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- Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. - International Equity Portfolio Class A (MIQBX) is an open-end mutual fund that seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of non-U.S. issuers, with at least 80% of its net assets under normal circumstances allocated to such foreign equities domiciled outside the United States; the portfolio employs a disciplined, active management process focused on identifying high-quality compounders—companies generating sustainably high returns on operating capital employed—and value opportunities with improving fundamentals due to management actions or cyclical tailwinds. Core offerings include Class A shares (MIQBX, expense ratio 1.42% gross/1.30% net), Class C (MSECX), Class I (MSIQX), and Class R6 (MIQPX) share classes available to institutional and retail investors; the fund maintains a concentrated portfolio of approximately 55 holdings, with top allocations to information technology (27.69%), industrials (21.23%), and financials (17.24%), featuring leading positions in SAP SE (3.92%), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (3.10%), L'Oreal S.A. (3.00%), ASML Holding NV (2.99%), and Keyence Corp (2.99%); geographic exposure emphasizes developed markets including the United Kingdom (26.52%), France (12.50%), Japan (9.47%), Germany (9.43%), and the Netherlands (7.74%). The fund, part of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund family managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management, operates globally with a focus on foreign large-blend strategies benchmarked against the MSCI EAFE Index, targeting institutional investors, financial advisors, and intermediaries through distributors like Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. Established with an inception date of August 4, 1989, the fund is headquartered in New York, New York, with total net assets of approximately $476.14 million as of September 30, 2025. In a significant recent development effective October 31, 2025, portfolio managers Nic Sochovsky and Marcus Watson stepped down from their roles ahead of departing the firm, with William D. Lock remaining as lead and final decision-maker alongside continued managers Bruno Paulson, Alex Gabriele, and Richard Perrott; Isabelle Mast and Anton Kryachok were added as named portfolio managers, all serving dual roles as analysts to maintain the team's bottom-up fundamental approach.