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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Fixed Income Securities (92.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Angola (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Angolan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

9.38%, 5/8/48 (a)

 

$

1,010

 

$

1,067

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Province of Santa Fe,

 

 

 

 

 

6.90%, 11/1/27 (a)

 

1,180

 

726

 

Provincia de Cordoba,

 

 

 

 

 

7.45%, 9/1/24 (a)

 

750

 

435

 

Provincia de Entre Rios Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 2/8/25 (a)

 

2,230

 

1,126

 

Provincia de Rio Negro,

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 12/7/25 (a)

 

580

 

223

 

 

 

 

 

2,510

 

Azerbaijan (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 9/1/32

 

2,158

 

2,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bahrain (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Bahrain Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 9/20/47

 

1,570

 

1,790

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belarus (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Belarus International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.20%, 2/28/30 (a)

 

650

 

686

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.05%, 6/15/25

 

490

 

538

 

5.40%, 2/1/27

 

470

 

533

 

Minerva Luxembourg SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 1/19/28 (a)

 

1,360

 

1,367

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.09%, 1/15/30 (a)

 

846

 

884

 

Rumo Luxembourg Sarl,

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 2/9/24

 

1,042

 

1,124

 

 

 

 

 

4,446

 

Sovereign (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 1/27/45

 

2,988

 

3,105

 

6.00%, 4/7/26

 

1,610

 

1,861

 

 

 

 

 

4,966

 

 

 

 

 

9,412

 

 


 

Chile (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Colbun SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 7/10/24 (a)(b)

 

1,372

 

1,465

 

Geopark Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 9/21/24 (a)

 

850

 

878

 

 

 

 

 

2,343

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 12/6/21

 

1,102

 

1,153

 

 

 

 

 

3,496

 

China (5.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fufeng Group Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 8/28/21

 

1,050

 

1,092

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2012 Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 5/17/42

 

1,810

 

2,270

 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 10/17/23

 

5,340

 

5,727

 

Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

2.30%, 6/2/21 (a)

 

2,000

 

1,997

 

3.70%, 6/10/25 (a)

 

780

 

827

 

 

 

 

 

10,821

 

 

 

 

 

11,913

 

Colombia (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Millicom International Cellular SA,

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 10/15/26 (a)

 

420

 

458

 

Termocandelaria Power Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 1/30/29 (a)

 

660

 

729

 

 

 

 

 

1,187

 

Sovereign (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 7/12/21

 

1,460

 

1,514

 

5.00%, 6/15/45

 

1,930

 

2,265

 

11.75%, 2/25/20

 

815

 

844

 

 

 

 

 

4,623

 

 

 

 

 

5,810

 

Costa Rica (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Costa Rica Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.16%, 3/12/45

 

1,080

 

1,084

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 7/19/28 (a)(b)

 

560

 

612

 

6.85%, 1/27/45 (a)

 

432

 

483

 

 


 

6.88%, 1/29/26 (a)

 

845

 

956

 

7.45%, 4/30/44 (a)

 

666

 

792

 

9.75%, 6/5/26 (a)

 

DOP

48,050

 

949

 

 

 

 

 

3,792

 

Ecuador (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 10/23/27

 

$

1,510

 

1,510

 

9.65%, 12/13/26

 

1,200

 

1,261

 

10.75%, 1/31/29 (a)

 

500

 

542

 

 

 

 

 

3,313

 

Egypt (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

15.90%, 7/2/24

 

EGP

18,000

 

1,170

 

Egypt Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 4/16/26

 

EUR

480

 

538

 

6.13%, 1/31/22 (a)

 

$

390

 

403

 

6.38%, 4/11/31 (a)

 

EUR

1,610

 

1,830

 

6.59%, 2/21/28

 

$

600

 

607

 

7.50%, 1/31/27 (a)

 

840

 

905

 

7.90%, 2/21/48 (a)

 

490

 

495

 

 

 

 

 

5,948

 

El Salvador (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

El Salvador Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 1/18/27

 

685

 

713

 

8.63%, 2/28/29 (a)

 

760

 

887

 

Republic Of El Salvador,

 

 

 

 

 

7.12%, 1/20/50 (a)

 

410

 

419

 

 

 

 

 

2,019

 

Gabon (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Gabon,

 

 

 

 

 

6.95%, 6/16/25 (a)

 

540

 

539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

TBC Bank JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 6/19/24 (a)

 

545

 

550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghana (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ghana Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 6/16/49 (a)

 

1,480

 

1,480

 

8.95%, 3/26/51 (a)

 

440

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

1,922

 

Guatemala (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Guatemala Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 2/13/28

 

1,300

 

1,376

 

 


 

Honduras (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Honduras Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 12/16/20

 

400

 

428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 3/29/41

 

690

 

