# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001011378
**File Stem:** 0001752724-23-041493
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 16470
**Document Hash:** 66555e9aa97e78e1ddf5cd8c747d3e84
**Contains OCR:** False
**Source Format:** 

## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001752724-23-041493.hdr.sgml**: 20230227

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001752724-23-041493

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: NPORT-P

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20221231

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230227

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230227

**PERIOD START**: 20221231

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** MORGAN STANLEY VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND INC.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001011378
- **IRS NUMBER:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** NPORT-P
- **SEC ACT:** 1940 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 811-07607
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23671468

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 522 FIFTH AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 800-548-7786

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 522 FIFTH AVENUE
- **CITY:** NEW YORK
- **STATE:** NY
- **ZIP:** 10036

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** UNIVERSAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020322

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** MORGAN STANLEY UNIVERSAL FUNDS INC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 19960328

## Series and Classes Contracts Data

### Global Franchise Portfolio (Series ID: S000004178)

| Class ID   | Class Name   | Ticker Symbol   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| C000011760 | Class II     | MBIIX           |

## Form NPORT-P: Monthly Portfolio Investments Report

### NPORT-P: Part A: General Information

**Item A.1. Information about the Registrant.**

- **a. Name of Registrant:** MORGAN STANLEY VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND INC.

- **b. Investment Company Act file number:** 811-07607

- **c. CIK number of Registrant:** 0001011378

- **d. LEI of Registrant:** KRX6WCBD0RZHNUHCX346

- **e. Address and telephone number of Registrant.**

  - **Street Address 1:** 522 FIFTH AVENUE

  - **City:** NEW YORK

  - **State:** NY

  - **Foreign country:** US

  - **Zip / Postal Code:** 10036

  - **Telephone number:** 800-548-7786

**Item A.2. Information about the Series.**

- **a. Name of Series:** Global Franchise Portfolio

- **b. EDGAR series identifier (if any):** S000004178

- **c. LEI of Series:** 549300UB8JR62N83HT69

**Item A.3. Reporting period.**

- **a. Date of fiscal year-end:** 2022-12-31

- **b. Date as of which information is reported:** 2022-12-31

**Item A.4. Final filing**

Does the Fund anticipate that this will be its final filing on Form N-PORT? **No**

### Fund Information

**Total Assets:** $27775591.71

**Total Liabilities:** $96453.83

**Net Assets:** $27679137.88

**Cash Not Reported:** $12447.50

**Monthly Return Information**

| Class               | Month 1 Return (%)   | Month 2 Return (%)   | Month 3 Return (%)   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| Class ID C000011760 | 5.32%                | 8.73%                | -3.09%               |

**Monthly Gains & Losses**

| Period   | Net Realized Gain/Loss   | Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation   |
|:---|:---|:---|
| Month 1  | $61970.10                | $1308470.26                                |
| Month 2  | $79188.86                | $2292899.20                                |
| Month 3  | $88867.01                | $-1030830.70                               |

