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<ARTICLE> 6
<LEGEND>
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER GLOBAL DIVIDEND GROWTH SECURITIES - CLASS D
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<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 12-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> MAR-31-2000
<PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000
<INVESTMENTS-AT-COST> 2,764,924,938
<INVESTMENTS-AT-VALUE> 2,930,281,998
<RECEIVABLES> 95,405,279
<ASSETS-OTHER> 56,487
<OTHER-ITEMS-ASSETS> 257,487
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 3,026,001,251
<PAYABLE-FOR-SECURITIES> (2,163,749)
<SENIOR-LONG-TERM-DEBT> 0
<OTHER-ITEMS-LIABILITIES> (10,975,103)
<TOTAL-LIABILITIES> (13,138,852)
<SENIOR-EQUITY> 0
<PAID-IN-CAPITAL-COMMON> 2,749,357,113
<SHARES-COMMON-STOCK> 6,184,329
<SHARES-COMMON-PRIOR> 4,769,092
<ACCUMULATED-NII-CURRENT> 2,662,043
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-NII> 0
<ACCUMULATED-NET-GAINS> 95,659,755
<OVERDISTRIBUTION-GAINS> 0
<ACCUM-APPREC-OR-DEPREC> 165,183,488
<NET-ASSETS> 77,194,675
<DIVIDEND-INCOME> 91,571,748
<INTEREST-INCOME> 3,361,419
<OTHER-INCOME> 0
<EXPENSES-NET> (60,878,742)
<NET-INVESTMENT-INCOME> 34,054,425
<REALIZED-GAINS-CURRENT> 415,807,416
<APPREC-INCREASE-CURRENT> (204,074,148)
<NET-CHANGE-FROM-OPS> 245,787,693
<EQUALIZATION> 0
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-INCOME> (1,628,170)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OF-GAINS> (7,932,181)
<DISTRIBUTIONS-OTHER> 0
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-SOLD> 3,357,181
<NUMBER-OF-SHARES-REDEEMED> (2,666,619)
<SHARES-REINVESTED> 724,675
<NET-CHANGE-IN-ASSETS> (442,076,091)
<ACCUMULATED-NII-PRIOR> 11,002,413
<ACCUMULATED-GAINS-PRIOR> 69,086,347
<OVERDISTRIB-NII-PRIOR> 0
<OVERDIST-NET-GAINS-PRIOR> 0
<GROSS-ADVISORY-FEES> (24,596,273)
<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<GROSS-EXPENSE> (60,878,742)
<AVERAGE-NET-ASSETS> 71,310,831
<PER-SHARE-NAV-BEGIN> 13.21
<PER-SHARE-NII> 0.25
<PER-SHARE-GAIN-APPREC> 0.86
<PER-SHARE-DIVIDEND> (0.31)
<PER-SHARE-DISTRIBUTIONS> (1.53)
<RETURNS-OF-CAPITAL> 0
<PER-SHARE-NAV-END> 12.48
<EXPENSE-RATIO> 0.90
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