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Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio Class A (MSSMX)

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7.37 -0.22    -2.90%
06/05 - Closed. Currency in USD ( Disclaimer )
Type:  Fund
Market:  United States
Issuer:  Morgan Stanley
Asset Class:  Equity
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  • Total Assets: 134.4M
Morgan Stanley Inst Small Co Gr A 7.37 -0.22 -2.90%

Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio Class A Overview

 
On this page you'll find an in-depth profile of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Inception Portfolio Class A. Learn about the key management, total assets, investment strategy and contact information of MSSMX among other information.
Category

Small Growth

Total Assets

134.4M

Expenses

1.16%

Inception Date

35066

Investment Strategy

The investment seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in growth-oriented equity securities of small capitalization companies. The fund will, under normal circumstances, seek to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in established and emerging companies with capitalizations within the range of companies included in the Russell 2000® Growth Index. The Adviser emphasizes a bottom-up stock selection process, seeking attractive investments on an individual company basis. The Adviser may invest up to 25% of the fund's total assets in foreign securities.

Contact Information

Address 1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York,NY 10020
United States
Phone +1 855-332-5306

Top Executives

Name Title Since Until
Armistead B. Nash Executive Director 2008 Now
Biography Armistead Nash is an investor for the Counterpoint Global team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2002 and has has been with financial industry since 2000. Armistead joined the team in 2004 as an investor. Previously, he was a member of the U.S. Research Group, working closely with the Counterpoint Global team. Prior to joining the firm, Armistead was an associate in investment product development at BlackRock Financial Management. Previously, he was a research analyst in high-yield research at KEA Capital. Armistead received a B.A. in history from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business Administration.
Jason C. Yeung Managing Director 2007 Now
Biography Jason Yeung is an investor for the Counterpoint Global team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2002 and has been with financial industry since 1997. Jason joined the team in 2004 as an investor. Previously, he was a member of the U.S. Research Group, working closely with the Counterpoint Global team. Prior to joining the firm, Jason was a senior research analyst at Ramius Capital Group. Previously, he was an equity research associate at Deutsche Bank. Jason received a B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, in international relations from Johns Hopkins University and an M. Phil. in international relations from the University of Cambridge. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
Alexander T. Norton Senior Investor 2005 Now
Biography Alexander Norton is an investor for the Counterpoint Global team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 2000 and has been with financial industry since 1995. Prior to joining the firm, Alex was an associate in equity derivative sales and later an associate in equity research at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Previously, he was a bond broker with Cantor Fitzgerald. Alex received a B.A. in history from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. in finance from Columbia Business School.
Sandeep (Sam) G. Chainani Senior Investor 2004 Now
Biography Sam Chainani is an investor for the Counterpoint Global team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1996 and has been with financial industry since 1996. Sam joined the team as an investor in 2000. Previously, he was a strategy specialist for our Inception and Discovery strategies. Sam received a B.S. in management with a concentration in finance from Binghamton University. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
David S. Cohen Senior Investor 2002 Now
Biography Dave Cohen is an investor for the Counterpoint Global team. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1993 and has has been with financial industry since 1988. Dave joined the team as an investor in 1999. Prior to joining the firm, Dave was a senior fund accountant at Alliance Capital. Previously, he was a fund accountant at Natwest and Wall Street Trust. Dave received a B.S. summa cum laude in management from Pace University.
Dennis P. Lynch Team Leader 1999 Now
Biography Dennis is the Head of the Counterpoint Global team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He joined Morgan Stanley in 1998 and has been with financial industry since 1994. Prior to joining the firm, he worked as a sell-side analyst for J.P. Morgan Securities. Dennis received a B.A. in political science from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. with honors in finance from Columbia University.
Alex Umansky Portfolio Manager 1999 2002
Biography Alex joined Baron Capital in 2011 as a portfolio manager. He has 31 years of research experience, 18 of which were at Morgan Stanley. From 2007 to 2011, he was co-manager of the Morgan Stanley Opportunity Fund. He co-managed the Global Opportunity Fund from 2008 to 2011 as well as the International Opportunity and the International Advantage Funds from 2010 to 2011. He co-managed the Information Fund from 2004 to 2005 and the Small Company Growth Fund from 1999 to 2002. He was lead manager of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Technology Strategy and the Technology Fund from 1998 to 2004. Alex graduated from New York University Stern School of Business with a B.S. in Finance, Information Systems, and Mathematics in 1993.
Philip W. Friedman Senior Portfolio Manager and securities analyst 1998 1999
Biography Mr. Friedman is the Chief Investment Officer for John A. Levin & Co. He is also a senior portfolio manager and securities analyst on the long-only investment team. Prior to joining the firm in 2002, Mr. Friedman was a managing director in charge of the U.S. Active Equity Group at Morgan Stanley Asset Management (1998-2002); director of North American Equity Research for Morgan Stanley (1995-1997); and an Aerospace and Defense Electronics analyst for Morgan Stanley (1990-1995). Mr. Friedman was also an analyst at PaineWebber (1990), and Drexel Burnham Lambert (1983-1990), and a senior consultant at Accenture (formerly Arthur Andersen Consulting) (1980-1982). He earned a BA from Rutgers College and an MBA from Northwestern University. Mr. Friedman has 23 years of industry experience, and has been with the firm for 3 years
Daniel R. Lascano Vice President, Associate Portfolio Manager 1997 1999
Biography Lascano is a vice president and associate portfolio manager with Morgan Stanley Asset Management.
Kurt A. Feuerman Portfolio Manager 1989 1998
Biography Kurt Feuerman is Chief Investment Officer of Select Equity Portfolios at AllianceBernstein, focusing primarily on equity securities traded on US exchanges. Prior to joining the firm in June 2011, he was a senior managing director and senior trader with Caxton Associates for more than 12 years, and a managing director for nine years with Morgan Stanley, where his responsibilities included managing part of the firm’s US equity business. Earlier, Feuerman was a managing director with Drexel Burnham Lambert for six years, specializing as a sell-side securities analyst. He began his career in 1982 at The Bank of New York. Feuerman holds a BA in philosophy from McGill University, an MA in philosophy from Syracuse University and an MBA in finance from Columbia University. Location: New York
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