---
ticker: "MSSM"
name: "Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds - Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/MSSM"
grade: "D"
score: 36
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "US Active Small/Mid-Cap"
category_rank: "35 of 48"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# MSSM: Morgan Stanley Pathway Funds - Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF

Grade **D**, Score 36 of 100. Rank 35 of 48 in US Active Small/Mid-Cap.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 4 | 46 of 48 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 31 | 34 of 44 |
| Tradability | 60 | 15 of 48 |
| Holdings | 90 | 2 of 48 |
| Durability | 79 | 6 of 48 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 1828 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Cash | 1.24% |
| 2 | DT | Dynatrace Inc | 0.97% |
| 3 | ASND | Ascendis Pharma A/S | 0.71% |
| 4 | VSAT | Viasat Inc | 0.70% |
| 5 | VECO | Veeco Instruments Inc | 0.62% |
| 6 | KBR | Kbr Inc | 0.61% |
| 7 | HAE | Haemonetics Corp/Mass | 0.59% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna Inc | 0.57% |
| 9 | RMBS | Rambus Inc | 0.54% |
| 10 | FTI | Technipfmc PLC | 0.53% |
| 11 | RRX | Regal Rexnord Corp | 0.52% |
| 12 | PLXS | Plexus Corp | 0.51% |
| 13 | VRNS | Varonis Systems Inc | 0.51% |
| 14 | CHEF | Chefs' Warehouse Inc/The | 0.50% |
| 15 | LTH | Life Time Group Holdings Inc | 0.49% |
| 16 | EAT | Brinker International Inc | 0.49% |
| 17 | ITT | Itt Inc | 0.49% |
| 18 | BTSG | Brightspring Health Services | 0.49% |
| 19 | FFIV | F5 Inc | 0.47% |
| 20 | GTLB | Gitlab Inc-Cl A | 0.47% |
| 21 | AVNT | Avient Corp | 0.47% |
| 22 | PCVX | Vaxcyte Inc | 0.46% |
| 23 | OPLN | Openlane Inc | 0.46% |
| 24 | TCBI | Texas Capital Bancshares Inc | 0.46% |
| 25 | FCFS | Firstcash Holdings Inc | 0.45% |
| 26 | IMAX | Imax Corp | 0.44% |
| 27 | RHP | Ryman Hospitality Properties | 0.44% |
| 28 | WTFC | Wintrust Financial Corp | 0.44% |
| 29 | THC | Tenet Healthcare Corp | 0.43% |
| 30 | AIT | Applied Industrial Tech Inc | 0.43% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/MSSM. Please cite the page URL.