-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, Szi+cPmSWlH6OSioMwdR5oFDUx06Hhl7p8GQctDFmN2RnDmQ48vGInpwVHFvId/M Zk7yKR/4ftbMHGhb9qn6wA== 0000950123-08-007276.txt : 20080626 0000950123-08-007276.hdr.sgml : 20080626 20080626125144 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-08-007276 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080626 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080626 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20080626 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Morgan Stanley Series Funds CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001398956 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0731 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-Q SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-22075 FILM NUMBER: 08918794 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 BUSINESS PHONE: 800-869-6397 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10020 0001398956 S000021245 Morgan Stanley Commodities Alpha Fund C000060577 Class A C000060578 Class C C000060579 Class I C000064959 Class W N-Q 1 y59926bnvq.txt FORM N-Q UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM N-Q QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY Investment Company Act file number: 811-22075 Morgan Stanley Commodities Alpha Fund (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Ronald E. Robison 522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036 (Name and address of agent for service) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-296-6990 Date of fiscal year end: July 31, 2008 Date of reporting period: April 30, 2008 ITEM 1. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. The Fund's schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows: MORGAN STANLEY COMMODITIES ALPHA FUND PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS APRIL 30, 2008 (UNAUDITED)
NUMBER OF SHARES VALUE - ---------- ----------- COMMON STOCKS (16.0%) Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds 266,133 Morgan Stanley US Commodities Alpha Fund Offshore Account $ 7,984,000 ----------- TOTAL INVESTMENTS (Cost $7,984,000) (a) 16.0% 7,984,000 OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES 84.0 41,915,995 ----- ----------- NET ASSETS 100.0% $49,899,995 ===== ===========
- ---------- (a) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. ITEM 2. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. (a) The Fund's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund's disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, based upon such officers' evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report. (b) There were no changes in the Fund's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund's internal control over financial reporting. ITEM 3. EXHIBITS. (a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Morgan Stanley Commodities Alpha Fund /s/ Ronald E. Robison Ronald E. Robison Principal Executive Officer June 19, 2008 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/ Ronald E. Robison Ronald E. Robison Principal Executive Officer June 19, 2008 /s/ Francis Smith Francis Smith Principal Financial Officer June 19, 2008 3 EX-99.CERT 2 y59926bexv99wcert.txt EX-99.CERT: CERTIFICATIONS EXHIBIT 3 A1 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Commodities Alpha Fund; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Omitted; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: June 19, 2008 /s/ Ronald E. Robison Ronald E. Robison Principal Executive Officer 4 EXHIBIT 3 A2 CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER I, Francis Smith, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Commodities Alpha Fund; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Omitted; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. Date: June 19, 2008 /s/ Francis Smith Francis Smith Principal Financial Officer 5 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----