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IIF

Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund

IIF

Market cap $208M

22.06 USD

-0.08

0.36%

At close Updated Sep 18, 4:00 PM EDT

1 day

-0.36%

5 days

-0.99%

1 month

-4.3%

3 months

-0.94%

6 months

2.27%

Year to date

-12.29%

1 year

-18.42%

5 years

-20.07%

10 years

-22.32%

About: Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. is the United States based non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation through investment in equity securities of Indian Issuers. The company's portfolio of investments consists of the investment in different sectors such as auto components, banks, capital markets, construction and engineering, pharmaceuticals and others.

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India: The World Sold It, The Locals Kept Buying

India, tracked by the iShares MSCI India ETF, underperformed with a -8% return versus EEM's +35% over the past year. The 40+ percentage point performance gap signals investor avoidance, but the underlying reasons challenge surface-level assumptions.

India: The World Sold It, The Locals Kept Buying

IIF: Historical Outperformance And Superior Industry Approach

The MS India Investment Fund offers exposure to dominant Indian large-caps at a 10.8% discount to NAV. IIF has consistently outperformed the MSCI India Index and peer India ETFs since inception, demonstrating strong relative returns. The fund's portfolio is heavily weighted toward financial and consumer sectors, which together comprise about 70% of assets.

IIF: Historical Outperformance And Superior Industry Approach

10 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of Nearly 9% (September 2025)

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight the ten best CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select 10 CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

10 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of Nearly 9% (September 2025)

5 Best CEFs This Month For Yields Up To 15% (June 2025)

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

5 Best CEFs This Month For Yields Up To 15% (June 2025)

5 Best CEFs This Month For Yields Up To 14% (May 2025)

For income investors, closed-end funds, or CEFs, remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

5 Best CEFs This Month For Yields Up To 14% (May 2025)

IIF: India's High-Flying Active Manager

Actively managed IIF just capped off a blowout year. Replicating this outperformance won't be as easy going forward. But this high-flying India fund still has plenty going for it.

IIF: India's High-Flying Active Manager

5 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of 10% (February 2025)

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

5 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of 10% (February 2025)

Continue To Prefer IIF Vs. IFN As Challenging Conditions For Indian Stocks Remain

Investing in Indian stocks via closed end funds like IFN and IIF offers high yields but comes with valuation risks and potential market corrections. IIF has outperformed IFN over various time periods, benefiting from its smaller size and more nimble management, despite trading at a larger discount to NAV. Indian stock market valuations remain high, with local investor enthusiasm potentially waning due to less attractive earnings yields compared to local bonds.

Continue To Prefer IIF Vs. IFN As Challenging Conditions For Indian Stocks Remain

5 Best CEFs This Month For Nearly 10% Yield (January 2025)

For income investors, closed-end funds, or CEFs, remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. CEFs are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper draw-downs than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer “excess” discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.

5 Best CEFs This Month For Nearly 10% Yield (January 2025)

IIF: The Music Is Still Playing In India

Despite a turbulent last few months, IIF has continued to outperform. Even if its pace slows from here, the fund's uptrend is likely here to stay. The NAV discount and big year-end distributions only add to IIF's appeal.

IIF: The Music Is Still Playing In India

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