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Overview
- 7-Day Yield 4.0739%
- 1-Year Return 0.00%
- Total Assets 58.379 K
- Money Market Type Prime
- Class Institutional
- Expense Ratio 0.45%
- Min. Initial Investment 10000000
- Inception Date May 17, 2004
Return
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) Historical Returns And Risk Info
From 05/17/2004 to 08/06/2026, the compound annualized total return (dividend reinvested) of Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) is 1.577% . Its cumulative total return (dividend reinvested) is 41.21% .
From 05/17/2004 to 08/06/2026, the Maximum Drawdown of Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) is 99.9%.
From 05/17/2004 to 08/06/2026, the Sharpe Ratio of Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) is 0.0.
From 05/17/2004 to 08/06/2026, the Annualized Standard Deviation of Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) is 215.4%.
From 05/17/2004 to 08/06/2026, the Beta of Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) is -333.09.
| Name | YTD Return | 1Yr AR | 3Yr AR | 5Yr AR | 10Yr AR | 15Yr AR | 20Yr AR | Common | Inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAVXX (Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds – Prime Portfolio) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.57% | 80.33% | 23.70% | 36.93% | -7.21% | 1.57% | 1.58% |
| CASH | 1.50% | 2.59% | 3.18% | 2.62% | 1.69% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 1.25% | 3.06% |
| Ticker/Portfolio | Last 1 Week | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Common | Inception | YTD | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981 | 1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1975 | 1974 | 1973 | 1972 | 1971 | 1970 | 1969 | 1968 | 1967 | 1966 | 1965 | 1964 | 1963 | 1962 | 1961 | 1960 | |
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| Annualized Return (%) | MAVXX (Morgan…ortfolio) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.57 | 80.33 | 23.70 | 36.93 | -7.21 | 1.57 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 3.85 | -75.12 | 6,897.76 | 553.26 | -99.38 | -35.79 | 88.60 | -49.73 | 6,047.00 | 0.00 | 300.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -97.50 | -91.54 | -6.15 | 25.37 | 105.10 | 148.10 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| CASH | 0.05 | 2.59 | 3.18 | 2.62 | 1.69 | 1.14 | 1.14 | 1.25 | 3.06 | 1.50 | 2.88 | 3.62 | 3.66 | 1.43 | 0.02 | 0.25 | 1.47 | 1.38 | 0.66 | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.97 | 3.15 | 3.42 | 2.26 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 1.15 | 2.46 | 4.22 | 3.37 | 3.47 | 3.68 | 3.65 | 3.98 | 3.07 | 2.17 | 2.49 | 3.92 | 5.50 | 5.95 | 4.89 | 4.22 | 4.36 | 5.49 | 7.05 | 6.31 | 7.84 | 10.54 | 8.54 | 7.43 | 5.22 | 3.81 | 3.64 | 4.22 | 5.76 | 5.16 | 2.94 | 3.15 | 4.67 | 4.89 | 3.91 | 3.11 | 3.52 | 2.87 | 2.58 | 2.28 | 2.00 | 1.69 | 2.07 | |
| Sharpe Ratio | MAVXX (Morgan…ortfolio) | NA | -91.66 | 0.00 | 0.37 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | -2.20 | -2.17 | -0.28 | 18.32 | 5.08 | -0.14 | -3.65 | 9.34 | -0.14 | 16.57 | 0.00 | 3.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.59 | -1.75 | -2.18 | 5.93 | 14.90 | 17.36 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| CASH | NA | -1.45 | -0.30 | -0.11 | -0.04 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Standard Deviation(%) | MAVXX (Morgan…ortfolio) | NA | 0.03 | 135.06 | 210.12 | 296.16 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.69 | 1.26 | 281.20 | 376.53 | 109.78 | 701.18 | 10.18 | 9.40 | 370.17 | 364.98 | 51.69 | 98.61 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 166.68 | 52.80 | 4.21 | 3.75 | 6.91 | 18.72 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| CASH | NA | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.08 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.03 | |
| Draw Down(%) | MAVXX (Morgan…ortfolio) | NA | 0.02 | 80.79 | 80.79 | 99.72 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 80.79 | 72.19 | 19.61 | 99.52 | 37.17 | 2.33 | 95.42 | 91.22 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97.50 | 91.54 | 10.16 | 0.60 | 0.67 | 2.47 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| CASH | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Yield(%) | MAVXX (Morgan…ortfolio) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.95 | 44.85 | 10.50 | 93.13 | 0.14 | 0.80 | NA | 0.00 | 1.72 | 4.96 | 1.17 | 25.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| CASH | 0.05 | 2.52 | 2.57 | 2.11 | 1.42 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 3.00 | NA | 1.50 | 2.56 | 2.62 | 2.60 | 1.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.91 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.58 | 2.61 | 2.60 | 2.60 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.35 | 4.93 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 3.79 | 2.81 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 4.00 | 5.22 | 5.20 | 5.22 | 4.89 | 4.45 | 5.22 | 7.05 | 5.50 | 7.24 | 10.06 | 8.10 | 7.62 | 5.27 | 3.60 | 2.68 | 4.45 | 5.34 | 5.01 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 4.87 | 5.22 | 3.36 | 2.60 | 2.65 | 2.61 | 2.62 | 2.61 | 2.61 | 2.60 | 2.60 |
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Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) may or may not fit a retirement portfolio depending on its role, costs, diversification, historical drawdowns, and your time horizon. Review total and rolling returns together with risk metrics instead of relying on a recent return alone.
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Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Prime Portfolio (MAVXX) may distribute dividends when its holdings generate income, but payouts and yield can change. Compare dividend history, dividend growth, yield, and total return before treating it as a retirement-income holding.
Which risk metrics matter for a long-term investment in MAVXX?
Maximum drawdown shows the depth of a historical decline, standard deviation measures return variability, and the Sharpe ratio relates return to volatility. Rolling returns add context by showing how outcomes varied across different holding periods.
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