-----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, H9mXZiPKa0EAkD93ZKp21GTw27TGxFgxm9BzAABHAscvcPlWP4WpxATXulc4vbg8 vi/583RrK1bxhFepElt+yQ== 0000950136-05-003967.txt : 20050705 0000950136-05-003967.hdr.sgml : 20050704 20050705111249 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-05-003967 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSR PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20050430 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050705 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050705 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050705 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY CALIFORNIA INSURED MUNICIPAL INCO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000894146 IRS NUMBER: 133701273 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSR SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07344 FILM NUMBER: 05935113 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MORGAN STANLEY TRUST STREET 2: HARBORSIDE FINANCIAL CENTER, PLAZA TWO CITY: JERSEY CITY STATE: NJ ZIP: 07311 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 869-6397 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER CALIFORNIA INSURED MUNICIPAL INCO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981221 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: INTERCAPITAL CALIFORNIA INSURED MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930714 N-CSR 1 file001.htm SEMIANNUAL REPORT


                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM N-CSR

                   CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
                         MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-06515

Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
      (Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip code)

Ronald E. Robison
1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020
                   (Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 212-762-4000

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2005

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2005


Item 1 - Report to Shareholders

Welcome, Shareholder:

In this report, you'll learn about how your investment in Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust performed during the semiannual period. We will provide an overview of the market conditions, and discuss some of the factors that affected performance during the reporting period. In addition, this report includes the Fund's financial statements and a list of Fund investments.

This material must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus for the fund being offered.
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the possibility that market values of securities owned by the Fund will decline and, therefore, the value of the Fund's shares may be less than what you paid for them. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this Fund. Please see the prospectus for more complete information on investment risks.



Fund Report
For the six-month period ended April 30, 2005

Total Return for the Six Months Ended April 30, 2005


Class A Class B  Class C  Class D  Lehman
Brothers
Intermediate
U.S. Gov't./
Credit Index1
Lipper
Multi-Sector
Income
Funds
Index2
1.39%   1.02   1.02   1.61   0.03   1.53
The performance of the Fund's four share classes varies because each has different expenses. The Fund's total returns assume the reinvestment of all distributions but do not reflect the deduction of any applicable sales charges. Such costs would lower performance. See Performance Summary for standardized performance and benchmark information.

Market Conditions

As the reporting period began, investor anxiety about economic softness was abating. In November, an increase in the federal funds rate (the fourth of 2004) and a surprisingly strong gain in non-farm payrolls combined with unexpectedly robust increases in producer and consumer price indices to push rates higher. Throughout the period, the Federal Open Market Committee (the Fed) continued to raise the federal funds rate, to 2.75 percent at the end of the reporting period. As the Fed indicated that the prevailing rate was still well below its equilibrium level, the market anticipated additional increases.

Against this backdrop, the yield curve continued to flatten, with much of the change occurring in the first three months of 2005. Short- and intermediate-term yields rose across the U.S. Treasury curve, while longer-term yields declined.

Performance among U.S. government and mortgage sectors varied during the period. Treasuries and agencies posted the least impressive performance among the major fixed-income sectors, due to their relative lack of yield and greater sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Higher coupon mortgage-backed securities, which tend to be less sensitive to rising interest rates, outperformed their lower-coupon peers during the period.

Generally, corporate issues performed well due to investors' desire for higher-yielding securities. Nevertheless, corporate yield spreads widened during the first four months of the year, most notably within the auto sector.

Continued positive fundamentals and low default rates helped high-yield bonds close 2004 on a positive note, with CCC-rated issues outperforming BB- and B-rated issues. In contrast to the first half of the period, the lower-rated segment of the high-yield market underperformed higher-rated securities.

Performance Analysis

Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust outperformed the Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index for the six months ended April 30, 2005, assuming no deduction of applicable sales charges. For the same period, the Fund's A, B and C shares underperformed the Lipper Multi-Sector Income Index while its D shares slightly outperformed the Lipper Index, again assuming no deduction of applicable sales charges.

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The Fund's mortgage position had a positive impact on performance relative to Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index. The Fund's emphasis on higher-coupon, slow-prepaying mortgage issues benefited the Fund as rates rose during the bulk of the period. Due in part to this focus, the Fund was less susceptible to market volatility as interest rates rose.

Within the corporate sector, the Fund benefited from its positions in insurance company debt, which outperformed during the period. Strong security selection in the paper and energy sectors also helped overall performance. During the later part of the period, a focus on medium-rated issues benefited performance as lower quality bonds underperformed. Additionally, a neutral weighting in the auto sector benefited relative performance as spreads within the sector widened.

The Fund's performance was hindered by its allocation to high-yield and emerging markets debt. These sectors underperformed other investment-grade credits during the latter part of the period.

We kept the Fund's overall interest-rate exposure well below that of its benchmark during the period. This positioning was advantageous as interest rates rose across the short- and intermediate-portions of the curve. However, we note that during period of rate declines, this strategy may hinder relative performance.

There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform well or be held by the Fund in the future.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will normally invest at least 80 percent of its assets in a portfolio of fixed-income securities. The Fund's "Investment Adviser," Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., will allocate the Fund's securities investments among the following asset classes or market segments: (1) investment grade global securities, (2) mortgage-backed securities and U.S. government securities, (3) high yield securities and (4) emerging market securities. The amount of the Fund's assets committed to any one asset class or market segment will fluctuate and there are no percentage limitations with respect to the amount of the Fund's assets that may be invested in any such asset class or market segment other than those relating to high yield and emerging market debt securities. The Investment Adviser has the flexibility to select any combination of the aforementioned groups depending upon market conditions and the current economic environment and, as a result, at any given time the Fund's assets may be invested in certain groups and not others.

For More Information About Portfolio Holdings

Each Morgan Stanley fund provides a complete schedule of portfolio holdings in its semiannual and annual reports within 60 days of the end of the fund's second and fourth fiscal quarters by filing the schedule electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The semiannual reports are filed on Form N-CSRS and the annual reports are filed on Form N-CSR. Morgan Stanley also delivers the semiannual and annual reports to fund shareholders

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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION   
Corporate Bonds   35.5
U.S. Government Agencies and Obligations   33.5  
Foreign Bonds   22.2  
Short-Term Investments   7.5  
Other Securities   1.3  

LONG-TERM CREDIT ANALYSIS   
AAA   38.5
AA   4.3  
A   3.2  
BBB   12.5  
BB   15.9  
B   24.6  
NR   1.0  
Data as of April 30, 2005. Subject to change daily. All percentages for portfolio composition are as a percentage of total investments. All percentages for long-term credit analysis are for total long-term investments. These data are provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed a recommendation to buy or sell the securities mentioned. Morgan Stanley is a full-service securities firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities, investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial advisory services.

and makes these reports available on its public Web site, www.morganstanley.com. Each Morgan Stanley fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the fund's first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Morgan Stanley does not deliver the reports for the first and third fiscal quarters to shareholders, nor are the reports posted to the Morgan Stanley public Web site. You may, however, obtain the Form N-Q filings (as well as the Form N-CSR and N-CSRS filings) by accessing the SEC's Web site, http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy them at the SEC's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC's Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC's e-mail address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the Public Reference section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-0102.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of (1) the Fund's policies and procedures with respect to the voting of proxies relating to the Fund's portfolio securities and (2) how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2004, is available without charge, by visiting the Mutual Fund Center on our Web site at www.morganstanley.com. This information is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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Householding Notice

To reduce printing and mailing costs, the Fund attempts to eliminate duplicate mailings to the same address. The Fund delivers a single copy of certain shareholder documents, including shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxy materials, to investors with the same last name who reside at the same address. Your participation in this program will continue for an unlimited period of time unless you instruct us otherwise. You can request multiple copies of these documents by calling (800) 350-6414, 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M., ET. Once our Customer Service Center has received your instructions, we will begin sending individual copies for each account within 30 days.

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Performance Summary

Average Annual Total Returns — Period Ended April 30, 2005


  Class A Shares*
(since 07/28/97)
Class B Shares**
(since 04/09/92)
Class C Shares†
(since 07/28/97)
Class D Shares††
(since 07/28/97)
Symbol   DINAX   DINBX   DINCX   DINDX
1 Year   6.89% 3    6.18% 3    6.19% 3    7.24% 3 
    2.35 4    1.21 4    5.20 4     
5 Years   3.23 3    2.58 3    2.59 3    3.46 3 
    2.34 4    2.29 4    2.59 4     
10 Years       3.21 3         
        3.21 4         
Since Inception   2.47 3    3.86 3    1.82 3    2.72 3 
    1.90 4    3.86 4    1.82 4     
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. For the most recent month-end performance figures, please visit morganstanley.com or speak with your financial advisor. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate and fund shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The table does not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance for Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D shares will vary due to differences in sales charges and expenses.
* The maximum front-end sales charge for Class A is 4.25%.
** The maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B is 5.0%. The CDSC declines to 0% after six years.
The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C is 1.0% for shares redeemed within one year of purchase.
†† Class D has no sales charge.
(1) The Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Government/Credit Index tracks the performance of government and corporate obligations, including U.S. government agency and Treasury securities, and corporate and Yankee bonds with maturities of 1 to 10 years. Indexes are unmanaged and their returns do not include any sales charges or fees. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
(2) The Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds Index is an equally weighted performance index of the largest qualifying funds (based on net assets) in the Lipper Multi-Sector Income Funds classification. The Index, which is adjusted for capital gains distributions and income dividends, is unmanaged and should not be considered an investment. There are currently 30 funds represented in this Index.
(3) Figure shown assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect the deduction of any sales charges.
(4) Figure shown assumes reinvestment of all distributions and the deduction of the maximum applicable sales charge. See the Fund's current prospectus for complete details on fees and sales charges.

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Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchase payments and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period 11/01/04 – 04/30/05.

Actual Expenses

The first line of the table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading entitled "Expenses Paid During Period" to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical expenses based on the Fund's actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund's actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing cost of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) and redemption fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs, and will not help you determine the relative total cost of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.


  BEGINNING
ACCOUNT VALUE
ENDING
ACCOUNT VALUE
EXPENSES PAID
DURING PERIOD*
  11/01/04 04/30/05 11/01/04-
04/30/05
Class A            
Actual (1.39% return) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,013.90   $ 4.09  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.73   $ 4.11  
Class B            
Actual (1.02% return) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,010.20   $ 7.63  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.21   $ 7.65  
Class C            
Actual (1.02% return) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,010.20   $ 7.63  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,017.21   $ 7.65  
Class D            
Actual (1.61% return) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,016.10   $ 3.40  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses) $ 1,000.00   $ 1,021.42   $ 3.41  
* Expenses are equal to the Fund's annualized expense ratio of 0.82%, 1.53%, 1.53% and 0.68% respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 (to reflect the one-half year period).

