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Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc.

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 142047

Filed as MSREF REAL ESTATE ADVISOR, INC.

Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2006, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026.

19 years
registered since 2006
$15,770,404,509
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based and more
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.

Where is Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. located?

Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc.'s principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 16 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2006. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 142047.

How much does Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. manage?

Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. reports $15,770,404,509 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 24, 2026 (98% discretionary).

How have Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $11,354,524,144 in the October 2021 data and $15,770,404,509 in the October 2026 data, up 39%. Total employees: 258 in October 2021 and 372 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (26).

Does Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(1) (another regulator's finding of a false statement or omission, or of dishonest, unfair, or unethical conduct), 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation), and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/142047

Does Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc. state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 8, 2026 says: "Generally, Fund investor s must invest a minimum of $10 million, unless otherwise approved."

What changed in Msref Real Estate Advisor, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: $10,000,000

The brochure's wording
Generally, Fund investor s must invest a minimum of $10 million, unless otherwise approved.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated May 8, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$15,770,404,509

$15,770,404,509 as of October 2026, filing dated July 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $15,387,852,033.Non-discretionary: $382,552,476.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 26 Assets $15,770,404,509 (100%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2006 (19 years)
Employees
Total: 372. Performing investment advisory functions: 170.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
16 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAChicago, ILFrankfurtLondonLos Angeles, CAMadridMilanMumbaiParisSan Francisco, CASeoulShanghaiSingaporeSydneyTokyoWest Kowloon
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
GA

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.D(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
  • 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$11.4B 2021 $12.7B 2022 $12.7B 2023 $11.5B 2024 $11.1B 2025 $15.8B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$15,770,404,509372July 24, 2026
October 2025$11,087,293,675289March 24, 2025
October 2024$11,486,662,447360March 31, 2024
October 2023$12,702,826,826347May 16, 2023
October 2022$12,658,412,759265March 31, 2022
October 2021$11,354,524,144258April 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $11,354,524,144 in the October 2021 data and $15,770,404,509 in the October 2026 data, up 39%.

Total employees: 258 in October 2021 and 372 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 171 to 170.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $11,087,293,675 to $15,770,404,509 (+42%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Chicago, IL.
    • Changed its office addresses in Milan.
    • Changed its office addresses in Singapore.
    • Added an office in West Kowloon.
    • No longer lists an office in Kowloon.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
morganstanley.com/IM

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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