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Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust – ‘497’ on 10/20/16 – ‘EX-101.INS’

On:  Thursday, 10/20/16, at 1:32pm ET   ·   Effective:  10/20/16   ·   Accession #:  1104659-16-151115   ·   File #:  2-89729

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

10/20/16  Morgan Stanley Inst’l Fund Trust  497        10/20/16   22:1.4M                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
          → Core Plus Fixed Income Portfolio ⇒ Class A Shares (MFXAX) — Class C (MSCKX) — Class I Shares (MPFIX) — Class L (MSIOX)
          → Corporate Bond Portfolio ⇒ Class A Shares (MIGAX) — Class C (MSBOX) — Class I Shares (MPFDX) — Class L Shares (MGILX)
          → High Yield Portfolio ⇒ Class A (MSYPX) — Class C (MSHDX) — Class I (MSYIX) — Class L (MSYLX) — Class R6 (MSHYX)
          → Short Duration Income Portfolio ⇒ Class A Shares (MLDAX) — Class C (MSLDX) — Class I Shares (MPLDX) — Class L (MSJLX)
          → Strategic Income Portfolio ⇒ Class A (MSADX) — Class C (MSPDX) — Class I (MSIDX) — Class IS (MSTCX) — Class L

Definitive Material   —   Rule 497
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 497         Definitive Material                                 HTML     14K 
 8: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     39K 
 9: R2          Risk/Return Summary- Core Plus Fixed Income         HTML     21K 
                Portfolio                                                        
10: R3          Risk/Return Detail Data- Core Plus Fixed Income     HTML     32K 
                Portfolio                                                        
11: R4          Risk/Return Summary- Corporate Bond Portfolio       HTML     21K 
12: R5          Risk/Return Detail Data- Corporate Bond Portfolio   HTML     31K 
13: R6          Risk/Return Summary- High Yield Portfolio           HTML     21K 
14: R7          Risk/Return Detail Data- High Yield Portfolio       HTML     31K 
15: R8          Risk/Return Summary- Short Duration Income          HTML     21K 
                Portfolio                                                        
16: R9          Risk/Return Detail Data- Short Duration Income      HTML     32K 
                Portfolio                                                        
17: R10         Risk/Return Summary- Strategic Income Portfolio     HTML     21K 
18: R11         Risk/Return Detail Data- Strategic Income           HTML     32K 
                Portfolio                                                        
19: R12         Risk/Return Detail Data                             HTML     11K 
21: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML     33K 
20: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     14K 
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<rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts contextRef="S000035938Member_C000110150Member"> For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value ("NAV") of Class A shares of the Portfolio being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A, Class C and Class L shares of the Portfolio of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class C and Class L shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege" and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund) held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more. </rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts>
<rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="S000004119Member"> Short Duration Income Portfolio </rr:RiskReturnHeading>
<dei:TradingSymbol contextRef="S000004119Member_C000011550Member"> MPLDX </dei:TradingSymbol>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 21pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>Prospectus Supplement</strong></font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 21pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><b>September 30, 2016</b></font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size:18pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;">Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust</font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 14pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size:8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;">Supplement dated September 30, 2016 to the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Prospectus dated January 28, 2016</font></p> <br/><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>Short Duration Income Portfolio</strong></font></p>
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<rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="S000004119Member"> The second sentence of the section of the Prospectus entitled "Portfolio Summary—Fees and Expenses" is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: </rr:ExpenseHeading>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt; font-family: Times New Roman PS Std, Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times;">For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value ("NAV") of Class A shares of the Portfolio being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A, Class C and Class L shares of the Portfolio of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class C and Class L shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege" and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund) held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more.</font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 4.5pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size:10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><b>Please retain this supplement for future reference.</b></font></p>
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<rr:ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount unitRef="usd" contextRef="S000004119Member_C000052876Member" decimals="0"> 25000 </rr:ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount>
<rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts contextRef="S000004119Member_C000052876Member"> For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value ("NAV") of Class A shares of the Portfolio being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A, Class C and Class L shares of the Portfolio of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class C and Class L shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege" and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund) held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more. </rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts>
<rr:RiskReturnHeading contextRef="S000047474Member"> Strategic Income Portfolio </rr:RiskReturnHeading>
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<p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 21pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>Prospectus Supplement</strong></font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 21pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size:9pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><b>September 30, 2016</b></font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size:18pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;">Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust</font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 14pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size:8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;">Supplement dated September 30, 2016 to the Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund Trust Prospectus dated January 28, 2016</font></p> <br/><p style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt; text-align: left;"><font style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><strong>Strategic Income Portfolio</strong></font></p>
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<rr:ExpenseHeading contextRef="S000047474Member"> The second sentence of the section of the Prospectus entitled "Portfolio Summary—Fees and Expenses" is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: </rr:ExpenseHeading>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;"><font style="font-size:10pt; font-family: Times New Roman PS Std, Times New Roman PS, Times New Roman, Times;">For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value ("NAV") of Class A shares of the Portfolio being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A, Class C and Class L shares of the Portfolio of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class C and Class L shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege" and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund) held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more.</font></p> <br/><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 4.5pt 0pt; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size:10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica;"><b>Please retain this supplement for future reference.</b></font></p>
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<rr:ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount unitRef="usd" contextRef="S000047474Member_C000149053Member" decimals="0"> 25000 </rr:ExpenseBreakpointMinimumInvestmentRequiredAmount>
<rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts contextRef="S000047474Member_C000149053Member"> For purchases of Class A shares, you may qualify for a sales charge discount if the cumulative net asset value ("NAV") of Class A shares of the Portfolio being purchased in a single transaction, together with the NAV of any Class A, Class C and Class L shares of the Portfolio of Morgan Stanley Institutional Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction as well as Class A, Class C and Class L shares of any other Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege" and including shares of Morgan Stanley Money Market Funds (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Exchange Privilege") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund) held in Related Accounts (as defined in the section of this Prospectus entitled "Shareholder Information—Sales Charges Applicable to Purchases of Class A Shares") which you acquired in an exchange from Class A shares of the Portfolio or Class A shares of another Morgan Stanley Multi-Class Fund already held in Related Accounts as of the date of the transaction, amounts to $25,000 or more. </rr:ExpenseBreakpointDiscounts>
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