1,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Export-Import Bank of India,

 

 

 

 

 

3.38%, 8/5/26 (a)

 

800

 

822

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia (9.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (9.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.13%, 1/15/25

 

2,670

 

2,848

 

4.75%, 1/8/26 (a)

 

1,360

 

1,502

 

5.13%, 1/15/45 (a)

 

1,014

 

1,213

 

5.35%, 2/11/49 (b)

 

1,020

 

1,306

 

5.88%, 1/15/24 (a)

 

1,200

 

1,353

 

5.88%, 1/15/24

 

4,360

 

4,915

 

5.95%, 1/8/46 (a)

 

260

 

345

 

7.75%, 1/17/38

 

1,729

 

2,593

 

Pertamina Persero PT,

 

 

 

 

 

4.30%, 5/20/23

 

1,100

 

1,159

 

6.45%, 5/30/44 (a)

 

810

 

1,046

 

6.50%, 11/7/48 (a)

 

1,070

 

1,408

 

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 5/21/48 (a)

 

1,250

 

1,606

 

 

 

 

 

21,294

 

Iraq (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Iraq International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/9/23 (a)

 

890

 

913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 7/28/45

 

350

 

458

 

8.00%, 3/15/39

 

1,010

 

1,327

 

 

 

 

 

1,785

 

Jordan (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 10/10/47 (a)

 

730

 

771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 7/21/25 (a)

 

520

 

590

 

 


 

KazMunayGas National Co., JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 10/24/48 (a)

 

1,070

 

1,332

 

 

 

 

 

1,922

 

Kenya (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kenya Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 5/22/32 (a)

 

860

 

904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lebanon (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Lebanon Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.85%, 3/23/27 - 5/25/29

 

3,490

 

2,269

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico (11.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Orbia Advance Corp SAB de CV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/15/48 (a)

 

1,180

 

1,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (11.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC,

 

 

 

 

 

3.80%, 8/11/26 (a)

 

2,250

 

2,281

 

Mexican Bonos, Series M

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 6/3/27

 

MXN

20,315

 

1,070

 

Mexico Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 1/11/28

 

$

1,410

 

1,455

 

4.15%, 3/28/27

 

2,759

 

2,927

 

4.60%, 1/23/46

 

2,080

 

2,219

 

6.05%, 1/11/40

 

898

 

1,133

 

Petroleos Mexicanos,

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 1/23/46

 

1,078

 

923

 

6.35%, 2/12/48

 

870

 

803

 

6.49%, 1/23/27 (a)

 

470

 

491

 

6.50%, 3/13/27 - 1/23/29

 

2,700

 

2,800

 

6.63%, 6/15/35 - 6/15/38

 

1,472

 

1,420

 

6.84%, 1/23/30 (a)

 

2,141

 

2,222

 

7.69%, 1/23/50 (a)

 

4,001

 

4,181

 

 

 

 

 

23,925

 

 

 

 

 

25,115

 

Nigeria (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

IHS Netherlands Holdco BV,

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 9/18/27 (a)

 

1,100

 

1,126

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 7/12/23

 

530

 

558

 

6.50%, 11/28/27 (a)

 

870

 

882

 

7.14%, 2/23/30 (a)

 

1,020

 

1,046

 

9.25%, 1/21/49 (a)

 

430

 

481

 

 

 

 

 

2,967

 

 

 

 

 

4,093

 

 


 

Oman (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Oman Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 8/1/29 (a)

 

2,290

 

2,283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panama (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 5/18/36 (a)

 

1,150

 

1,357

 

Panama Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.87%, 7/23/60

 

350

 

379

 

4.00%, 9/22/24

 

1,434

 

1,533

 

8.88%, 9/30/27

 

278

 

399

 

 

 

 

 

3,668

 

Paraguay (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Paraguay Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.63%, 1/25/23 (a)

 

930

 

980

 

4.70%, 3/27/27 (a)

 

270

 

293

 

5.40%, 3/30/50 (a)

 

660

 

751

 

6.10%, 8/11/44 (a)

 

878

 

1,071

 

 

 

 

 

3,095

 

Peru (2.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banco de Credito del Peru,

 

 

 

 

 

2.70%, 1/11/25 (a)

 

590

 

591

 

Union Andina de Cementos SAA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 10/30/21 (a)

 

310

 

315

 

 

 

 

 

906

 

Sovereign (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 7/15/29 (a)

 

978

 

1,053

 

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA,

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 1/31/23 (a)

 

491

 

504

 

Peruvian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.55%, 3/14/37

 

1,550

 

2,269

 

Petroleos del Peru SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 6/19/32 (a)

 

1,440

 

1,582

 

 

 

 

 

5,408

 

 

 

 

 

6,314

 

Philippines (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Philippine Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.95%, 1/20/40