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Investment Advisory Agreement Approval

    

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the investment advisory services provided by the Investment Adviser under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management, investment research and fixed income securities trading. The Board also reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the non-advisory, administrative services provided by the Fund's Administrator under the Administration Agreement, including accounting, clerical, bookkeeping, compliance, business management and planning, and the provision of supplies, office space and utilities at the Adviser's expense. (The Investment Adviser and the Administrator together are referred to as the "Adviser" and the Advisory and Administration Agreements together are referred to as the "Management Agreement.") The Board also compared the nature of the services provided by the Adviser with similar services provided by non-affiliated advisers as reported to the Board by Lipper Inc. ("Lipper").

The Board reviewed and considered the qualifications of the portfolio managers, the senior administrative managers and other key personnel of the Adviser who provide the administrative and investment advisory services to the Fund. The Board determined that the Adviser's portfolio managers and key personnel are well qualified by education and/or training and experience to perform the services in an efficient and professional manner. The Board concluded that the nature and extent of the advisory and administrative services provided were necessary and appropriate for the conduct of the business and investment activities of the Fund. The Board also concluded that the overall quality of the advisory and administrative services was satisfactory.

Performance Relative to Comparable Funds Managed by Other Advisers

The Board reviewed the Fund's performance for one-, three- and five-year periods ended November 30, 2004, as shown in reports provided by Lipper (the "Lipper Reports"), compared to the performance of comparable funds selected by Lipper (the "performance peer group"), and noted that the Fund's performance was lower than its performance peer group average for all three periods. The Board discussed with the Adviser possible steps to improve performance. The Adviser informed the Board that the Fund's relative performance was hindered during a period of declining interest rates due to the defensive positioning of the Fund's portfolio and that the Fund's investment policy, which limits investments in high yield securities, hurt performance relative to the Fund's performance peer group as high yielding issues outperformed their investment grade counterparts. The Board concluded that the relative underperformance was understandable in view of the defensive positioning with its corresponding lower risk of the Fund's investments and the Adviser's adherence to the Fund's investment policy.

Fees Relative to Other Funds Managed by the Adviser with Comparable Investment Strategies

The Board reviewed the advisory and administrative fees (together, the "management fee") paid by the Fund under the Management Agreement. The Board noted that the rate was comparable to the management fee rates charged by the Adviser to any other funds it manages with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund.

Fees and Expenses Relative to Comparable Funds Managed by Other Advisers

The Board reviewed the management fee rate and total expense ratio of the Fund. The Board noted that: (i) the Fund's management fee rate was lower than the average management fee rate for funds, selected by Lipper (the "expense peer group"), managed by other advisers with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund,

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as shown in the Lipper Report for this Fund; and (ii) the Fund's total expense ratio was also lower than the average total expense ratio of the funds included in the Fund's expense peer group. The Board concluded that the management fee and total expenses were competitive with those of the Fund's expense peer group.

Breakpoints and Economies of Scale

The Board reviewed the structure of the Fund's management fee schedule under the Management Agreement and noted that it does not include any breakpoints. The Board also reviewed the level of the Fund's management fee and concluded that the fee, compared to the Fund's expense peer group, was sufficiently low that, in effect, economies of scale were built into the management fee structure.

Profitability of Adviser and Affiliates

The Board considered and reviewed information concerning the costs incurred and profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates during the last two years from its relationship with the Fund and the Morgan Stanley Fund Complex and reviewed with the Controller of the Adviser the cost allocation methodology used to determine the Adviser's profitability. Based on their review of the information they received, the Board concluded that the profits earned by the Adviser and its affiliates were not excessive in light of the advisory, administrative and other services provided to the Fund.

Fall-Out Benefits

The Board considered so-called "fall-out benefits" derived by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and the Fund Complex, such as "float" benefits derived from handling of checks for purchases and redemptions of Fund shares through a broker-dealer affiliate of the Adviser. The Board also considered that a broker-dealer affiliate of the Adviser receives from the Fund 12b-1 fees for distribution and shareholder services. The Board concluded that the float benefits were relatively small and that the 12b-1 fees were competitive with those of other broker-dealer affiliates of investment advisers of mutual funds.

Soft Dollar Benefits

The Board considered whether the Adviser realizes any benefits from commissions paid to brokers who execute securities transactions for the Fund ("soft dollars"). The Board noted that the Fund invests only in fixed income securities, which do not generate soft dollars.

Adviser Financially Sound and Financially Capable of Meeting the Fund's Needs

The Board considered whether the Adviser is financially sound and has the resources necessary to perform its obligations under the Management Agreement. The Board noted that the Adviser's operations remain profitable, although increased expenses in recent years have reduced the Adviser's profitability. The Board concluded that the Adviser has the financial resources necessary to fulfill its obligations under the Management Agreement.

Historical Relationship Between the Fund and the Adviser

The Board also reviewed and considered the historical relationship between the Fund and the Adviser, including the organizational structure of the Adviser, the policies and procedures formulated and adopted by the Adviser for managing the Fund's operations and the Board's confidence in the competence and integrity of the senior managers and key personnel of the Adviser. The Board concluded that it is beneficial for the Fund to continue its relationship with the Adviser.

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Other Factors and Current Trends

The Board considered the controls and procedures adopted and implemented by the Adviser and monitored by the Fund's Chief Compliance Officer and concluded that the conduct of business by the Adviser indicates a good faith effort on its part to adhere to high ethical standards in the conduct of the Fund's business.

General Conclusion

After considering and weighing all of the above factors, the Board concluded it would be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve renewal of the Management Agreement for another year.

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Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited)


