,545       473       2       3       (1 )
Royal Bank of Scotland   USD/CNH   CNH   7.75     Jan - 21     584,065       584       —@       3       (3 )
Royal Bank of Scotland   USD/CNH   CNH   8.06     Jul - 21     534,767       535       2       3       (1 )
                                      $ 4     $ 11     $ (7 )

 

@ Value is less than $500.
CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*     42.1 %
Chemicals     10.4  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     8.2  
Health Care Technology     6.9  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     6.1  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     5.5  
Software     5.4  
Real Estate Management & Development     5.3  
Capital Markets     5.1  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     5.0  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (98.3%)          
Australia (2.7%)          
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT   49,266   $178 
Dexus REIT   428,337    2,744 
Goodman Group REIT   18,637    241 
GPT Group (The) REIT   294,995    830 
Mirvac Group REIT   555,004    870 
Scentre Group REIT   749,859    1,194 
Stockland REIT   296,054    809 
Vicinity Centres REIT   1,189,836    1,188 
         8,054 
Austria (0.1%)          
CA Immobilien Anlagen AG   13,452    398 
Canada (1.4%)          
Boardwalk REIT   2,201    45 
Dream Office Real Estate Investment Trust REIT   35,870    489 
First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust   167,272    1,628 
H&R Real Estate Investment Trust REIT   37,763    274 
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT   151,973    1,605 
SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust REIT   13,484    203 
         4,244 
China (1.9%)          
China Resources Land Ltd. (a)   300,000    1,368 
KWG Property Holding Ltd. (a)   338,691    583 
Longfor Group Holdings Ltd. (a)   497,500    2,819 
Shimao Group Holdings Ltd. (a)   207,000    864 
         5,634 
           
Finland (0.2%)          
Kojamo Oyj   31,829    684 
France (3.2%)          
Carmila SA REIT   27,463    249 
Covivio REIT   2,374    167 
Gecina SA REIT   24,829    3,273 
ICADE REIT   5,379    301 
Klepierre SA REIT   271,968    3,807 
Mercialys SA REIT   144,578    796 
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield REIT   21,123    779 
         9,372 
Germany (4.8%)          
ADO Properties SA (b)   11,248    311 
Alstria Office AG REIT   98,038    1,362 
Deutsche Wohnen SE   83,221    4,159 
LEG Immobilien AG   10,758    1,534 
Vonovia SE   100,603    6,897 
         14,263 
Hong Kong (7.8%)          
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.   225,500    1,108 
ESR Cayman Ltd. (b)   191,000    596 
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.   465,000    1,185 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.   656,100    2,444 
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.   84,014    253 
Link REIT   489,701    4,013 
New World Development Co. Ltd.   369,439    1,804 
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.   495,867    6,390 
Swire Properties Ltd.   1,165,500    3,088 
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.   510,075    2,091 
         22,972 
Ireland (0.7%)          
Hibernia REIT PLC   1,743,549    2,036 
Japan (10.4%)          
Activia Properties, Inc. REIT   71    270 
Advance Residence Investment Corp. REIT   373    1,099 
Daiwa Office Investment Corp. REIT   108    618 
GLP J-REIT   856    1,318 
Hulic Co., Ltd.   40,000    375 
Hulic REIT, Inc.   249    330 
Invincible Investment Corp. REIT   355    106 
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.   601    297 
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp. REIT   101    313 
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. REIT   462    2,362 
Kenedix Office Investment Corp. REIT   54    324 
LaSalle Logiport REIT   365    611 
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.   300,200    4,547 
Mitsubishi Estate Logistics REIT Investment Corp. REIT   153    631 
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.   237,100    4,126 
Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc. REIT   367    1,754 
Mori Trust Sogo Reit, Inc.   269    340 
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT   657    3,719 
Nippon Prologis, Inc. REIT   572    1,929 
Nomura Real Estate Master Fund, Inc. REIT   993    1,244 
Orix, Inc. J-REIT   222    342 
Premier Investment Corp. REIT   129    150 
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.   107,300    3,176 
United Urban Investment Corp. REIT   706    786 
         30,767 
Malta (0.0%)        
BGP Holdings PLC (b)(c)   12,867,024    18 
Netherlands (0.6%)          
Eurocommercial Properties N.V. CVA REIT   80,130    928 
NSI N.V. REIT   20,797    732 
         1,660 
Norway (0.5%)          
Entra ASA   93,322    1,312 
Norwegian Property ASA   193,914    231 
         1,543 
Singapore (2.1%)          
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust REIT   581,789    1,392 
CapitaLand Commercial Trust REIT   95,595    116 
CapitaLand Mall Trust REIT   210,000    299 
City Developments Ltd.   45,100    254 
Frasers Centrepoint Trust REIT   217,100    384 
Keppel DC REIT   650,700    1,391 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Mapletree Commercial Trust REIT   654,146    940 
Mapletree Industrial Trust REIT   248,800    589 
Mapletree Logistics Trust REIT   213,400    321 
Mapletree North Asia Commercial Trust REIT   641,900    445 
         6,131 
Spain (1.1%)          
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT   146,418    1,208 
Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT   250,763    2,092 
         3,300 
Sweden (1.2%)          
Atrium Ljungberg AB, Class B   32,663    533 
Castellum AB   15,695    356 
Fabege AB   102,634    1,419 
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A   70,809    984 
Kungsleden AB   29,532    280 
         3,572 
Switzerland (0.4%)          
PSP Swiss Property AG (Registered)   9,137    1,104 
United Kingdom (5.4%)          
British Land Co., PLC (The) REIT   868,019    3,784 
Capital & Counties Properties PLC   216,555    312 
Derwent London PLC REIT   62,746    2,077 
Grainger PLC   22,687    87 
Great Portland Estates PLC REIT   229,033    1,767 
Hammerson PLC REIT (b)   4,991,347    1,051 
Land Securities Group PLC REIT   618,168    4,162 
Segro PLC REIT   57,300    689 
St. Modwen Properties PLC   139,016    560 
Urban & Civic PLC   432,559    1,176 
Workspace Group PLC REIT   51,939    360 
         16,025 
United States (53.8%)          
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT   15,875    2,540 
American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT   78,243    2,732 
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT   39,394    1,122 
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT   19,140    645 
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT   70,039    10,460 
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT   95,422    7,662 
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT   83,070    971 
Camden Property Trust REIT   35,522    3,161 
Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT   73,080    2,089 
CubeSmart REIT   110,364    3,566 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT   43,740    6,419 
Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT   31,440    789 
Duke Realty Corp. REIT   51,740    1,909 
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT   10,647    653 
Equity Residential REIT   109,331    5,612 
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT   14,286    2,868 
Exeter Industrial Value Fund, LP (b)(c)(d)   1,860,000    123 
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT   7,548    808 
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT   16,360    651 
Five Star Senior Living, Inc. (b)   3,569    18 
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT   53,780    1,986 
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT   143,358    4,318 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT   57,719    1,501 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT   145,317    3,945 
Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT   17,630    592 
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT   375,569    4,052 
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT   142,799    3,132 
Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT   171,861    4,810 
JBG SMITH Properties REIT   105,967    2,834 
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT   40,485    2,104 
Lexington Realty Trust REIT   76,070    795 
Life Storage, Inc. REIT   7,424    781 
Macerich Co. (The) REIT   23,240    158 
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT   106,812    1,348 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT   12,350    1,432 
NETSTREIT Corp.   136,020    2,484 
Paramount Group, Inc. REIT   10,068    71 
ProLogis, Inc. REIT   156,181    15,715 
Public Storage REIT   23,736    5,286 
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT   4,559    287 
Regency Centers Corp. REIT   66,245    2,519 
RLJ Lodging Trust REIT   240,950    2,087 
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT   199,586    12,909 
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT   274,915    12,748 
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT   376,290    2,988 
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT   24,970    831 
UDR, Inc. REIT   26,374    860 
Ventas, Inc. REIT   111,579    4,682 
VEREIT, Inc. REIT   189,470    1,232 
Vornado Realty Trust REIT   67,928    2,290 
Weingarten Realty Investors REIT   174,351    2,957 
Welltower, Inc. REIT   15,955    879 
         159,411 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $261,225)        291,188 
Short-Term Investment (0.4%)          
Investment Company (0.4%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $1,100)   1,100,452    1,100 
Total Investments (98.7%) (Cost $262,325) (f)(g)(h)        292,288 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (1.3%)        3,859 
Net Assets (100.0%)       $296,147 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(b) Non-income producing security.

 

(c) At September 30, 2020, the Fund held fair valued securities valued at approximately $141,000, representing 0.1% of net assets. These securities have been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.
(d) Restricted security valued at fair value and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Exeter Industrial Value Fund, LP was acquired between 11/07 - 4/11 and has a current cost basis of $0. At September 30, 2020, this security had an aggregate market value of approximately $123,000, representing less than 0.05% of net assets.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(e) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $4,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(f) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $127,515,000 and 43.1%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(g) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(h) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $63,249,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $33,286,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $29,963,000.
CVA Certificaten Van Aandelen.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Diversified   25.0%
Office   20.3 
Residential   17.3 
Retail   14.0 
Industrial   9.3 
Other*   8.8 
Health Care   5.3 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Sustain Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (98.2%)                
Canada (2.7%)                
Constellation Software, Inc.     1,135     $ 1,261  
France (2.1%)                
L'Oreal SA     2,138       696  
Sanofi     2,570       257  
              953  
Germany (11.0%)                
Henkel AG & Co., KGaA (Preference)     21,453       2,244  
SAP SE     18,031       2,808  
              5,052  
Hong Kong (1.6%)                
AIA Group Ltd.     73,000       726  
Taiwan (2.0%)                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR     11,524       934  
United Kingdom (13.1%)                
Experian PLC     3,667       138  
GlaxoSmithKline PLC     23,514       441  
Prudential PLC     39,349       565  
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC     33,288       3,246  
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.)     11,703       260  
RELX PLC (LSE)     36,878       821  
Unilever PLC     8,840       545  
              6,016  
United States (65.7%)                
Abbott Laboratories     15,468       1,683  
Accenture PLC, Class A     9,664       2,184  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)     1,019       1,494  
Amphenol Corp., Class A     8,921       966  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.     9,408       1,312  
Baxter International, Inc.     23,991       1,929  
Becton Dickinson & Co.     7,663       1,783  
Cerner Corp.     11,830       855  
Coca-Cola Co. (The)     9,405       464  
Danaher Corp.     7,385       1,590  
Factset Research Systems, Inc.     936       314  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     6,512       959  
Fox Corp., Class A     10,340       288  
Fox Corp., Class B (a)     8,845       247  
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.     7,100       710  
Medtronic PLC     15,902       1,653  
Microsoft Corp.     14,708       3,094  
Moody's Corp.     909       264  
NIKE, Inc., Class B     5,034       632  
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     14,720       2,046  
Roper Technologies, Inc.     1,127       445  
Texas Instruments, Inc.     4,902       700  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     3,049       1,346  
Visa, Inc., Class A     12,524       2,504  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Global Sustain Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Zoetis, Inc.     4,324       715  
              30,177  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $36,804)             45,119  
Short-Term Investment (1.6%)                
Investment Company (1.6%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $722)     722,282       722  
Total Investments (99.8%) (Cost $37,526) (c)(d)(e)             45,841  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.2%)             102  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 45,943  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $12,747,000 and 27.7%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(d) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(e) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $8,731,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $416,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $8,315,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

Euronext N.V. Euronext Amsterdam Stock Market.
LSE London Stock Exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*     33.9 %
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     18.9  
Household Products     16.4  
Software     15.6  
Information Technology Services     15.2  
Total Investments     100.0 %

  

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (94.6%)                
Biotechnology  (0.8%)                
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)     417,835     $ 60,837  
Moderna, Inc. (a)     789,321       55,844  
              116,681  
Entertainment  (5.4%)                
Netflix, Inc. (a)     338,247       169,133  
Spotify Technology SA (a)     2,522,451       611,871  
              781,004  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  (8.2%)                
DexCom, Inc. (a)     1,159,776       478,095  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)     981,687       696,546  
              1,174,641  
Health Care Providers & Services  (1.5%)                
Guardant Health, Inc. (a)     1,872,487       209,306  
                 