 

700

 

826

 

9.50%, 2/2/30

 

2,200

 

3,584

 

 

 

 

 

4,410

 

Poland (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Poland Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 3/17/23

 

1,701

 

1,760

 

 


 

4.00%, 1/22/24

 

570

 

618

 

 

 

 

 

2,378

 

Qatar (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Qatar Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/14/29

 

1,930

 

2,141

 

4.82%, 3/14/49 (a)

 

3,150

 

3,906

 

4.82%, 3/14/49

 

1,150

 

1,426

 

 

 

 

 

7,473

 

Russia (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 4/4/22

 

5,000

 

5,276

 

5.63%, 4/4/42

 

4,400

 

5,432

 

 

 

 

 

10,708

 

Saudi Arabia (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Saudi Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 4/16/29

 

2,300

 

2,587

 

5.25%, 1/16/50 (a)

 

2,830

 

3,530

 

 

 

 

 

6,117

 

Senegal (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Senegal Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 5/23/33 (a)

 

1,140

 

1,151

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 8/6/23

 

550

 

566

 

7.13%, 2/11/25

 

1,210

 

1,249

 

8.45%, 8/10/28 (a)(b)

 

840

 

926

 

 

 

 

 

2,741

 

Sri Lanka (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 4/18/28

 

1,070

 

1,023

 

7.55%, 3/28/30 (a)

 

1,060

 

1,046

 

7.85%, 3/14/29 (a)

 

850

 

856

 

 

 

 

 

2,925

 

Turkey (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 3/23/23

 

3,100

 

2,896

 

4.88%, 4/16/43

 

1,800

 

1,448

 

5.63%, 3/30/21

 

2,350

 

2,413

 

6.35%, 8/10/24

 

1,400

 

1,428

 

6.88%, 3/17/36

 

1,000

 

998

 

7.25%, 12/23/23

 

1,580

 

1,674

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

10,857

 

Ukraine (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 6/20/26 (a)

 

EUR

400

 

471

 

7.75%, 9/1/23 - 9/1/26

 

$

5,430

 

5,697

 

9.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

 

740

 

850

 

9.75%, 11/1/28

 

1,100

 

1,263

 

 

 

 

 

8,281

 

United Arab Emirates (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Abu Dhabi Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 9/30/29 (a)

 

1,950

 

1,940

 

3.13%, 5/3/26

 

1,031

 

1,082

 

 

 

 

 

3,022

 

Uruguay (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.10%, 6/18/50

 

1,125

 

1,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/26 (c)(d)

 

15,570

 

1,362

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost $196,626)

 

 

 

198,917

 

 

 

 

No. of
Warrants

 

 

 

Warrants (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Central Bank of Nigeria Bond, expires 11/15/20 (e)(f)

 

2,250

 

94

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela Government International Bond, Oil-Linked Payment Obligation, expires 4/15/20 (e)(f)

 

5,450

 

12

 

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (7.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (g) 

 

1,730,000

 

1,730

 

 


 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc., (2.30%, dated 9/30/19, due 10/1/19; proceeds $118; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 3.00% due 5/15/45; valued at $120)

 

$

118

 

118

 

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., (1.80%, dated 9/30/19, due 10/1/19; proceeds $96; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 0.00% due 5/15/23; valued at $98)

 

96

 

96

 

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., (2.35%, dated 9/30/19, due 10/1/19; proceeds $72; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 0.00% due 11/14/19 - 8/15/27; valued at $73)

 

72

 

72

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (2.30%, dated 9/30/19, due 10/1/19; proceeds $368; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 1.25% - 2.13% due 7/15/20 - 12/31/20; valued at $376)

 

368

 

368

 

 

 

 

 

654

 

Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $2,384)

 

 

 

2,384

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Investment Company (5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (g) (Cost $11,308)

 

11,307,666

 

11,308

 

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Egypt (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Treasury Bills,

 

 

 

 

 

15.60%, 3/10/20

 

EGP

16,375

 

944

 

15.95%, 3/10/20

 

4,825

 

278

 

 

 

 

 

1,222

 

Nigeria (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria Treasury Bills,

 

 

 

 

 

17.95%, 2/27/20

 

NGN

194,105

 

508

 

18.30%, 2/27/20

 

235,278

 

615

 

19.10%, 2/27/20

 

435,617

 

1,140

 

 

 

 

 

2,263

 

Total Sovereign (Cost $3,452)

 

 

 

3,485

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $17,144)

 

 

 

17,177

 

Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $213,770) Including $3,049 of Securities Loaned (h)(i)(j)

 

 

216,200

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

 

 

(3,019

)

Net Assets

 

 

 

$

213,181

 

 


 

Country assignments and aggregations are based generally on third party vendor classifications and information, and may be different from the assignments and aggregations under the policies set forth in the Fund’s prospectus and/or statement of additional information relating to geographic classifications.

