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Funds Centre

Performances as at: 15/08/2008

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Morningstar

MS INVF Emerging Mark Eq A USD Performance

All performances are expressed as percentage change, calculated in Euros on a bid to bid basis with income (dividends) reinvested gross of any applicable taxes.

Cumulative Performance Analysis (in %, calculated in EUR, 15/08/2008)
  6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years Since Launch
MS INVF Emerging Mark Eq A USD -14.33 -9.67 59.07 159.79 105.85
Sector (Equity Global Emerging Mkts) -9.80 -7.01 57.53 159.56 N/A
Absolute Ranking in Sector 80 out of 86 66 out of 82 29 out of 71 28 out of 61 N/A
Best Fund in Sector (click to see best fund for each period) -0.27%   88.74% 237.41%  
Quartile Ranking 4 4 2 2 2

Percentage return on Investment over entire period shown. Also shows ranking within the GIF Sector. Quartile ranking shows which of the four quartiles the fund is in for each time period.

Consistency of Performance Analysis (in %, calculated in Euro, 15/08/2008)
  0–12 months 12–24 months 24–36 months 36–48 months 48–60 months
MS INVF Emerging Mark Eq A USD 0.75 36.68 33.23 35.54 18.58
Sector (Equity Global Emerging Mkts) 4.44 32.82 29.90 34.86 19.34
Quartile Ranking 4 1 2 2 3

This table shows how consistently the fund achieves its returns. For each of the 12 month periods making up the last 5 years, this table shows the percentage growth achieved. The fund is also ranked within its general sector for each discrete 12 month period; the quartile ranking shows which of four quartiles the fund was in for each period.

Volatility Analysis (Percentage Deviation from average for each period 15/08/2008)
3 years 4 years 5 years 7 years 10 years
MS INVF Emerging Mark Eq A USD 6.66% 6.14% 5.89% 6.51% 7.66%
Sector (Equity Global Emerging Mkts) 6.20% 5.78% 5.58% 6.32% 7.24%
Volatility Ranking in Sector 56 out of 71 52 out of 69 47 out of 61 39 out of 51 42 out of 44
Least Volatile Fund in Sector 3.77% 3.64% 3.62% 5.19% 6.27%
Most Volatile Fund in Sector 3.77% 7.14% 6.75% 7.17% 8.30%
Quartile Ranking 4 3 4 3 4

Volatility is a measurement of the total deviation (movement) of a funds past performance. It is sometimes used to represent the 'riskiness' of a funds past performance. The greater the value the more the funds performances have fluctuated over the time period being assessed. Quartile Ranks - (1) Least Volatile and (4) Most Volatile against other funds in sector