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DGRAX - Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth A

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Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth A (DGRAX)
Expense Ratio: 0.97%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $28,974.81


The Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth A fund (DGRAX) is a Mid-Cap Growth fund started on 07/28/1997 and has $311.60 million in assets under management. The current manager has been running Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth A since 11/22/2002. The fund is rated by Morningstar. In addition to trading fees and broker commissions, this fund has 12b-1 fees of 0.25%

MarketRiders Prefers The Following ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (VOT)
Expense Ratio: 0.10%
Expected Lifetime Fees: $3,271.86


The Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (VOT) is an Exchange Traded Fund. It is a "basket" of securities that index the Mid-Cap Growth investment strategy and is an alternative to a Mid-Cap Growth mutual fund. Fees are very low compared to a comparable mutual fund like Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth A because computers automatically manage the stocks.




The Following Mid-Cap Growth Funds Have Lower Fees Than Morgan Stanley Mid Cap Growth A (DGRAX). Why are these metrics important?
Mutual Fund Name Ticker Symbol Turnover Assets (M) Annual Fees
AllianceBern S/M Cap Growth I CHCIX 90.0% 730 0.95%
Allianz RCM Mid-Cap Instl DRMCX 133.0% 330 0.78%
American Century Heritage Inst ATHIX 95.0% 3,800 0.81%
American Century Vista Instl TWVIX 90.0% 1,400 0.83%
BNY Mellon Mid Cap Stock M MPMCX 132.2% 1,200 0.90%
Columbia Acorn Z ACR1Z 18.0% 16,800 0.77%
Columbia Acorn Z ACRNX 18.0% 16,800 0.77%
Columbia Acorn Z ACRTZ 18.0% 16,800 0.77%
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Fund Class R5 CMGVX 138.0% 2,000 0.85%
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Z CLS1Z 138.0% 2,000 0.95%
Columbia Mid Cap Growth Z CLSPX 138.0% 2,000 0.95%
Dreyfus/The Boston Co Sm/Md Cp Gr I SDSCX 180.8% 582 0.77%
Eagle Mid Cap Growth I HAGIX 91.0% 460 0.89%
Eagle Mid Cap Growth R5 HARSX 91.0% 460 0.91%
Eagle Mid Cap Stock I HMCJX 242.0% 739 0.79%
Eagle Mid Cap Stock R5 HMRSX 242.0% 739 0.85%
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap Growth I FGCOX 160.0% 255 0.68%
Fidelity Advisor Mid Cap II I FIIMX 80.0% 3,000 0.90%
Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Mid Cp A FMQCZ 198.0% 1,700 0.94%
Fidelity Advisor Stock Selector Mid Cp I FMCCX 198.0% 1,700 0.64%
Fidelity Growth Strategies FDEGX 165.0% 1,700 0.79%
Fidelity Mid Cap Growth FSMGX 160.0% 255 0.79%
Franklin Small-Mid Cap Growth Adv FSGAX 44.4% 3,400 0.75%
Gabelli ABC Advisor GADVX 276.0% 521 0.87%
Goldman Sachs Growth Opportunities I GGOIX 71.0% 4,000 0.95%
Goldman Sachs Small/Mid Cap Growth I GSMYX 53.0% 794 0.95%
Harbor Mid Cap Growth Instl HAMGX 111.0% 611 0.86%
Hartford Midcap Fund Class I HFMIX 70.0% 3,000 0.92%
Hartford Midcap R5 HFMTX 70.0% 3,000 0.87%
Hartford Midcap Y HMDYX 70.0% 3,000 0.77%
ING Mid Cap Opportunities I NMCIX 70.0% 751 0.91%
Invesco Dynamics Fund Institutional Class IDICX 141.0% 822 0.72%
Invesco Dynamics Y IDYYX 141.0% 822 0.88%
IronBridge Frontegra SMID Instl IBSMX 54.0% 680 0.92%
Janus Enterprise Fund Class I JMGRX 15.0% 2,400 0.73%
Janus Enterprise T JAENX 15.0% 2,400 0.94%
Meridian Growth MERDX 26.0% 2,500 0.81%
Morgan Stanley Inst Mid Cap Growth I MPEGX 35.0% 6,300 0.70%
Morgan Stanley Inst Mid Cap Growth P MACGX 35.0% 6,300 0.95%
Neuberger Berman Genesis Instl NBGIX 12.0% 11,400 0.85%
Neuberger Berman Mid Cap Growth Inst NBMLX 49.0% 620 0.76%
Nicholas NICSX 20.6% 1,600 0.89%
Nicholas II I NCTWX 27.9% 541 0.65%
Pioneer Select Mid Cap Growth Y PMTYX 81.0% 462 0.71%
PRIMECAP Odyssey Aggressive Growth POAGX 11.3% 1,200 0.69%
Principal MidCap Blend Inst PCBIX 33.2% 2,700 0.65%
Principal MidCap Blend R5 PMBPX 33.2% 2,700 0.89%
Principal MidCap Growth III Inst PPIMX 107.8% 1,400 0.95%
Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth Fund, Inc Class Q PJGQX 45.0% 4,800 0.61%
Prudential Jennison Mid Cap Growth Z PEGZX 45.0% 4,800 0.79%
T. Rowe Price Instl Mid-Cap Equity Gr PMEGX 38.3% 2,800 0.63%
T. Rowe Price Mid-Cap Growth RPMGX 30.6% 17,500 0.80%
TCM Small-Mid Cap Growth TCMMX 114.0% 276 0.95%
TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Growth Instl TRPWX 81.0% 1,300 0.49%
TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Growth Premier TRGPX 81.0% 1,300 0.64%
TIAA-CREF Mid-Cap Growth Retail TCMGX 81.0% 1,300 0.85%
Turner Midcap Growth Inst TMGEX 104.0% 708 0.93%
Vanguard Mid Cap Growth Inv VMGRX 127.0% 2,100 0.53%
Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Inv VMGIX 41.0% 2,500 0.24%
Wells Fargo Advantage Common Stock Fund Institutional Class SCNSX 41.0% 1,100 0.88%
Wells Fargo Advantage Discovery Instl WFDSX 111.0% 1,400 0.91%
Wells Fargo Advantage Enterprise I WFEIX 104.0% 636 0.85%
Westcore MIDCO Growth Institutional WIMGX 113.0% 121 0.88%



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Turnover
Turnover represents how much of a mutual fund's holdings are changed over the course of a year through buying and selling. Active mutual funds have an average turnover rate of about 85%, meaning that funds are turning over nearly all of their holdings every year. A high turnover means you could make lower returns because: 1) buying and selling stocks costs money through commissions and spreads and 2) the fund will distribute yearly capital gains which increases your taxes. Look for funds with turnover rates below 50%. For comparison, ETF turnover rates average around 10% or lower.

Assets
Generally, smaller funds do better than larger ones. The more assets in a mutual fund, the lower the chance that it will beat its index. Managers outperform an index by choosing stocks that are undervalued. In order to find these undervalued stocks, the manager has to know more than his competitors to develop an "edge." There are only a finite number of stocks a mutual fund manager can reasonably analyze and actively track to gain such a competitive edge. When the fund has more assets, the manager must analyze large companies because he needs to take larger positions. Large companies are more efficiently priced in the market and it becomes increasingly difficult to get an edge.