Morgan Stanley Focus Fund Alpha and Beta Analysis

MAAYX Fund  USD 10.08  0.00  0.00%   
This module allows you to check different measures of market premium (i.e., alpha and beta) for all equities such as Morgan Stanley Focus. It also helps investors analyze the systematic and unsystematic risks associated with investing in Morgan Stanley over a specified time horizon. Remember, high Morgan Stanley's alpha is almost always a sign of good performance; however, a high beta will depend on investors' risk tolerance level and may signal increased volatility and potential future overvaluation. Key technical indicators related to Morgan Stanley's market risk premium analysis include:
Beta
0.11
Alpha
0.0735
Risk
0.58
Sharpe Ratio
0.0097
Expected Return
0.0056
Please note that although Morgan Stanley alpha is a measure of relative return and represented here as a single number, it indicates the percentage above or below your selected benchmark (i.e., Dow Jones Industrial index.) So in this particular case, Morgan Stanley did 0.07  better than the index. Remember, a high alpha is always good. Beta, on the other hand, measures the volatility (or risk) of an investment. It is an indication of Morgan Stanley Focus fund's relative risk over its benchmark. Morgan Stanley Focus has a beta of 0.11  . As returns on the market increase, Morgan Stanley's returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss of holding Morgan Stanley is expected to be smaller as well. .
Alpha is a measure of relative performance on a risk-adjusted basis, while beta measures volatility against the benchmark. The goal is to know if an investor is being compensated for the volatility risk taken. The return on investment might be better than its reference but still not compensate for the assumption of the risk.
  
Check out Correlation Analysis to better understand how to build diversified portfolios. Also, note that the market value of any mutual fund could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in manufacturing.

Morgan Stanley Market Premiums

Investors always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment, coupled with the lowest possible volatility. Morgan Stanley market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding Morgan Stanley long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in Morgan Stanley. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate Morgan Stanley's performance over market.
α0.07   β0.11

Morgan Stanley Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing Morgan Stanley's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze Morgan Stanley's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between Morgan Stanley and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as Morgan Stanley or determine the mutual funds which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of Morgan Stanley's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Morgan Stanley by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare Morgan Stanley to competition
FundamentalsMorgan StanleyPeer Average
Annual Yield0.02 %0.29 %
Net Asset4.7 M4.11 B
Cash Position Weight2.47 %10.61 %
Equity Positions Weight97.53 %63.90 %

Morgan Stanley Opportunities

Morgan Stanley Return and Market Media

The Fund did not receive any noticable media coverage during the period.
 Price Growth (%)  
       Timeline  

About Morgan Stanley Beta and Alpha

For many years both, Alpha and Beta indicators are used by professional money managers as critical performance measurement tools across virtually all financial instruments including Morgan or other funds. Alpha measures the amount that position in Morgan Stanley Focus has returned in comparison to a selected market index or another relevant benchmark. In other words, Alpha is the excess return on an investment relative to the performance of your selected benchmark. Beta, on the other hand, measures the relative risk of your investment.
Some investors attempt to determine whether the market's mood is bullish or bearish by monitoring changes in market sentiment. Unlike more traditional methods such as technical analysis, investor sentiment usually refers to the aggregate attitude towards Morgan Stanley in the overall investment community. So, suppose investors can accurately measure the market's sentiment. In that case, they can use it for their benefit. For example, some tools to gauge market sentiment could be utilized using contrarian indexes, Morgan Stanley's short interest history, or implied volatility extrapolated from Morgan Stanley options trading.

Build Portfolio with Morgan Stanley

Your optimized portfolios are the building block of your wealth. We provide an intuitive interface to determine which securities in a portfolio should be removed or rebalanced to achieve better diversification, find the right mix of securities that minimizes portfolio risk for a given return, or maximize portfolio expected return for a given risk level.

Build Diversified Portfolios

Align your risk with return expectations

By capturing your risk tolerance and investment horizon Macroaxis technology of instant portfolio optimization will compute exactly how much risk is acceptable for your desired return expectations

Other Information on Investing in Morgan Mutual Fund

Morgan Stanley financial ratios help investors to determine whether Morgan Mutual Fund is cheap or expensive when compared to a particular measure, such as profits or enterprise value. In other words, they help investors to determine the cost of investment in Morgan with respect to the benefits of owning Morgan Stanley security.
Money Flow Index
Determine momentum by analyzing Money Flow Index and other technical indicators
Aroon Oscillator
Analyze current equity momentum using Aroon Oscillator and other momentum ratios
Portfolio File Import
Quickly import all of your third-party portfolios from your local drive in csv format
Portfolio Suggestion
Get suggestions outside of your existing asset allocation including your own model portfolios