Health Care Technology  (5.6%)                
Agilon Health Topco, Inc. (a)(b)(c) (acquisition cost — $25,030; acquired 11/7/18)     66,188       36,987  
Livongo Health, Inc. (a)     547,057       76,616  
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)     2,483,421       698,313  
              811,916  
Information Technology Services  (24.0%)                
Adyen N.V. (Netherlands) (a)     132,250       243,933  
Fastly, Inc., Class A (a)     967,720       90,656  
MongoDB, Inc. (a)     886,295       205,186  
Okta, Inc. (a)     2,304,954       492,914  
Shopify, Inc., Class A (Canada) (a)     859,382       879,122  
Snowflake, Inc., Class A (a)(d)     307,888       77,280  
Square, Inc., Class A (a)     5,792,852       941,628  
Twilio, Inc., Class A (a)     2,072,927       512,200  
              3,442,919  
Interactive Media & Services  (7.3%)                
Snap, Inc., Class A (a)     10,016,869       261,540  
Twitter, Inc. (a)     10,774,646       479,472  
Zillow Group, Inc., Class C (a)     2,976,365       302,369  
              1,043,381  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail  (9.2%)                
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)     244,153       768,772  
Chewy, Inc., Class A (a)     3,234,218       177,332  
Wayfair, Inc., Class A (a)     1,276,079       371,352  
              1,317,456  
Life Sciences Tools & Services  (3.3%)                
10X Genomics, Inc., Class A (a)     1,973,780       246,091  
Illumina, Inc. (a)     756,073       233,687  
              479,778  

 

 

   
   

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Metals & Mining  (0.1%)                
Royal Gold, Inc.     163,583       19,658  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  (0.1%)                
Texas Pacific Land Trust     42,484       19,184  
Road & Rail  (3.6%)                
Uber Technologies, Inc. (a)     14,291,467       521,353  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment  (1.7%)                
NVIDIA Corp.     438,693       237,429  
Software  (19.7%)                
Atlassian Corp., PLC, Class A (United Kingdom) (a)     883,952       160,694  
Coupa Software, Inc. (a)     1,533,880       420,651  
Datadog, Inc., Class A (a)     2,208,361       225,606  
Slack Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)     14,799,133       397,505  
Trade Desk, Inc. (The), Class A (a)     1,016,988       527,593  
Unity Software, Inc. (a)     743,465       64,890  
Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Class A (a)     2,190,788       1,029,912  
              2,826,851  
Specialty Retail  (4.1%)                
Carvana Co. (a)     2,632,309       587,163  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $6,385,659)             13,588,720  
Preferred Stocks  (0.3%)                
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components  (0.0%)                
Magic Leap Series C (a)(b)(c) (acquisition cost — $18,812; acquired 12/22/15)     816,725        
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail  (0.3%)                
Airbnb, Inc. Series D (a)(b)(c) (acquisition cost — $20,638; acquired 4/16/14)     506,928       40,042  
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $39,450)             40,042  
Short-Term Investments  (4.1%)                
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities  (0.2%)                
Investment Company  (0.2%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds -  Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (e)     24,794,166       24,794  
Repurchase Agreements  (0.0%)                
Barclays Capital, Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $3,748; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 2.13% due 5/15/22; valued at $3,823)   $ 3,748       3,748  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.05%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $467; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $477)     467       467  

 

 

 

   
   

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $1,442; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $1,470)     1,442       1,442  
              5,657  
Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $30,451)             30,451  

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Investment Company  (3.9%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $567,642)     567,641,898       567,642  
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $598,093)             598,093  
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (99.0%) (Cost $7,023,202)             14,226,855  
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $43,143)             17,412  
Total Investments (99.1%) (Cost $7,066,345) Including $28,897 of Securities Loaned (f)(g)(h)             14,244,267  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.9%)             127,534  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 14,371,801  

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) At September 30, 2020, the Fund held fair valued securities valued at approximately $77,029,000, representing 0.5% of net assets. These securities have been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.
(c) Security cannot be offered for public resale without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and related rules (“restricted security”). Acquisition date represents the day on which an enforceable right to acquire such security is obtained and is presented along with related cost in the security description. The Fund has registration rights for certain restricted securities. Any costs related to such registration are borne by the issuer. The aggregate value of restricted securities (excluding 144A holdings) at September 30, 2020 amounts to approximately $77,029,000 and represents 0.5% of net assets.
(d) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $28,897,000 and $30,451,000 respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $30,451,000 which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(e) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $514,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(f) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $243,933,000 and 1.7%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(g) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund engaged in any cross-trade purchases of approximately $9,714,000.

 

 

   
   

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Growth Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(h) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $7,291,323,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $113,401,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $7,177,922,000.

 

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty   Description   Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
(000)
  Value
(000)
    Premiums
Paid
(000)
    Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
BNP Paribas   USD/CNH   CNH   7.99   Sep - 21   2,209,996,914   2,209,997   $ 8,104     $ 13,383     $ (5,279 )
Royal Bank of Scotland   USD/CNH   CNH   7.75   Jan - 21   1,640,578,609   1,640,579     1,027       7,164       (6,137 )
Royal Bank of Scotland   USD/CNH   CNH   8.06   Jul - 21   2,411,798,894   2,411,799     6,601       12,792       (6,191 )
Royal Bank of Scotland   USD/CNH   CNH   8.48   May - 21   1,570,361,464   1,570,361     1,680       9,804       (8,124 )
                            $ 17,412     $ 43,143     $ (25,731 )

 

CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Information Technology Services     24.3 %
Software     19.9  
Other**     19.4  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     9.6  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     8.3  
Interactive Media & Services     7.3  
Health Care Technology     5.7  
Entertainment     5.5  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Inception Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (86.4%)          
Biotechnology (1.5%)          
Editas Medicine, Inc. (a)   53,929   $1,513 
Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   66,319    1,318 
Passage Bio, Inc. (a)   121,335    1,591 
Relay Therapeutics, Inc. (a)   31,676    1,349 
         5,771 
Diversified Holding Companies (6.6%)          
Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp. (a)   332,944    4,079 
Flying Eagle Acquisition Corp. (a)   1,462,829    17,788 
Ribbit LEAP Ltd. (a)   324,329    4,216 
         26,083 
Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.1%)          
Anterix, Inc.   257,140    8,411 
Food Products (4.5%)          
UTZ Brands, Inc. (b)   976,365    17,477 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.0%)          
Outset Medical, Inc. (a)   78,081    3,904 
Quotient Ltd. (a)   730,249    3,754 
         7,658 
Health Care Providers & Services (6.2%)          
Covetrus, Inc. (a)   859,380    20,969 
HealthEquity, Inc. (a)   62,168    3,193 
         24,162 
Health Care Technology (3.1%)          
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (a)   71,257    9,196 
Schrodinger, Inc. (a)   65,400    3,107 
         12,303 
Household Durables (2.1%)          
Victoria PLC (United Kingdom) (a)   2,097,262    8,113 
Information Technology Services (9.5%)          
BigCommerce Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)   100,894    8,404 
Fastly, Inc., Class A (a)   307,577    28,814 
         37,218 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (12.2%)          
Overstock.com, Inc. (a)   383,957    27,894 
Stitch Fix, Inc., Class A (a)(b)   742,608    20,147 
         48,041 
Life Sciences Tools & Services (7.7%)          
Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. (a)   37,340    1,816 
Berkeley Lights, Inc. (a)   110,781    8,459 
NanoString Technologies, Inc. (a)   446,946    19,979 
         30,254 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Inception Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Media (4.6%)          
Cardlytics, Inc. (a)   256,311    18,088 
Metals & Mining (0.2%)          
Royal Gold, Inc.   6,089    732 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.1%)          
Texas Pacific Land Trust   1,272    574 
Real Estate Management & Development (4.8%)          
Redfin Corp. (a)   377,478    18,847 
Software (13.0%)          
Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)   126,490    17,938 
Appian Corp. (a)(b)   308,885    20,000 
Bill.Com Holdings, Inc. (a)   73,370    7,360 
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a)   38,165    5,746 
         51,044 
Specialty Retail (5.4%)          
GameStop Corp., Class A (a)(b)   346,943    3,539 
Party City Holdco, Inc. (a)(b)   2,243,779    5,834 
Vroom, Inc. (a)   226,535    11,730 
         21,103 
Trading Companies & Distributors (0.8%)          
EVI Industries, Inc. (a)(b)   114,409    3,044 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $260,913)        338,923 
Preferred Stocks (3.8%)          
Health Care Technology (2.7%)          
Grand Rounds, Inc. Series B (a)(c)(d) (acquisition cost - $3,362; acquired 7/3/14)   3,269,139    10,559 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (0.3%)          
Overstock.com, Inc. Series A-1   14,625    921 
Software (0.8%)          
Lookout, Inc. Series F (a)(c)(d) (acquisition cost - $13,476; acquired 6/17/14)   1,179,743    3,162 
Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $16,933)        14,642 
Short-Term Investments (21.8%)          
Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (13.4%)          
Investment Company (10.9%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (e)   42,741,836    42,742 
         
   Face
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
 
Repurchase Agreements (2.5%)        
Barclays Capital, Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $6,461; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 2.13% due 5/15/22; valued at $6,590)  $6,461    6,461 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Inception Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.05%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $806; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $822)   806    806 
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.06%, dated 9/30/20, due 10/1/20; proceeds $2,485; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.50% due 10/31/24; valued at $2,535)   2,485    2,485 
         9,752 
Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $52,494)        52,494 
         
   Shares     
Investment Company (8.4%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $33,022)   33,022,325    33,022 
Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $85,516)        85,516 
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (112.0%) (Cost $363,362)        439,081 
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $1,036)        430 
Total Investments (112.1%) (Cost $364,398) Including $50,610 of Securities Loaned (f)(g)(h)        439,511 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-12.1%)        (47,355)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $392,156 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $50,610,000 and $52,617,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $52,494,000, which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $123,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(c) At September 30, 2020, the Fund held fair valued securities valued at approximately $13,721,000, representing 3.5% of net assets. These securities have been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.
(d) Security cannot be offered for public resale without first being registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and related rules (“restricted security”). Acquisition date represents the day on which an enforceable right to acquire such security is obtained and is presented along with related cost in the security description. The Fund has registration rights for certain restricted securities. Any costs related to such registration are borne by the issuer. The aggregate value of restricted securities (excluding 144A holdings) at September 30, 2020 amounts to approximately $13,721,000 and represents 3.5% of net assets.
(e) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $21,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund engaged in cross-trade purchases of approximately $185,000.
(g) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $8,113,000 and 2.1%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Inception Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

(h) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $100,423,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $25,310,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $75,113,000.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Inception Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty  Description  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Premiums
Paid
(000)
   Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
BNP Paribas  USD/CNH  CNH  7.99   Sep - 21   60,263,882    60,264   $221   $365   $(144)
Royal Bank of Scotland  USD/CNH  CNH  7.75   Jan - 21   39,285,388    39,285    25    172    (147)
Royal Bank of Scotland  USD/CNH  CNH  8.06   Jul - 21   53,965,809    53,966    148    286    (138)
Royal Bank of Scotland  USD/CNH  CNH  8.48   May - 21   34,162,018    34,162    36    213    (177)
                          $430   $1,036   $(606)

 

CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition*
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**   23.0%
Software   14.0 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   12.7 
Information Technology Services   9.6 
Short-Term Investments   8.5 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   7.8 
Diversified Holding Companies   6.7 
Health Care Providers & Services   6.3 
Health Care Technology   5.9 
Specialty Retail   5.5 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (92.5%)                
Australia  (3.4%)                
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP     2,672,932     $ 127,285  
                 
Canada  (6.5%)                
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc., Class A     2,780,619       91,927  
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp.     212,692       11,781  
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     4,277,228       137,599  
              241,307  
China  (11.3%)                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)     370,495       108,918  
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A     5,907,921       141,177  
TAL Education Group ADR (a)     2,225,190       169,204  
              419,299  
Denmark  (11.5%)                
Chr Hansen Holding A/S     903,790       100,326  
DSV A/S     2,015,897       326,985  
              427,311  
France  (8.8%)                
Dassault Systemes SE     327,897       61,180  
Hermes International     244,203       210,321  
Pernod Ricard SA     346,029       55,169  
              326,670  
Germany  (1.6%)                
Adidas AG (a)     188,852       60,988  
                 
Hong Kong  (2.9%)                
AIA Group Ltd.     10,627,300       105,636  
                 
India  (5.8%)            
HDFC Bank Ltd. (a)     11,409,526       167,490  
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (a)     2,773,930       47,894  
              215,384  
Italy  (5.7%)                
Davide Campari-Milano N.V.     6,393,727       69,784  
Moncler SpA (a)     3,464,997       141,793  
              211,577  
Japan  (9.7%)                
Keyence Corp.     451,300       210,973  
Pigeon Corp.     3,352,000       149,772  
              360,745  
Netherlands  (7.3%)                
Adyen N.V. (a)     58,071       107,111  
ASML Holding N.V.     444,659       164,245  
              271,356  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Advantage Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Sweden  (1.7%)                
Vitrolife AB (a)     2,338,681       63,812  
                 
