Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio Class A NMFQS:MELAX

Diversified Emerging Mkts | Morgan Stanley

$16.58

↑ $0.02 (0.12%)

Last Updated: Feb 17, 2026

Fund Information

Fund Category Diversified Emerging Mkts

Fund Family Morgan Stanley

Fund Style Large Growth

ISIN US61760X5968

CUSIP 61760X596

Inception Date 2015-01-05

Domicile United States

Country USA

Fiscal Year End December

NAV Chart

Fund Metrics

Net Assets $124.04 Million

Share Class Net Assets $6.93 Million

Expense Ratio 1.35%

Expense Ratio Date 2025-04-30

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Performance

YTD Return 2.92%

1-Year Return 13.56%

3-Year Return 6.62%

5-Year Return -4.38%

NAV $16.58

Previous Close Price $16.56

Last Update 2025-12-31

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield 0.00%

Dividend (ttm) 0.17

Dividend Growth -58.12%

Payout Frequency Annual

Ex-Dividend Date n/a

Ratings

Morning Star Rating -

Morning Star Risk Rating -

Morning Star Category -

Beta (5Y) 1.23

About Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. Emerging Markets Leaders Portfolio Class A

Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the fund's assets will be invested in equity securities of issuers located in emerging market countries. For purposes of maintaining exposure of at least 80% of the fund's assets to equity securities of companies located in emerging market countries, the fund may also invest in ADRs, GDRs and other types of depositary receipts with respect to companies located in emerging market countries. It is non-diversified.

Detailed Metrics

Market Cap Distribution

AverageMarketCap 38698.54%

Giant 43.16%

Large 30.09%

Medium 13.08%

Micro 0.00%

Small 0.47%

Value & Growth Metrics

Book-Value Growth % 16.39%

Cash-Flow Growth % 6.80%

Dividend Yield % 1.71%

Historical Earnings % 16.63%

Long-Term Earnings % 14.56%

Asset Allocation

Type	Net %	Long %	Short %	Category Average	benchmark
Bond	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.11%	0.00%
Cash	5.03%	5.03%	0.00%	2.08%	0.00%
Non US Stock	90.85%	90.85%	0.00%	96.33%	99.64%
Not Classified	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Other	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.17%	0.00%
US Stock	4.12%	4.12%	0.00%	2.00%	0.36%

Top Holdings

Name	Weight	Owned	Change
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd	10.09%	-	-
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands	4.49%	-	-
MercadoLibre Inc	5.96%	-	-
Trent Ltd	5.77%	-	-
Avenue Supermarts Ltd	5.04%	-	-
ICICI Bank Ltd	4.21%	-	-
KEI Industries Ltd	3.88%	-	-
SK Hynix Inc	4.78%	-	-
Aarti Industries Ltd	4.44%	-	-
Globant SA	3.86%	-	-
HDFC Bank Ltd	5.93%	-	-
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio	5.07%	-	-
Varun Beverages Ltd	4.21%	-	-
Localiza Rent a Car SA	6.44%	-	-
Bharti Airtel Ltd	4.82%	-	-
Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV	5.35%	-	-
Sea Ltd	4.82%	-	-

See the full breakdown of MELAX fund's asset allocation and top holdings .

Sector Weights

Category	Subcategory	Amount %	Category Avg	Stocks %	Benchmark
Bond Sector	Cash and Equivalents	0.00%	92.23%	100.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Corporate	0.00%	0.21%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Derivative	0.00%	0.84%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Government	0.00%	3.94%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Municipal	0.00%	0.44%	0.00%	0.00%
Bond Sector	Securitized	0.00%	2.34%	0.00%	0.00%
Cyclical	Basic Materials	4.16%	5.60%	0.00%	6.76%
Cyclical	Consumer Cyclical	21.09%	13.27%	0.00%	12.12%
Cyclical	Financial Services	27.29%	21.94%	0.00%	21.56%
Cyclical	Real Estate	1.05%	1.45%	0.00%	1.23%
Defensive	Consumer Defensive	4.63%	4.36%	0.00%	3.44%
Defensive	Healthcare	9.86%	3.17%	0.00%	3.25%
Defensive	Utilities	0.00%	1.57%	0.00%	2.60%
Sensitive	Communication Services	5.06%	9.60%	0.00%	8.90%
Sensitive	Energy	0.00%	3.70%	0.00%	4.19%
Sensitive	Industrials	13.29%	7.80%	0.00%	7.85%
Sensitive	Technology	13.57%	27.54%	0.00%	28.10%

World Regions

Region	Subregion	Category Average	Stocks Percent	Benchmark
Americas	Latin America	11.20%	35.08%	6.27%
Americas	North America	2.24%	4.34%	0.36%
Greater Asia	Asia Developed	31.85%	18.64%	33.12%
Greater Asia	Asia Emerging	43.61%	40.01%	49.02%
Greater Asia	Australasia	0.02%	-	0.01%
Greater Asia	Japan	0.05%	-	-
Greater Europe	Africa/Middle East	6.58%	1.43%	9.65%
Greater Europe	Europe Developed	1.76%	0.50%	0.63%
Greater Europe	Europe Emerging	2.21%	-	0.93%
Greater Europe	United Kingdom	0.48%	-	-

Dividend History

Date	Amount	Unadjusted Amount	Currency	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Period
2020-12-15	$1.569	$1.569	USD	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	2020-12-16	Annual
2017-12-18	$0.029	$0.029	USD	2017-12-18	2017-12-15	2017-12-18	Other
2016-07-05	$0.009	$0.009	USD	2016-07-05	2016-07-01	2016-07-05	SemiAnnual
2015-12-16	$0.109	$0.109	USD	2015-12-16	2015-12-15	2015-12-16	Other

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