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USGAX: MORGAN STANLEY US GOVERNMENT SECURITIES TRUST A (MUTUAL FUND)
Basic Info 6.71 0.09(1.32%) June 05
| Asset Class: | Intermediate Government |
| MyPlanIQ Rating: | (22%) |
| Start Date: | 07/28/1997 |
| Last Dividend Date: | 04/30/2026 |
| 12-Mo. Yield | 5.35% |
| Expenses | 1.62% |
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Performance Analytics (As of 06/03/2026)
Not up-to-date? Try| Last 1 Week* | YTD*(2026) | 1 Yr | 3 Yr | 5 Yr | 10 Yr | 15 Yr | 20 Yr | Since 07/28/1997 |
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 | |
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| Annualized Return(%) | -1.8 | -3.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 15.0 | -4.3 | 7.0 | -12.0 | -0.8 | 6.7 | 6.4 | -0.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | -0.1 | 5.8 | -2.1 | 3.8 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | -2.4 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 6.6 | 11.2 | -0.3 | 7.7 | 3.5 |
| Sharpe Ratio | NA | -0.64 | 0.78 | 0.1 | -0.16 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.25 | 1.04 | -0.47 | 0.22 | -1.79 | -0.28 | 1.51 | 1.53 | -0.48 | 0.76 | 0.55 | -0.05 | 2.51 | -0.76 | 1.53 | 1.91 | 0.37 | 0.3 | -0.47 | 0.79 | -0.15 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.05 | 2.14 | 0.86 | 1.79 | -0.94 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Draw Down(%) | NA | 7.5 | 7.5 | 18.7 | 27.0 | 27.0 | NA | NA | 27.0 | 8.9 | 15.0 | 19.7 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 11.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Standard Deviation(%) | NA | 9.2 | 8.8 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 9.0 | NA | NA | 6.5 | 11.7 | 16.8 | 15.7 | 7.6 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 12.8 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Treynor Ratio | NA | -0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.02 | 0.05 | -0.03 | 0.02 | -0.13 | -0.01 | 0.08 | 0.07 | -0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.03 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.08 | 0.02 | -0.05 | 0.04 | -0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.11 | -0.06 | 0.1 | 0.08 |
| Alpha | NA | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | NA | NA | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | -0.04 | -0.01 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Beta | NA | 2.08 | 2.11 | 2.69 | 1.82 | 1.53 | NA | NA | 0.89 | 2.38 | 2.98 | 1.81 | 1.03 | 0.82 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.79 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.6 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.42 | 0.57 |
| RSquared | NA | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.63 | NA | NA | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.56 | 0.79 | 0.6 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.72 | 0.56 | 0.06 | 0.8 | 0.46 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.63 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.74 | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.68 | 0.51 | 0.5 |
| Yield(%) | N/A | 1.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | N/A | 6.4 | 7.1 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 2.8 |
| Dividend Growth(%) | N/A | -70.7 | -38.4 | 33.3 | 45.1 | 22.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | -18.4 | 36.0 | 25.6 | -2.3 | -0.8 | 17.7 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 29.7 | 2.2 | -20.7 | 7.1 | -3.6 | -26.2 | 24.2 | -3.6 | -23.4 | -20.7 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 10.7 | 19.1 | -39.0 | -13.0 | -5.5 | -2.4 | -2.5 | 133.6 | N/A |
*: NOT annualized;YTD: Year to Date
**Inception: starting from 07/28/1997
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