Switzerland  (5.1%)                
Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spruengli AG (Registered)     693       61,745  
Kuehne & Nagel International AG (Registered)     291,324       56,567  
Straumann Holding AG (Registered)     69,344       70,148  
              188,460  
Taiwan  (3.2%)                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR     1,484,021       120,310  
                 
United Kingdom  (3.9%)                
Diageo PLC     1,206,119       41,428  
Rightmove PLC     12,770,431       103,241  
              144,669  
United States  (4.1%)                
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)     475,348       153,671  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,560,914)             3,438,480  
                 
Short-Term Investment  (8.0%)                
                 
Investment Company  (8.0%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $296,498)     296,498,373       296,498  
Total Investments (100.5%) (Cost $2,857,412)  (d)(e)(f)             3,734,978  
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.5%)             (17,101 )
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 3,717,877  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the cost of purchases of Canada Goose Holdings, Inc., Common Stock, and its affiliated broker-dealers, which may be deemed affiliates of the Adviser/Administrator and Distributor under the Investment Company Act of 1940, was approximately $112,512,000.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $337,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $2,517,785,000 and 67.7%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(e) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $893,777,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $16,211,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $877,566,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*     37.1 %
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     14.7  
Air Freight & Logistics     8.8  
Short-Term Investments     7.9  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     7.6  
Information Technology Services     7.0  
Banks     5.8  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components     5.7  
Food Products     5.4  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (98.1%)          
Australia  (0.6%)          
Aristocrat Leisure Ltd.   538,742   $11,749 
           
Canada  (6.4%)          
Barrick Gold Corp.   1,939,782    54,484 
Cameco Corp.   1,834,492    18,530 
Constellation Software, Inc.   47,699    53,003 
         126,017 
China  (2.8%)          
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (a)   821,300    55,473 
           
Finland  (1.6%)          
Neste Oyj   592,764    31,215 
           
France  (11.8%)          
AXA SA   1,527,024    28,262 
L'Oreal SA (BSRM)   41,949    13,651 
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE   71,374    33,396 
Pernod Ricard SA   202,543    32,293 
Safran SA (b)   354,754    34,903 
Sanofi   651,626    65,301 
Thales SA   304,146    22,795 
         230,601 
Germany  (16.7%)          
Adidas AG (b)   39,691    12,818 
Bayer AG (Registered)   594,485    36,676 
Deutsche Post AG (Registered)   1,131,976    51,364 
Fresenius SE & Co., KGaA   1,317,020    59,890 
Henkel AG & Co., KGaA (Preference)   768,978    80,425 
Infineon Technologies AG   408,676    11,519 
SAP SE   474,374    73,869 
         326,561 
Hong Kong  (3.7%)          
AIA Group Ltd.   5,479,800    54,470 
Minth Group Ltd.   3,932,000    17,170 
         71,640 
Italy  (1.6%)          
Moncler SpA (b)   746,989    30,568 
Japan  (10.6%)          
FANUC Corp.   191,300    36,713 
Hoya Corp.   269,100    30,386 
Keyence Corp.   75,100    35,108 
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.   1,606,400    30,172 
Lion Corp.   1,557,600    31,976 
Shiseido Co., Ltd.   226,700    13,124 
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.   1,041,851    29,131 
         206,610 
Korea, Republic of  (3.0%)          
LG Household & Health Care Ltd.   23,052    28,447 

 

   

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.   601,874    29,880 
         58,327 
Netherlands  (3.7%)          
Heineken N.V.   290,567    25,868 
ING Groep N.V. (b)   2,028,403    14,477 
Unilever N.V.   533,588    32,403 
         72,748 
Norway  (0.9%)          
Mowi ASA   1,012,432    18,013 
Singapore  (1.0%)          
United Overseas Bank Ltd.   1,400,400    19,728 
Spain  (0.5%)          
Bankinter SA   2,405,279    10,355 
Sweden  (2.8%)          
Boliden AB   238,730    7,083 
Epiroc AB, Class A   945,885    13,703 
Hexagon AB, Class B (b)   439,411    33,190 
         53,976 
Switzerland  (5.7%)          
Alcon, Inc. (b)   139,730    7,922 
Novartis AG (Registered)   656,043    56,961 
Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)   133,719    45,804 
         110,687 
Taiwan  (2.0%)          
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR   494,848    40,117 
United Kingdom  (22.7%)          
Anglo American PLC   668,673    16,178 
Associated British Foods PLC   1,418,337    34,147 
Aviva PLC   2,300,447    8,511 
BHP Group PLC (c)   1,103,527    23,543 
British American Tobacco PLC   1,504,781    53,978 
Experian PLC   246,249    9,253 
GlaxoSmithKline PLC   2,746,959    51,499 
Imperial Brands PLC   1,809,808    31,967 
Legal & General Group PLC   1,589,691    3,863 
M&G PLC   4,570,239    9,394 
Man Group PLC   7,286,254    10,801 
Prudential PLC   3,088,097    44,309 
Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC   932,456    90,919 
RELX PLC (Euronext N.V.)   1,377,902    30,675 
RELX PLC (LSE)   1,150,684    25,612 
         444,649 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,427,000)        1,919,034 
Short-Term Investment  (1.5%)          
Investment Company  (1.5%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $29,250)   29,250,229    29,250 

 

   

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Equity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Total Investments (99.6%) (Cost $1,456,250)  (e)(f)(g)   1,948,284 
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.4%)   8,440 
Net Assets (100.0%)  $1,956,724 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, ;and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2020, were approximately $20,664,000 and $21,930,000 respectively. The Fund received non-cash collateral of approximately $21,930,000 in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge, and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.
(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $44,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $1,752,900,000 and 89.6%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(g) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $590,709,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $98,675,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $492,034,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.
BSRM Berlin Second Regulated Market.
Euronext N.V. Euronext Amsterdam Stock Market.
LSE London Stock Exchange.

 

   

 

 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other**   57.5%
Pharmaceuticals   13.2 
Household Products   10.4 
Insurance   7.2 
Software   6.5 
Metals & Mining   5.2 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2020.
** Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

   

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (92.4%)                
Argentina (1.1%)                
Globant SA (a)     193,942     $ 34,758  
Canada (8.4%)                
Canada Goose Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)     4,383,337       141,012  
Shopify, Inc., Class A (a)     117,412       120,109  
              261,121  
China (26.3%)                
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)     396,156       116,462  
China Resources Beer Holdings Co., Ltd. (c)     7,934,666       48,734  
Foshan Haitian Flavouring & Food Co., Ltd., Class A     4,296,704       102,675  
KE Holdings, Inc. (a)     198,268       12,154  
Meituan Dianping, Class B (a)(c)     5,383,400       169,584  
New Frontier Health Corp. (a)     1,583,308       12,080  
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (c)     1,642,400       27,968  
TAL Education Group ADR (a)     2,899,220       220,457  
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (c)     547,600       36,987  
Trip.com Group Ltd. ADR (a)     2,390,403       74,437  
              821,538  
Denmark (5.1%)                
DSV A/S     986,697       160,045  
France (3.2%)                
Hermes International     117,521       101,215  
Germany (3.5%)                
Adidas AG (a)     150,352       48,555  
HelloFresh SE (a)     1,068,886       59,402  
              107,957  
India (6.2%)                
HDFC Bank Ltd. (a)     9,163,158       134,513  
ICICI Bank Ltd. ADR (a)     2,906,986       28,576  
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. (a)     1,696,711       29,295  
              192,384  
Italy (3.5%)                
Moncler SpA (a)     2,673,679       109,411  
Japan (4.8%)                
Keyence Corp.     243,500       113,831  
Pigeon Corp.     833,400       37,238  
              151,069  
Korea, Republic of (2.5%)                
NAVER Corp.     312,951       79,528  
Netherlands (5.3%)                
Adyen N.V. (a)     39,966       73,717  
ASML Holding N.V.     151,381       55,916  
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V (a)     328,697       36,796  
              166,429  
Sweden (1.5%)                
Vitrolife AB (a)     1,677,497       45,771  
Switzerland (1.5%)                
Straumann Holding AG (Registered)     47,473       48,024  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

International Opportunity Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Taiwan (3.5%)                
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.     7,346,000       110,514  
United Kingdom (2.5%)                
Fevertree Drinks PLC     1,274,493       38,092  
Rightmove PLC     4,944,665       39,975  
              78,067  
United States (13.5%)                
EPAM Systems, Inc. (a)     352,745       114,035  
Farfetch Ltd., Class A (a)     2,938,763       73,939  
MercadoLibre, Inc. (a)     57,053       61,759  
Spotify Technology SA (a)     704,030       170,777  
              420,510  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $1,906,255)             2,888,341  
Short-Term Investment (7.5%)                
Investment Company (7.5%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $235,372)     235,371,861       235,372  
Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $2,141,627) (e)(f)(g)             3,123,713  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)             3,658  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 3,127,371  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of Canada Goose Holdings, Inc., Common Stock, and its affiliated broker-dealers, which may be deemed affiliates of the Adviser/Administrator and Distributor under the Investment Company Act of 1940, were approximately $110,489,000 and $808,000, respectively, including net realized loss of approximately $71,000.
(c) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $245,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $1,707,786,000 and 54.6%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(g) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $995,250,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $13,164,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $982,086,000.
ADR American Depositary Receipt.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     19.0 %
Other*     15.8  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     13.7  
Information Technology Services     9.8  
Short-Term Investments     7.5  
Diversified Consumer Services     7.1  
Banks     6.2  
Entertainment     5.5  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     5.3  
Air Freight & Logistics     5.1  
Interactive Media & Services     5.0  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (99.0%)          
Aerospace & Defense (5.0%)          
HEICO Corp., Class A   1,606   $142 
Capital Markets (4.9%)          
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.   644    65 
S&P Global, Inc.   206    74 
         139 
Chemicals (7.5%)          
Ecolab, Inc.   715    143 
Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)   101    70 
         213 
Commercial Services & Supplies (3.0%)          
Cintas Corp.   87    29 
Copart, Inc. (a)   268    28 
Rollins, Inc.   530    29 
         86 
Construction Materials (2.8%)          
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.   335    79 
Distributors (1.1%)          
Pool Corp.   92    31 
Diversified Consumer Services (1.0%)          
Service Corp. International   670    28 
Entertainment (2.0%)          
Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., Class A (a)   191    29 
Walt Disney Co. (The)   223    27 
         56 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (2.0%)          
American Tower Corp. REIT   117    28 
Equinix, Inc. REIT   38    29 
         57 
Food & Staples Retailing (5.0%)          
Costco Wholesale Corp.   402    143 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies (6.5%)          
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (a)   78    30 
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (a)   218    155 
         185 
Health Care Technology (6.5%)        
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)   660    186 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.4%)          
Starbucks Corp.   491    42 
Vail Resorts, Inc.   127    27 
         69 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Industrial Conglomerates (2.3%)          
Roper Technologies, Inc.   164    65 
Information Technology Services (1.0%)          
Gartner, Inc. (a)   222    28 
Interactive Media & Services (2.7%)          
Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)   291    76 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail (7.7%)          
Amazon.com, Inc. (a)   69    217 
Metals & Mining (1.0%)          
Royal Gold, Inc.   237    28 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.3%)          
Texas Pacific Land Trust   79    36 
Pharmaceuticals (5.1%)          
Royalty Pharma PLC, Class A (United Kingdom)   2,348    99 
Zoetis, Inc.   284    47 
         146 
Professional Services (2.0%)          
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)   34    29 
Verisk Analytics, Inc.   155    29 
         58 
Real Estate Management & Development (3.8%)          
FirstService Corp.   812    107 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.5%)          
ASML Holding NV   265    98 
Software (12.7%)          
ANSYS, Inc. (a)   91    30 
Appfolio, Inc., Class A (a)   199    28 
Autodesk, Inc. (a)   310    72 
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (a)   276    29 
Guidewire Software, Inc. (a)   263    27 
Microsoft Corp.   482    101 
Synopsys, Inc. (a)   139    30 
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)   125    44 
         361 
Specialty Retail (1.0%)          
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   106    29 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals (1.6%)          
Apple, Inc.   390    45 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.6%)          
NIKE, Inc., Class B   364    46 
Trading Companies & Distributors (2.0%)          
Fastenal Co.   622    28 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Watsco, Inc.   120    28 
         56 
Total Common Stocks (Cost $2,175)        2,810 
Short-Term Investment (1.4%)          
Investment Company (1.4%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $40)   39,565    40 
Total Investments Excluding Purchased Options (100.4%) (Cost $2,215)        2,850 
Total Purchased Options Outstanding (0.1%) (Cost $8)        4 
Total Investments (100.5%) (Cost $2,223) (c)(d)        2,854 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.5%)        (14)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $2,840 