### Schedule of Portfolio Investments

| Name                                       | Title                                                                        | Identifiers                                   | Payoff Profile   | Asset Category   | Issuer Category   | Country   |   Balance | Units   | Value (USD)   | % of Net Assets   | Maturity Date   | Coupon Type   | Annualized Rate (%)   | Restricted?   |   Fair Value Level | Lending Status   |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|---:|:---|
| LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE        | LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE                                          | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: IOG4E947OATN0KJYSD45 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |       954 | NS      | $694218.50    | 2.51%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Accenture PLC                              | Accenture PLC                                                                | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |      4760 | NS      | $1270158.40   | 4.59%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| L'Oreal SA                                 | L'Oreal SA                                                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900JI1GG6F7RKVI53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |      1507 | NS      | $539653.00    | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Philip Morris International Inc            | Philip Morris International Inc                                              | CUSIP: 718172109<br>LEI: HL3H1H2BGXWVG3BSWR90 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     20910 | NS      | $2116301.10   | 7.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| SAP SE                                     | SAP SE                                                                       | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 529900D6BF99LW9R2E68 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | DE        |     13815 | NS      | $1426269.94   | 5.15%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc               | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc                                                 | CUSIP: 883556102<br>LEI: HCHV7422L5HDJZCRFL38 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2351 | NS      | $1294672.19   | 4.68%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| NIKE Inc                                   | NIKE Inc                                                                     | CUSIP: 654106103<br>LEI: 787RXPR0UX0O0XUXPZ81 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3530 | NS      | $413045.30    | 1.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Moody's Corp                               | Moody's Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 615369105<br>LEI: 549300GCEDD8YCF5WU84 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1245 | NS      | $346881.90    | 1.25%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC                | Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC                                                  | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 5493003JFSMOJG48V108 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     23260 | NS      | $1612297.56   | 5.82%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The                   | Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The                                                     | CUSIP: 518439104<br>LEI: 549300VFZ8XJ9NUPU221 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1558 | NS      | $386555.38    | 1.40%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Visa Inc                                   | Visa Inc                                                                     | CUSIP: 92826C839<br>LEI: 549300JZ4OKEHW3DPJ59 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8380 | NS      | $1741028.80   | 6.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Zoetis Inc                                 | Zoetis Inc                                                                   | CUSIP: 98978V103<br>LEI: 549300HD9Q1LOC9KLJ48 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1884 | NS      | $276100.20    | 1.00%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The                    | Procter & Gamble Co/The                                                      | CUSIP: 742718109<br>LEI: 2572IBTT8CCZW6AU4141 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5460 | NS      | $827517.60    | 2.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RELX PLC                                   | RELX PLC                                                                     | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300WSX3VBUFFJOO66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |     24956 | NS      | $689984.14    | 2.49%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Microsoft Corp                             | Microsoft Corp                                                               | CUSIP: 594918104<br>LEI: INR2EJN1ERAN0W5ZP974 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10272 | NS      | $2463431.04   | 8.90%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Becton Dickinson and Co                    | Becton Dickinson and Co                                                      | CUSIP: 075887109<br>LEI: ICE2EP6D98PQUILVRZ91 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3896 | NS      | $990752.80    | 3.58%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Intercontinental Exchange Inc              | Intercontinental Exchange Inc                                                | CUSIP: 45866F104<br>LEI: 5493000F4ZO33MV32P92 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     10763 | NS      | $1104176.17   | 3.99%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC                   | Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio | CUSIP: 61747C525<br>LEI: 549300OJY9IZ31SGS926 | Long             | STIV             | RF                | US        |    379754 | NS      | $379753.84    | 1.37%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Coca-Cola Co/The                           | Coca-Cola Co/The                                                             | CUSIP: 191216100<br>LEI: UWJKFUJFZ02DKWI3RY53 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      8307 | NS      | $528408.27    | 1.91%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| RELX PLC                                   | RELX PLC                                                                     | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 549300WSX3VBUFFJOO66 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | GB        |      6487 | NS      | $179696.69    | 0.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Pernod Ricard SA                           | Pernod Ricard SA                                                             | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 52990097YFPX9J0H5D87 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | FR        |      3346 | NS      | $658233.27    | 2.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Abbott Laboratories                        | Abbott Laboratories                                                          | CUSIP: 002824100<br>LEI: HQD377W2YR662HK5JX27 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      9940 | NS      | $1091312.60   | 3.94%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Fidelity National Information Services Inc | Fidelity National Information Services Inc                                   | CUSIP: 31620M106<br>LEI: 6WQI0GK1PRFVBA061U48 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1586 | NS      | $107610.10    | 0.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Experian PLC                               | Experian PLC                                                                 | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 635400RXXHHYT1JTSZ26 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | JE        |     12464 | NS      | $422134.92    | 1.53%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Roper Technologies Inc                     | Roper Technologies Inc                                                       | CUSIP: 776696106<br>LEI: 54930003T4SXCIWVXY35 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      1602 | NS      | $692208.18    | 2.50%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Otis Worldwide Corp                        | Otis Worldwide Corp                                                          | CUSIP: 68902V107<br>LEI: 549300ZLBKR8VSU25153 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5806 | NS      | $454667.86    | 1.64%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Danaher Corp                               | Danaher Corp                                                                 | CUSIP: 235851102<br>LEI: S4BKK9OTCEWQ3YHPFM11 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      5615 | NS      | $1490333.30   | 5.38%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Automatic Data Processing Inc              | Automatic Data Processing Inc                                                | CUSIP: 053015103<br>LEI: HGBOLILQXWER4SAL2I23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      3075 | NS      | $734494.50    | 2.65%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Equifax Inc                                | Equifax Inc                                                                  | CUSIP: 294429105<br>LEI: 5493004MCF8JDC86VS77 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2771 | NS      | $538571.56    | 1.95%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc         | Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc                                           | CUSIP: 11133T103<br>LEI: 549300KZDJZQ2YIHRC28 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |      2657 | NS      | $356383.41    | 1.29%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| STERIS PLC                                 | STERIS PLC                                                                   | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: N/A                  | Long             | EC               | CORP              | IE        |      1647 | NS      | $304184.43    | 1.10%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Davide Campari-Milano NV                   | Davide Campari-Milano NV                                                     | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 213800ED5AN2J56N6Z02 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |     10650 | NS      | $108121.94    | 0.39%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |
| Baxter International Inc                   | Baxter International Inc                                                     | CUSIP: 071813109<br>LEI: J5OIVXX3P24RJRW5CK77 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | US        |     16364 | NS      | $834073.08    | 3.01%             |  |  |  | No            |                  1 | On Loan: No      |
| Heineken NV                                | Heineken NV                                                                  | CUSIP: 000000000<br>LEI: 724500K5PTPSST86UQ23 | Long             | EC               | CORP              | NL        |      6645 | NS      | $625906.98    | 2.26%             |  |  |  | No            |                  2 | On Loan: No      |

### Signature

**Date Signed:** 2023-01-17

**Name of Applicant:** MORGAN STANLEY VARIABLE INSURANCE FUND INC.

**Signature:** Francis Smith

**Name of Signer:** Francis Smith

**Title:** Principal Financial Officer