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Government & Corporate Bonds (94.0%)
    Foreign (22.8%)
    Argentina (0.5%) 
    Government Obligations  
$ 1,060   Republic of Argentina (c)   3.53   04/10/50   $        312,700  
  994   Republic of Argentina (c)   6.00     03/31/23     581,459  
  90   Republic of Argentina (c)   11.375     03/15/10     26,550  
  135   Republic of Argentina (c)   11.375     01/30/17     39,825  
  70   Republic of Argentina (c)   11.75     06/15/15     20,300  
  2,250   Republic of Argentina (c)   11.75     04/07/09     663,750  
  320   Republic of Argentina (c)   12.125     05/21/05     94,402  
    Total Argentina           1,738,986  
    Australia (0.1%) 
    Other Metals/Minerals (0.0%)  
  495   Murrin Holdings Property Ltd. (c ) (i)   9.375     08/31/07     49  
    Property – Casualty Insurers (0.1%)  
  430   Mantis Reef Ltd. – 144A*   4.692     11/14/08     429,317  
    Total Australia           429,366  
    Belgium (0.4%) 
    Cable/Satellite TV  
  1,595   Telenet Group Holding NV - 144A*   11.50† †    06/15/14     1,204,225  
    Brazil (2.4%) 
    Government Obligations  
  1,320   Federal Republic of Brazil   4.25* **    04/15/24     1,223,133  
  380   Federal Republic of Brazil   6.00     04/15/24     353,428  
  2,206   Federal Republic of Brazil   8.00     04/15/14     2,203,261  
  1,110   Federal Republic of Brazil   8.875     04/15/24     1,090,575  
  190   Federal Republic of Brazil   8.875     10/14/19     187,625  
  980   Federal Republic of Brazil   10.50     07/14/14     1,102,500  
  140   Federal Republic of Brazil   11.00     08/17/40     158,795  
  1,110   Federal Republic of Brazil   14.50     10/15/09     1,420,800  
    Total Brazil           7,740,117  
    Bulgaria (0.3%) 
    Government Obligation  
  860   Federal Republic of Bulgaria   8.25     01/15/15     1,066,486  
    Canada (2.2%) 
    Aluminum (0.3%)  
  845   Novelis, Inc. – 144A*   7.25     02/15/15     821,762  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Broadcasting (0.3%)  
$ 934   Canwest Media Inc. – 144A*   8.00 09/15/12 $        960,105  
    Drugstore Chains (0.4%)  
  225   Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (The)   7.625   08/01/12   224,437  
  1,125   Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. (The)   8.50   08/01/14   1,065,937  
              1,290,374  
    Forest Products (0.2%)  
  685   Tembec Industries Inc.   8.50   02/01/11   527,450  
    Other Transportation (0.3%)  
  690   CHC Helicopter Corp.   7.375   05/01/14   676,200  
  375   CHC Helicopter Corp. – 144A*   7.375   05/01/14   367,500  
              1,043,700  
    Pulp & Paper (0.3%)  
  800   Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.   8.85   08/01/30   684,000  
  300   Bowater Canada Finance   7.95   11/15/11   298,500  
              982,500  
    Telecommunication Equipment (0.2%)  
  660   Nortel Networks Ltd.   6.125   02/15/06   664,950  
    Wireless Telecommunications (0.2%)  
  330   Rogers Wireless Communications Inc.   7.50   03/15/15   340,312  
  250   Rogers Wireless Communications Inc. – 144A*   8.00   12/15/12   257,500  
              597,812  
    Total Canada         6,888,653  
    Chile (0.2%) 
    Oil & Gas Production  
  670   Empresa Nacional de Petroleo   6.75   11/15/12   739,582  
    Colombia (0.4%) 
    Government Obligations  
  482   Republic of Columbia   9.75   04/09/11   536,839  
  470   Republic of Columbia   11.75   02/25/20   573,400  
  80   Republic of Columbia   10.375   01/28/33   86,600  
    Total Colombia         1,196,839  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Denmark (0.1%) 
    Finance/Rental/Leasing  
  DKK  951   Realkredit Denmark   6.00 10/01/29 $        170,098  
  1   Unikredit Realkredit   5.00   07/01/29   92  
    Total Denmark         170,190  
    Ecuador (0.2%) 
    Government Obligation  
$      910   Republic of Ecuador   8.00   08/15/30   732,550  
    France (0.5%) 
    Chemicals: Specialty (0.2%)  
  795   Rhodia SA   8.875   06/01/11   747,300  
    Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0.1%)  
  125   CIE Generale de Geophysique SA – 144A*   7.50   05/15/15   125,937  
    Telecommunications (0.2%)  
  480   France Telecom SA   8.75   03/01/31   651,817  
    Total France         1,525,054  
    Germany (0.6%) 
    Cable/Satellite TV (0.2%)  
  745   Kabel Deutschland – 144A*   10.625   07/01/14   789,700  
    Government Obligation (0.4%)  
  1,000   Aries Vermogensverwaltng   9.60   10/25/14   1,272,930  
    Total Germany         2,062,630  
    Ireland (0.2%) 
    Investment Managers  
  780   JSG Funding PLC   9.625   10/01/12   776,100  
    Israel (0.3%) 
    Electrical Products  
  858   Ormat Funding Corp.   8.25   12/30/20   857,685  
    Ivory Coast (0.0%) 
    Government Obligation  
  560   Ivory Coast   2.00   03/29/18   100,800  
    Japan (4.2%) 
    Government Obligations  
  JPY 75,000   Japan (Government of)   0.10   12/20/05   715,018  
  357,000   Japan (Government of)   0.50   06/20/06   3,419,924  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
  JPY  775,000   Japan (Government of)   0.50 09/20/06 $     7,431,279  
  214,500   Japan (Government of)   0.80   03/20/13   2,022,211  
    Total Japan         13,588,432  
    Luxembourg (0.2%) 
    Telecommunications  
$          95   Telecom Italia Capital SpA   4.00   11/15/08   93,067  
  575   Telecom Italia Capital SpA – 144A**   4.00   01/15/10   556,038  
    Total Luxembourg         649,105  
    Malaysia (0.7%) 
    Government Obligations  
  330   Malaysia   7.50   07/15/11   379,223  
  1,620   Malaysia   8.75   06/01/09   1,873,911  
    Total Malaysia         2,253,134  
    Mexico (2.5%) 
    Government Obligations (1.9%)  
  470   United Mexican States Corp.   8.30   08/15/31   551,662  
  1,040   United Mexican States Corp.   8.125   12/30/19   1,220,440  
  1,590   United Mexican States Corp.   8.375   01/14/11   1,823,730  
  720   United Mexican States Corp.   10.375   02/17/09   853,560  
  1,065   United Mexican States Corp.   11.50   05/15/26   1,632,112  
              6,081,504  
    Oil & Gas Production (0.3%)  
  550   Petroleos Mexicanos Ser P (Issued 09/15/99)   9.50   09/15/27   684,475  
  410   Petroleos Mexicanos   8.625   12/01/23   475,395  
              1,159,870  
    Specialty Telecommunications (0.1%)  
  403   Satelites Mexicanos SA   10.125   11/01/04   211,575  
    Telecommunications (0.2%)  
  500   Axtel SA (Mexico)   11.00   12/15/13   520,000  
    Total Mexico         7,972,949  
    Netherlands (0.1%) 
    Telecommunications  
  170   Deutsche Telekom International Finance Corp.   8.75   06/15/30   228,483  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Nigeria (0.3%) 
    Government Obligation  
$ 1,000   Central Bank of Nigeria   6.25 11/15/20 $        957,500  
    Panama (0.7%) 
    Government Obligations  
  500   Republic of Panama   8.875   09/30/27   562,500  
  370   Republic of Panama   9.375   04/01/29   438,450  
  560   Republic of Panama   9.625   02/08/11   659,400  
  340   Republic of Panama   10.75   05/15/20   443,700  
    Total Panama         2,104,050  
    Peru (0.4%) 
    Government Obligations  
  400   Republic of Peru   8.375   05/03/16   430,000  
  775   Republic of Peru   9.875   02/06/15   913,531  
    Total Peru         1,343,531  
    Philippines (0.7%) 
    Government Obligations  
  1,670   Republic of Philippines   8.875   03/17/15   1,695,050  
  720   Republic of Philippines   9.50   02/02/30   707,400  
    Total Philippines         2,402,450  
    Qatar (0.2%) 
    Government Obligation (0.1%)  
  300   State of Qatar   9.75   06/15/30   448,500  
    Gas Distributors (0.1%)  
  325   Ras Laffan Liquid Natural Gas Co. Ltd. – 144A*   8.294   03/15/14   380,317  
    Total Qatar         828,817  
    Russia (2.2%) 
    Government Obligations  
  870   Federal Republic of Russia   8.25   03/31/10   953,781  
  870   Federal Republic of Russia   5.00   03/31/30   925,854  
  2,100   Federal Republic of Russia   12.75   06/24/28   3,598,090  
  1,256   Federal Republic of Russia   11.00   07/24/18   1,800,632  
    Total Russia         7,278,357  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Tunisia (0.1%) 
    Regional Banks  
$ 230   Banque Centrale de Tunisie   7.375 04/25/12 $        261,625  
    Turkey (1.1%) 
    Government Obligations  
  500   Citigroup Inc. – 144A* +++ (Issued 09/17/04)   0.00   02/23/06   635,350  
  589   Citigroup Inc. – 144A* +++ (Issued 08/30/04)   0.00   02/23/06   765,582  
  350   Citigroup Inc. – 144A* +++ (Issued 09/27/04)   0.00   02/23/06   471,065  
  620   Republic of Turkey   11.00   01/14/13   745,550  
  735   Republic of Turkey   11.50   01/23/12   894,863  
    Total Turkey         3,512,410  
    United Kingdom (0.1%) 
    Advertising/Marketing Services  
  360   WPP Finance Corp.   5.875   06/15/14   374,918  
    Uruguay (0.2%) 
    Government Obligation  
  670   Ukraine Government   6.365   08/05/09   719,413  
    Venezuela (0.7%) 
    Government Obligations  
  310   Republic of Venezuela   8.50   10/08/14   306,125  
  500   Republic of Venezuela   9.375   01/13/34   495,750  
  1,000   Republic of Venezuela   10.75   09/19/13   1,120,000  
  350   Republic of Venezuela   9.25   09/15/27   345,800  
    Total Venezuela         2,267,675  
    Total Foreign  (Cost $79,632,532)         73,972,112  
    United States (71.2%)
    Corporate Bonds (36.5%)
    Advertising/Marketing Services (0.0%)  
  165   Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (The)   5.40   11/15/09   160,638  
    Aerospace & Defense (0.5%)  
  825   K&F Acquisition Inc. – 144A*   7.75   11/15/14   812,625  
  375   Northrop Grumman Corp.   4.079   11/16/06   374,998  
  70   Raytheon Co.   8.30   03/01/10   80,927  
  315   Systems 2001 Asset Trust LLC – 144A*   6.664   09/15/13   344,474  
              1,613,024  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Air Freight/Couriers (0.1%)  
$ 95   Fedex Corp.    2.65 04/01/07 $          92,370  
  185   Fedex Corp.    7.25   02/15/11   208,470  
              300,840  
    Airlines (0.2%)  
  117   America West Airlines, Inc. (Series 01-1)   7.10   04/02/21   127,194  
  398   Continental Airlines, Inc.   6.648   09/15/17   380,001  
  95   Southwest Airlines Co. (Series 01-1)   5.496   11/01/06   97,076  
              604,271  
    Apparel/Footwear (0.4%)  
  865   Levi Strauss & Co. – 144A*   7.73   04/01/12   800,125  
  335   Oxford Industries, Inc.    8.875   06/01/11   348,400  
              1,148,525  
    Apparel/Footwear Retail (0.1%)  
  425   Brown Shoe Co., Inc. – 144A*   8.75   05/01/12   432,437  
    Auto Parts: O.E.M. (0.4%)  
  460   Delphi Corp.   6.55   06/15/06   432,400  
  795   TRW Automotive, Inc.   9.375   02/15/13   826,800  
              1,259,200  
    Broadcasting (0.1%)  
  328   Salem Communications Holdings Corp. (Series B)   9.00   07/01/11   349,320  
    Building Products (0.7%)  
  175   Interface Inc.   7.30   04/01/08   173,250  
  910   Interface Inc.   9.50   02/01/14   914,550  
  875   Nortek Inc.   8.50   09/01/14   778,750  
  325   NTK Holdings Inc. – 144A*   10.75† †  03/01/14   164,125  
  320   PLY Gem Industries, Inc.   9.00   02/15/12   278,400  
              2,309,075  
    Cable/Satellite TV (1.2%)  
  1,345   Charter Communications Holdings LLC   10.75   10/01/09   1,022,200  
  755   Comcast Cable Communications Inc.   6.75   01/30/11   829,685  
  145   Comcast Corp.   6.50   01/15/15   159,921  
  435   Cox Communications, Inc. – 144A*   4.625   01/15/10   429,004  
  730   Echostar DBS Corp.   6.375   10/01/11   724,525  
  400   Intelsat Bermuda Ltd. – 144A*   7.805   01/15/12   403,000  
  290   Renaissance Media Group LLC   10.00   04/15/08   294,712  
              3,863,047  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Casino/Gaming (1.0%)  
$ 6,500   Aladdin Gaming Holdings/Capital Corp. LLC (Series B) (c) (i)   13.50 03/01/10 $ 0  
  915   Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.   7.875   12/15/05   937,875  
  765   Isle of Capri Casinos   7.00   03/01/14   745,875  
  1,630   MGM Mirage Inc.   6.00   10/01/09   1,615,737  
  3,904   Resort At Summerlin LP/Ras Co. (Series B) (a) (c) (i)   13.00   12/15/07   0  
                  3,299,487  
    Chemicals: Agricultural (0.0%)  
  31   IMC Global Inc. (Series B)   10.875   06/01/08   35,495  
    Chemicals: Major Diversified (0.4%)  
  315   Huntsman Advanced Materials Corp. – 144A*   11.00   07/15/10   360,675  
  651   Huntsman ICI Chemicals   10.125   07/01/09   678,668  
  145   ICI Wilmington Inc.   4.375   12/01/08   143,483  
              1,182,826  
    Chemicals: Specialty (1.7%)  
  1,020   Equistar Chemical Funding   10.125   09/01/08   1,127,100  
  105   Equistar Chemical Funding   10.625   05/01/11   117,600  
  265   FMC Corp.   10.25   11/01/09   294,150  
  500   Innophos Inc. – 144A*   8.875   08/15/14   520,000  
  350   ISP Chemco   10.25   07/01/11   380,625  
  680   ISP Holdings Inc. (Series B)   10.625   12/15/09   734,400  
  225   Koppers Industry Inc.   9.875   10/15/13   241,875  
  195   Millennium America, Inc.   7.00   11/15/06   199,388  
  781   Millennium America, Inc.   9.25   06/15/08   835,670  
  530   Nalco Co.   7.75   11/15/11   543,250  
  600   Nalco Co.   8.875   11/15/13   618,000  
              5,612,058  
    Coal (0.1%)  
  175   Foundation PA Coal Co.   7.25   08/01/14   180,688  
    Construction Materials (0.2%)  
  625   RMCC Acquisition Co. – 144A*   9.50   11/01/12   603,125  
    Consumer Sundries (0.1%)  
  415   Amscan Holdings, Inc.   8.75   05/01/14   388,025  
    Containers/Packaging (1.4%)  
  300   Graham Packaging Company Inc. – 144A*   8.50   10/15/12   288,000  
  460   Graham Packaging Company Inc. – 144A*   9.875   10/15/14   441,600  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
$ 875   Graphic Packaging International Corp.   9.50 08/15/13 $        875,000  
  1,775   Owens-Illinois Inc.   7.50   05/15/10   1,832,688  
  145   Pliant Corp. (Issued 04/10/02)   13.00   06/01/10   109,475  
  590   Pliant Corp. (Issued 08/29/00)   13.00   06/01/10   445,450  
  525   Sealed Air Corp. – 144A*   5.625   07/15/13   535,306  
              4,527,519  
    Drugstore Chains (0.2%)  
  49   CVS Corp. – 144A*   5.789   01/10/26   50,521  
  29   CVS Corp. – 144A*   6.204   10/10/25   31,314  
  460   Rite Aid Corp.   7.125   01/15/07   460,000  
  285   Rite Aid Corp.   8.125   05/01/10   279,300  
              821,135  
    Electric Utilities (3.4% )
  36   AES Corp. (The)   8.875   02/15/11   38,970  
  53   AES Corp. (The)   9.375   09/15/10   58,035  
  750   AES Corp. (The) – 144A*   9.00   05/15/15   821,250  
  280   Allegheny Energy, Inc.   7.75   08/01/05   282,870  
  545   Arizona Public Service Co.   5.80   06/30/14   577,580  
  100   CC Funding Trust I   6.90   02/16/07   104,452  
  245   Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.   5.70   09/15/12   258,092  
  495   CMS Energy Corp.   7.50   01/15/09   509,850  
  295   CMS Energy Corp.   8.50   04/15/11   317,125  
  660   Consolidated Natural Gas Co.   5.00   12/01/14   658,583  
  25   Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (Series A)   5.00   03/01/14   25,002  
  125   Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (Series C)   6.25   11/01/11   135,528  
  30   Detroit Edison Co. (The)   6.125   10/01/10   32,210  
  490   Detroit Edison Co. (The) – 144A*   4.80   02/15/15   485,143  
  355   Entergy Gulf States, Inc.   3.31* **  12/01/09   356,119  
  185   Entergy Gulf States, Inc.   3.60   06/01/08   181,049  
  340   Exelon Corp.   6.75   05/01/11   373,649  
  100   IPALCO Enterprises, Inc.   8.625   11/14/11   114,500  
  825   Monongahela Power Co.   5.00   10/01/06   835,365  
  640   MSW Energy Holdings/Finance   7.375   09/01/10   640,000  
  140   MSW Energy Holdings/Finance   8.50   09/01/10   144,900  
  735   Nevada Power Co.   9.00   08/15/13   814,013  
  500   Ohio Edison Co.   5.45   05/01/15   509,721  
  105   Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. (Series B)   2.75   03/15/07   102,069  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
$ 790   PSEG Energy Holdings Inc.   8.625 02/15/08 $ 833,450  
  1,095   Reliant Energy, Inc.    6.75   12/15/14   974,550  
  50   South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.    5.30   05/15/33   50,777  
  135   Southern California Edison Co.    5.00   01/15/14   136,911  
  55   Texas Eastern Transmission, LP   7.00   07/15/32   65,291  
  265   TNP Enterprises, Inc. (Series B)   10.25   04/01/10   280,238  
  195   Wisconsin Electric Power Co.   3.50   12/01/07   191,823  
                10,909,115  
    Electrical Products (0.1%)  
  105   Cooper Industries Inc.    5.25   07/01/07   107,220  
  175   Rayovac Corp. – 144A*   7.375   02/01/15   170,625  
              277,845  
    Electronic Components (0.1%)  
  300   Sanmina-SCI Corp. – 144A*   6.75   03/01/13   270,000  
    Electronic Equipment/Instruments (0.2%)  
  585   Xerox Corp.   7.125   06/15/10   615,713  
    Environmental Services (0.3%)  
  350   Allied Waste North America, Inc.   7.875   04/15/13   342,125  
  185   Allied Waste North America, Inc.   8.50   12/01/08   189,394  
  350   Allied Waste North America, Inc. (Series B)   8.875   04/01/08   361,375  
              892,894  
    Finance/Rental/Leasing (0.5%)  
  405   Ford Motor Credit Co.   7.25   10/25/11   374,809  
  540   Ford Motor Credit Co.   7.375   10/28/09   519,960  
  615   United Rentals NA, Inc.   6.50   02/15/12   588,863  
              1,483,632  
    Financial Conglomerates (0.4%)  
  30   Chase Manhattan Corp.    7.00   11/15/09   32,907  
  80   General Motors Acceptance Corp.   4.50   07/15/06   78,266  
  1,492   General Motors Acceptance Corp.   6.875   09/15/11   1,308,784  
              1,419,957  
    Food Retail (0.5%)  
  235   Albertson's Inc.   7.45   08/01/29   258,504  
  265   CA FM Lease Trust – 144A*   8.50   07/15/17   302,358  
  720   Delhaize America, Inc.   8.125   04/15/11   797,336  
  290   Safeway Inc.   7.25   02/01/31   321,061  
              1,679,259  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Food: Major Diversified (0.2%)  
$        5   Dole Food Company, Inc.   8.875 03/15/11 $ 5,325  
  65   Kraft Foods Inc.   5.25   06/01/07   66,278  
  505   Kraft Foods Inc.   5.625   11/01/11   530,427  
              602,030  
    Food: Meat/Fish/Dairy (1.0%)  
  420   Michael Foods Inc. (Series B)   8.00   11/15/13   432,600  
  920   Pilgrim's Pride Corp.   9.625   09/15/11       1,009,700  
  345   PPC Escrow Corp.   9.25   11/15/13   386,400  
  700   Smithfield Foods Inc.   7.00   08/01/11   719,250  
  715   Smithfield Foods Inc.   7.625   02/15/08   745,388  
  100   Smithfield Foods Inc. (Series B)   8.00   10/15/09   107,500  
              3,400,838  
    Forest Products (0.0%)  
  10   Weyerhaeuser Co.   6.00   08/01/06   10,263  
  28   Weyerhaeuser Co.   6.125   03/15/07   28,960  
              39,223  
    Gas Distributors (0.6%)  
  900   Dynegy Holdings, Inc.   6.875   04/01/11   749,250  
  595   Dynegy Holdings, Inc. – 144A*   9.875   07/15/10   603,925  
  425   Nisource Finance Corp.   3.43* **  11/23/09   427,969  
  210   Sempra Energy   4.621   05/17/07   211,008  
              1,992,152  
    Home Building (0.4%)  
  440   Tech Olympic USA, Inc.   10.375   07/01/12   464,200  
  530   Tech Olympic USA, Inc. (Issued 02/03/03)   9.00   07/01/10   548,550  
  225   Tech Olympic USA, Inc. (Issued 11/27/02)   9.00   07/01/10   232,875  
              1,245,625  
    Home Furnishings (0.2%)  
  235   Mohawk Industries, Inc. (Series D)   7.20   04/15/12   266,601  
  245   Tempur-Pedic Inc.    10.25   08/15/10   274,400  
              541,001  
    Hospital/Nursing Management (0.9%)  
  805   Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.   7.19   11/15/15   844,455  
  425   Community Health System Inc.   6.50   12/15/12   418,625  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
$ 125   HCA, Inc.   7.58 09/15/25 $ 127,310  
  550   Medcath Holdings Corp.   9.875   07/15/12   602,250  
  630   Tenet Healthcare Corp.   7.375   02/01/13   593,775  
  265   Tenet Healthcare Corp.   9.875   07/01/14   273,613  
                  2,860,028  
    Hotels/Resorts/Cruiselines (0.2%)  
  380   Hyatt Equities LLC – 144A*   6.875   06/15/07   393,403  
  200   Marriott International, Inc. (Series E)   7.00   01/15/08   213,196  
              606,599  
    Household/Personal Care (0.2%)  
  290   Clorox Co. (The) – 144A*   3.125 ***  12/14/07   290,557  
  255   Del Laboratories, Inc. – 144A*   8.00   02/01/12   242,250  
              532,807  
    Industrial Machinery (0.3%)  
  110   Flowserve Corp.   12.25   08/15/10   119,350  
  225   Goodman Global Holding Company, Inc. – 144A*   5.76   06/15/12   216,000  
  725   Goodman Global Holding Company, Inc. – 144A*   7.875   12/15/12   641,625  
              976,975  
    Industrial Specialties (0.8%)  
  1,180   Johnsondiversy, Inc.   9.625   05/15/12   1,203,600  
  775   Rayovac Corp.   8.50   10/01/13   800,188  
  430   UCAR Finance, Inc.   10.25   02/15/12   451,500  
              2,455,288  
    Insurance Brokers/Services (0.6%)  
  195   Farmers Exchange Capital – 144A*   7.05   07/15/28   206,621  
  780   Farmers Exchange Capital – 144A*   8.625   05/01/24   964,831  
  935   Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.   5.875   08/01/33   885,702  
              2,057,154  
    Investment Banks/Brokers (0.3%)  
  950   Refco Finance Holdings – 144A*   9.00   08/01/12   1,030,750  
    Managed Health Care (0.4%)  
  910   Aetna, Inc.   7.875   03/01/11   1,050,448  
  60   Health Net, Inc.   9.875   04/15/11   72,405  
  100   WellPoint Health Networks Inc.   6.375   06/15/06   102,522  
              1,225,375  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

Portfolio of Investments April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued


PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Media Conglomerates (0.4%)  
$ 390   News America Holdings Inc.   7.30 04/30/28 $ 448,771  
  80   News America Holdings, Inc.   7.75   02/01/24   95,041  
  280   News America Holdings, Inc.   8.875   04/26/23   365,389  
  75   News America Inc.   7.125   04/08/28   83,885  
  150   Time Warner, Inc.   6.625   05/15/29   163,585  
  260   Time Warner, Inc.   7.625   04/15/31   317,830  
                  1,474,501  
    Medical Distributors (0.2%)  
  500   AmerisourceBergen Corp.   8.125   09/01/08   543,125  
    Medical/Nursing Services (0.6%)  
  300   DaVita Inc. – 144A*   6.625   03/15/13   298,500  
  125   DaVita Inc. – 144A*   7.25   03/15/15   122,188  
  1,020   Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust   7.875   06/15/11   1,088,850  
  150   Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust II (Units)‡   7.875   02/01/08   156,375  
  135   National Nephrology Assoc. Inc. – 144A*   9.00   11/01/11   150,188  
  195   Team Health Inc.   9.00   04/01/12   195,000  
              2,011,101  
    Metal Fabrications (0.5%)  
  335   General Cable Corp.   9.50   11/15/10   356,775  
  410   Hexcel Corp. – 144A*   6.75   02/01/15   395,650  
  820   Trimas Corp.   9.875   06/15/12   811,800  
              1,564,225  
    Miscellaneous Commercial Services (0.9%)  
  1,182   Advanstar Communications, Inc.   10.294 ***  08/15/08   1,244,055  
  500   Iron Mountain Inc.   7.75   01/15/15   480,000  
  815   Iron Mountain Inc.   8.625   04/01/13   821,113  
  165   Muzak LLC/Muzak Finance Corp.   10.00   02/15/09   139,425  
  455   Vertis Inc. – 144A*   13.50   12/07/09   298,025  
              2,982,618  
    Miscellaneous Manufacturing (0.4%)  
  1,590   Associated Materials Inc.   11.25† †  03/01/14   1,081,200  
  375   Propex Fabrics Inc.    10.00   12/01/12   358,125  
              1,439,325  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Motor Vehicles (0.6%)  
$ 325   DaimlerChrysler North American Holdings Co.   7.30 01/15/12 $ 348,576  
  1,945   General Motors Corp.   8.375   07/15/33   1,483,767  
              1,832,343  
    Movies/Entertainment (0.1%)  
  350   Marquee Inc. – 144A*   7.044 ***  08/15/10   366,625  
    Oil & Gas Pipelines (0.9%)  
  1,065   El Paso Production Holdings   7.75   06/01/13   1,078,313  
  480   Pacific Energy Partners/Finance   7.125   06/15/14   502,800  
  140   Southern Natural Gas   8.875   03/15/10   152,866  
  1,025   Williams Companies, Inc. (The)   7.875   09/01/21   1,107,000  
                  2,840,979  
    Oil & Gas Production (2.0%)  
  910   Chesapeake Energy Corp.   7.50   09/15/13   964,600  
  870   Hilcorp Energy/Finance – 144A*   10.50   09/01/10   965,700  
  150   Kerr-McGee Corp.   7.875   09/15/31   151,159  
  162   Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc.   9.60   03/15/12   180,630  
  1,100   Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   9.125   10/13/10   1,278,750  
  570   Pemex Project Funding Master Trust   9.50   09/15/27   710,790  
  870   Pemex Project Funding Master Trust – 144A*   3.79   06/15/10   897,405  
  300   Plains E & P Corp.   7.125   06/15/14   313,500  
  1,000   Vintage Petroleum, Inc.   7.875   05/15/11   1,045,000  
              6,507,534  
    Oil Refining/Marketing (0.7%)  
  375   CITGO Petroleum Corp.    6.00   10/15/11   366,563  
  1,050   Husky Oil Ltd.   8.90   08/15/28   1,176,763  
  565   Tesoro Petroleum Corp.   9.625   04/01/12   627,150  
              2,170,476  
    Oilfield Services/Equipment (0.4%)  
  140   Hanover Compressor Co.   8.625   12/15/10   144,200  
  190   Hanover Compressor Co.   9.00   06/01/14   200,925  
  190   Hanover Equipment Trust 2001 A (Series A)   8.50   09/01/08   198,550  
  675   Hanover Equipment Trust 2001 B (Series B)   8.75   09/01/11   711,281  
              1,254,956  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Other Transportation (0.3%)  
$      880   Laidlaw International Inc.   10.75 06/15/11 $     1,007,600  
    Pharmaceuticals: Major (0.3%)  
  295   VWR International Inc.   6.875   04/15/12   283,200  
  365   VWR International Inc.   8.00   04/15/14   341,275  
  450   Warner Chilcott Corp. – 144A*   8.75   02/01/15   443,250  
              1,067,725  
    Publishing: Books/Magazines (0.9%)  
  374   Dex Media East/Finance   12.125   11/15/12   441,788  
  543   Dex Media West/Finance   9.875   08/15/13   605,445  
  200   Houghton Mifflin Co.   11.50† †  10/15/13   134,000  
  775   Houghton Mifflin Co.   9.875   02/01/13   786,625  
  985   PRIMEDIA, Inc.   8.875   05/15/11   1,024,400  
              2,992,258  
    Pulp & Paper (0.8%)  
  595   Georgia-Pacific Corp.   8.875   02/01/10   663,425  
  500   Newpage Corp. PLC – 144A*   10.00   05/01/12   490,000  
  3,500   TJIWI Kimia FN Mauritius (c)   10.00   08/01/04   1,452,500  
              2,605,925  
    Railroads (0.4%)  
  100   Burlington North Santa Fe Railway Co.   4.575   01/15/21   98,980  
  240   CSX Corp.   2.75   02/15/06   237,755  
  240   CSX Corp.   9.00   08/15/06   254,113  
  160   Norfolk Southern Corp.    7.35   05/15/07   169,748  
  65   Union Pacific Corp.    6.625   02/01/08   68,718  
  100   Union Pacific Corp.    6.65   01/15/11   109,680  
  145   Union Pacific Corp. – 144A*   5.214   09/30/14   147,027  
  160   Union Pacific Corp. (Series MTNE)   6.79   11/09/07   170,091  
              1,256,112  
    Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%)  
  28   HMH Properties, Inc. (Series B)   7.875   08/01/08   28,700  
  480   Host Marriott LP   7.125   11/01/13   488,400  
              517,100  
    Regional Banks (0.2%)  
  AUD  1,000   KFW International Inc.   6.25   07/15/05   780,921  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Specialty Stores (0.9%)  
$ 715   Autonation, Inc.   9.00 08/01/08 $ 781,138  
  560   General Nutrition Centers Inc.   8.50   12/01/10   431,200  
  750   Petro Stopping Centers LP/Petro Financial Corp.   9.00   02/15/12   750,000  
  1,060   Sonic Automotive, Inc.   8.625   08/15/13   1,054,700  
                  3,017,038  
    Specialty Telecommunications (1.1%)  
  400   American Tower Corp.   7.125   10/15/12   399,000  
  470   American Tower Corp.   7.50   05/01/12   479,400  
  118   Panamsat Corp.   9.00   08/15/14   123,310  
  950   Panamsat Holding Corp. – 144A*   10.375 ††  11/01/14   612,750  
  660   Qwest Communications International – 144A*   6.294 ***  02/15/09   658,350  
  975   Qwest Services Corp. – 144A*   13.50   12/15/07   1,070,063  
  145   U.S. West Communications Corp.   5.625   11/15/08   142,463  
              3,485,336  
    Steel (0.5%)  
  665   Amsted Industries Inc. – 144A*   10.25   10/15/11   714,875  
  750   United States Steel Corp.   9.75   05/15/10   828,750  
              1,543,625  
    Telecommunications (0.5%)  
  180   AT&T Corp.   9.75   11/15/31   225,000  
  665   Exodus Communications, Inc. (a) (c ) (i)   11.625   07/15/10   0  
  955   Primus Telecommunication Group, Inc.   8.00   01/15/14   568,225  
  4,679   Rhythms Netconnections, Inc. (a) (c ) (i)   12.75   04/15/09   0  
  480   Sprint Capital Corp.   8.75   03/15/32   647,434  
  180   Valor Telecom Enterprise LLC – 144A*   7.75   02/15/15   173,250  
              1,613,909  
    Tobacco (0.2%)  
  85   Altria Group, Inc.   7.00   11/04/13   94,019  
  405   Altria Group, Inc.   7.75   01/15/27   476,764  
              570,783  
    Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery (0.5%)  
  690   Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.   2.92* **  08/20/07   691,185  
  621   Manitowoc Inc. (The)   10.50   08/01/12   693,968  
  230   NMHG Holding Co.   10.00   05/15/09   248,975  
              1,634,128  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    Wholesale Distributors (0.7%)  
$ 775   Buhrmann US, Inc.   8.25 07/01/14 $ 778,875  
  625   Nebraska Book Company, Inc.   8.625   03/15/12   596,875  
  825   Rockwood Specialties, Inc.   10.625   05/15/11   908,531  
              2,284,281  
    Wireless Telecommunications (1.0%)  
  260   AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.   8.75   03/01/31   355,659  
  765   MetroPCS, Inc.   10.75   10/01/11   895,050  
  385   Rural Cellular Corp.   7.51* **  03/15/10   390,775  
  610   SBA Communications Corp.   9.75† †  12/15/11   533,750  
  550   SBA Communications Corp. – 144A*   8.50   12/01/12   576,125  
  575   Ubiquitel Operating Co. – 144A*   9.875   03/01/11   625,313  
              3,376,672  
    Total Corporate Bonds  (Cost $125,695,835)   118,546,216  
    U.S. Government Agencies – Mortgage-Backed Securities (22.4%)
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (6.7%)  
  10,600         6.00   **   10,881,563  
  48         6.50   02/01/29–
09/01/33
  49,631  
  7,162         7.50   08/01/17–
05/01/33
  7,695,678  
  1,501         8.00   09/01/24–
08/01/32
  1,638,103  
  1,089         8.50   11/01/15–
07/01/31
  1,187,824  
  357         9.00   06/01/30–
01/01/31
  396,364  
  1         9.50   07/01/20   1,680  
              21,850,843  
    Federal National Mortgage Assoc. (14.9%)  
  4,671         6.00   04/01/13
01/01/19
  4,844,378  
  8,055         6.50   05/01/28–
01/01/34
  8,391,190  
  4,116         7.00   08/01/08–
01/01/34
  4,350,334  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
$ 16,643         7.50 08/01/24–
08/01/34
$   17,849,676  
  2,871         8.00   06/01/22–
08/01/31
  3,135,156  
  8,772         8.50   10/01/09–
10/01/32
  9,572,709  
  139         9.00   09/01/21–
03/01/31
  154,205  
              48,297,648  
    Government National Mortgage Assoc. (0.7%)  
  1,526         7.50   05/15/17–
11/15/26
  1,644,810  
  595         8.00   01/15/22–
05/15/30
  645,387  
  138         8.50   08/15/22–
12/15/24
  152,581  
              2,442,778  
    Government National Mortgage Assoc. II (0.1%)  
  192         7.50   07/20/25   205,615  
    Total U.S. Government Agencies – Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Cost $72,255,962)
  72,796,884  
    U.S. Government Agency & Obligations (5.4%)
  595   Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (0.2%)     5.125   11/07/13   596,980  
    U. S. Treasury Bonds (1.0%)  
  505         6.375   08/15/27   627,897  
  2,000         8.125   08/15/21   2,817,110  
              3,445,007  
  2,000   U. S. Treasury Note (0.6%)     4.25   08/15/13   2,016,720  
    U. S. Treasury Strips (3.6%)  
  9,750         0.00   02/15/25   3,843,879  
  11,000         0.00   05/15/25   4,269,232  
  9,750         0.00   02/15/27   3,513,637  
              11,626,748  
    Total U.S. Government Agency & Obligations  (Cost $17,146,318)   17,685,455  

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PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
RATE
MATURITY
DATE
VALUE
    U.S. Government Agencies – Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (6.5%)
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (5.0%)  
$ 3,734         3.35   06/15/29 $ 3,743,289  
  5,913         3.45     08/15/28–
07/15/31
  5,945,056  
  2,122         3.60     06/15/23   2,126,969  
  2,919         5.50     06/15/16   2,930,326  
  1,489         6.00     07/15/30   1,511,001  
              16,256,641  
  4,884   Federal National Mortgage Assoc. (1.5%)     3.20     03/25/17   4,898,902  
    Total U.S. Government Agencies – Collateralized Mortgage Obligations  (Cost $21,193,052)   21,155,543  
    Asset Backed Securities (0.4%) 
    Finance/Rental/Leasing  
  1,270   Targeted Return 144A* (Cost $1,299,781)   8.22     08/01/15   1,292,479  
    Total United States  (Cost $237,590,948)   231,476,577  
    Total Government & Corporate Bonds  (Cost $317,223,480)   305,448,689  
    Convertible Bond (0.2%)
    Telecommunication Equipment  
  675   Nortel Networks Corp. (Canada) (Cost $647,276)   4.25     09/01/08   613,406  

NUMBER OF
    SHARES    
   
    Common Stocks (e) (0.3%)
    Aerospace & Defense (0.0%)              
  3,598   Orbital Sciences Corp. (d)            33,533  
    Apparel/Footwear Retail (0.0%)  
  1,310,596   County Seat Stores Corp. (d) (i)   0  
    Casino/Gaming (0.0%)  
  10,773   Fitzgeralds Gaming Corp.+ (i)   0  
    Food: Specialty/Candy (0.0%)  
  2,423   SFAC New Holdings Inc. (d)++ (i)   0  
  445   SFAC New Holdings Inc. (d) (i)   0  
  198,750   Specialty Foods Acquisition Corp. – 144A* (i)   0  
        0  
    Medical/Nursing Services (0.0%)  
  512,862   Raintree Healthcare Corp. (d) (i)   0  

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NUMBER OF
    SHARES    
  VALUE
    Restaurants (0.1%)  
  37,319   American Restaurant Group Holdings, Inc. (d) (i) $ 0  
  4,383   American Restaurant Group Holdings, Inc. (d) (i)   0  
  6,000   American Restaurant Group Holdings, Inc. – 144A* (i)   0  
  95,844   Catalina Restaurant Group (d) (i)   191,688  
        191,688  
    Specialty Telecommunications (0.0%)  
  12,688   Birch Telecom Inc. (d) (i)   127  
  133,935   PFB Telecom NV (Series B) (d) (i)   0  
  2,702   Viatel Holdings Bermuda Ltd. (d) (i)   541  
        668  
    Textiles (0.0%)  
  298,462   U.S. Leather, Inc. (d) (i)   0  
    Wireless Telecommunications (0.2%)  
  15,266   NII Holdings, Inc. (Class B) (d)   764,369  
  677   USA Mobility, Inc. (d)   20,269  
  43,277   Vast Solutions, Inc. (Class B1) (d) (i)   0  
  43,277   Vast Solutions, Inc. (Class B2) (d) (i)   0  
  43,277   Vast Solutions, Inc. (Class B3) (d) (i)   0  
        784,638  
    Total Common Stocks  (Cost $60,699,207)   1,010,527  
    Convertible Preferred Stocks (e) (0.0%)            
    Oil & Gas Production (0.0%)              
  5,000   XCL Ltd. (Units) ‡ – 144A*† (i)   0  
  989   XLC Ltd. – 144A*† (i)   0  
        0  
    Total Convertible Preferred Stocks ( Cost $1,000,778)   0  
    Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.4%)
    Broadcasting (0.0%)              
  17   Paxson Communications Corp.†   125,694  
    Electric Utilities (0.3%)  
  929   TNP Enterprises, Inc. (Series D)†       1,028,868  
    Restaurants (0.1%)  
  193   Catalina Restaurant Group (Units)‡ (i)   174,338  
    Non-Convertible Preferred Stocks  (Cost $1,339,821)   1,328,900  

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NUMBER OF
WARRANTS
  EXPIRATION
DATE
VALUE
    Warrants (e) (0.0%)
    Casino/Gaming (0.0%)  
  68,000   Aladdin Gaming Enterprises, Inc. – 144A* (i)   03/01/10   $                 0  
  3,250   Resort At Summerlin LP – 144A* (i)   12/15/07     0  
            0  
    Electric Utilities (0.0%)  
  965   TNP Enterprises, Inc. – 144A*   04/01/11     29,915  
    Restaurants (0.0%)  
  1,500   American Restaurant Group Holdings, Inc. – 144A* (i)   08/15/08     0  
  40,750   Catalina Restaurant Group (d) (i)   07/10/12     0  
            0  
    Total Warrants  (Cost $29,677)           29,915  

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS
  COUPON
    RATE    
MATURITY
    DATE    
    Short-Term Investments (7.8%)            
    U.S. Government Obligation (f) (0.1%)            
$ 350   U.S. Treasury Bills (b) (Cost $347,938)   2.828   07/14/05     347,998  
    Repurchase Agreements (7.7%)            
  24,040   Joint repurchase agreement account (dated 04/29/05;
proceeds $24,041,967) (g)
  2.945     05/02/05     24,040,000  
  817   The Bank of New York (dated 04/29/05;
proceeds $816,647) (h)
  2.813     05/02/05     816,583  
    Total Repurchase Agreements  (Cost $24,856,583)   24,856,583  
    Total Short-Term Investments  (Cost $25,204,521)   25,204,581  
    Total Investments  (Cost $406,144,760) (j) (k)       102.7  %    333,636,018  
                 
    Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets       (2.7   (8,726,748
                 
    Net Assets      100.0  %  $ 324,909,270  
                 

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* Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors.
** Securities purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no definite maturity date; the actual principal amount and the maturity date will be determined upon settlement.
*** Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect at April 30, 2005.
Consists of one or more class of securities traded together as a unit; bonds or preferred stock with attached warrants.
Payment-in-kind security.
†† Currently a zero coupon bond and will pay interest at the rate shown at a future date.
+ Resale is restricted; acquired (12/22/98) at a cost basis of $48,586.
++ Resale is restricted; acquired (06/10/99) at a cost basis of $24.
+++ Turkish currency index credit linked unsecure note.
(a) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(b) All or a portion of these securities have been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts in the amount of $264,250.
(c) Non-income producing security; bond in default.
(d) Acquired through exchange offer.
(e) Non-income producing securities.
(f) Purchased on a discount basis. The interest rate shown has been adjusted to reflect a money market equivalent yield.
(g) Collateralized by federal agency and U.S. Treasury obligations.
(h) Collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association 6.00% due 10/01/34 valued at $832,915.
(i) Securities with a total market value equal to $366,743 have been valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Trustees.
(j) Securities have been designated as collateral in an amount equal to $117,455,010 in connection with securities purchased on a forward commitment basis, forward foreign currency contracts and open futures contracts.
(k) The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $8,854,719 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $81,363,461, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $72,508,742.

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Futures Contracts Open at April 30, 2005:


NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS
LONG/SHORT DESCRIPTION,
DELIVERY MONTH
AND YEAR
UNDERLYING
FACE AMOUNT
AT VALUE
  UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)
135   Short   US Treasury Note 2 Year, June 2005 $ 28,039,921       $       30,708  
570   Short   US Treasury Note 5 Year, June 2005   61,818,284         (173,567
100   Short   US Treasury Note 10 Year, June 2005   11,142,188         98,313  
  50   Short   US Treasury Note 20 Year, June 2005   5,742,188         131,113  
    Net unrealized appreciation   $       86,567  

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts Open at April 30, 2005:


CONTRACTS
TO DELIVER
IN
EXCHANGE FOR
DELIVERY
DATE
UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
AUD   1,050,000   $ 817,677     05/23/05   $ 2,898  
DKK   1,000,000   $ 172,937     06/21/05     6,919  
  Total unrealized appreciation $ 9,817  
Currency Abbreviations
AUD Australian Dollar.
DKK Danish Krone.
JPY Japanese Yen.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Statments

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2005 (unaudited)


Assets:    
Investments in securities, at value
    (cost $406,144,760)
$ 333,636,018  
Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts   9,817  
Cash   102,125  
Receivable for:    
Interest   3,952,661  
Investments sold   1,862,339  
Shares of beneficial interest sold   204,030  
Variation margin receivable   141,875  
Compensated forward foreign currency contracts   33,161  
Prepaid expenses and other assets   97,455  
Total Assets    340,039,481  
Liabilities:    
Payable for:    
Investments purchased   14,262,990  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed   364,958  
Distribution fee   192,885  
Investment advisory fee   86,405  
Administration fee   21,601  
Accrued expenses and other payables   201,372  
Total Liabilities    15,130,211  
Net Assets  $ 324,909,270  
Composition of Net Assets:    
Paid-in-capital $ 655,708,111  
Net unrealized depreciation   (72,412,218
Dividends in excess of net investment income   (1,284,671
Accumulated net realized loss   (257,101,952
Net Assets  $ 324,909,270  
Class A Shares:    
Net Assets $ 121,904,293  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)   19,740,596  
Net Asset Value Per Share  $ 6.18  
Maximum Offering Price Per Share,
(net asset value plus 4.44% of net asset value)  
$ 6.45  
Class B Shares:    
Net Assets $ 171,697,359  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)   27,763,798  
Net Asset Value Per Share  $ 6.18  
Class C Shares:    
Net Assets $ 16,022,051  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)   2,594,929  
Net Asset Value Per Share  $ 6.17  
Class D Shares:    
Net Assets $ 15,285,567  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)   2,466,181  
Net Asset Value Per Share  $ 6.20  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Statments continued

Statement of Operations

For the six months ended April 30, 2005 (unaudited)


Net Investment Income:    
Income    
Interest $ 11,544,369  
Dividends   147,909  
Total Income    11,692,278  
Expenses    
Distribution fee (Class A shares)   23,180  
Distribution fee (Class B shares)   1,186,698  
Distribution fee (Class C shares)   72,367  
Investment advisory fee   552,858  
Transfer agent fees and expenses   233,737  
Administration fee   138,214  
Professional fees   72,128  
Shareholder reports and notices   54,323  
Custodian fees   43,634  
Registration fees   27,312  
Trustees' fees and expenses   8,220  
Other   36,051  
Total Expenses    2,448,722  
Net Investment Income    9,243,556  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):    
Net Realized Gain/Loss on:    
Investments   1,508,157  
Futures contracts   (5,822
Foreign exchange transactions   4,911,230  
Net Realized Gain    6,413,565  
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on:    
Investments   (12,485,839
Futures contracts   1,044,992  
Translation of forward foreign currency contracts, other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies   164,635  
Net Depreciation    (11,276,212
Net Loss    (4,862,647
Net Increase $ 4,380,909  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Statments continued

Statement of Changes in Net Assets


  FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2005
FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2004
  (unaudited)   
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:        
Operations:        
Net investment income $ 9,243,556   $ 16,345,724  
Net realized gain (loss)   6,413,565     (16,672,899
Net change in unrealized depreciation   (11,276,212   30,142,126  
Net Increase    4,380,909     29,814,951  
Dividends to Shareholders from Net Investment Income:        
Class A shares   (1,276,524   (2,668,181
Class B shares   (11,596,945   (26,206,205
Class C shares   (695,037   (1,336,679
Class D shares   (735,450   (1,767,190
Total Dividends   (14,303,956   (31,978,255
Net decrease from transactions in shares of beneficial interest   (28,439,944   (53,158,050
Net Decrease    (38,362,991   (55,321,354
Net Assets:        
Beginning of period   363,272,261     418,593,615  
End of Period
(Including accumulated net investment loss of $1,284,671 and accumulated undistributed net investment income of $3,775,729, respectively)
$ 324,909,270   $ 363,272,261  

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Notes to Financial Statements April 30, 2005 (unaudited)

1.   Organization and Accounting Policies

Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust (the "Fund") is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to provide a high level of current income and, as a secondary objective, seeks to maximize total return, but only when consistent with its primary objective. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on December 20, 1991 and commenced operations on April 9, 1992. On July 28, 1997, the Fund converted to a multiple class share structure.

The Fund offers Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares and Class D shares. The four classes are substantially the same except that most Class A shares are subject to a sales charge imposed at the time of purchase and some Class A shares, and most Class B shares and Class C shares are subject to a contingent deferred sales charge imposed on shares redeemed within one year, six years and one year, respectively. Class D shares are not subject to a sales charge. Additionally, Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares incur distribution expenses.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

A.   Valuation of Investments — (1) an equity portfolio security listed or traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") or American Stock Exchange or other exchange is valued at its latest sale price prior to the time when assets are valued; if there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked price; (2) an equity portfolio security listed or traded on the Nasdaq is valued at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price; if there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked price; (3) all other portfolio securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked price. In cases where a security is traded on more than one exchange, the security is valued on the exchange designated as the primary market; (4) for equity securities traded on foreign exchanges, the last reported sale price or the latest bid price may be used if there were no sales on a particular day; (5) futures are valued at the latest price published by the commodities exchange on which they trade; (6) when market quotations are not readily available or Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. (the "Investment Adviser") determines that the latest sale price, the bid price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked price do not reflect a security's market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund's Trustees. Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business on the NYSE. If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Fund's Trustees or by the Investment Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Trustees of the Fund;

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(7) certain portfolio securities may be valued by an outside pricing service approved by the Fund's Trustees; and (8) short-term debt securities having a maturity date of more than sixty days at time of purchase are valued on a mark-to-market basis until sixty days prior to maturity and thereafter at amortized cost based on their value on the 61st day. Short-term debt securities having a maturity date of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost.

B.   Accounting for Investments — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined by the identified cost method. Dividend income and other distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized over the life of the respective securities. Interest income is accrued daily except where collection is not expected.

C.   Repurchase Agreements — Pursuant to an Exemptive Order issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Fund, along with other affiliated entities managed by the Investment Adviser, may transfer uninvested cash balances into one or more joint repurchase agreement accounts. These balances are invested in one or more repurchase agreements and are collateralized by cash, U.S. Treasury or federal agency obligations. The Fund may also invest directly with institutions in repurchase agreements. The Fund's custodian receives the collateral, which is marked-to-market daily to determine that the value of the collateral does not decrease below the repurchase price plus accrued interest.

D.   Multiple Class Allocations — Investment income, expenses (other than distribution fees), and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated to each class of shares based upon the relative net asset value on the date such items are recognized. Distribution fees are charged directly to the respective class.

E.   Futures Contracts — A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell financial instruments or contracts based on financial indices at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract, the Fund is required to pledge to the broker cash, U.S. Government securities or other liquid portfolio securities equal to the minimum initial margin requirements of the applicable futures exchange. Pursuant to the contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in the value of the contract. Such receipts or payments known as variation margin are recorded by the Fund as unrealized gains and losses. Upon closing of the contract, the Fund realizes a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.

F.   Foreign Currency Translation and Forward Foreign Currency Contracts — The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities and forward foreign currency contracts ("forward contracts") are translated at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the period; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resultant exchange gains and losses are recorded as realized and unrealized gain/loss on foreign exchange

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transactions. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign exchange gains/losses included in realized and unrealized gain/loss are included in or are a reduction of ordinary income for federal income tax purposes. The Fund does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of the securities. Forward contracts are valued daily at the appropriate exchange rates. The resultant unrealized exchange gains and losses are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gain or loss. The Fund records realized gains or losses on delivery of the currency or at the time the forward contract is extinguished (compensated) by entering into a closing transaction prior to delivery.

G.   Federal Income Tax Policy — It is the Fund's policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no federal income tax provision is required.

H.   Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

I.   Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

2.   Investment Advisory/Administration Agreements

Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement, the Fund pays the Investment Adviser an advisory fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, by applying the annual rate of 0.32% to the net assets of the Fund determined as of the close of each business day.

Pursuant to an Administration Agreement with Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc. (the "Administrator"), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, the Fund pays an administration fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, by applying the annual rate of 0.08% to the Fund's daily net assets.

3.   Plan of Distribution

Shares of the Fund are distributed by Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc. (the "Distributor"), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser and Administrator. The Fund has adopted a Plan of Distribution (the "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act. The Plan provides that the Fund will pay the Distributor a fee which is accrued daily and paid monthly at the following annual rates: (i) Class A – up to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of Class A; (ii) Class B – up to 0.85% of the lesser of: (a) the average daily aggregate gross sales of the Class B shares since the inception of the Fund (not including reinvestment of dividend or capital gain distributions) less the average daily aggregate net asset value of the Class B shares redeemed since the Fund's inception upon which a contingent deferred sales charge has been imposed or waived; or (b) the average daily net assets of Class B; and (iii) Class C – up to 0.85% of the average daily net assets of Class C.

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In the case of Class B shares, provided that the Plan continues in effect, any cumulative expenses incurred by the Distributor but not yet recovered may be recovered through the payment of future distribution fees from the Fund pursuant to the Plan and contingent deferred sales charges paid by investors upon redemption of Class B shares. Although there is no legal obligation for the Fund to pay expenses incurred in excess of payments made to the Distributor under the Plan and the proceeds of contingent deferred sales charges paid by investors upon redemption of shares, if for any reason the Plan is terminated, the Trustees will consider at that time the manner in which to treat such expenses. The Distributor has advised the Fund that such excess amounts totaled $14,802,204 at April 30, 2005.

In the case of Class A shares and Class C shares, expenses incurred pursuant to the Plan in any calendar year in excess of 0.25% or 0.85% of the average daily net assets of Class A or Class C, respectively, will not be reimbursed by the Fund through payments in any subsequent year, except that expenses representing a gross sales credit to Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors or other selected broker-dealer representatives may be reimbursed in the subsequent calendar year. For the six months ended April 30, 2005, the distribution fee was accrued for Class A shares and Class C shares at the annual rate of 0.14% and 0.85%, respectively.

The Distributor has informed the Fund that for the six months ended April 30, 2005, it received contingent deferred sales charges from certain redemptions of the Fund's Class B shares and Class C shares of $179,594 and $1,916, respectively and received $26,670 in front-end sales charges from sales of the Fund's Class A shares. The respective shareholders pay such charges which are not an expense of the Fund.

4.   Security Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates

The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended April 30, 2005 aggregated $289,630,828 and $350,666,826, respectively. Included in the aforementioned are purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities of $232,245,630 and $219,119,886, respectively. Included in the aforementioned are purchases of $2,562,155 with other Morgan Stanley funds.

Morgan Stanley Trust, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, Administrator and Distributor, is the Fund's transfer agent. At April 30, 2005, the Fund had transfer agent fees and expenses payable of $10,000.

The Fund has an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering certain independent Trustees of the Fund who will have served as independent Trustees for at least five years at the time of retirement. Benefits under this plan are based on factors which include years of service and compensation. Aggregate pension costs for the six months ended April 30, 2005 included in Trustees' fees and expenses in the Statement of Operations amounted to $5,969. At April 30, 2005, the Fund had an accrued pension liability of $94,038 which is included in accrued expenses in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. On December 2, 2003, the Trustees voted to close the plan to new participants and eliminate the future benefits growth due to increases to compensation after July 31, 2003.

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Notes to Financial Statements April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued

The Fund has an unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Compensation Plan") which allows each independent Trustee to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the fees he receives for serving on the Board of Trustees. Each eligible Trustee generally may elect to have the deferred amounts credited with a return equal to the total return on one or more of the Morgan Stanley funds that are offered as investment options under the Compensation Plan. Appreciation/depreciation and distributions received from these investments are recorded with an offsetting increase/decrease in the deferred compensation obligation and do not affect the net asset value of the Fund.

5.   Purpose of and Risks Relating to Certain Financial Instruments

The Fund may enter into forward contracts to facilitate settlement of foreign currency denominated portfolio transactions or to manage its foreign currency exposure or to sell, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or other currency, the amount of foreign currency approximating the value of some or all of its holdings denominated in such foreign currency or an amount of foreign currency other than the currency in which the securities to be hedged are denominated approximating the value of some or all of its holdings to be hedged. Additionally, when the Investment Manager anticipates purchasing securities at some time in the future, the Fund may enter into a forward contract to purchase an amount of currency equal to some or all the value of the anticipated purchase for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or other currency.

To hedge against adverse interest rate, foreign currency and market risks, the Fund may enter into interest rate futures contracts ("futures contracts").

Forward contracts and futures contracts involve elements of market risk in excess of the amount reflected in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund bears the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying securities or in the foreign exchange rates underlying the forward contracts. Risks may also arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.

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6.   Shares of Beneficial Interest

Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:


  FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2005
FOR THE YEAR
ENDED
OCTOBER 31, 2004
  (unaudited)     
  SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT
CLASS A SHARES                
Sold   346,539   $ 2,020,474     1,866,841   $ 11,782,516  
Conversion from Class B   15,399,449     95,476,586          
Reinvestment of dividends   76,077     479,484     156,527     984,922  
Redeemed   (1,173,036   (7,421,325   (1,972,835   (12,453,828
Net increase – Class A   14,649,029     90,555,219     50,533     313,610  
CLASS B SHARES                
Sold   1,788,532     11,339,755     5,180,244     32,798,359  
Conversion to Class A   (15,399,449   (95,476,586        
Reinvestment of dividends   814,795     5,146,960     1,817,409     11,449,205  
Redeemed   (6,026,602   (38,119,741   (15,107,105   (95,084,168
Net decrease – Class B   (18,822,724   (117,109,612   (8,109,452   (50,836,604
CLASS C SHARES                
Sold   211,318     1,340,567     692,323     4,394,647  
Reinvestment of dividends   60,277     380,092     113,279     712,166  
Redeemed   (366,556   (2,301,198   (669,830   (4,220,025
Net increase (decrease) – Class C   (94,961   (580,539   135,772     886,788  
CLASS D SHARES                
Sold   101,207     644,252     596,704     3,829,246  
Reinvestment of dividends   88,244     558,331     203,878     1,286,543  
Redeemed   (395,055   (2,507,595   (1,369,623   (8,637,633
Net decrease – Class D   (205,604   (1,305,012   (569,041   (3,521,844
Net decrease in Fund   (4,474,260 $ (28,439,944   (8,492,188 $ (53,158,050

7.   Federal Income Tax Status

The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles. These "book/tax" differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions which exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of paid-in-capital.

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Notes to Financial Statements April 30, 2005 (unaudited) continued

As of October 31, 2004, the Fund had a net capital loss carryforward of $264,098,672 of which $7,130,711 will expire on October 31, 2005, $7,532,322 will expire on October 31, 2006, $10,929,321 will expire on October 31, 2007, $18,698,270 will expire on October 31, 2008, $39,097,864 will expire on October 31, 2009, $58,593,426 will expire on October 31, 2010, $96,230,817 will expire on October 31, 2011 and $25,885,941 will expire on October 31, 2012 to offset future capital gains to the extent provided by regulations.

As of October 31, 2004, the Fund had temporary book/tax differences primarily attributable to book amortization of premiums on debt securities, mark-to-market of open futures and forward foreign currency exchange contracts, interest on bonds in default and capital loss deferrals on straddles.

8.   Legal Matters

The Investment Adviser, certain affiliates of the Investment Adviser, certain officers of such affiliates and certain investment companies advised by the Investment Adviser or its affiliates, including the Fund, are named as defendants in a consolidated class action. This consolidated action also names as defendants certain individual Trustees and Directors of the Morgan Stanley funds. The consolidated amended complaint generally alleges that defendants, including the Fund, violated their statutory disclosure obligations and fiduciary duties by failing properly to disclose (i) that the Investment Adviser and certain affiliates of the Investment Adviser allegedly offered economic incentives to brokers and others to recommend the funds advised by the Investment Adviser or its affiliates to investors rather than funds managed by other companies, and (ii) that the funds advised by the Investment Adviser or its affiliates, including the Fund, allegedly paid excessive commissions to brokers in return for their efforts to recommend these funds to investors. The complaint seeks, among other things, unspecified compensatory damages, rescissionary damages, fees and costs. The defendants have moved to dismiss the action and intend to otherwise vigorously defend it. On March 10, 2005, Plaintiffs sought leave to supplement their complaint to assert claims on behalf of other investors. While the Fund and Adviser believe that each has meritorious defenses, the ultimate outcome of this matter is not presently determinable at this early stage of the litigation, and no provision has been made in the Fund's financial statements for the effect, if any, of this matter.