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(d) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $640,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $9,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $631,000.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Permanence Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Call Options Purchased:

 

The Fund had the following call options purchased open at September 30, 2020:

 

Counterparty  Description  Strike
Price
  Expiration
Date
  Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
(000)
   Value
(000)
   Premiums
Paid
(000)
   Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  USD/CNH  CNH  7.98   Sep - 21   561,500    562   $2   $            3   $(1)
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  USD/CNH  CNH  8.10   Jul - 21   591,131    591    2    3    (1)
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA  USD/CNH  CNH  8.49   May - 21   425,580    426     -@    2    (2)
                          $4   $8   $(4)

 

@ Value is less than $500.
CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
USD United States Dollar

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   44.1%
Software   12.7 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   7.6 
Chemicals   7.5 
Health Care Technology   6.5 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   6.5 
Pharmaceuticals   5.1 
Food & Staples Retailing   5.0 
Aerospace & Defense   5.0 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Real Assets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks (71.2%)                
Australia (2.4%)                
APA Group     3,583     $ 27  
Atlas Arteria Ltd.     7,392       33  
CSL Ltd.     140       29  
                 
Dexus REIT     7,044       45  
GPT Group (The) REIT     4,328       12  
Scentre Group REIT     8,974       14  
Spark Infrastructure Group     25,266       37  
Sydney Airport     5,641       24  
Transurban Group     9,732       99  
Wesfarmers Ltd.     1,422       46  
              366  
Canada (3.5%)                
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.     126       38  
Canadian Tire Corp., Ltd., Class A     3       —@  
Enbridge, Inc.     2,739       80  
Gibson Energy, Inc.     7,426       120  
Manulife Financial Corp.     29       —@  
National Bank of Canada     561       28  
Pembina Pipeline Corp.     1,868       40  
RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust REIT     3,543       38  
Royal Bank of Canada     395       28  
Sun Life Financial, Inc.     813       33  
TC Energy Corp.     2,522       106  
TELUS Corp.     1,605       28  
              539  
China (1.7%)                
China Everbright International Ltd. (a)     119,780       68  
China Gas Holdings Ltd. (a)     36,518       105  
China Merchants Port Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)     6,000       6  
China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (a)     1,896       5  
China Resources Land Ltd. (a)     3,264       15  
China Tower Corp. Ltd. H Shares (a)     129,919       23  
ENN Energy Holdings Ltd. (a)     1,167       13  
Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. H Shares (a)     27,138       27  
              262  
Denmark (0.1%)                
Orsted A/S     69       10  
Finland (0.1%)                
Citycon Oyj     1,283       10  
France (3.6%)                
Aeroports de Paris (ADP)     166       16  
Air Liquide SA     270       43  
Edenred     9       @  
Gecina SA REIT     712       94  
Getlink SE (b)     2,296       31  
ICADE REIT     54       3  
Klepierre SA REIT     6,402       90  
L'Oreal SA (BSRM)     106       35  
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE     75       35  
Mercialys SA REIT     3,720       20  
STMicroelectronics N.V.     1,156       35  
Vinci SA     1,683       141  
              543  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Real Assets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Germany (1.5%)                
BASF SE     761       46  
Deutsche Wohnen SE     1,738       87  
LANXESS AG     433       25  
Siemens AG (Registered)     298       38  
Siemens Energy AG (b)     149       4  
Volkswagen AG (Preference) (b)     199       32  
              232  
Hong Kong (3.2%)                
CK Asset Holdings Ltd.     1,848       9  
Hong Kong & China Gas Co., Ltd.     19,052       28  
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd.     37,291       139  
Hysan Development Co., Ltd.     8,036       24  
Link REIT     4,237       35  
New World Development Co. Ltd.     2,631       13  
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.     8,273       107  
Swire Properties Ltd.     37,191       98  
Wharf Real Estate Investment Co., Ltd.     7,694       31  
              484  
India (1.1%)                
Azure Power Global Ltd. (b)     5,541       165  
Ireland (0.2%)                
Hibernia REIT PLC     26,625       31  
Italy (0.9%)                
Atlantia SpA (b)     1,377       21  
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane SpA     3,681       41  
Snam SpA     3,682       19  
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA     7,085       50  
              131  
Japan (4.4%)                
Dai-ichi Life Holdings, Inc.     2,468       35  
East Japan Railway Co.     600       37  
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.     45       28  
GLP J-REIT     7       11  
ITOCHU Corp.     1,449       37  
Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd.     175       8  
Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.     63       31  
Mitsubishi Corp.     1,773       42  
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.     6,998       106  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.     2,522       43  
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.     5,090       89  
Nippon Building Fund, Inc. REIT     9       51  
Omron Corp.     432       33  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.     1,444       40  
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.     1,410       42  
Toyota Motor Corp.     589       39  
              672  
Mexico (0.5%)                
Promotora y Operadora de Infraestructura SAB de CV (b)     10,730       75  
Netherlands (0.9%)                
ASML Holding N.V.     107       39  
Eurocommercial Properties N.V. CVA REIT     2,738       32  
Koninklijke DSM N.V.     198       33  
Randstad N.V. (b)     751       39  
              143  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Real Assets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

New Zealand (0.2%)                
Auckland International Airport Ltd. (b)     5,729       28  
Norway (0.2%)                
Telenor ASA     1,770       30  
Singapore (0.3%)            
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.     1,764       26  
Keppel Corp., Ltd.     6,224       20  
UOL Group Ltd.     960       5  
              51  
Spain (1.7%)                
Aena SME SA (b)     342       48  
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC     1,126       32  
Cellnex Telecom SA     951       58  
Ferrovial SA     2,154       52  
Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA REIT     285       2  
Merlin Properties Socimi SA REIT     5,852       49  
Red Electrica Corp., SA     1,197       23  
              264  
Sweden (0.1%)                
Hufvudstaden AB, Class A     1,316       18  
Switzerland (1.2%)                
Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)     3,828       38  
Flughafen Zurich AG (Registered) (b)     188       26  
Nestle SA (Registered)     304       36  
Novartis AG (Registered)     496       43  
Roche Holding AG (Genusschein)     108       37  
              180  
United Kingdom (4.8%)                
AVEVA Group PLC     479       30  
Barclays PLC (b)     19,317       24  
BP PLC     6,179       18  
British Land Co., PLC (The) REIT     17,676       77  
Derwent London PLC REIT     1,372       45  
Great Portland Estates PLC REIT     9,388       72  
Hammerson PLC REIT (b)     174,162       37  
Land Securities Group PLC REIT     14,857       100  
National Grid PLC     13,266       152  
Pennon Group PLC     2,811       37  
Rio Tinto PLC     522       31  
Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B     1,523       19  
Segro PLC REIT     2,562       31  
Severn Trent PLC     1,154       36  
United Utilities Group PLC     1,505       17  
Urban & Civic PLC     927       3  
              729  
United States (38.6%)                
Abbott Laboratories     392       43  
Accenture PLC, Class A     161       36  
Adobe, Inc. (b)     103       51  
Akamai Technologies, Inc. (b)     240       27  
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     224       36  
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (b)     56       82  
Amazon.com, Inc. (b)     39       123  
Ameren Corp.     1,099       87  
American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT     376       13  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.     664       54  
American Express Co.     337       34  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Real Assets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

American Tower Corp. REIT     1,354       327  
American Water Works Co., Inc.     859       124  
Amgen, Inc.     146       37  
Apple, Inc.     1,688       195  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.     846       39  
AT&T, Inc.     862       25  
Atmos Energy Corp.     987       94  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     747       112  
Avangrid, Inc.     880       44  
Bank of America Corp.     1,667       40  
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     1,918       154  
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT     493       6  
Bunge Ltd.     671       31  
Camden Property Trust REIT     532       47  
CBRE Group, Inc., Class A (b)     576       27  
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (b)     1,142       53  
Cigna Corp.     115       19  
Cisco Systems, Inc.     609       24  
Citigroup, Inc.     557       24  
CMS Energy Corp.     675       41  
Comcast Corp., Class A     607       28  
Copart, Inc. (b)     254       27  
Costco Wholesale Corp.     86       31  
Crown Castle International Corp. REIT     1,273       212  
CSX Corp.     440       34  
CubeSmart REIT     399       13  
Danaher Corp.     192       41  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co. REIT     143       1  
Dominion Energy, Inc.     449       35  
Edison International     1,136       58  
Eli Lilly & Co.     168       25  
Equity Residential REIT     1,395       72  
Essential Utilities, Inc.     1,961       79  
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     158       32  
Eversource Energy     891       74  
Facebook, Inc., Class A (b)     224       59  
Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT     117       9  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.     193       28  
FirstEnergy Corp.     799       23  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)     181       36  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     537       16  
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     1,109       30  
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.     400       34  
Home Depot, Inc. (The)     112       31  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     7,270       78  
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT     2,308       51  
Intel Corp.     488       25  
International Business Machines Corp.     208       25  
Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     800       22  
JBG SMITH Properties REIT     610       16  
Johnson & Johnson     299       45  
JPMorgan Chase & Co.     570       55  
Kinder Morgan, Inc.     6,220       77  
Linde PLC     115       27  
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT     2,889       36  
Marathon Oil Corp.     4,583       19  
Mastercard, Inc., Class A     139       47  
Merck & Co., Inc.     425       35  
Micron Technology, Inc. (b)     569       27  
Microsoft Corp.     674       142  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     95       11  
Netflix, Inc. (b)     61       31  
NiSource, Inc.     3,039       67  
Norfolk Southern Corp.     145       31  
NRG Energy, Inc.     676       21  
Paramount Group, Inc. REIT     1,726       12  
PepsiCo, Inc.     225       31  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Real Assets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Pfizer, Inc.     1,021       37  
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)     300       42  
ProLogis, Inc. REIT     384       39  
Public Storage REIT     145       32  
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     200       13  
Regency Centers Corp. REIT     1,305       50  
ResMed, Inc.     145       25  
RLJ Lodging Trust REIT     2,643       23  
salesforce.com, Inc. (b)     156       39  
SBA Communications Corp. REIT     476       152  
Sempra Energy     919       109  
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     3,305       214  
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT     4,229       196  
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT     4,584       36  
Targa Resources Corp.     811       11  
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT     434       14  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (b)     113       36  
Tesla, Inc. (b)     95       41  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.     81       36  
Tiffany & Co.     171       20  
Union Pacific Corp.     388       76  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.     131       41  
Ventas, Inc. REIT     1,849       78  
Visa, Inc., Class A     231       46  
Vornado Realty Trust REIT     3,223       109  
Voya Financial, Inc.     743       36  
Walt Disney Co. (The)     370       46  
Waste Management, Inc.     678       77  
Weingarten Realty Investors REIT     3,121       53  
Williams Cos., Inc. (The)     4,960       97  
Xcel Energy, Inc.     948       65  
              5,897  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $10,892)             10,860  

 

    Face
Amount
(000)
       
U.S. Treasury Securities (24.4%)                
United States (24.4%)                
U.S. Treasury Inflation Index Notes (TIPS),                
0.13%, 7/15/22 – 7/15/24   $ 754       783  
0.38%, 7/15/23 – 1/15/27     598       640  
0.50%, 1/15/28     284       319  
0.75%, 2/15/42     42       54  
0.88%, 1/15/29     240       280  
1.00%, 2/15/46     178       241  
2.00%, 1/15/26     23       28  
2.13%, 2/15/40     122       188  
3.88%, 4/15/29     90       129  
U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds,                
0.13%, 1/15/30     195       216  
0.25%, 1/15/25 – 2/15/50     372       403  
0.38%, 7/15/25     294       319  
1.00%, 2/15/48     95       131  
Total U.S. Treasury Securities (Cost $3,440)             3,731  
                 
      Shares          
Short-Term Investment (3.7%)                
Investment Company (3.7%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (c) (Cost $565)     565,112       565  

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

Real Assets Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Total Investments (99.3%) (Cost $14,897) (d)(e)(f)             15,156  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.7%)             104  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 15,260  

 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund's prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 

 

 

 

(a) Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.
(b) Non-income producing security.
(c) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(d) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(e) The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $4,148,000 and 27.2%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $1,533,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $1,274,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $259,000.
@ Value is less than $500.
CVA Certificaten Van Aandelen.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.
TIPS Treasury Inflation Protected Security.

