Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio — new fund registration

MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC registered 1 new fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2012-04-13. Featured series: Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio.

Registration

Registrant / trust: MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND INC
CIK: 0000836487
Form: 485APOS
Filed: 2012-04-13
State of incorporation: MD
Accession: 0001104659-12-025057
Reported net assets: $20.8M

Series & classes (4)

Series	Class	Ticker	New
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio	Class I	MFMIX	Yes
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio	Class P	MFMPX	Yes
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio	Class H	—	Yes
Frontier Emerging Markets Portfolio	Class L	MFMLX	Yes

Fees (from the effective prospectus)

12b-1 fee: 0.00%
Gross expense ratio: 3.03%
Management fee: 1.20%
Net expense ratio: 1.25%
Other expenses: 1.83%

Investment objective

The Next Gen Emerging Markets Portfolio (the Fund) seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Advisers

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (Advisor)