Morgan Stanley Inst International Eq A

Morgan Stanley Institutional International Equity A (MIQBX) is an actively managed mutual fund within the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund family, trading on NASDAQ with a market capitalization of approximately $239 million. Incepted on December 29, 1995, the fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing a minimum of 80% of its total holdings in equity securities of non-U.S. issuers, primarily in developed markets outside the United States, benchmarked against the MSCI EAFE Index. The fund employs a disciplined, fundamental research-based investment approach with over 30 years of history, targeting two types of companies: attractively priced high-quality compounders — characterized by sustainably high returns on operating capital employed and strong free cash flow — and value opportunities, which are more cyclical companies with improving or mispriced fundamentals. The portfolio, comprising approximately 44 holdings, is managed by a seasoned investment team led by William Lock alongside Bruno Paulson, Alex Gabriele, Richard Perrott, Isabelle Mast, and Anton Kryachok, with top sector exposures in Industrials, Financials, and Information Technology, and a gross expense ratio of 1.42% for Class A shares.