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition
 
Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*     48.6 %
U.S. Treasury Securities     24.6  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     21.3  
Real Estate Management & Development     5.5  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

US Core Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

   Shares   Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (99.1%)          
Banks  (9.8%)          
First Republic Bank   7,062   $770 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.   4,428    426 
SVB Financial Group (a)   2,205    531 
         1,727 
Building Products  (3.2%)          
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.   6,475    560 
           
Capital Markets  (5.1%)          
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.   4,198    647 
S&P Global, Inc.   689    248 
         895 
Commercial Services & Supplies  (0.9%)          
Waste Management, Inc.   1,314    149 
           
Electric Utilities  (2.9%)          
NextEra Energy, Inc.   1,848    513 
           
Entertainment  (0.6%)          
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.   9,622    96 
           
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)  (5.0%)          
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT   883    177 
STORE Capital Corp. REIT   25,816    708 
         885 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies  (7.0%)          
Danaher Corp.   3,878    835 
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.   1,441    396 
         1,231 
Health Care Providers & Services  (2.8%)          
Cigna Corp.   2,945    499 
           
Health Care Technology  (2.5%)          
Veeva Systems, Inc., Class A (a)   1,567    441 
           
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  (7.1%)          
Carnival Corp.   8,089    123 
Domino's Pizza, Inc.   1,833    780 
MGM Resorts International   15,425    335 
         1,238 
Household Durables  (2.9%)          
Lennar Corp., Class A   6,330    517 
           
Information Technology Services  (7.7%)          
Mastercard, Inc., Class A   4,016    1,358 
           
Interactive Media & Services  (3.4%)          
Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)   402    589 

 

   

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

US Core Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels  (0.8%)          
Chevron Corp.   2,020    145 
           
Personal Products  (3.7%)          
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The), Class A   2,952    644 
           
Software  (13.4%)          
Adobe, Inc. (a)   966    474 
Microsoft Corp.   8,948    1,882 
         2,356 
Specialty Retail  (4.9%)          
Home Depot, Inc. (The)   2,909    808 
Tractor Supply Co.   396    57 
         865 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals  (9.0%)          
Apple, Inc.   13,604    1,576 
           
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  (3.2%)          
Lululemon Athletica, Inc. (a)   1,693    558 
           
Trading Companies & Distributors  (3.2%)          
United Rentals, Inc. (a)   3,169    553 
           
Total Common Stocks (Cost $11,472)        17,395 
Short-Term Investment  (1.4%)          
Investment Company  (1.4%)          
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (b) (Cost $248)   248,288    248 
Total Investments (100.5%) (Cost $11,720)  (c)(d)        17,643 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-0.5%)        (96)
Net Assets (100.0%)       $17,547 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by less than $500 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(c) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(d) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $6,050,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $127,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $5,923,000.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

   

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Other*   36.1%
Software   13.4 
Banks   9.8 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   8.9 
Information Technology Services   7.7 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   7.0 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   7.0 
Capital Markets   5.1 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   5.0 
Total Investments   100.0%

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

   

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

 

    Shares     Value
(000)
 
Common Stocks  (98.8%)                
Apartments  (15.4%)                
American Campus Communities, Inc. REIT     22,276     $ 778  
Apartment Investment & Management Co., Class A REIT     6,956       235  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc. REIT     20,989       3,134  
Camden Property Trust REIT     13,371       1,190  
Equity Residential REIT     41,893       2,150  
Essex Property Trust, Inc. REIT     4,961       996  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. REIT     3,965       460  
UDR, Inc. REIT     9,755       318  
              9,261  
Data Centers  (4.5%)                
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     15,471       2,270  
QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A REIT     7,073       446  
              2,716  
Diversified  (5.1%)                
JBG SMITH Properties REIT     39,206       1,048  
Mack-Cali Realty Corp. REIT     45,202       570  
VEREIT, Inc. REIT     69,378       451  
Vornado Realty Trust REIT     30,159       1,017  
              3,086  
Free Standing  (1.5%)                
NETSTREIT Corp.     49,875       911  
Health Care  (9.4%)                
Five Star Senior Living, Inc. (a)     1,315       7  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     50,563       1,523  
Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., Class A REIT     20,804       541  
Healthpeak Properties, Inc. REIT     52,668       1,430  
Ventas, Inc. REIT     38,324       1,608  
Welltower, Inc. REIT     10,458       576  
              5,685  
Industrial  (11.5%)                
Duke Realty Corp. REIT     11,556       426  
Exeter Industrial Value Fund, LP (a)(b)(c)     7,905,000       523  
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. REIT     5,995       239  
Lexington Realty Trust REIT     27,200       284  
ProLogis, Inc. REIT     54,076       5,441  
              6,913  
Lodging/Resorts  (6.0%)                
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. REIT     160,990       1,737  
RLJ Lodging Trust REIT     88,150       763  
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. REIT     140,761       1,118  
              3,618  
Manufactured Homes  (0.4%)                
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. REIT     3,915       240  
                 
Office  (21.2%)            
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. REIT     5,227       836  
Boston Properties, Inc. REIT     39,135       3,143  

 

 

   

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

Cousins Properties, Inc. REIT     30,773       880  
Douglas Emmett, Inc. REIT     11,405       286  
Highwoods Properties, Inc. REIT     6,341       213  
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. REIT     73,190       1,605  
Kilroy Realty Corp. REIT     14,158       736  
Paramount Group, Inc. REIT     8,514       60  
SL Green Realty Corp. REIT     108,303       5,022  
              12,781  
Regional Malls  (8.6%)                
Macerich Co. (The) REIT     11,105       75  
Simon Property Group, Inc. REIT     74,281       4,805  
Taubman Centers, Inc. REIT     9,060       302  
              5,182  
Self Storage  (6.3%)                
CubeSmart REIT     38,266       1,236  
Extra Space Storage, Inc. REIT     3,014       323  
Life Storage, Inc. REIT     3,611       380  
Public Storage REIT     8,393       1,869  
              3,808  
Shopping Centers  (3.9%)                
Brixmor Property Group, Inc. REIT     30,248       354  
Regency Centers Corp. REIT     27,677       1,052  
Weingarten Realty Investors REIT     57,348       973  
              2,379  
Single Family Homes  (3.5%)                
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A REIT     17,275       492  
Invitation Homes, Inc. REIT     57,886       1,620  
              2,112  
Specialty  (1.5%)                
Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. REIT     24,265       896  
Total Common Stocks (Cost $56,735)             59,588  
Short-Term Investment  (1.1%)                
Investment Company  (1.1%)                
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $682)     682,067       682  
Total Investments (99.9%) (Cost $57,417)  (e)(f)             60,270  
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities (0.1%)             74  
Net Assets (100.0%)           $ 60,344  

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Restricted security valued at fair value and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933. Exeter Industrial Value Fund, LP was acquired between 11/07 - 4/11 and has a current cost basis of approximately $0. At September 30, 2020, this security had an aggregate market value of approximately $523,000, representing 0.9% of net assets.
(c) At September 30, 2020, the Fund held a fair valued security valued at approximately $523,000, representing 0.9% of net assets. This security has been fair valued as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company's (as defined herein) Directors.

 

 

   

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

U.S. Real Estate Portfolio

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2020 (unaudited)(cont’d)

 

 

 

(d) The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio - (the "Liquidity Funds"), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(e) The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities ("cross-trade") from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the "Rule"). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(f) At September 30, 2020, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $10,345,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $7,492,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $2,853,000.
REIT Real Estate Investment Trust.

 

 

   

 

 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification   Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Office     21.2 %
Other*     16.5  
Apartments     15.4  
Industrial     11.5  
Health Care     9.4  
Regional Malls     8.6  
Self Storage     6.3  
Lodging/Resorts     6.0  
Diversified     5.1  
Total Investments     100.0 %

 

 

 

 

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

 

 

   

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments § September 30, 2020 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation: (1) Certain portfolio securities may be valued by an outside pricing service/vendor approved by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Directors"). The pricing service/vendor may employ a pricing model that takes into account, among other things, bids, yield spreads and/or other market data and specific security characteristics. Alternatively, if a valuation is not available from an outside pricing service/vendor, and the security trades on an exchange, the security may be valued at its latest reported sale price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), prior to the time when assets are valued. If there are no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available in the relevant exchanges. If only bid prices are available then the latest bid price may be used. If Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the "Adviser") or Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited (“MSIM Limited”) and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company (“MSIM Company”) (together, the “Sub-Advisers”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, determines that the price provided by the outside pricing service/vendor or exchange does not reflect the security's fair value or is unable to provide a price, prices from brokers or dealers may also be utilized. In these circumstances, the value of the security will be the mean of bid and asked prices obtained from brokers or dealers; (2) an equity portfolio security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its latest reported sales price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), and if there were no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant exchanges. If only bid prices are available then the latest bid price may be used. Listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date with no reported bid and asked prices available on the exchange are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers. In cases where a security is traded on more than one exchange, the security is valued on the exchange designated as the primary market; (3) all other equity portfolio securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available are valued at the latest reported sales price (or at the market official closing price if such market reports an official closing price), and if there was no trading in the security on a given day and if there is no official closing price from relevant markets for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant markets. An unlisted equity security that does not trade on the valuation date and for which bid and asked prices from the relevant markets are unavailable is valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers; (4) futures are valued at the settlement price on the exchange on which they trade or, if a settlement price is unavailable, at the last sale price on the exchange; (5) OTC swaps may be valued by an outside pricing service approved by the Directors or quotes from a broker or dealer. Swaps cleared on a clearinghouse or exchange may be valued using the closing price provided by the clearinghouse or exchange; (6) listed options are valued at the last reported sales price on the exchange on which they are listed (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price). If an official closing price or last reported sales price is unavailable, the listed option should be fair valued at the mean between its latest bid and ask prices. Unlisted options are valued at the mean between their latest bid and ask prices from a broker/dealer or valued by a pricing service/vendor; (7) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which the Adviser or Sub-Advisers determine that the closing price, last sale price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Directors. Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Directors or by the Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Directors; (8) quotations of foreign portfolio securities, other assets and liabilities and forward contracts stated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollar equivalents at the prevailing market rates prior to the close of the NYSE; and (9) investments in mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.

 

   

 

 

The Directors have responsibility for determining in good faith the fair value of the investments, and the Directors may appoint others, such as the Company's Adviser or a valuation committee, to assist the Directors in determining fair value and to make the actual calculations pursuant to the fair valuation methodologies previously approved by the Directors. Under procedures approved by the Directors, the Company's Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee whose members are approved by the Directors. The Valuation Committee provides administration and oversight of the Company’s valuation policies and procedures, which are reviewed at least annually by the Directors. These procedures allow the Company to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

Fair Value Measurement: FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM ("ASC") 820, "Fair Value Measurement" (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the value that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity's own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund's investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

Level 1 – unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments. Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer's financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each security.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Active International Allocation                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $   $3,548   $   $3,548 
Airlines   4,190            4,190 
Automobiles       1,410        1,410 
Banks   325    625        950 
Beverages   2,247    7,153        9,400 
Chemicals       4,550        4,550 
Communications Equipment       1,984        1,984 
Consumer Finance       834        834 
Electrical Equipment       522        522 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   514    3,702        4,216 
Energy Equipment & Services   837    571        1,408 
Entertainment   18,400    7,473        25,873 
Food Products   439    6,207        6,646 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   654    6,273        6,927 
Health Care Providers & Services       1,331        1,331 
Household Durables   2,326    2,529        4,855 
Household Products       595        595 
Information Technology Services   1,370    6,690        8,060 
Insurance       828        828 
Interactive Media & Services       3,857        3,857 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   13,692            13,692 
Leisure Products       859        859 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   2,155            2,155 
Machinery       7,754        7,754 
Metals & Mining   11,769            11,769 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   805    1,461        2,266 
Personal Products   1,217    6,923        8,140 
Pharmaceuticals       8,769        8,769 
Professional Services       1,942        1,942 
Real Estate Management & Development   1,078        @   1,078 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   7,157    10,986        18,143 
Software   358    3,575        3,933 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals       5,177        5,177 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   1,570    3,301        4,871 
Total Common Stocks   71,103    111,429    @   182,532 
Investment Company   1,201            1,201 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   274            274 
Repurchase Agreements       63        63 
Total Short-Term Investments   274    63        337 
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts       30        30 
Futures Contract   12            12 
Total Assets   72,590    111,522        184,112 
Liabilities:                    
Call Options Written       (1,342)       (1,342)
Total  $72,590   $110,180   $@  $182,770 

 

@   Value is less than $500.

