UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                                (Rule 13d-102)

            Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No.   )*



                           Insteel Industries, Inc.
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                               (Name of Issuer)


                    Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   45774W108
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                                (CUSIP Number)


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                      (Holdings as of December 31, 2008)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                               [X] Rule 13d-1(b)

                               [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

                               [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).



CUSIP NO. 45774W108

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 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Met Investors Advisory, LLC
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 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

                                                                        (a) [ ]
          Not Applicable                                                (b) [ ]
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 3. SEC USE ONLY

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 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Maryland
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              5. Sole Voting Power:

                     None
 NUMBER OF   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES     6. Shared Voting Power:
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY           1,489,669*
    EACH     ------------------------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING    7. Sole Dispositive Power:
   PERSON
    WITH             0
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              8. Shared Dispositive Power:

                     1,489,669*
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 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,489,669*
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          8.23%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IA
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* Note 1: Met Investors Advisory, LLC, ("Met Investors") an investment advisor
registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, serves as
investment manager of each series of Met Investors Series Trust (the "Trust"),
an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In
its role as investment manager of the Trust, MetLife Investors has contracted
with certain sub-advisers to make the day-to-day investment decisions
investment for the certain series of the Trust.




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 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Met Investors Series Trust
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 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*

                                                                        (a) [ ]
          Not Applicable                                                (b) [ ]
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 3. SEC USE ONLY

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 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware
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              5.  Sole Voting Power:

                     None
 NUMBER OF   ------------------------------------------------------------------
   SHARES     6.  Shared Voting Power:
BENEFICIALLY
  OWNED BY           1,489,669
    EACH     ------------------------------------------------------------------
 REPORTING    7.  Sole Dispositive Power:
   PERSON
    WITH             0
             ------------------------------------------------------------------
              8.  Shared Dispositive Power:

                     1,489,669
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 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,489,669 shares
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          8.23%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IV
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ITEM 1(a)   Name of Issuer:

                  Insteel Industries, Inc.

ITEM 1(b)   Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

                  1373 Boggs Drive, Mount Airy, NC 27030

ITEM 2(a)   Name of Person Filing:

            1)    Met Investors Advisory, LLC

            2)    Met Investors Series Trust

ITEM 2(b)   Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

                  5 Park Plaza, Suite 1900
                  Irvine, CA 92614

ITEM 2(c)   Citizenship:

            1)    Maryland

            2)    Delaware

ITEM 2(d)   Title of Class of Securities:

                  Common Stock, (the "Shares")

ITEM 2(e)   CUSIP Number:

                  45774W108

ITEM 3      If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or
            240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

            (a)   [ ]   Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
                        (15 U.S.C. 78o).

            (b)   [ ]   Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15
                        U.S.C. 78c).

            (c)   [ ]   Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
                        Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

            (d)   [X]   Investment company registered under section 8 of the
                        Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C 80a-8).

            (e)   [X]   An investment adviser in accordance with Section
                        240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

            (f)   [ ]   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
                        accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

            (g)   [ ]   A parent holding company or control person in
                        accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

            (h)   [ ]   A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of
                        the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

            (i)   [ ]   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of
                        an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the
                        Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

            (j)   [ ]   Group, in accordance with Section
                        240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).



ITEM 4      OWNERSHIP

ITEM 4(a):  Amount Beneficially Owned:

                  1,489,669 shares

ITEM 4(b):  Percent of Class:

                  8.23%

ITEM 4(c):  Number of shares as to which such person has:

            (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                  None

            (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                  1,489,669

            (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                  0

            (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                  1,489,669

ITEM 5      Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

                  Not Applicable.

ITEM 6      Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

                  Not Applicable.

ITEM 7      Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired
            the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

                  Not Applicable.

ITEM 8      Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

                  Not Applicable.

ITEM 9      Notice of Dissolution of Group:

                  Not Applicable.



ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION:

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were
not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purpose or effect.

                                   SIGNATURE

   After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated: February 14, 2008

Met Investors Advisory, LLC

By: /s/ Richard. C. Pearson
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Met Investors Series Trust

By: /s/ Richard. C. Pearson
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