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Morgan Stanley High-Yield Secs A (HYLAX)On Jan 6: 16.74  Up 0.06 (0.36%)  
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Morgan Stanley High-Yield Secs A
522 Fifth Avenue Jersey City NJ 07311
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FUND OVERVIEW 
Category:High Yield Bond
Fund Family:Morgan Stanley
Net Assets:58.21M
Year-to-Date Return:43.46%
Yield:8.50%
Morningstar Rating:2 stars
Fund Inception Date:28-Jul-97
MORNINGSTAR STYLE BOX 
High Yield Bond
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MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 
Andrew Findling
Lead Manager since 04-Nov-08
Findling is an excecutive director of Van Kampen Asset Management. He was associated with Raven Asset Management as Head Trader from July 2005 to September 2008 and prior to that, he was associated with the High Yield team at BlackRock, Inc. in various capacities including portfolio manager and trader from 2003 to 2004, assistant portfolio manager and trader from 2002 to 2003 and assistant trader from 2000 to 2002.
INVESTMENT INFORMATION 
Min Initial Investment:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, IRA:$1,000
Min Initial Investment, AIP:$100
Min Subsequent Investment:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, IRA:$100
Min Subsequent Investment, AIP:$100
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FUND SUMMARY 
The investment seeks a high level of current income; capital appreciation is a secondary consideration. The fund normally invests at least 80% of assets in fixed-income securities rated below Baa by Moody's Investors Service or below BBB by Standard & Poor's Rating Group. It may invest up to 20% of assets in public bank loans made by banks or other financial institutions. The fund may invest 20% of assets in securities rated Baa or BBB or higher.
FUND OPERATIONS 
Last Dividend (30-Nov-09): 0.11
Last Cap Gain YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION
Annual Holdings Turnover 85.00%
Average for Category: 90.06%
FEES & EXPENSES 
ExpenseHYLAXCategory
Avg
Total Expense Ratio:% 1.20%
Max 12b1 Fee:% N/A
Max Front End Sales Load:4.25% 4.46%
Max Deferred Sales Load:% 2.73%
3 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$639
5 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$998
10 Yr Expense Projection*: $ YFT_NOT_APPLICABLE_ABBREVIATION$2,016
* Per $10,000 invested


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