 

   

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Active International Allocation   Common Stock
(000)
 
Beginning Balance  $-@  
Purchases   -  
Sales   -  
Amortization of discount   -  
Transfers in   -  
Transfers out   -  
Corporate actions   -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   -@  
Realized gains (losses)   -  
Ending Balance  $-@  
       
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2020  $-@  

 

 

@ Value is less than $500.

 

   

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Advantage                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $15,641   $   $   $15,641 
Capital Markets   11,274            11,274 
Chemicals   30,760            30,760 
Construction Materials   11,673            11,673 
Containers & Packaging   8,095            8,095 
Entertainment   55,493            55,493 
Food & Staples Retailing   18,964            18,964 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   45,680            45,680 
Health Care Technology   38,705            38,705 
Industrial Conglomerates   9,630            9,630 
Information Technology Services   174,224    16,036        190,260 
Interactive Media & Services   74,754            74,754 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   60,501            60,501 
Metals & Mining   1,171            1,171 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   1,229            1,229 
Pharmaceuticals   30,349            30,349 
Software   121,144            121,144 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   7,068            7,068 
Total Common Stocks   716,355    16,036        732,391 
Call Options Purchased       974        974 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   23,128            23,128 
Total Assets  $739,483   $17,010   $     —   $756,493 

 

   

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Asia Opportunity                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $30,855   $18,767   $   $49,622
Beverages       39,177        39,177 
Biotechnology       1,479        1,479 
Diversified Consumer Services   22,018    7,645        29,663 
Entertainment   13,459            13,459 
Food Products       26,563        26,563 
Health Care Providers & Services   716            716 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   2,945    8,760        11,705 
Household Durables       6,585        6,585 
Insurance       15,102        15,102 
Interactive Media & Services       35,250        35,250 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   37,696    24,281        61,977 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   4,380    6,638        11,018 
Real Estate Management & Development   1,617            1,617 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment       23,101        23,101 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       13,228        13,228 
Total Common Stocks   113,686    226,576        340,262 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   18,016            18,016 
Total Assets  $131,702   $226,576   $     —   $358,278 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
China Equity                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Banks   $     $ 681     $     $ 681  
Beverages           1,746             1,746  
Capital Markets           348             348  
Construction Materials           309             309  
Diversified Consumer Services     851                   851  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components           192             192  
Food Products           919             919  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies           192             192  
Insurance           317             317  
Interactive Media & Services           2,513             2,513  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     2,469       195             2,664  
Pharmaceuticals           1,009             1,009  
Real Estate Management & Development           250             250  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment           362             362  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods           473             473  
Wireless Telecommunication Services           176             176  
Total Common Stocks     3,320       9,682             13,002  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     331                   331  
Total Assets   $ 3,651     $ 9,682     $                   $ 13,333  

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Counterpoint Global                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Aerospace & Defense   $ 146     $     $     $ 146  
Air Freight & Logistics           284             284  
Banks     349                   349  
Beverages           168             168  
Biotechnology     59       77             136  
Capital Markets     188                   188  
Chemicals     199       147             346  
Commercial Services & Supplies     36       14             50  
Construction Materials     54                   54  
Containers & Packaging     12                   12  
Distributors     5                   5  
Diversified Consumer Services     259       7             266  
Diversified Financial Services     8                   8  
Diversified Holding Companies     155                   155  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     24                   24  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components     10       140             150  
Entertainment     1,103                   1,103  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     10                   10  
Food & Staples Retailing     86       30             116  
Food Products     81       152             233  
Gas Utilities     6                   6  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     663       97             760  
Health Care Providers & Services     582       69             651  
Health Care Technology     620       48             668  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     14       35             49  
Household Durables           80             80  
Household Products           76             76  
Industrial Conglomerates     36                   36  
Information Technology Services     2,956       325             3,281  
Insurance           56             56  
Interactive Media & Services     792       116             908  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     2,190       157             2,347  
Leisure Products     38                   38  
Life Sciences Tools & Services     333       85             418  
Marine           36             36  
Media     144                   144  
Metals & Mining     33                   33  
Multi-Line Retail     8                   8  
Multi-Utilities     57                   57  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     38                   38  
Personal Products           22             22  
Pharmaceuticals     322       7             329  
Professional Services     30       24             54  
Real Estate Management & Development     342                   342  
Road & Rail     247                   247  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     166       105             271  
Software     2,463       173             2,636  
Specialty Retail     681                   681  
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals     7                   7  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     86       583             669  
Trading Companies & Distributors     17                   17  
Transportation Infrastructure     24       22             46  
Total Common Stocks     15,679       3,135             18,814  
Preferred Stock                                
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     11                   11  
Call Options Purchased           16             16  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     771                   771  
Total Assets   $ 16,461     $ 3,151     $        —     $ 19,612  

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Developing Opportunity                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Banks   $ 4,287     $ 6,017     $           —     $ 10,304  
Beverages           7,712             7,712  
Biotechnology           301             301  
Capital Markets     1,887                   1,887  
Diversified Consumer Services     5,930       1,776             7,706  
Entertainment     3,104                   3,104  
Food Products           4,929             4,929  
Health Care Providers & Services     59                   59  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1,061       1,985             3,046  
Household Durables           1,016             1,016  
Information Technology Services     2,691                   2,691  
Interactive Media & Services           8,870             8,870  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     13,424       6,839             20,263  
Multi-Line Retail     4,408                   4,408  
Real Estate Management & Development     295                   295  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     4,434       771             5,205  
Software     1,151                   1,151  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods           2,871             2,871  
Transportation Infrastructure     650                   650  
Total Common Stocks     43,381       43,087             86,468  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     7,210                   7,210  
Total Assets   $ 50,591     $ 43,087     $     $ 93,678  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Emerging Markets                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Automobiles  $3,311   $   $   $3,311 
Banks   4,822    30,117        34,939 
Beverages       34,579        34,579 
Capital Markets       10,874        10,874 
Commercial Banks       6,910        6,910 
Construction Materials       10,048        10,048 
Consumer Finance       2,202      —    2,202 
Diversified Consumer Services   15,725            15,725 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components       11,010        11,010 
Entertainment       9,829        9,829 
Food & Staples Retailing   6,456    25,966        32,422 
Food Products       17,621        17,621 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       2,625        2,625 
Health Care Providers & Services   6,557            6,557 
Information Technology Services   16,846    7,190        24,036 
Insurance       11,121        11,121 
Interactive Media & Services   11,882    58,225        70,107 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   52,668    18,345        71,013 
Life Sciences Tools & Services       3,544        3,544 
Metals & Mining   4,616    5,593        10,209 
Multi-Line Retail   5,483            5,483 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   8,466    23,226        31,692 
Paper & Forest Products       7,541        7,541 
Personal Products       1,756        1,756 
Pharmaceuticals       25,955        25,955 
Real Estate Management & Development       3,512        3,512 
Road & Rail   13,922            13,922 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   16,011    85,223        101,234 
Software   7,047    8,520        15,567 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals       32,451        32,451 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   8,596    15,809        24,405 
Transportation Infrastructure   4,834            4,834 
Wireless Telecommunication Services       11,069        11,069 
Total Common Stocks   187,242    480,861        668,103 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   14,279            14,279 
Total Assets  $201,521   $480,861   $   $682,382 

 

   

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Emerging Markets Fixed Income Opportunities                    
Assets:                    
Fixed Income Securities                    
Corporate Bonds  $   $10,641   $   $10,641 
Sovereign       25,017        25,017 
Total Fixed Income Securities       35,658        35,658 
Warrant       1        1 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   1,373            1,373 
Sovereign       393        393 
U.S. Treasury Security       30        30 
Total Short-Term Investments   1,373    423        1,796 
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract       31        31 
Total Assets   1,373    36,113          —    37,486 
Liabilities:                    
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract       (30)       (30)
Total  $1,373   $36,083   $   $37,456 

 

   

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
  

Level 3
Significant
unobservable

inputs
(000)

   Total
(000)
 
Emerging Markets Leaders                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $   $3,936   $    —   $3,936 
Beverages       3,646        3,646 
Chemicals       2,735        2,735 
Consumer Finance       3,121        3,121 
Diversified Consumer Services   1,113            1,113 
Electrical Equipment       2,423        2,423 
Entertainment   4,233            4,233 
Health Care Providers & Services       3,398        3,398 
Health Care Technology       1,507        1,507 
Information Technology Services   5,391            5,391 
Insurance       1,251        1,251 
Interactive Media & Services       5,660        5,660 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   3,888    14,781        18,669 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   2,909    6,065        8,974 
Software   836    1,591        2,427 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   2,735    2,840        5,575 
Total Common Stocks   21,105    52,954        74,059 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   1,959            1,959 
Total Assets  $23,064   $52,954   $   $76,018 

 

   

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Emerging Markets Small Cap                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Air Freight & Logistics  $   $1,010   $   $1,010 
Auto Components       800        800 
Banks       1,458        1,458 
Beverages       710        710 
Building Products       760        760 
Chemicals       1,140        1,140 
Commercial Services & Supplies   1,102    2,533        3,635 
Communications Equipment       1,067        1,067 
Computers & Peripherals       763        763 
Consumer Finance   1,712    4,041        5,753 
Diversified Consumer Services   4,288    4,907        9,195 
Diversified Telecommunication Services       2,984        2,984 
Electrical Equipment       892        892 
Entertainment   1,630    4,090        5,720 
Food & Staples Retailing       1,514        1,514 
Food Products       1,911        1,911 
Health Care Providers & Services       3,421        3,421 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   1,038    1,888        2,926 
Information Technology Services       6,823        6,823 
Interactive Media & Services       2,672        2,672 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   1,421            1,421 
Leisure Products       1,289        1,289 
Machinery   807    826        1,633 
Media       867        867 
Multi-Line Retail       1,119        1,119 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels       1,108        1,108 
Professional Services   1,159            1,159 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment       2,195        2,195 
Software   693    3,567        4,260 
Specialty Retail       767        767 
Trading Companies & Distributors       1,853        1,853 
Water Utilities       729        —    729 
Total Common Stocks   13,850    59,704        73,554 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   3,151            3,151 
Total Assets  $17,001   $59,704   $   $76,705 

 

   

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Frontier Markets                    
Assets:                              
Common Stocks                    
Air Freight & Logistics  $   $1,388   $   $1,388 
Banks       14,805        14,805 
Beverages       1,345        1,345 
Commercial Banks       1,285        1,285 
Diversified Consumer Services       958        958 
Diversified Telecommunication Services       1,314        1,314 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components       1,264        1,264 
Entertainment   6,817    3,941        10,758 
Food & Staples Retailing       1,870        1,870 
Food Products       4,000        4,000 
Information Technology Services       1,297        1,297 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   4,396            4,396 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels       2,458        2,458 
Pharmaceuticals       2,097        2,097 
Software   2,609    3,169        5,778 
Specialty Retail       3,314        3,314 
Transportation Infrastructure       639        639 
Wireless Telecommunication Services       3,066        3,066 
Total Common Stocks   13,822    48,210        62,032 
Investment Company       633        633 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   430            430 
Total Assets  $14,252   $48,843   $   $63,095 

 

   

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Global Advantage                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Aerospace & Defense   $ 3,624     $     $     $ 3,624  
Banks     4,252                   4,252  
Capital Markets     4,194                   4,194  
Chemicals     4,349       4,279             8,628  
Entertainment     38,062                   38,062  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     15,176                   15,176  
Health Care Technology     15,264                   15,264  
Information Technology Services     60,581       15,951             76,532  
Interactive Media & Services     10,058                   10,058  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     28,238                   28,238  
Metals & Mining     431                   431  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     428                   428  
Pharmaceuticals     12,621                   12,621  
Real Estate Management & Development     10,811                   10,811  
Software     44,432       10,651             55,083  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods           8,546             8,546  
Total Common Stocks     252,521       39,427             291,948  
Preferred Stocks                                
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail                 151       151  
Software           43       17       60  
Total Preferred Stocks           43       168       211  
Call Options Purchased           363             363  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     14,982                   14,982  
Total Assets   $ 267,503     $ 39,833     $         168     $ 307,504  

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    Preferred Stocks  
Global Advantage   (000)  
Beginning Balance   $ 306  
Purchases        
Sales     (4 )
Amortization of discount     -  
Transfers in     -  
Transfers out     (38 )
Corporate actions     7  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (100 )
Realized gains (losses)     (3 )
Ending Balance   $ 168  
         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2020   $ (100 )

 

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2020. Various valuation techniques were used in the valuation of certain investments and weighted based on the level of significance:

 

Global Advantage   Fair Value at
September 30, 2020
(000)
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Amount or
Range/Weighted
Average*
    Impact to Valuation
from an Increase in
Input**
Preferred Stocks     $168     Discounted Cash Flow   Weighted Average Cost of Capital     14.0% - 18.0% / 15.2%     Decrease
                Perpetual Growth Rate     3.0% - 4.0% / 3.5%     Increase
            Market Comparable Companies   Enterprise Value/Revenue     1.5x - 36.8x / 6.0x     Increase
                Discount for Lack of Marketability     12.0% - 16.0% / 12.4%     Decrease
            Comparable Transactions   Enterprise Value/Revenue     3.9x     Increase

 

 

 

*   Amount is indicative of the weighted average.

** Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input.

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Global Concentrated                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Automobiles   $ 566     $     $     $ 566  
Banks     3,420                   3,420  
Commercial Services & Supplies     459                   459  
Electric Utilities     929                   929  
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)     1,641                   1,641  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     755                   755  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure     1,237                   1,237  
Household Durables     845                   845  
Information Technology Services     1,848                   1,848  
Interactive Media & Services     1,633                   1,633  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     2,481                   2,481  
Metals & Mining     626                   626  
Personal Products     1,094                   1,094  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     1,933                   1,933  
Software     2,246                   2,246  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     2,730                   2,730  
Trading Companies & Distributors     573                   573  
Total Common Stocks     25,016                   25,016  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     166                   166  
Total Assets   $ 25,182     $        —     $       —     $ 25,182  

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Global Concentrated Real Estate                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Diversified   $ 169     $ 801     $     $ 970  
Health Care     87                   87  
Industrial     34       2             36  
Lodging/Resorts     143       117             260  
Office     395       367             762  
Residential     263       103             366  
Retail     312       243             555  
Self Storage     62                   62  
Total Common Stocks     1,465       1,633             3,098  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     18                   18  
Total Assets   $ 1,483     $ 1,633     $         —     $ 3,116  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Global Core                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Airlines  $114   $   $   $114 
Automobiles   385            385 
Banks   905            905 
Beverages   336            336 
Building Products   165            165 
Capital Markets   324    246        570 
Construction Materials   169            169 
Diversified Telecommunication Services   155            155 
Electric Utilities   298            298 
Entertainment   319            319 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   375            375 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   365            365 
Health Care Providers & Services   131            131 
Health Care Technology   146            146 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   286            286 
Household Durables   280            280 
Information Technology Services   770            770 
Interactive Media & Services   668            668 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   830            830 
Media   92            92 
Metals & Mining   144            144 
Multi-Line Retail   106            106 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   59            59 
Personal Products   258            258 
Professional Services   188            188 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   458            458 
Software   827            827 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   767            767 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   380    396        776 
Trading Companies & Distributors   75            75 
Total Common Stocks   10,375    642        11,017 
Total Assets  $10,375   $642   $   $11,017 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Global Endurance                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $89   $   $   $89 
Diversified Holding Companies   250            250 
Food & Staples Retailing       224        224 
Food Products   59            59 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       164        164 
Health Care Providers & Services   114    256        370 
Health Care Technology       125        125 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure       58        58 
Household Durables       222        222 
Information Technology Services   693            693 
Interactive Media & Services   161            161 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   425            425 
Life Sciences Tools & Services       274        274 
Media   297            297 
Pharmaceuticals   292            292 
Real Estate Management & Development   317            317 
Software   1,130    58        1,188 
Specialty Retail   1,269            1,269 
Total Common Stocks   5,096    1,381        6,477 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   302            302 
Repurchase Agreements       51        51 
Total Short-Term Investments   302    51        353 
Total Assets  $5,398   $1,432   $   $6,830 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Global Franchise                    
Common Stocks                    
Beverages  $52,509   $108,989   $   $161,498 
Capital Markets   109,066            109,066 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   459,236            459,236 
Household Products   138,661    255,698        394,359 
Industrial Conglomerates   25,698            25,698 
Information Technology Services   459,525            459,525 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   101,434            101,434 
Media   36,505            36,505 
Personal Products       123,449        123,449 
Pharmaceuticals   43,536            43,536 
Professional Services       107,085        107,085 
Software   244,321    128,160        372,481 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   44,584    37,779        82,363 
Tobacco   213,086    68,023        281,109 
Total Common Stocks   1,928,161    829,183        2,757,344 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   54,513            54,513 
Total Assets  $1,982,674   $829,183   $   $2,811,857 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Global Infrastructure                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Airports  $   $9,397   $   $9,397 
Commercial Services & Supplies   5,840            5,840 
Communications   45,524    8,475        53,999 
Diversified       13,537        13,537 
Electricity Transmission & Distribution   22,055    16,847        38,902 
Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation   59,098    12,225        71,323 
Ports       187        187 
Railroads   5,766    2,189        7,955 
Renewables   14,065            14,065 
Toll Roads   7,248    15,589        22,837 
Utilities   5,987            5,987 
Water   12,787    11,984        24,771 
Total Common Stocks   178,370    90,430        268,800 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   3,572            3,572 
Repurchase Agreements       357        357 
Total Short-Term Investments   3,572    357        3,929 
Total Assets  $181,942   $90,787   $   $272,729 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Global Opportunity                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Air Freight & Logistics  $   $266,938   $   $266,938 
Banks   56,540    227,425        283,965 
Beverages       57,979        57,979 
Construction Materials   26,419            26,419 
Diversified Consumer Services   320,351            320,351 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components       123,835        123,835 
Entertainment   282,298            282,298 
Food Products       65,596        65,596 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   80,993            80,993 
Health Care Technology   58,126        16,811    74,937 
Information Technology Services   985,936            985,936 
Interactive Media & Services   488,205    52,293        540,498 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   740,035    218,049        958,084 
Road & Rail   261,087            261,087 
Software   1,175,592            1,175,592 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       268,379        268,379 
Total Common Stocks   4,475,582    1,280,494    16,811    5,772,887 
Preferred Stocks                    
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components              
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail           3,093    3,093 
Total Preferred Stocks           3,093   3,093
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   376,908            376,908 
Total Assets  $4,852,490   $1,280,494   $19,904  $6,152,888

 

Includes a security valued at zero.

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Global Opportunity   Common Stock
(000)
    Preferred Stocks
(000)
 
Beginning Balance   $ 13,521     $ 8,503  
Purchases     -       -  
Sales     -       -  
Amortization of discount     -       -  
Transfers in     -       -  
Transfers out     -       -  
Corporate actions     -       -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     3,290       (5,410 )
Realized gains (losses)     -       -  
Ending Balance   $ 16,811     $ 3,093  
                 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2020   $ 3,290     $ (5,410 )

 

 

 

 

Includes a security valued at zero.

 

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2020. Various valuation techniques were used in the valuation of certain investments and weighted based on the level of significance:

 

Global Opportunity   Fair Value at
September 30, 2020
(000)
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Amount*   Impact to Valuation
from an Increase in
Input**
Common Stock     $16,811     Discounted Cash Flow   Weighted Average Cost of Capital   12.5%   Decrease
                Perpetual Growth Rate   3.5%   Increase
            Market Comparable Companies   Enterprise Value/Revenue   1.1x   Increase
                Discount for Lack of Marketability   12.0%   Decrease
                         
Preferred Stocks     $3,093     Discounted Cash Flow   Weighted Average Cost of Capital   15.0%   Decrease
                Perpetual Growth Rate   3.5%   Increase
            Market Comparable Companies   Enterprise Value/Revenue   6.1x   Increase
                Discount for Lack of Marketability   12.0%   Decrease

 

 

 

 

*     Amount is indicative of the weighted average.

**   Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Global Permanence                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Aerospace & Defense   $ 107     $     $     $ 107  
Banks     70                   70  
Beverages           61             61  
Biotechnology           40             40  
Capital Markets     145                   145  
Chemicals     192       104             296  
Commercial Services & Supplies     44       28             72  
Construction Materials     48                   48  
Food & Staples Retailing     104                   104  
Food Products           68             68  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     158                   158  
Health Care Technology     197                   197  
Industrial Conglomerates     39                   39  
Interactive Media & Services     45                   45  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     173                   173  
Metals & Mining     29                   29  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     38                   38  
Personal Products           45             45  
Pharmaceuticals     138                   138  
Professional Services     43       48             91  
Real Estate Management & Development     150                   150  
Road & Rail     45                   45  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     142                   142  
Software     154                   154  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods           232             232  
Transportation Infrastructure     45       43             88  
Total Common Stocks     2,106       669             2,775  
Call Options Purchased           4             4  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     69                   69  
Total Assets   $ 2,175     $ 673     $     $ 2,848  

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Global Real Estate                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Diversified   $ 14,684     $ 58,530     $     $ 73,214  
Health Care     15,343                   15,343  
Industrial     19,070       8,090       123       27,283  
Industrial/Office Mixed           2,617             2,617  
Lodging/Resorts     9,127       403             9,530  
Office     32,216       27,048             59,264  
Residential     34,400       16,139       18       50,557  
Retail     26,265       14,688             40,953  
Self Storage     10,441                   10,441  
Specialty     1,986                   1,986  
Total Common Stocks     163,532       127,515       141       291,188  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     1,100                   1,100  
Total Assets   $ 164,632     $ 127,515     $ 141     $ 292,288  

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Global Real Estate   Common Stocks
(000)
 
Beginning Balance   $ 147  
Purchases     -  
Sales     -  
Amortization of discount     -  
Transfers in     -  
Transfers out     -  
Corporate actions     -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (6 )
Realized gains (losses)     -  
Ending Balance   $ 141  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2020   $ (6 )

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2020. Various valuation techniques were used in the valuation of certain investments and weighted based on the level of significance:

 

Global Real Estate  Fair Value
at September 30,
2020 (000)
   Valuation Technique  Unobservable Input  Amount *   Impact to Valuation from an
Increase in Input**
Common Stocks   $141   Reported Capital balance, adjustments for NAV practical expedient; including adjustments for subsequent Capital Calls, Return of Capital and Significant Market Changes between last Capital Statement and Valuation Date  Adjusted Capital Balance        
                    
        Market Transaction Method  Transaction Valuation   $0.001   Increase
           Discount for Lack of Marketability   50.0%   Decrease

 

 

 

*Amount is indicative of the weighted average.
**Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Global Sustain                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Beverages  $464   $   $   $464 
Capital Markets   1,288            1,288 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components   966            966 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   8,638            8,638 
Health Care Technology   855            855 
Household Products   2,046    5,490        7,536 
Industrial Conglomerates   445            445 
Information Technology Services   6,959            6,959 
Insurance       1,291        1,291 
Interactive Media & Services   1,494            1,494 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   1,346            1,346 
Media   535            535 
Personal Products       1,241        1,241 
Pharmaceuticals   715    698        1,413 
Professional Services       1,219        1,219 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   1,634            1,634 
Software   4,355    2,808        7,163 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   632            632 
Total Common Stocks   32,372    12,747        45,119 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   722            722 
Total Assets  $33,094   $12,747   $   $45,841 

  

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Growth                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Biotechnology  $116,681   $   $   $116,681 
Entertainment   781,004            781,004 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   1,174,641            1,174,641 
Health Care Providers & Services   209,306            209,306 
Health Care Technology   774,929        36,987    811,916 
Information Technology Services   3,198,986    243,933        3,442,919 
Interactive Media & Services   1,043,381            1,043,381 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   1,317,456            1,317,456 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   479,778            479,778 
Metals & Mining   19,658            19,658 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   19,184            19,184 
Road & Rail   521,353            521,353 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   237,429            237,429 
Software   2,826,851            2,826,851 
Specialty Retail   587,163            587,163 
Total Common Stocks   13,307,800    243,933    36,987    13,588,720 
Preferred Stocks                    
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components              
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail           40,042    40,042 
Total Preferred Stocks           40,042   40,042
Call Options Purchased       17,412        17,412 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   592,436            592,436 
Repurchase Agreements       5,657        5,657 
Total Short-Term Investments   592,436    5,657        598,093 
Total Assets  $13,900,236   $267,002   $77,029  $14,244,267

 

Includes a security valued at zero.

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Growth  Common Stock
(000)
   Preferred Stocks
(000)
 
Beginning Balance  $29,749   $86,499 
Purchases   -    - 
Sales   -    - 
Amortization of discount   -    - 
Transfers in   -    - 
Transfers out   -    - 
Corporate actions   -    - 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   7,238    (46,457)†
Realized gains (losses)   -    - 
Ending Balance  $36,987   $40,042
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2020  $7,238   $(46,457)†

 

 

 

Includes a security valued at zero.

