MSSMMorgan Stanley Pathway Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF
Seeks capital appreciation.
By Morgan Stanley · Launched 1991
0.62%
#3,324 of 5,861 · average
$762M
#1,292 of 5,861 · large
+27.1%
34 years
#5 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDTotal-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Smid
Strategy
Active selection
Index tracked
Russell 2500 or Russell Mid Cap Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 8.8% of fund✓ well diversified
Asset allocation
By sector
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsYear-on-year price swings
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Needs 3+ years of history
Needs 3+ years of history
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks capital appreciation.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in equity securities of small-mid capitalization companies, defined as those with market caps not exceeding the highest month-end market cap value of any stock in the Russell 2500 or Russell Mid Cap Index. Employs a multi-manager strategy, allocating assets to professional money managers and may invest up to 10% in foreign issuers not traded on U.S. exchanges.
- Inception date
- November 18, 1991
- Fund family
- Morgan Stanley
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You're paying active fees for an index
This fund charges active-management prices while tracking its benchmark almost perfectly (a high R²). The metrics below show how little active management you're getting for that premium: low tracking error and a fee well above the passive peer median.
- R²
- 95.8%
- TE
- 4.5%
- Beta
- 0.93
- Fee
- 2× 0.30%
Sources: Cremers & Petajisto (2009) · Amihud & Goyenko (2013) · ESMA (2016)
Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More
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Data updated on 2026-08-04