 


(a)                                 144A security — Certain conditions for public sale may exist. Unless otherwise noted, these securities are deemed to be liquid.

(b)                                 All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2019, were approximately $3,049,000 and $3,016,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $2.384,000, which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $632,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments.  The Fund has the right under the securities lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

(c)                                  Issuer in bankruptcy.

(d)                                 Non-income producing security; bond in default.

(e)                                  Floating or variable rate securities: The rates disclosed are as of September 30, 2019. For securities based on a published reference rate and spread, the reference rate and spread are indicated in the description in the Portfolio of Investments. Certain variable rate securities may not be based on a published reference rate and spread but are determined by the issuer or agent and are based on current market conditions. These securities do not indicate a reference rate and spread in their description in the Portfolio of Investments.

(f)                                   Security has been deemed illiquid at September 30, 2019.

(g)                                  The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the “Liquidity Funds”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $8,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(h)                                 Securities are available for collateral in connection with an open foreign currency forward exchange contract.

(i)                                     The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

(j)                                    At September 30, 2019, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $14,121,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $11,666,000, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $2,455,000.

 


 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contract open at September 30, 2019:

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)

 

In
Exchange
For
(000)

 

Delivery
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(000)

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

EUR

2,680

 

$

2,963

 

12/18/19

 

$

25

 

 


DOP

Dominican Peso

EGP

Egyptian Pound

EUR

Euro

MXN

Mexican Peso

NGN

Nigerian Naira

 


 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Sovereign

 

85.9

%

Corporate Bonds

 

7.2

 

Short-Term Investments

 

6.9

 

Other**

 

0.0

***

Total Investments

 

100.0

%****

 


*

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2019.

**

Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

***

Amount is less than 0.05%.

****

Does not include an open foreign currency forward exchange contract with unrealized appreciation of approximately $25,000.

 


 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · September 30, 2019 (unaudited)

 

In August 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) - Disclosures Framework - Changes to Disclosure Requirements of Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”) which introduces new fair value disclosure requirements as well as eliminates and modifies certain existing fair value disclosure requirements. ASU 2018-13 would be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 and for interim periods within those fiscal years; however, management has elected to early adopt ASU 2018-13 as permitted by the standard. The impact of the Fund’s adoption was limited to changes in the Fund’s financial statement disclosures regarding fair value, primarily those disclosures related to transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy and disclosure of the range and weighted average used to develop significant unobservable inputs for Level 3 fair value measurements, when applicable.

 

Security Valuation: (1) Bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued according to the broadest and most representative market. In addition, bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service/vendor. The pricing service/vendor may employ a pricing model that takes into account, among other things, bids, yield spreads and/or other market data and specific security characteristics. Alternatively, if a valuation is not available from an outside pricing service/vendor, and the security trades on an exchange, the security may be valued at its latest reported sale price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), prior to the time when assets are valued. If there are no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available in the relevant exchanges; (2) an equity portfolio security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its latest reported sales price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), and if there were no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant exchanges. Listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date with no reported bid and asked prices available on the exchange are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers. In cases where a security is traded on more than one exchange, the security is valued on the exchange designated as the primary market; (3) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) determines that the closing price, last sale price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Directors”). Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Directors or by the Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Directors; (4) quotations of foreign portfolio securities, other assets and liabilities and forward contracts stated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollar equivalents at the prevailing market rates prior to the close of the NYSE; and (5) investments in mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.

 

The Directors have responsibility for determining in good faith the fair value of the investments, and the Directors may appoint others, such as the Fund’s Adviser or a valuation committee, to assist the Directors in determining fair value and to make the actual calculations pursuant to the fair valuation methodologies previously approved by the Directors. Under procedures approved by the Directors, the Fund’s Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee whose members are approved by the Directors. The Valuation Committee provides administration and oversight of the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, which are reviewed at least annually by the Directors. These procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers and other market sources to determine fair value.

 


 

Fair Value Measurement: FASB Accounting Standards CodificationTM (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the value that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

· Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

· Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

· Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.  Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each security.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019:

 

Investment Type

 

Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)

 

Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)

 

Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)

 

Total
(000)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

$

15,350

 

$

 

$

15,350

 

Sovereign

 

 

183,567

 

 

183,567

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

 

 

198,917

 

 

198,917

 

Warrants

 

 

106

 

 

106

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

13,038

 

 

 

13,038

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

654

 

 

654

 

Sovereign

 

 

3,485

 

 

3,485

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

13,038

 

4,139

 

 

17,177

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract

 

 

25

 

 

25

 

Total Assets

 

$

13,038

 

$

203,187

 

$

 

$

216,225

 

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes.