-----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, DcpAmymDRxhXbT4J60Dg/n/lO/4St2IxUlEbxyubOBLgDz4bn4xZyq0tw2pvKMAO Cyi2ccJ8PlCjvWN5b2uVtg== 0000950123-08-012447.txt : 20081009 0000950123-08-012447.hdr.sgml : 20081009 20081009120827 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-08-012447 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CSRS PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 6 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20081009 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20081009 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20081009 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY BALANCED FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000932843 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 0131 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CSRS SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-07245 FILM NUMBER: 081115581 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 296-6963 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 522 FIFTH AVENUE CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY BALANCED GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20010618 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER BALANCED GROWTH FUND /NEW/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980804 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DEAN WITTER BALANCED GROWTH FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19941116 0000932843 S000002378 NONE C000006279 A BGRAX C000006280 B BGRBX C000006281 C BGRCX C000006282 I BGRDX N-CSRS 1 y65476nvcsrs.htm FORM N-CSRS N-CSRS
 
 
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: 811-07243
Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York   10036
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)
Randy Takian
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-296-6990
Date of fiscal year end: January 31, 2009
Date of reporting period: July 31, 2008
 
 
Item 1 — Report to Shareholders

 


 

     
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
  [MORGAN STANLEY LOGO]
 
 
Welcome, Shareholder:
 
 
In this report, you’ll learn about how your investment in Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund 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 months ended July 31, 2008
 

 
Total Return for the 6 Months Ended July 31, 2008
 
                                     
                                    Lipper
      Mixed-
                              Lehman
    Asset
                              Brothers
    Target
                        Russell
    U.S.
    Allocation
                        1000®
    Government/
    Growth
                        Value
    Credit
    Funds
Class A     Class B     Class C     Class I+     Index1     Index2     Index3
 
–7.27%
    –7.64%     –7.56%     –7.15%     –10.29%     –0.91%     –4.85%
                                     
 
+  Formerly Class D shares. Renamed Class I shares effective March 31, 2008.
 
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
 
 
The six-month period ended July 31, 2008 was difficult for stock and bond markets. The Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) aggressively sought to stabilize the markets and encourage liquidity through a number of policy measures. In mid-March some investors had hoped the worst of the credit market crisis had passed, leading stocks to rally through mid-May. However, the market gave back those gains in June and July as news from the economic front continued to be dismal. Stagflation (stagnant economic growth combined with rising inflation) became a greater concern as unemployment grew while surging oil prices and a weak dollar put upward pressure on inflation. With the housing market still deteriorating, more mortgage loan defaults and bankruptcies were expected to lead to further writedowns by financial institutions. Lingering questions about the health of the financial sector and a bleak outlook for consumer discretionary stocks drove considerable volatility in those sectors of the market. In contrast, the energy sector and, to a lesser extent, the materials sector still dominated, supported by the strength of their underlying commodity prices.
 
The fixed income market was tremendously volatile throughout the reporting period. In the first quarter of 2008, concerns about credit and liquidity, the weak housing market and potential for economic recession led investors to shun risky assets in favor of the relatively safe haven of high-quality government securities, boosting the performance of U.S. Treasuries while driving spreads in other sectors considerably wider. Despite a rebound in spread sector performance during the second quarter, the market retreated again in June and July as investors considered new credit concerns in the market.
 
In the corporate bond market, credit spreads tightened in the second quarter of the year after widening considerably in the first quarter. In fact, the investment grade corporate sector posted its best monthly return on record in April. However, in June and July, investors began demanding additional compensation for owning riskier assets, causing credit spreads to widen again. Within the investment grade sector, industrial and utilities were the top performers while financials continued to lag as many financial institutions recognized significant losses on mortgage-related securities.
 
Performance Analysis
 
 
All share classes of Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund outperformed the Russell 1000® Value Index and underperformed the Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Credit Index and the Lipper Mixed-Asset

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Target Allocation Growth Funds Index for the six months ended July 31, 2008, assuming no deduction of applicable sales charges.
 
The financials sector, in which the Fund was well positioned, was a key area of outperformance for the Fund relative to the Russell 1000 Value Index. Although the sector lost value on an absolute basis, holdings in insurance stocks declined less than those in the Russell 1000 Value Index during the period. Further, the Fund had lower exposure to banks and regional banks, which were some of the worst performing segments in the financials sector. The health care sector also contributed positively, with a turnaround in the performance of pharmaceuticals stocks. Similarly, a rebound in a software and services holding made the technology sector particularly beneficial to the Fund’s relative performance. The consumer staples sector also added to relative results, due to stock selection and the resulting overweight allocation in the sector. In particular, a large holding in a food and staples retailer performed well because the retailer effectively positioned itself for an economic downturn and saw an increase in consumer shopping at its stores.
 
However, the Fund did not fare so well in other areas. An underweight allocation in the energy sector hampered relative performance. As energy continued to be the top performing sector in the Russell 1000 Value Index, the Fund’s minimal exposure produced proportionately less gain than that of the Index. Stock selection in the industrials sector was disadvantageous due to the poor performance of an electrical engineering company that announced a large writedown early in 2008. The consumer discretionary sector was another area of weakness during the period, largely in media stocks which suffered in an environment of increased competition.
 
In the fixed income portion of the Fund, the primary detractor from performance was an allocation to non-agency mortgage securities, a group of securities not represented in the Lehman Brothers U.S. Government/Credit Index. Within this group of securities, the Fund holds CMOs (collateralized mortgage obligations) backed by pools of option adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), also known as MTA (moving treasury average) floaters, made primarily to Alt-A borrowers — those who have relatively strong credit but are not considered “prime” borrowers. Unfortunately, as a result of defaults in the subprime market, spreads on all residential and commercial mortgage-backed products widened during the period, hindering performance.
 
The Fund’s yield-curve positioning, however, was beneficial to performance. We underweighted longer-dated issues and overweighted intermediate-dated issues through the use of interest rate swaps. This strategy helped enhance returns as the spread between intermediate- and long-dated yields widened in the first quarter of the year. Additionally, an underweight position in investment-grade corporate bonds was beneficial given the corporate sector’s underperformance amid ongoing writedowns by many financial institutions during the period. This corporate bond positioning led to an overweight allocation to Treasury securities, which was also beneficial given the flight to quality that persisted throughout much of the period.
 
As of the end of the reporting period, the Fund held 66 percent in stocks and 34 percent in bonds.
 
There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform as discussed herein or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future.

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TOP 10 HOLDINGS as of 07/31/08    
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
    9 .0%
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    3 .1
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    2 .7
U.S. Treasury Securities
    2 .5
Bayer AG (ADR) (Germany)
    2 .3
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
    2 .2
Time Warner, Inc. 
    2 .0
Schering-Plough Corp.
    1 .8
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    1 .7
Citigroup, Inc.
    1 .7
 
         
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION++ as of 07/31/08    
Common Stocks
    64 .4%
Corporate Bonds
    13 .2
U.S. Government Agencies & Obligation
    10 .8
Short-Term Investments
    4 .5
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
    3 .2
Asset-Backed Securities
    2 .4
Convertible Preferred Stocks
    1 .2
Foreign Government Obligation
    0 .2
Put Options Purchased
    0 .1
 
++  Does not include open long/short futures contracts with an underlying face amount of $49,347,578 with net unrealized appreciation of $49,773. Also does not include open swap contracts with net unrealized appreciation of $1,754,614.
 
Subject to change daily. Provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities mentioned above. Top 10 holdings are as a percentage of net assets and portfolio composition are as a percentage of total investments. 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.
 
Investment Strategy
 
 
The Fund will normally invest at least 60 percent of its assets in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks and at least 25 percent of its assets in fixed-income securities. Within these limitations, the Fund’s “Investment Adviser,” Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc., may purchase or sell securities in any proportion it believes desirable based on its assessment of business, economic and investment conditions.
 
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. The semiannual reports and the annual reports are filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-CSRS and Form N-CSR, respectively. Morgan Stanley also delivers the semiannual and annual reports to fund shareholders 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

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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 Policy and Procedures
and Proxy Voting Record
 
 
You may obtain a copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures without charge, upon request, by calling toll free (800) 869-NEWS or by visiting the Mutual Fund Center on our Web site at www.morganstanley.com. It is also available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
You may obtain information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 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.
 
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) 869-NEWS, 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 July 31, 2008
 
                                     
                                     
      Class A Shares *     Class B Shares **     Class C Shares     Class I Shares ††    
      (since 07/28/97 )     (since 07/28/97 )     (since 03/28/95 )     (since 07/28/97 )    
Symbol
    BGRAX       BGRBX       BGRCX       BGRDX      
1 Year
    (9.34 )%4     (10.00 )%4     (9.98 )%4     (9.11 )%4    
      (14.10 5     (14.15 5     (10.80 5          
                                     
5 Years
    6.35   4     5.53   4     5.56   4     6.59   4    
      5.21   5     5.21   5     5.56   5          
                                     
10 Years
    4.36   4     3.72   4     3.58   4     4.61  4    
      3.80   5     3.72   5     3.58   5          
                                     
Since Inception
    5.05   4     4.46   4     7.17   4     5.29  4    
      4.53   5     4.46   5     7.17   5          
 
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 most recent month-end performance figures, please visit www.morganstanley.com/msim 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 I shares will vary due to differences in sales charges and expenses.
 
*    The maximum front-end sales charge for Class A is 5.25%.
**   The maximum contingent deferred sales charge (CDSC) for Class B is 5.0%. The CDSC declines to 0% after six years. Effective April 2005, Class B shares will generally convert to Class A shares approximately eight years after the end of the calendar month in which the shares were purchased. Performance for periods greater than eight years reflects this conversion.
†    The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for Class C is 1.0% for shares redeemed within one year of purchase.
††   Class I (formerly Class D) has no sales charge.
(1)  The Russell 1000® Value Index measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 1000® Index with lower price -to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Index is unmanaged and its 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 Lehman Brothers 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. The Index is unmanaged and its returns do not include any sales charges or fees. Such costs would lower performance. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.
(3)  The Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index is an equally-weighted performance index of the largest qualifying funds (based on net assets) in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth 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. The Fund was in the Lipper Mixed-Asset Target Allocation Growth Funds Index as of the date of this report.
(4)  Figure shown assumes reinvestment of all distributions and does not reflect the deduction of any sales charges.
(5)  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 advisory 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 02/01/08 – 07/31/08.
 
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.
 
                         
            Expenses Paid
    Beginning
  Ending
  During Period@
    Account Value   Account Value   02/01/08 –
    02/01/08   07/31/08   07/31/08
Class A
                       
Actual (–7.27% return)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 927.30     $ 4.98  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.69     $ 5.22  
Class B
                       
Actual (–7.64% return)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 923.60     $ 8.56  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.96     $ 8.97  
Class C
                       
Actual (–7.56% return)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 924.40     $ 8.56  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,015.96     $ 8.97  
Class I@@
                       
Actual (–7.15% return)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 928.50     $ 3.79  
Hypothetical (5% annual return before expenses)
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.93     $ 3.97  
  @   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios of 1.04%, 1.79%, 1.79% and 0.79% for Class A, Class B, Class C and Class I shares, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).
 
 @@   Formerly Class D shares. Renamed Class I shares effective March 31, 2008.

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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 (as defined herein) under the Advisory Agreement, including portfolio management, investment research and equity 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 (as defined herein) under the Administration Agreement, including accounting, clerical, bookkeeping, compliance, business management and planning, and the provision of supplies, office space and utilities at the Investment 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 advisory and administrative 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
 
 
On a regular basis, the Board reviews the performance of all funds in the Morgan Stanley Fund Complex, including the Fund, compared to their peers, paying specific attention to the underperforming funds. In addition, the Board specifically reviewed the Fund’s performance for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended December 31, 2007, as shown in a report provided by Lipper (the “Lipper Report”), compared to the performance of comparable funds selected by Lipper (the “performance peer group”). The Board also discussed with the Adviser the performance goals and the actual results achieved in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the Fund’s performance was competitive with that of its performance peer group.
 
Fees Relative to Other Proprietary Funds Managed by the Adviser with Comparable Investment Strategies
 
 
The Board reviewed the advisory and administrative fee (together, the “management fee”) rate paid by the Fund under the Management Agreement. The Board noted that the management fee rate was comparable to the

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management fee rates charged by the Adviser to other proprietary 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 as compared to the average management fee rate and average total expense ratio for funds, selected by Lipper (the “expense peer group”), managed by other advisers with investment strategies comparable to those of the Fund, as shown in the Lipper Report. The Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee rate and total expense ratio were competitive with those of its 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 includes a breakpoint. The Board also reviewed the level of the Fund’s management fee and noted that the fee, as a percentage of the Fund’s net assets, would decrease as net assets increase because the management fee includes a breakpoint. The Board concluded that the Fund’s management fee would reflect economies of scale as assets increase.
 
Profitability of the Adviser and Affiliates
 
 
The Board considered information concerning the costs incurred and profits realized by the Adviser and affiliates during the last year from their relationship with the Fund and during the last two years from their relationship with the Morgan Stanley Fund Complex and reviewed with the Adviser the cost allocation methodology used to determine the profitability of the Adviser and affiliates. Based on its review of the information it received, the Board concluded that the profits earned by the Adviser and 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 affiliates from their relationship with the Fund and the Morgan Stanley Fund Complex, such as sales charges on sales of Class A shares and “float” benefits derived from handling of checks for purchases and sales of Fund shares, through a broker-dealer affiliate of the Adviser and “soft dollar” benefits (discussed in the next section). The Board also considered that, from time to time, the Adviser may, directly or indirectly, effect trades on behalf of certain Morgan Stanley Funds through various electronic communications networks or other alternative trading systems in which the Adviser’s affiliates have ownership interests and/or board seats. The Board also considered that a broker-dealer affiliate of the Adviser receives from the Fund 12b-1 fees for distribution and shareholder

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services. The Board concluded that the fall-out benefits were relatively small and the sales charges and 12b-1 fees were competitive with those of other broker-dealers.
 
Soft Dollar Benefits
 
 
The Board considered whether the Adviser realizes any benefits as a result of brokerage transactions executed through “soft dollar” arrangements. Under such arrangements, brokerage commissions paid by the Fund and/or other funds managed by the Adviser would be used to pay for research that a securities broker obtains from third parties, or to pay for both research and execution services from securities brokers who effect transactions for the Fund. The Board recognized that the receipt of such research from brokers may reduce the Adviser’s costs but concluded that the receipt of such research strengthens the investment management resources of the Adviser, which may ultimately benefit the Fund and other funds in the Morgan Stanley Fund Complex.
 
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 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.
 
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 that 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 Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
                 
NUMBER OF
       
SHARES       VALUE
 
 
        Common Stocks (64.4%)        
        Aerospace & Defense (1.2%)        
  57,910    
Raytheon Co. 
  $ 3,296,816  
                 
        Air Freight/Couriers (0.3%)        
  11,660    
FedEx Corp. 
    919,274  
                 
        Airlines (0.3%)        
  40,900    
Continental Airlines, Inc. (Class B) (a)
    561,557  
  23,300    
UAL Corp. 
    193,623  
                 
              755,180  
                 
        Beverages: Non-Alcoholic (0.9%)        
  36,920    
Coca-Cola Co. (The)
    1,901,380  
  24,627    
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. 
    509,040  
                 
              2,410,420  
                 
        Cable/Satellite TV (1.1%)        
  141,453    
Comcast Corp. (Class A)
    2,916,761  
                 
        Casino/Gaming (0.0%)        
  4,685    
Fitzgeralds Gaming Corp. (g)
    0  
                 
        Chemicals: Major Diversified (2.7%)        
  72,050    
Bayer AG (ADR) (Germany)
    6,223,376  
  24,080    
Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours & Co. 
    1,054,945  
                 
              7,278,321  
                 
        Computer Communications (0.6%)        
  75,880    
Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)
    1,668,601  
                 
        Computer Peripherals (0.2%)        
  28,460    
EMC Corp. (a)
    427,185  
                 
        Computer Processing Hardware (0.9%)        
  56,222    
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    2,518,746  
                 
        Department Stores (0.5%)        
  66,600    
MACY’S Inc. 
    1,252,746  
                 
        Discount Stores (2.6%)        
  123,090    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    7,215,536  
                 
        Drugstore Chains (0.0%)        
  88,130    
Rite Aid Corp. (a)
    112,806  
                 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                 
NUMBER OF
       
SHARES       VALUE
 
 
        Electric Utilities (3.7%)        
  103,580    
American Electric Power Co., Inc. 
  $ 4,091,410  
  16,458    
Entergy Corp. 
    1,759,689  
  42,390    
FirstEnergy Corp. 
    3,117,785  
  35,300    
NRG Energy, Inc. (a)
    1,281,037  
                 
              10,249,921  
                 
        Electronics/Appliances (0.5%)        
  34,780    
Sony Corp. (ADR) (Japan)
    1,310,163  
                 
        Finance/Rental/Leasing (0.5%)        
  30,279    
Capital One Financial Corp. 
    1,267,479  
                 
        Financial Conglomerates (4.2%)        
  140,013    
Citigroup, Inc. 
    2,616,843  
  203,437    
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    8,265,645  
  79,025    
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (ADR) (Japan)
    751,528  
                 
              11,634,016  
                 
        Food: Major Diversified (2.5%)        
  16,069    
ConAgra Foods Inc. 
    348,376  
  79,387    
Kraft Foods Inc. (Class A)
    2,526,094  
  146,410    
Unilever N.V. (NY Registered Shares) (Netherlands)
    4,057,021  
                 
              6,931,491  
                 
        Food: Specialty/Candy (1.1%)        
  62,969    
Cadbury PLC (ADR) (United Kingdom)
    2,982,842  
                 
        Home Improvement Chains (0.4%)        
  46,800    
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    1,115,244  
                 
        Household/Personal Care (1.4%)        
  31,870    
Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) (Class A)
    1,405,467  
  16,530    
Kimberly-Clark Corp. 
    955,930  
  21,500    
Procter & Gamble Co. (The)
    1,407,820  
                 
              3,769,217  
                 
        Industrial Conglomerates (2.8%)        
  104,010    
General Electric Co. 
    2,942,443  
  23,150    
Siemens AG (ADR) (Germany)
    2,809,947  
  40,627    
Tyco International Ltd. (ADR) (Bermuda)
    1,810,339  
                 
              7,562,729  
                 
        Insurance Brokers/Services (2.2%)        
  209,486    
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. 
    5,917,980  
                 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                 
NUMBER OF
       
SHARES       VALUE
 
 
        Integrated Oil (3.3%)        
  23,300    
BP PLC (ADR) (United Kingdom)
  $ 1,431,552  
  14,466    
ConocoPhillips
    1,180,715  
  29,640    
Exxon Mobil Corp. 
    2,383,945  
  58,000    
Royal Dutch Shell PLC (ADR) (Class A) (United Kingdom)
    4,105,820  
                 
              9,102,032  
                 
        Investment Banks/Brokers (1.4%)        
  58,215    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. 
    1,551,430  
  100,960    
Schwab (Charles) Corp. (The)
    2,310,974  
                 
              3,862,404  
                 
        Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds (1.2%)        
  156,222    
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (ETF)
    3,379,082  
                 
        Life/Health Insurance (0.4%)        
  93,148    
Aegon N.V. (NY Registered Shares) (Netherlands)
    1,087,969  
                 
        Major Banks (3.0%)        
  77,619    
Bank of America Corp. 
    2,553,665  
  42,301    
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (ADR) (Japan)
    371,403  
  46,966    
PNC Financial Services Group
    3,348,206  
  100    
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. 
    770,450  
  29,605    
SunTrust Banks, Inc. 
    1,215,581  
                 
              8,259,305  
                 
        Major Telecommunications (1.6%)        
  129,647    
Verizon Communications, Inc. 
    4,413,184  
                 
        Media Conglomerates (3.2%)        
  349,060    
Time Warner, Inc. 
    4,998,539  
  131,586    
Viacom Inc. (Class B) (a)
    3,675,197  
                 
              8,673,736  
                 
        Medical Distributors (0.3%)        
  13,000    
Cardinal Health, Inc. 
    698,490  
                 
        Medical Specialties (1.3%)        
  128,440    
Boston Scientific Corp. (a)
    1,527,152  
  41,407    
Covidien Ltd. 
    2,038,881  
                 
              3,566,033  
                 
        Motor Vehicles (0.3%)        
  24,963    
Harley-Davidson, Inc. 
    944,600  
                 
        Multi-Line Insurance (0.5%)        
  21,475    
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (The)
    1,361,300  
                 
        Oil & Gas Pipelines (0.3%)        
  25,470    
Williams Companies, Inc. (The)
    816,314  
                 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                 
NUMBER OF
       
SHARES       VALUE
 
 
        Oil & Gas Production (1.7%)        
  13,370    
Devon Energy Corp. 
  $ 1,268,679  
  42,360    
Occidental Petroleum Corp. 
    3,339,239  
                 
              4,607,918  
                 
        Oilfield Services/Equipment (0.4%)        
  11,920    
Schlumberger Ltd. (ADR) (Netherlands Antilles)
    1,211,072  
                 
        Other Consumer Services (1.0%)        
  111,140    
eBay Inc. (a)
    2,797,394  
                 
        Packaged Software (0.6%)        
  28,830    
Oracle Corp. (a)
    620,710  
  47,977    
Symantec Corp. (a)
    1,010,875  
                 
              1,631,585  
                 
        Pharmaceuticals: Major (7.3%)        
  71,240    
Abbott Laboratories
    4,013,662  
  145,110    
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 
    3,064,723  
  51,450    
Novartis AG (ADR) (Switzerland)
    3,053,558  
  33,720    
Roche Holdings Ltd. (ADR) (Switzerland)
    3,113,199  
  227,510    
Schering-Plough Corp. 
    4,795,911  
  46,730    
Wyeth
    1,893,500  
                 
              19,934,553  
                 
        Precious Metals (0.6%)        
  36,790    
Newmont Mining Corp. 
    1,764,448  
                 
        Property – Casualty Insurers (2.1%)        
  55,601    
Chubb Corp. (The)
    2,671,072  
  71,253    
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
    3,143,682  
                 
              5,814,754  
                 
        Restaurants (0.5%)        
  87,080    
Starbucks Corp. (a)
    1,279,205  
                 
        Semiconductors (0.7%)        
  81,226    
Intel Corp. 
    1,802,405  
                 
        Specialty Stores (0.1%)        
  57,532    
Office Depot, Inc. (a)
    391,218  
                 
        Telecommunication Equipment (0.8%)        
  342,120    
Alcatel-Lucent (ADR) (France)
    2,056,141  
                 
        Tobacco (1.2%)        
  49,520    
Altria Group, Inc. 
    1,007,732  
  42,720    
Philip Morris International Inc. 
    2,206,485  
                 
              3,214,217  
                 
        Total Common Stocks (Cost $184,679,573)     176,182,833  
                 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                 
NUMBER OF
       
SHARES       VALUE
 
 
        Convertible Preferred Stocks (1.2%)        
        Financial Conglomerates (0.5%)        
  30,500    
Citigroup Inc. (Series T) $3.25
  $ 1,349,320  
                 
        Major Banks (0.7%)        
  1,500    
Bank of America Corp. (Series L) $72.50
    1,399,500  
  715    
Wachovia Corp. Class A (Series L) $75.00
    633,332  
                 
              2,032,832  
                 
        Total Convertible Perferred Stocks (Cost $3,996,420)     3,382,152  
                 
                 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE  
DATE
   
 
        Corporate Bonds (13.2%)                      
        Accident & Health Insurance (0.0%)                      
$ 115    
Travelers Companies, Inc. (The)
    5 .80 %   05/15/18     112,121  
                               
        Aerospace & Defense (0.1%)                      
  342    
Systems 2001 Asset Trust – 144A (Cayman Islands) (b)
    6 .664     09/15/13     349,194  
                               
        Agricultural Commodities/Milling (0.1%)                      
  160    
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 
    5 .45     03/15/18     154,706  
                               
        Airlines (0.1%)                      
  415    
America West Airlines, Inc. (Series 01-1)
    7 .10     04/02/21     366,833  
                               
        Beverages: Alcoholic (0.3%)                      
  250    
FBG Finance Ltd.-144A (Australia) (b)
    5 .125     06/15/15     232,423  
  440    
Miller Brewing Co. – 144A (b)
    4 .25     08/15/08     440,157  
                               
                            672,580  
                               
        Biotechnology (0.1%)                      
  205    
Amgen Inc. 
    5 .85     06/01/17     205,610  
  165    
Biogen Idec Inc. 
    6 .875     03/01/18     167,529  
                               
                            373,139  
                               
        Broadcasting (0.1%)                      
  200    
Grupo elevisa S.A. – 144A (Mexico) (b)
    6 .00     05/15/18     195,073  
                               
        Cable/Satellite TV (0.2%)                      
  75    
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. 
    6 .75     01/30/11     77,628  
  395    
Comcast Corp. 
    5 .70     05/15/18     375,473  
                               
                            453,101  
                               
        Chemicals: Agricultural (0.0%)                      
  45    
Monsanto Co. 
    5 .125     04/15/18     44,055  
                               
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
        Chemicals: Major Diversified (0.1%)                      
$ 95    
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 
    6 .00 %   07/15/18   $ 96,314  
  240    
ICI Wilmington Inc. 
    4 .375     12/01/08     240,178  
                               
                            336,492  
                               
        Computer Processing Hardware (0.1%)                      
  190    
Dell Inc – 144A (b)
    5 .65     04/15/18     185,487  
  75    
Hewlett-Packard Co. 
    5 .50     03/01/18     73,820  
                               
                            259,307  
                               
        Department Stores (0.2%)                      
  50    
Federated Department Stores, Inc. 
    6 .625     09/01/08     50,034  
  480    
General Electric Capital Corp. 
    5 .625     05/01/18     467,671  
  80    
May Department Stores Co. 
    5 .95     11/01/08     79,981  
                               
                            597,686  
                               
        Discount Stores (0.1%)                      
  260    
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 
    4 .25     04/15/13     258,884  
                               
        Diversified Manufacturing (0.1%)                      
  380    
Tyco Electronics Group S.A. (Luxembourg)
    5 .95     01/15/14     377,237  
                               
        Drugstore Chains (0.2%)                      
  50    
CVS Caremark Corp. 
    5 .75     06/01/17     48,965  
  110    
CVS Corp. 
    5 .75     08/15/11     112,885  
  289    
CVS Lease Pass Through – 144A (b)
    6 .036     12/10/28     269,254  
  85    
Walgreen Co. 
    4 .875     08/01/13     84,921  
                               
                            516,025  
                               
        Electric Utilities (1.2%)                      
  320    
Arizona Public Service Co. 
    5 .80     06/30/14     305,285  
  360    
Carolina Power & Light Co. 
    5 .125     09/15/13     364,448  
  95    
CenterPoint Energy Resources, Corp. 
    6 .25     02/01/37     84,125  
  55    
CenterPoint Energy Resources, Corp. (Series B)
    7 .875     04/01/13     58,903  
  125    
Consolidated Natural Gas Co. (Series C)
    6 .25     11/01/11     129,426  
  200    
Consumers Energy Co. (Series H)
    4 .80     02/17/09     200,555  
  165    
Detroit Edison Co. (The)
    6 .125     10/01/10     170,901  
  310    
E.ON International Finance BV – 144A (Netherlands) (b)
    5 .80     04/30/18     305,087  
  285    
Entergy Gulf States, Inc. 
    3 .082(e)     12/01/09     282,287  
  210    
Israel Electric Corp. Ltd. – 144A (Israel) (b)
    7 .25     01/15/19     208,383  
  120    
Ohio Edison Co. 
    6 .40     07/15/16     117,760  
  330    
Ohio Power Company (Series K)
    6 .00     06/01/16     324,802  
  105    
Peco Energy Co. 
    5 .35     03/01/18     102,949  
  95    
PPL Energy Supply L.L.C. 
    6 .30     07/15/13     95,403  
  205    
Public Service Electric & Gas Co. (Series B)
    5 .00     01/01/13     206,618  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
$ 140    
Texas Eastern Transmission
    7 .00 %   07/15/32   $ 134,737  
  110    
Union Electric Co. 
    6 .70     02/01/19     111,187  
                               
                            3,202,856  
                               
        Electrical Products (0.1%)                      
  340    
Cooper Industries, Inc. 
    5 .25     11/15/12     341,975  
                               
        Electronic Components (0.1%)                      
  245    
Phillps Electronic N.V. (Netherlands)
    5 .75     03/11/18     242,390  
                               
        Electronic Equipment/Instruments (0.1%)                      
  135    
Xerox Corp. 
    6 .35     05/15/18     130,825  
                               
        Electronic Production Equipment (0.1%)                      
  175    
KLA-Tencor Corp. 
    6 .90     05/01/18     171,284  
                               
        Electronics/Appliances (0.1%)                      
  150    
LG Electronics Inc. – 144A (South Korea) (b)
    5 .00     06/17/10     148,324  
                               
        Finance (0.0%)                      
  100    
Pearson Dollar Finance Two PLC – 144A (United Kingdom) (b)
    6 .25     05/06/18     97,457  
                               
        Finance/Rental/Leasing (0.2%)                      
  290    
CIT Group Inc. (Series MTN)
    4 .75     08/15/08     289,586  
  385    
Nationwide Building Society – 144A (United Kingdom) (b)
    4 .25     02/01/10     379,295  
                               
                            668,881  
                               
        Financial Conglomerates (0.8%)                      
  1,000    
Associates Corp. of North America
    6 .25     11/01/08     1,006,136  
  55    
Bank One Corp. (Series A)
    6 .00     02/17/09     55,269  
  55    
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (Canada)
    5 .80     04/25/17     49,228  
  215    
Citigroup Inc. 
    5 .875     05/29/37     178,654  
  285    
Citigroup Inc. 
    6 .125     11/21/17     273,651  
  140    
Citigroup Inc. 
    6 .125     05/15/18     134,237  
  265    
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    4 .75     05/01/13     255,794  
  100    
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 
    6 .00     01/15/18     97,196  
  80    
Prudential Financial, Inc. 
    6 .625     12/01/37     74,541  
                               
                            2,124,706  
                               
        Food Retail (0.1%)                      
  45    
Delhaize America, Inc. 
    9 .00     04/15/31     51,836  
  90    
Kroger Co. (The)
    5 .00     04/15/13     88,533  
  20    
Kroger Co. (The)
    6 .40     08/15/17     20,474  
                               
                            160,843  
                               
        Food: Major Diversified (0.2%)                      
  170    
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    7 .00     10/01/28     165,774  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

17


 

Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
$ 55    
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    8 .25 %   09/15/30   $ 60,976  
  65    
General Mills, Inc. 
    5 .25     08/15/13     64,860  
  235    
Draft Foods Inc. 
    6 .125     08/23/18     229,557  
                               
                            521,167  
                               
        Foods & Beverages (0.0%)                      
  85    
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. – 144A (b)
    6 .82     05/01/18     85,618  
                               
        Gas Distributors (0.2%)                      
  55    
Equitable Resources, Inc. 
    6 .50     04/01/18     55,166  
  260    
NiSource Finance Corp. 
    3 .208(e)     11/23/09     252,899  
  120    
NiSource Finance Corp. 
    6 .80     01/15/19     117,019  
  170    
Questar Market Resources, Inc. 
    6 .80     04/01/18     169,941  
                               
                            595,025  
                               
        Home Improvement Chains (0.2%)                      
  460    
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    2 .901(e)     12/16/09     450,733  
  155    
Home Depot, Inc. (The)
    5 .40     03/01/16     141,874  
                               
                            592,607  
                               
        Hotels/Resorts/Cruiselines (0.1%)                      
  140    
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 
    6 .75     05/15/18     126,887  
                               
        Industrial Conglomerates (0.5%)                      
  975    
General Electric Co. 
    5 .25     12/06/17     946,308  
  150    
Honeywell International Inc. 
    5 .30     03/01/18     146,748  
  180    
Textron Financial Corp. (Series MTN)
    5 .125     02/03/11     179,861  
                               
                            1,272,917  
                               
        Industrial Machinery (0.0%)                      
  130    
Parker Hannifin Corp. (Series MTN)
    5 .50     05/15/18     130,176  
                               
        Industrial Specialties (0.1%)                      
  140    
Cox Communications, Inc. – 144A (b)
    6 .25     06/01/18     138,122  
                               
        Insurance Brokers/Services (0.2%)                      
  700    
Farmers Exchange Capital – 144A (b)
    7 .05     07/15/28     576,950  
                               
        Integrated Oil (0.2%)                      
  280    
ConcoPhillips
    5 .20     05/15/18     277,121  
  160    
Marathon Oil Corp. 
    6 .00     10/01/17     158,268  
  135    
Petro-Canada (Canada)
    6 .05     05/15/18     132,683  
                               
                            568,072  
                               
        Investment Banks/Brokers (0.7%)                      
  190    
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (The)
    6 .40     10/02/17     186,393  
  205    
Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. (The)
    7 .25     02/01/18     213,471  
  245    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    6 .15     04/01/18     236,431  
  530    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    6 .75     10/01/37     469,820  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

18


 

Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
$ 105    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 
    5 .75 %   01/03/17   $ 90,666  
  210    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 
    6 .50     07/19/17     189,862  
  470    
Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. 
    6 .875     07/17/37     390,579  
  210    
NYSE Euronext
    4 .80     06/28/13     207,934  
                               
                            1,985,156  
                               
        Major Banks (1.3%)                      
  390    
Bank of America Corp. 
    5 .65     05/01/18     364,711  
  185    
Bank of America Corp. 
    5 .75     12/01/17     173,891  
  130    
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Series MTN)
    4 .50     04/01/13     125,222  
  425    
Credit Suisse New York
    6 .00     02/15/18     407,654  
  225    
HBOS PLC – 144A (United Kingdom) (b)
    6 .75     05/21/18     203,202  
  225    
HSBC Finance Corp. 
    6 .75     05/15/11     233,742  
  250    
Huntington National Bank (Series T)
    4 .375     01/15/10     237,972  
  175    
Popular North America, Inc. (Series F)
    5 .65     04/15/09     173,169  
  585    
Unicredit Luxembourg Finance S.A. – 144A (Luxembourg) (b)
    2 .846     10/24/08     584,710  
  575    
Wachoiva Corp. (Series MTN)
    5 .50     05/01/13     531,433  
  420    
Wells Fargo & Co. 
    5 .625     12/11/17     401,001  
                               
                            3,436,707  
                               
        Major Telecommunications (0.9%)                      
  65    
AT&T Corp. 
    8 .00     11/15/31     74,033  
  385    
AT&T Inc. 
    6 .30     01/15/38     363,369  
  120    
Deutsche Telekom International Finance Corp. NV (Netherlands)
    8 .25     06/15/30     133,878  
  265    
France Telecom S.A. (France)
    8 .50     03/01/31     314,473  
  230    
SBC Communications, Inc. 
    6 .15     09/15/34     213,651  
  200    
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
    4 .00     01/15/10     197,064  
  210    
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
    4 .00     11/15/08     210,000  
  80    
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
    4 .95     09/30/14     73,383  
  85    
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
    6 .999     06/04/18     84,649  
  260    
Telefonica Europe BV (Netherlands)
    8 .25     09/15/30     295,264  
  230    
Verzon Communications Inc. 
    5 .50     02/15/18     220,358  
  400    
Verizon New England Inc. 
    6 .50     09/15/11     410,714  
                               
                            2,590,836  
                               
        Managed Health Care (0.0%)                      
  140    
Unitedhealth Group Inc. 
    6 .00     02/15/18     134,172  
                               
        Media Conglomerates (0.4%)                      
  140    
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    6 .75     07/01/18     141,437  
  355    
Time Warner, Inc. 
    2 .915(e)     11/13/09     347,000  
  95    
Time Warner, Inc. 
    5 .875     11/15/16     89,175  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

19


 

Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
$ 245    
Viacom, Inc. 
    6 .875 %   04/30/36   $ 221,142  
  240    
Vivendi – 144A (France) (b)
    6 .625     04/04/18     234,448  
                               
                            1,033,202  
                               
        Medical Specialties (0.2%)                      
  110    
Baxter International Inc. 
    4 .625     03/15/15     105,992  
  135    
Baxter International Inc. 
    5 .375     06/01/18     132,964  
  180    
Covidien International Finance SA – 144A (Luxembourg) (b)
    6 .00     10/15/17     180,410  
                               
                            419,366  
                               
        Motor Vehicles (0.1%)                      
  175    
DaimlerChryster North American Holdings Co. 
    8 .50     01/18/31     187,778  
  140    
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. – 144A (b)
    6 .80     06/15/18     135,541  
                               
                            323,319  
                               
        Multi-Line Insurance (0.3%)                      
  590    
AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VI – 144A (b)
    6 .30     05/10/11     588,240  
  20    
American General Finance Corp. (Series I)
    4 .625     05/15/09     19,697  
  290    
American General Finance Corp. (Series H)
    4 .625     09/01/10     271,281  
                               
                            879,218  
                               
        Oil & Gas Pipelines (0.2%)                      
  100    
Gaz Capital S.A. – 144A (Luxembourg) (b)
    6 .51     03/07/22     88,400  
  115    
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners. L.P. 
    5 .95     02/15/18     112,106  
  290    
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. 
    6 .70     05/15/36     270,837  
                               
                            471,343  
                               
        Oil & Gas Production (0.1%)                      
  220    
XTO Energy, Inc. 
    5 .50     06/15/18     206,354  
                               
        Oil Refining/Marketing (0.1%)                      
  90    
Marathon Oil Corp. 
    5 .90     03/15/18     87,711  
  245    
Valero Energy Corp. 
    3 .50     04/01/09     244,527  
                               
                            332,238  
                               
        Oilfield Services/Equipment (0.0%)                      
  120    
Wealtherford International Ltd. (Bermuda)
    6 .00     03/15/18     118,657  
                               
        Other Metals/Minerals (0.2%)                      
  405    
Brascan Corp. (Canada)
    7 .125     06/15/12     410,067  
  180    
Rio Tinto Finance Ltd. (Australia)
    6 .50     07/15/18     180,827  
                               
                            590,894  
                               
        Packaged Software (0.1%)                      
  245    
Oracle Corp. 
    5 .75     04/15/18     244,884  
                               
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

20


 

Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
        Pharmaceuticals: Major (0.3%)                      
$ 165    
AstraSeneca PLC (United Kingdom)
    5 .90 %   09/15/17   $ 169,955  
  275    
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 
    5 .45     05/01/18     271,808  
  255    
GlaxoSmithKline Capital Inc. 
    5 .65     05/15/18     255,449  
  100    
Wyeth
    5 .45     04/01/17     99,890  
  35    
Wyeth
    5 .50     02/15/16     35,040  
                               
                            832,142  
                               
        Property-Casualty Insurers (0.7%)                      
  135    
ACE INA Holdings Inc. 
    5 .60     05/15/15     131,299  
  370    
Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp. – 144A (b)
    5 .40     05/15/18     364,488  
  35    
Chubb Corp. 
    5 .75     05/15/18     33,727  
  660    
Mantis Reef Ltd. – 144A (Cayman Islands) (b)
    4 .692     11/14/08     658,227  
  135    
Platinum Underwriters Finance Inc. (Series B)
    7 .50     06/01/17     127,072  
  630    
Xlliac Global Funding – 144A (b)
    4 .80     08/10/10     609,780  
                               
                            1,924,593  
                               
        Railroads (0.1%)                      
  210    
Burlington Santa Fe Corp. 
    6 .125     03/15/09     211,720  
  40    
Canadian National Railway Co. (Canada)
    5 .55     05/15/18     39,095  
  100    
Korea Railroad Corp. – 144A (Korea) (b)
    5 .375     05/15/13     99,067  
                               
                            349,882  
                               
        Real Estate Development (0.3%)                      
  526    
World Financial Properties – 144A (b)
    6 .91     09/01/13     521,475  
  284    
World Financial Properties – 144A (b)
    6 .95     09/01/13     280,256  
                               
                            801,731  
                               
        Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.1%)                      
  180    
iStar Financial Inc. 
    3 .027(e)     03/09/10     141,370  
  55    
Prologis
    6 .625     05/15/18     51,178  
                               
                            192,548  
                               
        Restaurants (0.1%)                      
  255    
Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc. 
    8 .875     04/15/11     274,616  
                               
        Savings Banks (0.4%)                      
  60    
Household Finance Corp. 
    4 .125     12/15/08     59,947  
  175    
Household Finance Corp. 
    5 .875     02/01/09     176,175  
  135    
Household Finance Corp. 
    6 .375     10/15/11     138,337  
  580    
Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. 
    3 .031(e)     03/23/10     488,916  
  290    
Washington Mutual Bank
    5 .50     01/15/13     200,281  
  225    
Washington Mutual Inc. 
    8 .25     04/01/10     146,298  
                               
                            1,209,954  
                               
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

21


 

Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
        Services to the Health Industry (0.1%)                      
$ 145    
Medco Health Solutions Inc. 
    7 .125 %   03/15/18   $ 148,734  
                               
        Specialty Steels (0.0%)                      
  110    
GTL Trade Finance Inc. – 144A (Virgin Islands) (b)
    7 .25     10/20/17     109,720  
                               
        Steel (0.1%)                      
  170    
ArcelorMittal – 144A (Luxembourg) (b)
    6 .125     06/01/18     163,547  
                               
        Tobacco (0.1%)                      
  240    
Philip Morris International Inc. 
    5 .65     05/16/18     232,879  
                               
        Wireless Telecommunications (0.0%)                      
  80    
Vodafone Group PLC
    5 .625     02/27/17     76,946  
                               
        Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $37,351,874)     36,047,153  
                 
        U.S. Government Agency & Obligation (2.7%)                      
  550    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
    5 .125     11/17/17     571,103  
  6,250    
U.S. Treasury Bond
    5 .375     02/15/31     6,869,631  
                               
        Total U.S. Government Agency & Obligation (Cost $7,470,317)     7,440,734  
                 
        Foreign Government Obligation (0.3%)                      
  565    
Federation Republic of Brazil (Brazil) (Cost $576,855)
    6 .00     01/17/17     578,560  
                               
        Mortgage-Backed Securities (8.1%)                      
  27    
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
    7 .50     06/01/11-08/01/11     28,216  
       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Gold
                     
  115           6 .50     01/01/31     119,508  
  232           7 .50     10/01/29-06/01/32     249,492  
       
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
                     
  523           6 .50     07/01/32-08/01/32     540,743  
  1,820           7 .00     07/01/18-11/01/34     1,921,675  
  450           7 .00     (c)     469,037  
  1,403           7 .50     08/01/23-09/01/35     1,510,501  
  457           8 .00     05/01/24-02/01/32     494,162  
              9 .50     12/01/20     7,181  
  49    
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. Dwarfs
    7 .00     07/01/11-06/01/12     51,928  
       
Federal National Mortgage Assoc. (ARM)
                     
  2,110           5 .766     01/01/36     2,162,076  
  2,047           5 .772     01/01/36     2,097,145  
  945           5 .783     03/01/36     966,312  
  1,007           5 .819     12/01/35     1,033,453  
  1,034           5 .832     10/01/35     1,060,524  
  864           5 .833     11/01/35     886,910  
  806           5 .872     03/01/36     824,666  
  957           6 .232     05/01/36     970,487  
  904           6 .247     05/01/36     914,974  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
$ 2,042           6 .248 %   04/01/36   $ 2,082,944  
  746           6 .257     05/01/36     761,741  
  956           6 .286     07/01/36     966,342  
  634           6 .291     07/01/36     642,178  
  1,236           6 .302     04/01/36     1,252,746  
       
General National Mortgage Assoc.
                     
  92           7 .50     08/15/23-06/15/27     98,482  
  86           8 .00     04/15/26-08/15/26     93,751  
                               
        Total Mortgage-Backed Securities (Cost $22,258,020)     22,207,174  
                 
        Asset-Backed Securities (2.4%)                      
       
Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust
                     
  834    
2006-2 A3A
    4 .98     05/15/11     843,483  
  121    
2006-SN1A A3-144A (b)
    5 .31     10/20/09     120,771  
  875    
2007-SN1 A3B
    2 .531     07/15/10     871,923  
       
Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust
                     
  142    
2006-A A3
    5 .57     05/25/10     143,533  
       
Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust
                     
  825    
2007-A1 A1
    2 .791     03/22/12     815,409  
       
CNH Equipment Trust
                     
  96    
2005-B A3
    4 .27     01/15/10     96,462  
       
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
                     
  199    
2006-A A3
    5 .05     03/15/10     200,117  
       
GE Equipment Small Ticket LLC
                     
  211    
2005-2A A3-144A (b)
    4 .88     10/22/09     211,085  
       
GS Auto Loan Trust
                     
  164    
2006-1 A3
    5 .37     12/15/10     165,341  
       
Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust
                     
  788    
2005-1 A2
    3 .76     12/17/12     790,604  
  542    
2005-2 A2
    4 .07     02/15/12     545,175  
  119    
2005-3 A2
    4 .41     06/15/12     120,160  
       
Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC
                     
  650    
2005-2A A2-144A (b)
    4 .93     02/25/10     648,485  
       
Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust
                     
  172    
2005-6 A3
    4 .85     10/19/09     172,865  
       
Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust
                     
  54    
2005-A A3
    3 .98     11/16/09     54,276  
       
MBNA Master Credit Card Trust
                     
  290    
1999-B A
    5 .90     08/15/11     294,688  
       
National City Auto Receivables Trust
                     
  167    
2004-A A4
    2 .88     05/15/11     167,505  
       
Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust
                     
  39    
2005-B A3
    3 .99     07/15/09     39,262  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
       
TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Co. LLC
                     
$ 250    
2004-1 A2
    4 .81 %   11/17/14   $ 248,825  
       
Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust
                     
  4    
2005-1 A3
    4 .80     07/20/09     4,436  
       
Wachovia Auto Owner Trust
                     
  12    
2005-B A3
    4 .79     04/20/10     12,253  
                               
        Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost $6,548,245)     6,566,658  
                 
        Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (3.2%)                      
        U.S. Government Agencies (1.3%)                      
       
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
                     
  536    
Whole Loan 2005-S001 2A2
    2 .611(e)     09/25/45     527,465  
       
Federal National Mortgage Assoc.
                     
  2,142    
2005-68 XI (IO)
    6 .00     08/25/35     701,222  
  960    
2006-118 A2
    2 .521(e)     12/25/36     924,055  
  779    
2006-28 1A1
    2 .571(e)     03/25/36     761,294  
  8,465    
2006-59 IP (IO)
    3 .469(e)     07/25/36     338,606  
  9,104    
2006-28 1P (IO)
    4 .248(e)     03/25/36     221,916  
                               
                            3,474,558  
                               
        Private Issues (1.9%)                      
       
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust
                     
  502    
2005- 6A 2A1
    2 .771(e)     11/25/35     326,890  
       
Alliance Bancorp trust
                     
  683    
2007-OA1 A1
    2 .701(e)     07/25/37     450,152  
       
American Home Mortgage Investment Trust
                     
  811    
2007-1 GA1C
    2 .651(e)     05/25/47     504,470  
       
American Home Mortgage Assets
                     
  542    
2006-5 A2
    4 .261(e)     11/25/46     197,695  
  622    
2006-2 2A2
    2 .691(e)     09/25/46     228,308  
  553    
2007-5 A2
    2 .701(e)     06/25/47     201,386  
  368    
2007-5 A3
    2 .761(e)     06/25/47     83,082  
       
Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust
                     
  559    
2006-AR4 A1
    2 .671(e)     12/25/36     340,464  
  668    
2006-AR5 1A2
    2 .671(e)     12/25/36     271,318  
  588    
2007-AR1 1A2
    2 .671(e)     01/25/37     227,232  
       
Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust
                     
  862    
2007-OA8 2A2
    2 .691(e)     06/25/47     316,752  
  352    
2006-OA17 1A3
    2 .758(e)     12/20/46     116,724  
  3,342    
2006-OA17 1XP (IO)
    3 .655(e)     12/20/46     137,858  
  4,524    
2006-OA21 X (IO)
    3 .706(e)     03/20/47     197,947  
  585    
2007-OA10 2A1
    2 .711(e)     09/25/47     355,279  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
   
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE   VALUE
 
 
       
Countrywide Home Loans
                     
$ 2,268    
2004-25 2X (IO)
    3 .045(e) %   02/25/35   $ 38,330  
       
GS Mortgage Securities Corp.
                     
  1,086    
2006-OA1R A
    3 .401(e)     08/25/35     16,944  
       
Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust
                     
  9    
2006-14 2A1A
    2 .608(e)     03/19/38     537  
  200    
2006-SB1 M1
    2 .838(e)     12/19/36     18,720  
       
Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.
                     
  300    
2007-QO4 A3
    2 .761(e)     05/25/47     86,149  
  654    
2007-QO3 A3
    2 .721(e)     03/25/47     163,797  
       
Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan
                     
  461    
2005-16XS A1
    2 .801(e)     08/25/35     340,875  
       
WAMU Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
                     
  909    
2007-OA6 CA1B
    2 .691(e)     07/25/47     277,420  
  396    
2005-AR13 A1A2
    4 .741(e)     10/25/45     268,538  
  150    
2006-AR5 A1B3
    2 .811(e)     06/25/46     27,822  
                               
                            5,194,689  
                               
        Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost $13,617,546)     8,669,247  
                 
                               
NUMBER OF
               
CONTRACTS                
 
        Call Options Purchased (0.0%)                      
  182    
90 day Euro$ Futures September/2009 @ 96.75 (Cost$157,457)
    176,312  
                 
                               
PRINCIPAL
               
AMOUNT IN
               
THOUSANDS                
                 
 
        Short-Term Investments (4.5%)                      
        U.S. Government Obligation (d) (f) (0.2%)                      
  650    
U.S. Treasury Bill (Cost $648,075)
    1 .60     10/09/08     648,007  
                               
                               
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                               
NUMBER OF
               
SHARES (000)               VALUE
 
 
        Investment Company (h) (4.3%)                      
  11,734    
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (Cost $11,733,774)
  $ 11,733,774  
                 
        Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $12,381,849)     12,381,781  
                 
        Total Investments (Cost $289,038,156) (i) (j)     100.0%     273,632,604  
        Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     0.0     185,793  
        Total Written Options Outstanding (Premium Received $90,518)     0.0     (97,825 )
                     
        Net Assets     100.0%   $ 273,720,572  
                     
                               
     
ADR
  American depositary receipt.
ARM
  Adjustable rate mortgage.
ETF
  Exchange-trade fund.
IO
  Interest only security.
(a)
  Non-income producing security.
(b)
  Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors.
(c)
  Securities purchased on a forward commitment basis with an approximate principal amount and no definite maturity date; the actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement.
(d)
  A portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts in an amount equal to $154,373.
(e)
  Floating Rate security, rate shown is the rate in effect at July 31, 2008.
(f)
  Purchased on a discount basis. The interest rates shown have been adjusted to reflect a money market equivalent yield.
(g)
  A security with a total market value equal to $0 has been valued at its fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general spuervision of the Fund’s Trustees.
(h)
  See Note 4 to the financial statements regarding investments in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio- Institutional Class.
(i)
  Securities have been designated as collateral in an amount equal to $25,547,025 in connection with securities purchased on a forward commitment basis, open futures and swap contracts.
(j)
  The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $19,084,612 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $34,490,164 resulting in net unrealized depreciation of $15,405,552.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
Futures Contracts Open at July 31, 2008:
 
 
                             
        DESCRIPTION,
      UNREALIZED
NUMBER OF
      DELIVERY
  UNDERLYING FACE
  APPRECIATION
CONTRACTS   LONG/SHORT   MONTH AND YEAR   AMOUNT AT VALUE   (DEPRECIATION)
 
  35     Long   U.S. Treasury Note 5 Year,
September 2008
  $ 3,896,758     $ 11,160  
  18     Long   U.S. Treasury Note 2 Year,
September 2008
    3,816,000       28,102  
  13     Long   90 Day Euro$
June 2009
    3,144,050       37,279  
  11     Long   90 Day Euro$
March 2009
    2,665,163       49,955  
  22     Long   U.S. Treasury Bond 20 Year,
September 2008
    2,541,000       13,267  
  10     Long   90 Day Euro$
September 2008
    2,429,750       50,664  
  10     Long   90 Day Euro$
December 2008
    2,425,125       46,539  
  8     Long   90 Day Euro$
June 2010
    1,914,500       9,179  
  3     Short   90 Day Euro$
March 2010
    (719,400 )     (5,033 )
  6     Short   90 Day Euro$
December 2009
    (1,442,400 )     (13,489 )
  7     Short   90 Day Euro$
September 2009
    (1,688,400 )     (4,081 )
  90     Short   U.S. Treasury Note 10 Year,
September 2008
    (10,334,532 )     (95,939 )
  112     Short   Swap Futures 10 Year,
September 2008
    (12,330,500 )     (77,830 )
                             
            Net Unrealized Appreciation   $ 49,773  
                     
 
Options Written at July 31, 2008:
 
 
                                     
NUMBER OF
      STRIKE
  EXPIRATION
       
CONTRACTS   DESCRIPTION   PRICE   DATE   PREMIUM   VALUE
 
182   Call options on 90 day Euro$ Futures     $ 97.25       September 2009     $90,518   $ 97,825  
                                     
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
Credit Default Swap Contracts Open at July 31, 2008:
 
 
                                     
        NOTIONAL
          UNREALIZED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY &
  BUY/SELL
  AMOUNT
  INTEREST
  TERMINATION
  APPRECIATION
REFERENCE OBLIGATION   PROTECTION   (000’S)   RATE   DATE   (DEPRECIATION)
Credit Suisse International
Arrow Electronics, Inc.
    Buy     $ 280       1.00 %   March 20, 2015   $ (4,678 )
Goldman Sachs International
Avalonbay Communities Inc.
    Buy       95       3.05     March 20, 2013     (4,458 )
Merrill Lynch International
Carnival Corp.
    Buy       115       1.57     March 20, 2018     (1,742 )
Merrill Lynch International
Carnival Corp.
    Buy       100       1.60     March 20, 2018     (1,535 )
Goldman Sachs International
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
    Buy       390       0.588     March 20, 2013     (2,673 )
Goldman Sachs International
Chubb Corp.
    Buy       300       0.10     March 20, 2012     4,271  
Goldman Sachs International
Dell Inc.
    Buy       330       0.22     March 20, 2012     4,246  
Goldman Sachs International
Dow Jones Index
    Sell       235       0.60     December 20, 2012     (313 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York
Dow Jones Index
    Sell       760       0.60     December 20, 2012     3,511  
Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.
Dow Jones Index
    Sell       230       0.60     December 20, 2012     (1,813 )
Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.
Dow Jones Index
    Sell       465       0.60     December 20, 2012     (4,958 )
Goldman Sachs International
Dow Jones Index
    Sell       400       0.80     December 20, 2012     1,468  
Goldman Sachs International
Dow Jones Index
    Sell       505       1.55     June 20, 2013     1,979  
Citibank, N.A., New York
Eaton Corp.
    Buy       110       0.82     March 20, 2018     302  
Merrill Lynch International
Eaton Corp.
    Buy       145       0.92     March 20, 2018     (696 )
Goldman Sachs International
Eaton Corp.
    Buy       120       0.97     March 20, 2018     (1,029 )
UBS AG
Eli Lilly & Co.
    Buy       315       0.30     March 20, 2013     (1,372 )
Goldman Sachs International
Eli Lilly & Co.
    Buy       80       0.33     March 20, 2013     (451 )
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

28


 

Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                                     
        NOTIONAL
          UNREALIZED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY &
  BUY/SELL
  AMOUNT
  INTEREST
  TERMINATION
  APPRECIATION
REFERENCE OBLIGATION   PROTECTION   (000’S)   RATE   DATE   (DEPRECIATION)
Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc.
Goodrich Corp.
    Buy     $ 105       0.46 %   March 20, 2018   $ 1,665  
Goldman Sachs International
Goodrich Corp.
    Buy       150       0.47     March 20, 2018     2,264  
Bank of America, N.A.
Goodrich Corp.
    Buy       130       0.70     March 20, 2013     (773 )
Bank of America, N.A.
Goodrich Corp.
    Buy       90       0.82     March 20, 2018     (1,046 )
Goldman Sachs International
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Buy       650       0.12     December 20, 2011     16,574  
UBS AG
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
    Buy       90       1.73     March 20, 2018     271  
UBS AG
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
    Buy       90       1.78     March 20, 2013     1,089  
Bank of America, N.A.
Nordstrom, Inc.
    Buy       140       1.03     March 20, 2018     2,823  
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York
Nordstrom, Inc.
    Buy       135       1.07     March 20, 2018     2,327  
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
    Buy       100       0.58     March 20, 2013     (320 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
    Buy       140       0.63     March 20, 2013     (744 )
Goldman Sachs International
Prologis
    Buy       55       3.33     March 20, 2013     (1,442 )
Goldman Sachs International
Sealed Air Corp.
    Buy       105       1.08     March 20, 2018     5,268  
Bank of America, N.A.
Sealed Air Corp.
    Buy       40       1.12     March 20, 2018     1,894  
Goldman Sachs International
Sealed Air Corp.
    Buy       50       1.24     March 20, 2018     1,945  
Bank of America, N.A.
Textron Financial Corp.
    Buy       125       0.80     March 20, 2018     2,840  
UBS AG
Textron Financial Corp.
    Buy       85       1.01     March 20, 2013     525  
Goldman Sachs International
Textron Financial Corp.
    Buy       200       1.05     March 20, 2013     758  
UBS AG
Textron Financial Corp
    Buy       215       1.06     March 20, 2013     (2,960 )
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                                     
        NOTIONAL
          UNREALIZED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY &
  BUY/SELL
  AMOUNT
  INTEREST
  TERMINATION
  APPRECIATION
REFERENCE OBLIGATION   PROTECTION   (000’S)   RATE   DATE   (DEPRECIATION)
Citibank, N.A., New York
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    Buy     $ 133       0.43 %   March 20, 2012   $ 2,323  
Citibank, N.A., New York
Tyco Electronics Ltd.
    Buy       260       0.43     March 20, 2012     4,531  
Goldman Sachs International
Union Pacific Corp.
    Buy       325       0.20     December 20, 2011     2,444  
Bank of America, N.A.
Yum! Brands, Inc.
    Buy       255       1.18     March 20, 2013     (1,905 )
                                     
    Net Unrealized Appreciation   $ 30,410  
             
 
Interest Rate Swap Contracts Open at July 31, 2008:
 
 
                             
    NOTIONAL
  PAYMENTS
  PAYMENTS
      UNREALIZED
    AMOUNT
  RECEIVED
  MADE
  TERMINATION
  APPRECIATION
COUNTERPARTY   (000’S)   BY FUND   BY FUND   DATE   (DEPRECIATION)
 
 
Bank of America N.A. New York   $ 6,575     Fixed Rate 4.148%   Floating Rate 2.677#   June 9, 2013   $ (4,734 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     1,779     Fixed Rate 5.37   Floating Rate 3.08#   February 12, 2018     6,653  
Bank of America N.A. New York     3,260     Fixed Rate 5.593   Floating Rate 0.00#   February 19, 2018     38,109  
Bank of America N.A. New York     1,910     Fixed Rate 5.07   Floating Rate 0.00#   April 14, 2018     (14,994 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     1,735     Fixed Rate 4.983   Floating Rate 0.00#   April 15, 2018     (19,050 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     9,278     Fixed Rate 5.558   Floating Rate 0.00#   July 24, 2023     9,000  
Citibank N.A. New York     2,900     Fixed Rate 5.338   Floating Rate 2.638#   May 24, 2017     157,528  
Citibank N.A. New York     3,500     Fixed Rate 5.448   Floating Rate 2.734#   August 9, 2017     217,735  
Citibank N.A. New York     7,000     Fixed Rate 5.239   Floating Rate 2.808#   September 27, 2017     323,470  
Citibank N.A. New York     900     Fixed Rate 4.648   Floating Rate 2.638#   February 27, 2018     (513 )
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     3,600     Fixed Rate 5.389   Floating Rate 2.638#   May 25, 2017     208,980  
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     EUR 4,868     Fixed Rate 4.957   Floating Rate 0.00   July 24, 2018     33,942  
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     6,100     Fixed Rate 5.268   Floating Rate 5.13   July 3, 2023     35,111  
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     3,200     Fixed Rate 5.239   Floating Rate 0.00   July 9, 2023     14,376  
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     2,910     Fixed Rate 5.24   Floating Rate 0.00   July 10, 2023     13,209  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   $ 3,320     Fixed Rate 5.565   Floating Rate 0.00#   February 27, 2018     35,126  
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     6,665     Fixed Rate 5.63   Floating Rate 0.00#   February 28, 2018     86,112  
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York     5,450     Fixed Rate 4.07   Floating Rate 2.72#   May 16, 2013     (19,021 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York     6,850     Fixed Rate 5.34   Floating Rate 2.638#   May 24, 2017     373,325  
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York     4,300     Fixed Rate 5.448   Floating Rate 2.644#   May 29, 2017     268,019  
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York     3,900     Fixed Rate 5.088   Floating Rate 2.691#   September 11, 2017     136,890  
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.     2,315     Fixed Rate 5.00   Floating Rate 0.00#   April 15, 2018     (23,983 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     7,222     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 5.38   July 24, 2018     (14,588 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     3,800     Floating Rate 2.791#   Fixed Rate 4.67   August 4, 2018      
Bank of America N.A. New York     2,283     Floating Rate 3.08#   Fixed Rate 5.815   February 12, 2023     (18,059 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     4,210     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 6.03   February 19, 2023     (58,309 )
Bank of America N.A. New York     2,445     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 5.47   April 14, 2023     3,765  
Bank of America N.A. New York     2,070     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 5.38   April 15, 2023     8,280  
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     EUR 4,870     Floating Rate 5.13   Fixed Rate 4.934   July 1, 2018     (28,942 )
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     2,550     Floating Rate 0.00   Fixed Rate 4.861   July 9, 2018     (4,932 )
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Portfolio of Investments - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
                             
    NOTIONAL
  PAYMENTS
  PAYMENTS
      UNREALIZED
    AMOUNT
  RECEIVED
  MADE
  TERMINATION
  APPRECIATION
COUNTERPARTY   (000’S)   BY FUND   BY FUND   DATE   (DEPRECIATION)
 
 
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     EUR 2,315     Floating Rate 0.00%   Fixed Rate 4.86%   July 10, 2018   $ (4,333 )
Deutsche Bank AG, New York     6,105     Floating Rate 0.00   Fixed Rate 5.188   July 24, 2023     (13,999 )
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.   $ 4,265     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 5.96   February 27, 2023     (50,838 )
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.     8,555     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 6.035   February 28, 2023     (119,599 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. New York     6,900     Floating Rate 2.873#   Fixed Rate 4.408   May 1, 2018     140,001  
Merrill Lynch & Co Inc.     2,915     Floating Rate 0.00#   Fixed Rate 5.395   April 15, 2023     10,467  
                             
    Net Unrealized Appreciation   $ 1,724,204  
             
     
EUR
  Euro.
#
  Floating rate represents USD-3 Months LIBOR.
  Floating rate represents EUR-3 Months EURIBOR.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
July 31, 2008 (unaudited)
         
Assets:
       
Investments in securities, at value
(cost $277,304,382)
    $261,898,830  
Investment in affiliate, at value (cost $11,733,774)
    11,733,774  
Unrealized appreciation on open swap contracts
    2,185,416  
Receivable for:
       
Investments sold
    2,267,456  
Interest
    847,025  
Periodic interest on open swap contracts
    625,969  
Dividends
    275,491  
Shares of beneficial interest sold
    27,619  
Dividends from affiliate
    21,116  
Principal paydowns
    406  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    37,454  
         
Total Assets
    279,920,556  
         
Liabilities:
       
Unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts
    430,802  
Written options outstanding, at value (premium received $90,518)
    97,825  
Payable for:
       
Investments purchased
    2,109,671  
Swap contracts collateral due to brokers
    1,950,000  
Shares of beneficial interest redeemed
    652,824  
Periodic interest on open swap contracts
    286,900  
Distribution fee
    170,996  
Investment advisory fee
    120,168  
Variation margin
    87,186  
Premium received on open swap contracts
    57,361  
Administration fee
    18,733  
Transfer agent fee
    7,790  
Payable to Bank
    74,729  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    134,999  
         
Total Liabilities
    6,199,984  
         
Net Assets
    $273,720,572  
         
Composition of Net Assets:
       
Paid-in-capital
    $288,003,428  
Net unrealized depreciation
    (13,608,321 )
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    594,708  
Distributions in excess of net realized gain
    (1,269,243 )
         
Net Assets
    $273,720,572  
         
Class A Shares:
       
Net Assets
    $98,566,900  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)
    7,927,982  
Net Asset Value Per Share
    $12.43  
         
Maximum Offering Price Per Share,
(net asset value plus 5.54% of net asset value)
    $13.12  
         
Class B Shares:
       
Net Assets
    $93,679,177  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)
    7,527,817  
Net Asset Value Per Share
    $12.44  
         
Class C Shares:
       
Net Assets
    $81,014,154  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)
    6,509,107  
Net Asset Value Per Share
    $12.45  
         
Class I Shares: @@
       
Net Assets
    $460,341  
Shares Outstanding (unlimited authorized, $.01 par value)
    37,054  
Net Asset Value Per Share
    $12.42  
         
@@  Formerly Class D shares. Renamed Class I shares effective March 31, 2008.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Financial Statements continued
 
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended July 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
         
Net Investment Income:
       
Income
       
Interest
  $ 2,704,022  
Dividends (net of $92,037 foreign withholding tax)
    2,377,225  
Dividends from affiliate
    174,086  
         
Total Income
    5,255,333  
         
Expenses
       
Investment advisory fee
    795,995  
Distribution fee (Class A shares)
    133,572  
Distribution fee (Class B shares)
    543,185  
Distribution fee (Class C shares)
    450,961  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    127,211  
Administration fee
    122,461  
Shareholder reports and notices
    40,953  
Custodian fees
    38,193  
Professional fees
    32,706  
Registration fees
    32,499  
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    3,142  
Other
    25,000  
         
Total Expenses
    2,345,878  
Less: expense offset
    (892 )
Less: rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliated cash sweep (Note 4)
    (5,001 )
         
Net Expenses
    2,339,985  
         
Net Investment Income
    2,915,348  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Realized Gain (Loss) on:
       
Investments
    (199,295 )
Futures contracts
    166,669  
Option contracts
    (9,672 )
Swap contracts
    498,752  
Foreign exchange transactions
    (3,130 )
         
Net Realized Gain
    453,324  
         
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on:
       
Investments
    (25,409,291 )
Futures contracts
    (420,333 )
Swap contracts
    (1,211,610 )
Option contracts
    21,220  
Translation of other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies
    153  
         
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation
    (27,019,861 )
         
Net Loss
    (26,566,537 )
         
Net Decrease
  $ (23,651,189 )
         
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Financial Statements continued
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                 
    FOR THE SIX
  FOR THE YEAR
    MONTHS ENDED
  ENDED
    JULY 31, 2008   JANUARY 31, 2008
    (unaudited)    
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
               
Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 2,915,348     $ 6,301,967  
Net realized gain
    453,324       35,724,681  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    (27,019,861 )     (42,953,751 )
                 
Net Decrease
    (23,651,189 )     (927,103 )
                 
Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:
               
Net investment income
               
Class A shares
    (1,415,728 )     (2,865,762 )
Class B shares
    (1,014,642 )     (2,419,414 )
Class C shares
    (847,402 )     (1,753,500 )
Class I shares @@
    (6,937 )     (39,533 )
Net realized gain
               
Class A shares
    (1,773,804 )     (5,466,736 )
Class B shares
    (1,764,404 )     (6,246,619 )
Class C shares
    (1,486,464 )     (4,782,146 )
Class I shares @@
    (8,270 )     (25,315 )
                 
Total Dividends and Distributions
    (8,317,651 )     (23,599,025 )
                 
Net decrease from transactions in shares of beneficial interest
    (32,793,140 )     (73,394,430 )
                 
Net Decrease
    (64,761,980 )     (97,920,558 )
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of period
    338,482,552       436,403,110  
                 
End of Period
(Including accumulated undistributed net investment income of $594,708 and $964,069, respectively)
  $ 273,720,572     $ 338,482,552  
                 
@@  Formerly Class D shares. Renamed Class I shares effective March 31, 2008.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited)
 
1. Organization and Accounting Policies
Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund (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 investment objective is capital growth with reasonable current income. The Fund was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on November 23, 1994 and commenced operations on March 28, 1995. 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 I 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 eighteen months, six years and one year, respectively. Class I shares are not subject to a sales charge. Additionally, Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares incur distribution expenses. Effective March 31, 2008, Class D shares were renamed Class I shares.
 
The Fund will assess a 2% redemption fee on Class A shares, Class B shares, Class C shares, and Class I shares, which is paid directly to the Fund, for shares redeemed or exchanged within seven days of purchase, subject to certain exceptions. The redemption fee is designed to protect the Fund and its remaining shareholders from the effects of short-term trading.
 
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 sale on a particular day; (5) listed options are valued at the latest sale price on the exchange on which they are listed unless no sales of such options have taken place that day, in which case they are valued at the mean between their latest bid and asked price; (6) futures are valued at the latest price published by the commodities exchange on which they trade; (7) credit default/interest rate swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers;

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
(8) when market quotations are not readily available including circumstances under which 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; (9) certain portfolio securities may be valued by an outside pricing service approved by the Fund’s Trustees. The prices provided by a pricing service take into account broker dealer market price quotations for trading in similar groups of securities, security quality, maturity, coupon and other security characteristics as well as any developments related to the specific securities; (10) investments in open-end mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day; and (11) 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 and are included in interest income. Interest income is accrued daily.
 
C. 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.
 
D. 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

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
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.
 
E. Options — When the Fund writes a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability which is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. If a written option either expires or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain or loss without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a written call option is exercised, the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security which the Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. By writing a covered call option, the Fund, in exchange for the premium, forgoes the opportunity for capital appreciation above the exercise price, should the market price of the underlying security increase. By writing a put option, the Fund, in exchange for the premium, accepts the risk of having to purchase a security at an exercise price that is above the current market price.
 
When the Fund purchases a call or put option, the premium paid is recorded as an investment which is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value. If a purchased option expires, the Fund will realize a loss to the extent of the premium paid. If the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized for the difference between the proceeds from the sale and the cost of the option. If a put option is exercised, the cost of the security or currency sold upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. If a call option is exercised, the cost of the security purchased upon exercise will be increased by the premium originally paid. The maximum exposure to loss for any purchased option is limited to the premium initially paid for the option.

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
Transactions in written options for the six months ended July 31, 2008 were as follows:
 
                 
    NUMBER OF
   
    CONTRACT   PREMIUM
Options written, outstanding at beginning of the period
           
Options written
    182     $ 90,518  
Options closed
           
Options exercised
           
Options expired
           
                 
Options written, outstanding at end of the period
    182     $ 90,518  
                 
 
F. Credit Default Swaps — A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer. The Fund may purchase credit protection on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap (“Buy Contract”), or provide credit protection on the referenced obligation of the credit default swap (“Sale Contract”). A buyer of a credit default swap is said to buy protection by paying periodic fees in return for a contingent payment from the seller if the issuer has a credit event such as bankruptcy or a failure to pay outstanding obligations while the swap is outstanding. A seller of a credit default swap is said to sell protection and thus collects the periodic fees and profits if the credit of the issuer remains stable or improves while the swap is outstanding. If a credit event occurs, the seller pays to the buyer an agreed upon amount, which approximates the notional amount of the swap as disclosed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. During the term of the swap agreement, the Fund receives or pays periodic fixed payments from or to the respective counterparty calculated at the agreed upon interest rate applied to the notional amount. These periodic payments are accrued daily and recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. In addition, upon termination of the swap contract, gains and losses are also realized. Any upfront payment received or paid by the Fund is recorded as assets/liabilities on the Fund’s books. The Fund may pay or receive cash to collateralize credit default swap contracts. This cash collateral is recorded as assets/liabilities on the Fund’s books. Any cash received may be invested in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds.
 
G. Interest Rate Swaps — Interest rate swaps involve the exchange of commitments to pay and receive interest based on a notional principal amount. Net periodic interest payments to be received or paid are accrued daily and are recorded as realized gains or losses in the Statement of Operations. The Fund may pay or receive cash to collateralize interest rate swap contracts. This cash collateral is recorded as assets/liabilities on the Fund’s books. Any cash received may be invested in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds.

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
H. Federal Income Tax Policy — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required. The Fund files tax returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, New York State and New York City. The Fund adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes on July 30, 2008. FIN 48 sets forth a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The implementation of FIN 48 did not result in any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended July 31, 2008, remains subject to examination by taxing authorities.
 
I. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
J. 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 with the Investment Adviser, the Fund pays an advisory fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, by applying the following annual rates to the net assets of the Fund determined as of the close of each business day: 0.52% to the portion of the daily net assets not exceeding $500 million and 0.495% to the portion of the daily net assets in excess of $500 million.
 
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.
 
Under an agreement between the Administrator and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), State Street provides certain administrative services to the Fund. For such services, the Administrator pays State Street a portion of the fee the Administrator receives from the Fund.

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
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 shares; (ii) Class B – up to 1.0% of the average daily net assets of Class B shares; and (iii) Class C – up to 1.0% of the average daily net assets of Class C shares.
 
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 $21,279,432 at July 31, 2008.
 
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 1.0% 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 and other authorized financial representatives at the time of sale may be reimbursed in the subsequent calendar year. For the six months ended July 31, 2008, the distribution fee was accrued for Class A shares and Class C shares at the annual rate of 0.25% and 1.0%, respectively.
 
The Distributor has informed the Fund that for the six months ended July 31, 2008, it received contingent deferred sales charges from certain redemptions of the Fund’s Class A shares, Class B shares and Class C shares of $51, $99,761 and $2,343, respectively and received $11.808 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 Fund invests in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio – Institutional Class, an open-end management investment company managed by the Investment Adviser. Investment advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to the advisory and administrative service fees paid by Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio – Institutional Class

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Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
with respect to assets invested by the Fund in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio – Institutional Class. For the six months ended July 31, 2008, advisory fees paid were reduced by $5,001 relating to the Fund’s investment in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio – Institutional Class. Income distributions earned by the Fund are recorded as dividends from affiliate in the Statement of Operations and totaled $174,086 for the six months ended July 31, 2008. During the six months ended July 31, 2008, the cost of purchases and sales of investments in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio – Institutional Class aggregated $48,298,882 and $53,352,890, respectively.
 
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales/prepayments/maturities of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended July 31, 2008 aggregated $63,967,112 and $102,997,739, respectively. Included in the aforementioned are purchases and sales/prepayments/maturities of U.S. Government securities in the amount of $12,009,309 and $21,758,628, respectively. The Fund had purchases and a sale of $2,139 and $92,500, respectively, with other Morgan Stanley funds, including a realized gain of $7,515.
 
For the six months ended July 31, 2008, the Fund incurred brokerage commissions of $1,165 with Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc., an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, Administrator and Distributor, for portfolio transactions executed on behalf of the Fund.
 
Morgan Stanley Trust, an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, Administrator and Distributor, is the Fund’s transfer agent.
 
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 or she 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. Purposes of and Risks Relating to Certain Financial Instruments
The Fund may purchase and sell interest rate, swap and Eurodollar futures (“futures contracts”) to facilitate trading; increase or decrease Fund’s market exposure, seek higher investment returns, or to protect against a decline in the value of the Fund’s securities or an increase in prices of securities that may be purchased.

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Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
For hedging and investment purposes, the Fund may also engage in transactions in listed and over-the-counter options.
 
These futures and option 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. Risk also may arise from the potential inability of the counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts.
 
The Fund may enter into credit default swaps for hedging purposes, to add leverage to its portfolio or to gain exposure to a credit in which the Fund may otherwise invest. Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if the Fund had invested in the issuer directly. Credit default swaps are subject to general market risk, counterparty risk and credit risk. If the Fund is buyer and no credit event occurs, it will lose its investment. In addition, if the Fund is a seller and a credit event occurs, the value of the referenced obligation received by the Fund coupled with the periodic payments previously received may be less than the maximum payout amount it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss to the Fund.
 
The Fund may enter into interest rate swaps and may purchase or sell interest rate caps, floors and collars. The Fund expects to enter into these transactions primarily to manage interest rate risk, hedge portfolio positions and preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio. The Fund may also enter into these transactions to protect against any increase in the price of securities the Fund anticipates purchasing at a later date. Interest rate swap transactions are subject to market risk, risk of default by the other party to the transaction, risk of imperfect correlation and manager risk. Such risks may exceed the related amounts shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
The Fund may invest in mortgage securities. These are fixed income securities that derive their value from or represent interests in a pool of mortgages or mortgage securities. An unexpectedly high rate of defaults on the mortgages held by a mortgage pool may adversely affect the value of a mortgage-backed security and could result in losses to the Fund. The risk of such defaults is generally higher in the case of mortgage pools that include subprime mortgages. Subprime mortgages refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their mortgages. The securities are not backed by sub-prime borrowers.
 
6. Expense Offset
The expense offset represents a reduction of the fees and expenses for interest earned on cash balances maintained by the Fund with the transfer agent.

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
7. Shares of Beneficial Interest
Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:
 
                                 
    FOR THE SIX
  FOR THE YEAR
    MONTHS ENDED
  ENDED
    JULY 31, 2008   JANUARY 31, 2008
    (unaudited)        
    SHARES   AMOUNT   SHARES   AMOUNT
Class A Shares
                               
Sold
    410,059     $ 5,379,102       403,287     $ 6,100,480  
Conversion from Class B
    157,331       2,124,335       1,058,842       15,913,904  
Reinvestment of dividends & distributions
    244,130       3,107,066       475,537       6,895,607  
Redeemed
    (1,193,946 )     (15,771,535 )     (2,031,934 )     (30,548,427 )
                                 
Net decrease — Class A
    (382,426 )     (5,161,032 )     (94,268 )     (1,638,436 )
                                 
Class B Shares
                               
Sold
    199,349       2,665,362       423,406       6,375,359  
Conversion to Class A
    (157,204 )     (2,124,335 )     (1,058,215 )     (15,913,904 )
Reinvestment of dividends
    211,358       2,688,017       485,643       7,033,796  
Redeemed
    (1,682,758 )     (22,207,483 )     (3,348,307 )     (50,349,624 )
                                 
Net decrease — Class B
    (1,429,255 )     (18,978,439 )     (3,497,473 )     (52,857,373 )
                                 
Class C Shares
                               
Sold
    66,299       889,248       247,524       3,751,403  
Reinvestment of dividends
    180,715       2,297,654       394,785       5,713,176  
Redeemed
    (899,257 )     (11,871,508 )     (1,769,134 )     (26,647,806 )
                                 
Net decrease — Class C
    (652,243 )     (8,684,606 )     (1,126,825 )     (17,183,227 )
                                 
Class I Shares@@
                               
Sold
    6,758       92,036       11,888       182,713  
Reinvestment of dividends
    1,161       14,758       2,915       43,209  
Redeemed
    (5,696 )     (75,857 )     (126,497 )     (1,941,316 )
                                 
Net increase (decrease) — Class I
    2,223       30,937       (111,694 )     (1,715,394 )
                                 
Net decrease in Fund
    (2,461,701 )   $ (32,793,140 )     (4,830,260 )   $ (73,394,430 )
                                 
@@ Formerly Class D shares. Renamed Class I shares effective March 31, 2008.
 
8. 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

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Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
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.
 
As of January 31, 2008, the Fund had temporary book/tax differences primarily attributable to mark-to-market of open futures and options contracts, capital loss deferrals on straddles and wash sales and book amortization of premiums on debt securities.
 
9. Fair Valuation Measurements
The Fund Adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), effective December 1, 2007. In accordance with FAS 157, fair value is defined as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. FAS 157 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.
 
  •  Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments
 
  •  Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
  •  Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Notes to Financial Statements - July 31, 2008 (unaudited) continued
 
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used as of July 31, 2008 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at value:
 
                                 
        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT JULY 31, 2008 USING
        QUOTED PRICE IN
  SIGNIFICANT
  SIGNIFICANT
        ACTIVE MARKET FOR
  OTHER OBSERVABLE
  UNOBSERVABLE
        IDENTICAL ASSETS
  INPUTS
  INPUTS
    TOTAL   (LEVEL 1)   (LEVEL 2)   (LEVEL 3)
Investment in securities
  $ 273,456,292     $ 181,391,819     $ 92,064,473        
Other Financial Instruments*
    1,882,874       128,260       1,754,614        
                                 
Total
  $ 275,339,166     $ 181,520,079     $ 93,819,087        
                                 
* Other financial instruments include futures, forwards, options and swap contracts.
 
10. Accounting Pronouncement
On March 19, 2008, FASB released Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB statement No. 133 (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements. The application of SFAS 161 is required for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of SFAS 161 and its impact on the financial statements has not yet been determined.

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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
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31,
    JULY 31, 2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
    (unaudited)                    
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
Class A Shares
                                                           
Selected Per Share Data:
                                                           
                                                             
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $13.83         $14.89         $14.57         $13.76         $12.98         $10.73    
                                                 
                                                             
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                           
Net investment income(1)
     0.18          0.32          0.30          0.24          0.21          0.18    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
     (1.17 )        (0.35 )        1.20          1.21          0.79          2.30    
                                                 
                                                             
Total income (loss) from investment operations
     (0.99 )        (0.03 )        1.50          1.45          1.00          2.48    
                                                 
                                                             
Less dividends and distributions from:
                                                           
Net investment income
     (0.18 )        (0.35 )        (0.29 )        (0.27 )        (0.22 )        (0.23 )  
Net realized gain .
     (0.23 )        (0.68 )        (0.89 )        (0.37 )        —            —      
                                                 
                                                             
Total dividends and distributions
     (0.41 )        (1.03 )        (1.18 )        (0.64 )        (0.22 )        (0.23 )  
                                                 
                                                             
Net asset value, end of period
    $12.43         $13.83         $14.89         $14.57         $13.76         $12.98    
                                                 
                                                             
Total Return(2)
    (7.27 ) %(5)     (0.42 ) %     10.54   %     10.99   %     7.80   %     23.37   %
                                                             
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):
                                                           
Total expenses (before expense offset)
    1.04%(4 )(6)       1.04%(4 )       1.14   %     1.13   %     1.13   %     1.12   %
                                                             
Net investment income
    2.39%(4 )(6)       2.10%(4 )       2.06   %     1.70   %     1.61   %     1.58   %
                                                             
Supplemental Data:
                                                           
Net assets, end of period, in thousands
    $98,567         $114,929         $125,180         $33,217         $7,017         $6,663    
                                                             
Portfolio turnover rate
    22%(5 )       64   %     56   %     52   %     64   %     117   %
     
(1)
  The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
  Does not reflect the deduction of sales charge. Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(3)
  Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4)
  Reflects rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio–Institutional Class during the period. The rebate had an effect of less than 0.005%.
(5)
  Not annualized.
(6)
  Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights continued
 
                                                             
    FOR THE SIX
                   
    MONTHS ENDED
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31,
    JULY 31, 2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
    (unaudited)                    
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
Class B Shares
                                                           
Selected Per Share Data:
                                                           
                                                             
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $13.84         $14.90         $14.56         $13.75         $12.97         $10.73    
                                                 
                                                             
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                           
Net investment income(1)
     0.11          0.20          0.19          0.14          0.11          0.10    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss).
     (1.16 )        (0.35 )        1.22          1.20          0.79          2.28    
                                                 
                                                             
Total income (loss) from investment operations
     (1.05 )        (0.15 )        1.41          1.34          0.90          2.38    
                                                 
                                                             
Less dividends and distributions from:
                                                           
Net investment income
     (0.12 )        (0.23 )        (0.18 )        (0.16 )        (0.12 )        (0.14 )  
Net realized gain .
     (0.23 )        (0.68 )        (0.89 )        (0.37 )        —            —      
                                                 
                                                             
Total dividends and distributions
     (0.35 )        (0.91 )        (1.07 )        (0.53 )        (0.12 )        (0.14 )  
                                                 
                                                             
Net asset value, end of period
    $12.44         $13.84         $14.90         $14.56         $13.75         $12.97    
                                                 
                                                             
Total Return(2)
    (7.64 ) %(5)     (1.20 ) %     9.80   %     10.12   %     6.99   %     22.37   %
                                                             
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):
                                                           
Total expenses (before expense offset)
    1.79%(4 )(6)       1.79%(4 )       1.89   %     1.89   %     1.89   %     1.88   %
                                                             
Net investment income
    1.64%(4 )(6)       1.35%(4 )       1.31   %     0.94   %     0.85   %     0.82   %
                                                             
Supplemental Data:
                                                           
Net assets, end of period, in thousands
    $93,679         $123,951         $185,534         $84,568         $110,875         $114,960    
                                                             
Portfolio turnover rate
    22%(5 )       64   %     56   %     52   %     64   %     117   %
     
(1)
  The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
  Does not reflect the deduction of sales charge. Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(3)
  Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4)
  Reflects rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio–Institutional Class during the period. The rebate had an effect of less than 0.005%.
(5)
  Not annualized.
(6)
  Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Financial Highlights continued
 
                                                             
    FOR THE SIX
                   
    MONTHS ENDED
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31,
    JULY 31, 2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
    (unaudited)                    
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
Class C Shares
                                                           
Selected Per Share Data:
                                                           
                                                             
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $13.84         $14.90         $14.57         $13.76         $12.98         $10.73    
                                                 
                                                             
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                           
Net investment income(1)
     0.11          0.20          0.19          0.14          0.11          0.10    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss).
     (1.14 )        (0.34 )        1.21          1.20          0.79          2.29    
                                                 
                                                             
Total income (loss) from investment operations
     (1.03 )        (0.14 )        1.40          1.34          0.90          2.39    
                                                 
                                                             
Less dividends and distributions from:
                                                           
Net investment income
     (0.13 )        (0.24 )        (0.18 )        (0.16 )        (0.12 )        (0.14 )  
Net realized gain. .
     (0.23 )        (0.68 )        (0.89 )        (0.37 )        —            —      
                                                 
                                                             
Total dividends and distributions
     (0.36 )        (0.92 )        (1.07 )        (0.53 )        (0.12 )        (0.14 )  
                                                 
                                                             
Net asset value, end of period
    $12.45         $13.84         $14.90         $14.57         $13.76         $12.98    
                                                 
                                                             
Total Return(2)
    (7.56 ) %(5)     (1.19 ) %     9.75   %     10.15   %     6.98   %     22.43   %
                                                             
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):
                                                           
Total expenses (before expense offset)
    1.79%(4 )(6)       1.79%(4 )       1.89   %     1.89   %     1.87   %     1.88   %
                                                             
Net investment income
    1.64%(4 )(6)       1.35%(4 )       1.31   %     0.94   %     0.87   %     0.82   %
                                                             
Supplemental Data:
                                                           
Net assets, end of period, in thousands
    $81,014         $99,121         $123,508         $81,339         $81,606         $84,840    
                                                             
Portfolio turnover rate
    22%(5 )       64   %     56   %     52   %     64   %     117   %
     
(1)
  The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
  Does not reflect the deduction of sales charge. Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(3)
  Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4)
  Reflects rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio–Institutional Class during the period. The rebate had an effect of less than 0.005%.
(5)
  Not annualized.
(6)
  Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
Financial Highlights continued
 
                                                             
    FOR THE SIX
  FOR THE YEAR
    MONTHS ENDED
  ENDED JANUARY 31,
    JULY 31, 2008   2008   2007   2006   2005   2004
    (unaudited)                    
                                                             
                                                             
                                                             
Class I Shares@@
                                                           
Selected Per Share Data:
                                                           
                                                             
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $13.82         $14.89         $14.56         $13.76         $12.97         $10.73    
                                                 
                                                             
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                           
Net investment income(1)
     0.17          0.36          0.34          0.28          0.24          0.22    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss).
     (1.15 )        (0.36 )        1.21          1.19          0.80          2.28    
                                                 
                                                             
Total income (loss) from investment operations
     (0.98 )        0.00          1.55          1.47          1.04          2.50    
                                                 
                                                             
Less dividends and distributions from:
                                                           
Net investment income
     (0.19 )        (0.39 )        (0.33 )        (0.30 )        (0.25 )        (0.26 )  
Net realized gain .
     (0.23 )        (0.68 )        (0.89 )        (0.37 )        —            —      
                                                 
                                                             
Total dividends and distributions
     (0.42 )        (1.07 )        (1.22 )        (0.67 )        (0.25 )        (0.26 )  
                                                 
                                                             
Net asset value, end of period
    $12.42         $13.82         $14.89         $14.56         $13.76         $12.97    
                                                 
                                                             
Total Return(2)
    (7.15 ) %(5)     (0.23 ) %     10.89   %     11.17   %     8.14   %     23.56   %
                                                             
Ratios to Average Net Assets(3):
                                                           
Total expenses (before expense offset)
    0.79%(4 )(6)       0.79%(4 )       0.89   %     0.89   %     0.89   %     0.88   %
                                                             
Net investment income
    2.64%(4 )(6)       2.35%(4 )       2.31   %     1.94   %     1.85   %     1.82   %
                                                             
Supplemental Data:
                                                           
Net assets, end of period, in thousands.
    $460         $481         $2,181         $909         $1,083         $1,151    
                                                             
Portfolio turnover rate
    22%(5 )       64   %     56   %     52   %     64   %     117   %
     
@@
  Formerly Class D shares. Renamed Class I shares effective March 31, 2008.
(1)
  The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
(2)
  Calculated based on the net asset value as of the last business day of the period.
(3)
  Reflects overall Fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expenses.
(4)
  Reflects rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with the investments in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Money Market Portfolio–Institutional Class during the period. The rebate had an effect of less than 0.005%.
(5)
  Not annualized.
(6)
  Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited)
 
We are required by federal law to provide you with a copy of our Privacy Policy annually.
 
The following Policy applies to current and former individual investors in Morgan Stanley Advisor funds. This Policy is not applicable to partnerships, corporations, trusts or other non-individual clients or account holders. Please note that we may amend this Policy at any time, and will inform you of any changes to this Policy as required by law.
 
We Respect Your Privacy
 
We appreciate that you have provided us with your personal financial information. We strive to maintain the privacy of such information while we help you achieve your financial objectives. This Policy describes what non-public personal information we collect about you, why we collect it, and when we may share it with others. We hope this Policy will help you understand how we collect and share non-public personal information that we gather about you. Throughout this Policy, we refer to the non-public information that personally identifies you or your accounts as “personal information.”
 
1.  What Personal Information Do We Collect About You?
To serve you better and manage our business, it is important that we collect and maintain accurate information about you. We may obtain this information from applications and other forms you submit to us, from your dealings with us, from consumer reporting agencies, from our Web sites and from third parties and other sources.
 
For example:
•  We may collect information such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone/fax numbers, assets, income and investment objectives through applications and other forms you submit to us.
 
•  We may obtain information about account balances, your use of account(s) and the types of products and services you prefer to receive from us through your dealings and transactions with us and other sources.
 
•  We may obtain information about your creditworthiness and credit history from consumer reporting agencies.
 
•  We may collect background information from and through third-party vendors to verify representations you have made and to comply with various regulatory requirements.
 
•  If you interact with us through our public and private Web sites, we may collect information that you provide directly through online communications (such as an e-mail address). We may also collect information about your Internet service provider, your domain name, your computer’s operating system and Web browser, your use of our Web sites and your product and service preferences, through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” recognize your computer each time your return to one of

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Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited) continued
 
our sites, and help to improve our sites’ content and personalize your experience on our sites by, for example, suggesting offerings that may interest you. Please consult the Terms of Use of these sites for more details on our use of cookies.
 
2.  When Do We Disclose Personal Information We Collect About You?
To provide you with the products and services you request, to serve you better and to manage our business, we may disclose personal information we collect about you to our affiliated companies and to non-affiliated third parties as required or permitted by law.
 
A. Information We Disclose to Our Affiliated Companies.  We do not disclose personal information that we collect about you to our affiliated companies except to enable them to provide services on our behalf or as otherwise required or permitted by law.
 
B. Information We Disclose to Third Parties.  We do not disclose personal information that we collect about you to non-affiliated third parties except to enable them to provide services on our behalf, to perform joint marketing agreements with other financial institutions, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. For example, some instances where we may disclose information about you to nonaffiliated third parties include: for servicing and processing transactions, to offer our own products and services, to protect against fraud, for institutional risk control, to respond to judicial process or to perform services on our behalf. When we share personal information with these companies, they are required to limit their use of personal information to the particular purpose for which it was shared and they are not allowed to share personal information with others except to fulfill that limited purpose.
 
3.  How Do We Protect the Security and Confidentiality of Personal Information We Collect About You?
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural security measures to help safeguard the personal information we collect about you. We have internal policies governing the proper handling of client information. Third parties that provide support or marketing services on our behalf may also receive personal information, and we require them to adhere to confidentiality standards with respect to such information.

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Trustees
 
Frank L. Bowman
Michael Bozic
Kathleen A. Dennis
James F. Higgins
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson
Joseph J. Kearns
Michael F. Klein
Michael E. Nugent
W. Allen Reed
Fergus Reid
 
Officers
 
Michael E. Nugent
Chairperson of the Board
 
Randy Takian
President and Principal Executive Officer
 
Kevin Klingert
Vice President
 
Dennis F. Shea
Vice President
 
Amy R. Doberman
Vice President
 
Carsten Otto
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Stefanie V. Chang Yu
Vice President
 
Francis J. Smith
Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
 
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
 
Legal Counsel
 
Clifford Chance US LLP
31 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
 
Counsel to the Independent Trustees
 
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
 
Investment Adviser
 
Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
 
 
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.
 
Morgan Stanley Distributors Inc., member FINRA.
 
 
(c) 2008 Morgan Stanley
 
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
 
Morgan Stanley
Balanced Fund
 
 
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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.
(a) Refer to Item 1.
(b) Not applicable.
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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
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 Balanced Fund
/s/ Randy Takian
Randy Takian
Principal Executive Officer
September 18, 2008
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Randy Takian
Randy Takian
Principal Executive Officer
September 18, 2008
/s/ Francis Smith
Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer
September 18, 2008

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EX-99.CERT 2 y65476exv99wcert.htm EX-99.CERT: CERTIFICATION EX-99.CERT
EXHIBIT 12 B1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Randy Takian, certify that:
1.   I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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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: September 18, 2008
/s/ Randy Takian
Randy Takian
Principal Executive Officer

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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 Balanced Fund;
 
2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
 
3.   Based on my knowledge, the 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 second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
 
5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

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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: September 18, 2008
/s/ Francis Smith
Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer

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EX-99.906CERT 3 y65476exv99w906cert.htm EX-99.906CERT: CERTIFICATIONS EX-99.906CERT
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 Balanced Fund
          In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) of the above-named issuer for the period ended July 31, 2008 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: September 18, 2008  /s/ Randy Takian    
  Randy Takian   
  Principal Executive Officer   
 
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund and will be retained by Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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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 Balanced Fund
          In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR (the “Report”) of the above-named issuer for the period ended July 31, 2008 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: September 18, 2008  /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 Balanced Fund and will be retained by Morgan Stanley Balanced Fund and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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