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Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc.
New York, NY
CRD 110353
Firm filing updated August 25, 2026 ·
- $702.2BAssets
- 250Advisory staff
- 22,803Accounts
Fees and minimums
All fee types on the form
- Percentage of assets under managementYes
- Fixed feesYes
- Performance-based feesYes
- Hourly chargesNo
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
- CommissionsNo
- OtherNo
Who the firm serves
- Corporations or other businesses64
- Pooled vehicles44
- Pension and profit sharing plans41
- Investment companies32
- Sovereign funds16
- and 4 more38
See the client table
| Client type | Approximate number of clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth) | Fewer than 5 clients | $0 |
| High net worth individuals | Fewer than 5 clients | $0 |
| Banking or thrift institutions | Fewer than 5 clients | $179.4 million |
| Investment companies | 32 | $390.9 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 44 | $167.0 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 41 | $16.9 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 10 | $7.0 billion |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 5 | $2.2 billion |
| Other investment advisors | 11 | $11.6 billion |
| Insurance companies | 12 | $8.1 billion |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 16 | $14.1 billion |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 64 | $44.5 billion |
| Other: "FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, TRUST AND WRAP SMA PROGRAM" | 22,567 | $39.8 billion |
What the client labels mean
Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
See all 6 services
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
Assets and accounts
- Regulatory assets$702.2 billion
- Accounts22,803
- Discretionary$698.5 billion · 22,798 accounts
- Non-discretionary$3.8 billion · 5 accounts
People
- Employees670
- Advisory staff250
- Broker-dealer reps229
- Licensed insurance agents0
Advisors
14 advisors with a profile on Advisable
Listed A to Z by last name. Not a ranking.
Registration details
- SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 110353, SEC file 801-15757.
- Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: January 28, 1981).
Is Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. a fiduciary?
Short answer: Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor. Some of its people may also act in other roles, such as for a broker-dealer or as insurance agents, where different rules apply. Details below.
More detail
The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'
Some of the firm's people may also act for a broker-dealer: 229 staff are broker-dealer representatives and the firm has a related broker-dealer. When someone acts for a broker-dealer, a different SEC standard, Regulation Best Interest, applies to their recommendations. Ask which role they are acting in.
The firm has a related insurance company or agency.
The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.
About this data
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