# Global Strategist Portfolio — new fund registration

MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND TRUST registered fund series on Form 485APOS, filed 2016-06-27. Featured series: Global Strategist Portfolio.

## Registration

- Registrant / trust: MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND TRUST
- CIK: 0000741375
- Form: 485APOS
- Filed: 2016-06-27
- State of incorporation: PA
- Accession: 0001104659-16-129591
- Reported net assets: $558.0M

## Series & classes (9)

| Series | Class | Ticker | New |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Global Strategist Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004124) | Class A Shares | MBAAX | — |
| [Global Strategist Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004124) | Class I Shares | MPBAX | — |
| [Global Strategist Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004124) | Class L | MSDLX | — |
| [Global Strategist Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004124) | Class C | MSSOX | — |
| [Global Strategist Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000004124) | Class IS | MGPOX | — |
| [Global Multi-Asset Income Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000048367) | Class A | — | — |
| [Global Multi-Asset Income Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000048367) | Class I | — | — |
| [Global Multi-Asset Income Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000048367) | Class IS | — | — |
| [Global Multi-Asset Income Portfolio](https://search.stillhousedata.com/fund/S000048367) | Class C | — | — |

## Fees (from the effective prospectus)

- 12b-1 fee: 0.25%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.05%
- Management fee: 0.45%
- Net expense ratio: 1.05%
- Other expenses: 0.35%

## Investment objective

The Global Strategist Portfolio (the Fund) seeks above-average total return over a market cycle of three to five years.

## Advisers

- [Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (Advisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/110353)
- [Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited (Subadvisor)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/105922)

## Other filings by this registrant (15)

- [485APOS — 2026-03-13 (1 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-26-003589)
- [485APOS — 2020-12-31 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-20-008389)
- [485APOS — 2020-07-24](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-20-004432)
- [485APOS — 2020-07-14 (8 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-20-004316)
- [485APOS — 2019-10-11 (4 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-19-006326)
- [485APOS — 2019-08-01](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-19-004992)
- [485APOS — 2019-03-01 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-19-000921)
- [485APOS — 2018-10-05 (3 new series)](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-18-005808)
- [485APOS — 2017-12-14](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001133228-17-006822)
- [485APOS — 2017-02-03](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-17-006405)
- [485APOS — 2017-01-25](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-17-004044)
- [485APOS — 2016-12-09](https://search.stillhousedata.com/launch/0001104659-16-161535)

## More

- [Registrant profile: MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL FUND TRUST](https://search.stillhousedata.com/registrant/741375)
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