Prebuilt Mutual Fund Portfolios
Want to get in the market quickly? Explore diversified  portfolios that are based on various time frames, risk levels, and investment allocations. Choose the one you want to customize and manage yourself.
Aggressive
Higher risk and potential return
100%
Stocks
What's included:
Apple, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Costco, LVMH, and more
Portfolio risk and return
Higher
Investing Timeframe
7+ years
Income Potential
Lower
Moderate
Medium risk and potential return
70%
Stocks
30%
Bonds
What's included:
Apple, Microsoft, Salesforce, Oracle, Google, US government, and corporate bonds
Portfolio risk and return
Medium
Investing Timeframe
5+ years
Income Potential
Lower
Income
Lower risk with a focus on  and 
30%
Dividend-paying stocks
70%
Bonds
What's included:
High dividend-paying stocks like JP Morgan, Visa, Exxon, US government, and corporate, and high yield bonds
Portfolio risk and return
Lower
Investing Timeframe
2+ years
Income Potential
Higher
Conservative
Lower risk and potential return
30%
Stocks
70%
Bonds
What's included:
Apple, Microsoft, Mastercard, Applied Materials, Google, US government, and corporate bonds
Portfolio risk and return
Lower
Investing Timeframe
2+ years
Income Potential
Medium
Data as of 08/15/2024

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An affiliated fund means that the fund is issued, sponsored, managed or sub-advised by an affiliate of Morgan Stanley, which runs the E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley platform. Morgan Stanley and/or its affiliates generally earn more money from affiliated funds than from unaffiliated funds. Therefore, we have a conflict of interest to promote affiliated funds. For more information, go to Affiliated Product Disclosure.

Shares of the E*TRADE No Fee Funds can only be purchased through a self-directed account at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley (“E*TRADE”). Shares of the No Fee Funds can be transferred to and held within a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management account, but purchases can only be made through E*TRADE. Shares of the No Fee Funds cannot be transferred to financial institutions other than Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Although the No Fee Funds have no fees, you will be subject to any fees charged by E*TRADE or Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, as applicable.

Prebuilt Mutual Fund Portfolios are an educational tool and should not be relied upon as the primary basis for investment, financial, tax-planning, or retirement decisions. This tool provides a sample of possible mutual fund portfolios based on varying degrees of market risk. These portfolios are not tailored to the investment objectives of a specific investor. This educational information neither is, nor should be construed as, investment advice, financial guidance or an offer or a solicitation or recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security, or to engage in any specific investment strategy. Prebuilt Mutual Fund Portfolios may change at any time and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC will not notify you when such changes are made.

You understand and acknowledge that in using Prebuilt Mutual Fund Portfolios, you are choosing to enter a series of mutual fund orders allocated across a group of mutual funds that you have selected. Mutual funds trade only once per trading day after the close of regular trading hours (typically 4:00 p.m. ET subject to market holidays) and are executed at the next available net asset value ("NAV"), which is typically posted by 6:00 p.m. ET. The NAV at which your order executes may be higher or lower than the previous day's closing NAV. The estimated quantities and amounts per mutual fund share are for illustration purposes only and the actual quantities and amounts purchased may vary due to market conditions. E*TRADE has developed a Mutual Fund Screener to help you learn more about and search for additional mutual funds. This screener may be found at https://www.etrade.wallst.com/Research/Screener/MutualFund/.

You understand that the Prebuilt Mutual Fund Portfolios program is a self-directed educational program designed to assist you in identifying investment strategies and allocations based solely on criteria that you define. This program is not designed to yield results specific to your financial situation, risk tolerance, or liquidity needs and should not be relied upon, in any way, to determine the suitability of an investment for you. Before buying or selling any investment, you should carefully consider your financial situation, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs, and determine on your own whether the investment strategy, including the particular mutual funds and allocations, is suitable for you. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Diversification and asset allocation strategies do not ensure profit or protect against loss. Investments in securities and other instruments involve risk and will not always be profitable.

Prebuilt Mutual Fund Portfolios do not utilize any rebalancing methodologies. Also, these portfolios will not be rebalanced when deposits or withdrawals are made. A rebalancing strategy seeks to minimize relative risk by aligning the portfolio to a target asset allocation as the portfolio's asset allocation changes. Not rebalancing a portfolio may over time change its risk and return characteristics. Furthermore, strategies that do not rebalance may not address prolonged changes in market conditions. You are responsible for monitoring your investments and their performance.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and its affiliates do not provide tax advice, and you always should consult your own tax advisor regarding your personal circumstances before taking any action that may have tax consequences.

The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, fees and expenses of any mutual fund before investing. For more detailed discussion about the risks of investing in a mutual fund, as well as the fund's investment objectives, policies, charges, and expenses, please read the fund's prospectus. To obtain the most recent prospectus, please visit the Mutual Funds Center at www.etrade.com/mutualfunds.

The individual investments in each portfolio, which may include Choice List Mutual Funds, are handpicked by the investment strategy team at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. The investment strategy team consists of seasoned financial service industry professionals each with a minimum of 10 years of experience. This team, part of Morgan Stanley's Global Investment Office, supports the Investment Policy Committee, constructs allocations for managed portfolios, establishes rebalancing methodologies, and conducts ongoing due diligence on model managers, portfolio managers, co-advisors and investment portfolios.

The Choice Mutual Funds List is a cost- and volatility-aware list of select mutual funds across certain asset categories designed to help you with investing. The selected actively managed mutual funds on the Choice Mutual Funds List typically have at least a three year track record, greater than $20 million in assets and compare favorably against their peers based on historical returns, risk, expenses, manager tenure, style consistency, and asset size. The Choice Mutual Funds List is selected from the universe of mutual fund share classes offered through E*TRADE. An assessment, performed by our affiliate, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC, evaluates each fund’s investment philosophy and process, risk management, and the managing investment firm. The list can include affiliated products as further described below. The Choice Mutual Funds List can be amended at any time upon our discretion. E*TRADE will not notify you if we have added or removed a mutual fund from the Choice Mutual Funds List.

The List’s calculation framework takes into consideration the following factors, applied on a weighted average: composite long-term performance relative to the applicable peer group; composite risk score of applicable peer group average, the fund manager’s success ratio (the percentage of funds that rank above average over a 3-year period) and average and long-term manager tenure, the applicable peer group expense ratio rank; the composite style score relative to the applicable peer group; and the length of the track record. Thereafter, MSSB conducts a qualitative review to further hone the List.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC receives compensation in connection with the purchase and holding of mutual fund shares by its customers. Such compensation includes, but is not limited to, Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder service fees, sub-accounting fees, and payments for marketing support and access to the E*TRADE platform. E*TRADE may also receive payments from affiliates of a mutual fund, such as the adviser or distributor, out of their own resources. Some of these payments are sometimes referred to as "revenue sharing."

For information regarding a particular mutual fund's payment and compensation practices, please see the fund's prospectus and statement of additional information.