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2020. Various valuation techniques were used in the valuation of certain investments and weighted based on the level of significance:

 

Growth  Fair Value at
September 30, 2020
(000)
   Valuation Technique  Unobservable Input  Amount*   Impact to Valuation from
an Increase in Input**
                  
Common Stock   $36,987   Discounted Cash Flow  Weighted Average Cost of Capital   12.5%   Decrease
           Perpetual Growth Rate   3.5%   Increase
        Market Comparable Companies  Enterprise Value/Revenue   1.1x   Increase
           Discount for Lack of Marketability   12.0%   Decrease
                    
                    
Preferred Stock   $40,042   Discounted Cash Flow  Weighted Average Cost of Capital   15.0%   Decrease
           Perpetual Growth Rate   3.5%   Increase
        Market Comparable Companies  Enterprise Value/Revenue   6.1x   Increase
           Discount for Lack of Marketability   12.0%   Decrease
                    

 

 

 

*Amount is indicative of the weighted average.
**Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
Inception                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Biotechnology   $ 5,771     $     $     $ 5,771  
Diversified Holding Companies     26,083                   26,083  
Diversified Telecommunication Services     8,411                   8,411  
Food Products     17,477                   17,477  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies     7,658                   7,658  
Health Care Providers & Services     24,162                   24,162  
Health Care Technology     12,303                   12,303  
Household Durables           8,113             8,113  
Information Technology Services     37,218                   37,218  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     48,041                   48,041  
Life Sciences Tools & Services     30,254                   30,254  
Media     18,088                   18,088  
Metals & Mining     732                   732  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     574                   574  
Real Estate Management & Development     18,847                   18,847  
Software     51,044                   51,044  
Specialty Retail     21,103                   21,103  
Trading Companies & Distributors     3,044                   3,044  
Total Common Stocks     330,810       8,113             338,923  
Preferred Stocks                                
Health Care Technology                 10,559       10,559  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     921                   921  
Software                 3,162       3,162  
Total Preferred Stocks     921             13,721       14,642  
Call Options Purchased           430             430  
Short-Term Investments                                
Investment Company     75,764                   75,764  
Repurchase Agreements           9,752             9,752  
Total Short-Term Investments     75,764       9,752             85,516  
Total Assets   $ 407,495     $ 18,295     $ 13,721     $ 439,511  

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    Preferred Stocks  
Inception   (000)  
Beginning Balance   $ 9,440  
Purchases     -  
Sales     -  
Amortization of discount     -  
Transfers in     -  
Transfers out     -  
Corporate actions     -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     4,281  
Realized gains (losses)     -  
Ending Balance   $ 13,721  
         
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2020   $ 4,281  

 

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2020. Various valuation techniques were used in the valuation of certain investments and weighted based on the level of significance:

 

Inception   Fair Value at
September 30, 2020
(000)
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Amount or
Range/Weighted
Average*
    Impact to Valuation
from an Increase in
Input**
Preferred Stocks     $13,721     Market Transaction Method   Precedent Transaction     $3.22     Increase
            Discounted Cash Flow   Weighted Average Cost of Capital     13.5% - 18.0% / 15.1%     Decrease
                             
                Perpetual Growth Rate     3.0% - 4.0% / 3.5%     Increase
            Market Comparable Companies   Enterprise Value/Revenue     1.0x - 36.8x / 8.8x     Increase
                Discount for Lack of Marketability     16.0% - 20.0% / 19.1%     Decrease
            Comparable Transactions   Enterprise Value/Revenue     2.3x - 7.9x / 3.8x     Increase

 

 

 

*  Amount is indicative of the weighted average.

** Represents the expected directional change in the fair value of the Level 3 investments that would result from an increase in the corresponding input. A decrease to the unobservable input would have the opposite effect. Significant changes in these inputs could result in significantly higher or lower fair value measurements.

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
International Advantage                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Air Freight & Logistics   $     $ 326,985     $       —     $ 326,985  
Banks           215,384             215,384  
Beverages           166,381             166,381  
Biotechnology           63,812             63,812  
Capital Markets     91,927                   91,927  
Chemicals           100,326             100,326  
Diversified Consumer Services     169,204                   169,204  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components           210,973             210,973  
Food Products           202,922             202,922  
Gas Utilities     11,781                   11,781  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies           70,148             70,148  
Household Products           149,772             149,772  
Information Technology Services     153,671       107,111             260,782  
Insurance           105,636             105,636  
Interactive Media & Services           103,241             103,241  
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail     108,918                   108,918  
Marine           56,567             56,567  
Multi-Utilities     127,285                   127,285  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     120,310       164,245             284,555  
Software           61,180             61,180  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods     137,599       413,102             550,701  
Total Common Stocks     920,695       2,517,785             3,438,480  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     296,498                   296,498  
Total Assets   $ 1,217,193     $ 2,517,785     $     $ 3,734,978  

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
International Equity                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Aerospace & Defense   $     $ 57,698     $        —     $ 57,698  
Air Freight & Logistics           51,364             51,364  
Auto Components           17,170             17,170  
Banks           73,691             73,691  
Beverages           88,333             88,333  
Capital Markets           10,801             10,801  
Diversified Financial Services           9,394             9,394  
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components           68,298             68,298  
Food Products           52,160             52,160  
Health Care Equipment & Supplies           38,308             38,308  
Health Care Providers & Services           59,890             59,890  
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure           11,749             11,749  
Household Products           203,320             203,320  
Insurance           139,415             139,415  
Interactive Media & Services           55,473             55,473  
Machinery           50,416             50,416  
Metals & Mining     54,484       46,804             101,288  
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels     18,530       31,215             49,745  
Personal Products           87,625             87,625  
Pharmaceuticals           256,241             256,241  
Professional Services           65,540             65,540  
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment     40,117       11,519             51,636  
Software     53,003       73,869             126,872  
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals           29,880             29,880  
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods           76,782             76,782  
Tobacco           85,945             85,945  
Total Common Stocks     166,134       1,752,900             1,919,034  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     29,250                   29,250  
Total Assets   $ 195,384     $ 1,752,900     $     $ 1,948,284  

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
International Opportunity                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Air Freight & Logistics  $   $160,045   $   $160,045 
Banks   28,576    163,808        192,384 
Beverages       86,826        86,826 
Biotechnology       45,771        45,771 
Diversified Consumer Services   220,457            220,457 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components       113,831        113,831 
Entertainment   170,777            170,777 
Food Products       102,675        102,675 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies       48,024        48,024 
Health Care Providers & Services   12,080            12,080 
Household Products       37,238        37,238 
Information Technology Services   234,144    73,717        307,861 
Interactive Media & Services       156,490        156,490 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   326,597    265,782        592,379 
Real Estate Management & Development   12,154            12,154 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment       166,430        166,430 
Software   34,758            34,758 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   141,012    287,149        428,161 
Total Common Stocks   1,180,555    1,707,786        2,888,341 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   235,372            235,372 
Total Assets  $1,415,927   $1,707,786   $   $3,123,713 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Permanence                
Assets:                
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $142   $   $   $142 
Capital Markets   139            139 
Chemicals   213            213 
Commercial Services & Supplies   86            86 
Construction Materials   79            79 
Distributors   31            31 
Diversified Consumer Services   28            28 
Entertainment   56            56 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   57            57 
Food & Staples Retailing   143            143 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   185            185 
Health Care Technology   186            186 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   69            69 
Industrial Conglomerates   65            65 
Information Technology Services   28            28 
Interactive Media & Services   76            76 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   217            217 
Metals & Mining   28            28 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   36            36 
Pharmaceuticals   146            146 
Professional Services   58            58 
Real Estate Management & Development   107            107 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   98            98 
Software   361            361 
Specialty Retail   29            29 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   45            45 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   46            46 
Trading Companies & Distributors   56            56 
Total Common Stocks   2,810            2,810 
Call Options Purchased       4        4 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   40            40 
Total Assets  $2,850   $4   $   $2,854 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
Real Assets                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Aerospace & Defense  $36   $   $   $36 
Automobiles   41    71        112 
Banks   175    90        265 
Beverages   31            31 
Biotechnology   37    29        66 
Capital Markets   36    38        74 
Chemicals   27    147        174 
Commercial Services & Supplies   104    68        172 
Communications Equipment   24            24 
Construction & Engineering       193        193 
Consumer Finance   34            34 
Diversified Financial Services   36            36 
Diversified Telecommunication Services   53    152        205 
Electric Utilities   318    120        438 
Electrical Equipment   4            4 
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components       33        33 
Entertainment   77            77 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   2,353    882        3,235 
Food & Staples Retailing   31            31 
Food Products   70    36        106 
Gas Utilities   94    192        286 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   109            109 
Health Care Providers & Services   60            60 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   34            34 
Household Products   42            42 
Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers   218            218 
Industrial Conglomerates       58        58 
Information Technology Services   182            182 
Insurance   33    35        68 
Interactive Media & Services   168            168 
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail   123            123 
Life Sciences Tools & Services   36            36 
Media   28            28 
Metals & Mining       31        31 
Multi-Line Retail       46        46 
Multi-Utilities   339    152        491 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   603    37        640 
Personal Products       35        35 
Pharmaceuticals   142    80        222 
Professional Services       39        39 
Real Estate Management & Development   27    801        828 
Road & Rail   179    37        216 
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment   52    74        126 
Software   232    30        262 
Specialty Retail   51    28        79 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   195            195 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods       35        35 
Trading Companies & Distributors       122        122 
Transportation Infrastructure   75    367        442 
Water Utilities   203    90        293 
Total Common Stocks   6,712    4,148        10,860 
U.S. Treasury Securities       3,731        3,731 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   565            565 
Total Assets  $7,277   $7,879   $   $15,156 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type  Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
   Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
   Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
   Total
(000)
 
US Core                    
Assets:                    
Common Stocks                    
Banks  $1,727   $   $   $1,727 
Building Products   560            560 
Capital Markets   895            895 
Commercial Services & Supplies   149            149 
Electric Utilities   513            513 
Entertainment   96            96 
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)   885            885 
Health Care Equipment & Supplies   1,231            1,231 
Health Care Providers & Services   499            499 
Health Care Technology   441            441 
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure   1,238            1,238 
Household Durables   517            517 
Information Technology Services   1,358            1,358 
Interactive Media & Services   589            589 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels   145            145 
Personal Products   644            644 
Software   2,356            2,356 
Specialty Retail   865            865 
Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals   1,576            1,576 
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods   558            558 
Trading Companies & Distributors   553            553 
Total Common Stocks   17,395            17,395 
Short-Term Investment                    
Investment Company   248            248 
Total Assets  $17,643   $   $   $17,643 

 

 

 

 

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund's investments as of September 30, 2020:

 

Investment Type   Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)
    Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)
    Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)
    Total
(000)
 
U.S. Real Estate                                
Assets:                                
Common Stocks                                
Apartments   $ 9,261     $     $     $ 9,261  
Data Centers     2,716                   2,716  
Diversified     3,086                   3,086  
Free Standing     911                   911  
Health Care     5,685                   5,685  
Industrial     6,390             523       6,913  
Lodging/Resorts     3,618                   3,618  
Manufactured Homes     240                   240  
Office     12,781                   12,781  
Regional Malls     5,182                   5,182  
Self Storage     3,808                   3,808  
Shopping Centers     2,379                   2,379  
Single Family Homes     2,112                   2,112  
Specialty     896                   896  
Total Common Stocks     59,065             523       59,588  
Short-Term Investment                                
Investment Company     682                   682  
Total Assets   $ 59,747     $      —     $ 523     $ 60,270  

 

 

 

 

 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

    Common Stock  
U.S. Real Estate   (000)  
Beginning Balance   $ 546  
Purchases     -  
Sales     -  
Amortization of discount     -  
Transfers in     -  
Transfers out     -  
Corporate actions     -  
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)     (23 )
Realized gains (losses)     -  
Ending Balance   $ 523  
         
Net change in unrealized depreciation from investments still held as of September 30, 2020   $ (23 )

 

 

 

 

 

The following table presents additional information about valuation techniques and inputs used for investments that are measured at fair value and categorized within Level 3 as of September 30, 2020. Various valuation techniques were used in the valuation of certain investments and weighted based on the level of significance:

 

U.S. Real Estate   Fair Value at
September 30, 2020
(000)
    Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input
Common Stock     $523     Reported Capital balance, adjustments for NAV practical expedient; including adjustments for subsequent Capital Calls, Return of Capital and Significant Market Changes between last Capital Statement and Valuation Date   Adjusted Capital Balance

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment's valuation changes.