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Financial Highlights

Selected ratios and per share data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each period:


  FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2005
FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
  2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
    (unaudited                    
Class A Shares                        
Selected Per Share Data:                        
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.36   $ 6.38   $ 5.95   $ 6.10   $ 6.97   $ 8.16  
Income (loss) from investment     operations:                        
Net investment income‡   0.19     0.30     0.23     0.42     0.56     0.72  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.18   0.23     0.56     (0.18   (0.88   (1.23
Total income (loss) from investment     operations   0.01     0.53     0.79     0.24     (0.32   (0.51
Less dividends and distributions from:                        
Net investment income   (0.19   (0.55   (0.36   (0.38   (0.32   (0.62
Paid-in-capital     —         —         —       (0.01   (0.23   (0.06
Total dividends and distributions   (0.19   (0.55   (0.36   (0.39   (0.55   (0.68
Net asset value, end of period $ 6.18   $ 6.36   $ 6.38   $ 5.95   $ 6.10   $ 6.97  
Total Return†   1.39 % (1)    8.64   13.65   4.25   (4.62 )%    (6.66 )% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):                        
Expenses   0.82 % (2)    0.84   0.84   0.81   0.76 %(4)    0.73
Net investment income   5.95 % (2)    4.76   3.71   7.13   8.78 %(4)    9.28
Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period, in     thousands   $121,904     $32,383     $32,166     $29,701     $29,769     $13,318  
Portfolio turnover rate   85 % (1)    282   309   82   110   40
The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
Does not reflect the deduction of sales charge. Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(1) Not annualized.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4) If the Fund had borne all expenses that were waived by the Investment Adviser, the expense and net investment income ratios would have been 0.78% and 8.76%, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights continued

    


  FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2005
FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
  2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
    (unaudited                    
Class B Shares                        
Selected Per Share Data:                        
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.37   $ 6.39   $ 5.96   $ 6.10   $ 6.98   $ 8.16  
Income (loss) from investment     operations:                        
Net investment income‡   0.16     0.26     0.19     0.38     0.53     0.67  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.18   0.22     0.56     (0.17   (0.90   (1.22
Total income (loss) from investment     operations   (0.02   0.48     0.75     0.21     (0.37   (0.55
Less dividends and distributions from:                        
Net investment income   (0.17   (0.50   (0.32   (0.34   (0.30   (0.58
Paid-in-capital     —         —         —       (0.01   (0.21   (0.05
Total dividends and distributions   (0.17   (0.50   (0.32   (0.35   (0.51   (0.63
Net asset value, end of period $ 6.18   $ 6.37   $ 6.39   $ 5.96   $ 6.10   $ 6.98  
Total Return†   1.02 % (1)    7.91   12.89   3.73   (5.37 )%    (7.24 )% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):                        
Expenses   1.53 % (2)    1.51   1.50   1.47   1.41 %(4)    1.38
Net investment income   5.24 % (2)    4.09   3.06   6.47   8.13 %(4)    8.63
Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period, in     thousands   $171,697     $296,729     $349,392     $355,329     $454,883     $565,493  
Portfolio turnover rate   85 % (1)    282   309   82   110   40
The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
Does not reflect the deduction of sales charge. Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(1) Not annualized.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4) If the Fund had borne all expenses that were waived by the Investment Adviser, the expense and net investment income ratios would have been 1.43% and 8.11%, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

Financial Highlights continued

    


  FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2005
FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
  2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
    (unaudited                    
Class C Shares                        
Selected Per Share Data:                        
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.36   $ 6.38   $ 5.95   $ 6.09   $ 6.97   $ 8.15  
Income (loss) from investment     operations:                        
Net investment income‡   0.16     0.26     0.19     0.38     0.53     0.67  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.18   0.22     0.56     (0.17   (0.90   (1.22
Total income (loss) from investment     operations   (0.02   0.48     0.75     0.21     (0.37   (0.55
Less dividends and distributions from:                        
Net investment income   (0.17   (0.50   (0.32   (0.34   (0.30   (0.58
Paid-in-capital     —         —         —       (0.01   (0.21   (0.05
Total dividends and distributions   (0.17   (0.50   (0.32   (0.35   (0.51   (0.63
Net asset value, end of period $ 6.17   $ 6.36   $ 6.38   $ 5.95   $ 6.09   $ 6.97  
Total Return†   1.02 % (1)    7.93   12.92   3.74   (5.38 )%    (7.12 )% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):                        
Expenses   1.53 % (2)    1.51   1.50   1.47   1.35 %(4)    1.38
Net investment income   5.24 % (2)    4.09   3.06   6.47   8.19 %(4)    8.63
Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period, in     thousands   $16,022     $17,106     $16,293     $12,524     $12,754     $14,313  
Portfolio turnover rate   85 % (1)    282   309   82   110   40
The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
Does not reflect the deduction of sales charge. Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(1) Not annualized.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4) If the Fund had borne all expenses that were waived by the Investment Adviser, the expense and net investment income ratios would have been 1.37% and 8.17%, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights continued

    


  FOR THE SIX
MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2005
FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31,
  2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
    (unaudited                    
Class D Shares                        
Selected Per Share Data:                        
Net asset value, beginning of period $ 6.38   $ 6.40   $ 5.97   $ 6.11   $ 6.99   $ 8.15  
Income (loss) from investment     operations:                        
Net investment income‡   0.19     0.31     0.24     0.41     0.56     0.72  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (0.18   0.23     0.56     (0.15   (0.87   (1.19
Total income (loss) from investment     operations   0.01     0.54     0.80     0.26     (0.31   (0.47
Less dividends and distributions from:                        
Net investment income   (0.19   (0.56   (0.37   (0.39   (0.33   (0.63
Paid-in-capital     —         —         —       (0.01   (0.24   (0.06
Total dividends and distributions   (0.19   (0.56   (0.37   (0.40   (0.57   (0.69
Net asset value, end of period $ 6.20   $ 6.38   $ 6.40   $ 5.97   $ 6.11   $ 6.99  
Total Return†   1.61 % (1)    8.81   13.82   4.61   (4.56 )%    (6.20 )% 
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):                        
Expenses   0.68 % (2)    0.66   0.65   0.62   0.56 %(4)    0.53
Net investment income   6.09 % (2)    4.94   3.91   7.32   8.98 %(4)    9.48
Supplemental Data:                        
Net assets, end of period, in     thousands   $15,286     $17,054     $20,743     $15,474     $7,049     $1,493  
Portfolio turnover rate   85 % (1)    282   309   82   110   40
The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(1) Not annualized.
(2) Annualized.
(3) Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4) If the Fund had borne all expenses that were waived by the Investment Adviser, the expense and net investment income ratios would have been 0.58% and 8.96%, respectively.

See Notes to Financial Statements

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Trustees

Michael Bozic
Charles A. Fiumefreddo
Edwin J. Garn
Wayne E. Hedien
James F. Higgins
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson
Joseph J. Kearns
Michael E. Nugent
Fergus Reid

Officers

Charles A. Fiumefreddo
Chairman of the Board

Mitchell M. Merin
President

Ronald E. Robison
Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer

Joseph J. McAlinden
Vice President

Barry Fink
Vice President

Amy R. Doberman
Vice President

Carsten Otto
Chief Compliance Officer

Stefanie V. Chang
Vice President

Francis J. Smith
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Thomas F. Caloia
Vice President

Mary E. Mullin
Secretary

Transfer Agent

Morgan Stanley Trust
Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Two
Jersey City, New Jersey 07311

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Two World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281

Investment Adviser

Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10020

The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Fund without examination by the independent auditors and accordingly they do not express an opinion thereon.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of the Fund. For more detailed information about the Fund, its fees and expenses and other pertinent information, please read its Prospectus. The Fund's Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Fund, including its trustees. It is available, without charge, by calling (800) 869-NEWS.

This report is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Fund unless preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus. Read the Prospectus carefully before investing.

Investments and services offered through Morgan Stanley DW Inc., member SIPC. Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc., member NASD.

© 2005 Morgan Stanley



37937RPT-RA05-00453P-Y04/05
MORGAN STANLEY FUNDS


Morgan Stanley
Flexible Income Trust






Semiannual Report
April 30, 2005
















Item 2.  Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.


Item 3.  Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.


Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Not applicable for semiannual reports.


Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.


Item 6.

Refer to Item 1.


Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable for semiannual reports.


Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

Applicable only to reports filed by closed-end funds.


Item 9. Closed-End Fund Repurchases

Applicable to reports filed by closed-end funds.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Not applicable.



Item 11. 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-CSR
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 registrant's internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal half-year
(the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that
has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits

(a) Code of Ethics - Not applicable for semiannual reports.

(b) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal
financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.

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                                   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 Flexible Income Trust

/s/ Ronald E. Robison
Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
June 16, 2005

         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 16, 2005

/s/ Francis Smith
Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer
June 16, 2005

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 12 B1

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                                 --------------

I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Morgan Stanley Flexible Income
     Trust;

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 financial statements and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
     assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
     a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
     presented in this report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officers 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) and internal
     control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) 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)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
     internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
     supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
     external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
     principles;

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 half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of
     an annual 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):

                                       4


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 controls
     over financial reporting.

Date: June 16, 2005

                                                 /s/ Ronald E. Robison
                                                 Ronald E. Robison
                                                 Principal Executive Officer

                                       5


                                                                   EXHIBIT 12 B2

                  CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

                                 CERTIFICATIONS
                                 --------------

I, Francis Smith, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Morgan Stanley Flexible Income
     Trust;

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 financial statements and other financial
     information included in this report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net
     assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include
     a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
     presented in this report;

4.   The registrant's other certifying officers 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) and internal
     control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) 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)   designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such
     internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our
     supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
     financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
     external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
     principles;

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 half-year (the registrant's second fiscal half-year in the case of
     an annual 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):

                                       6


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 controls
     over financial reporting.

Date: June 16, 2005
                                                   /s/ Francis Smith
                                                   Francis Smith
                                                   Principal Financial Officer



                                       7


                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

         In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the
above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2005 that is accompanied by
this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that:

1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Issuer.



Date: June 16, 2005                                /s/ Ronald E. Robison
                                                   ---------------------------
                                                   Ronald E. Robison
                                                   Principal Executive Officer


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust and will be retained by Morgan
Stanley Flexible Income Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.

                                       8


                            SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION

                Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust

         In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the "Report") of the
above-named issuer for the period ended April 30, 2005 that is accompanied by
this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies that:

1.       The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.       The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Issuer.



Date: June 16, 2005                                 /s/ Francis Smith
                                                    ----------------------
                                                    Francis Smith
                                                    Principal Financial Officer


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Morgan Stanley Flexible Income Trust and will be retained by Morgan
Stanley Flexible Income Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.

                                       9


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