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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

    Face
Amount
(000)
  Value
(000)
 
FIXED INCOME SECURITIES  (94.8%)              
Argentina  (0.0%) (a)              
Corporate Bond  (0.0%) (a)              
Banco Hipotecario SA,              
BADLAR + 4.00%, 48.50%, 11/7/22 (b)(c)   ARS 16,675   $ 112  
               
Armenia  (0.4%)              
Sovereign  (0.4%)              
Republic of Armenia International Bond,              
7.15%, 3/26/25   $ 1,600     1,599  
               
Bahrain  (0.4%)              
Sovereign  (0.4%)              
CBB International Sukuk Programme Co. WLL,              
6.25%, 11/14/24     1,600     1,638  
               
Brazil  (6.9%)              
Sovereign  (6.9%)              
Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F,              
10.00%, 1/1/25 – 1/1/27   BRL 162,582     29,330  
               
Chile  (1.7%)              
Sovereign  (1.7%)              
Bonos de la Tesoreria de la Republica en pesos,              
2.30%, 10/1/28  (c)   CLP 3,010,000     2,587  
2.80%, 10/1/33  (c)     1,820,000     1,419  
4.50%, 3/1/26     3,250,000     3,316  
            7,322  
China  (7.8%)              
Sovereign  (7.8%)              
China Government Bond,              
2.68%, 5/21/30   CNY 97,950     14,417  
3.13%, 11/21/29     123,320     18,752  
            33,169  
Colombia  (8.1%)              
Corporate Bond  (0.2%)              
Fideicomiso PA Costera,              
6.25%, 1/15/34 (c)   COP 4,979,415     1,005  
               
Sovereign  (7.9%)              
Colombia Government International Bond,              
4.50%, 1/28/26     1,850     1,777  
9.85%, 6/28/27     1,466,000     314  
Colombian TES,              
Series B              
5.75%, 11/3/27     60,000,000     10,844  
6.00%, 4/28/28     32,350,000     5,772  
7.00%, 3/26/31     20,172,000     3,421  
7.00%, 6/30/32     18,300,000     3,008  
7.75%, 9/18/30     22,651,000     4,111  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial SA Findeter,          
7.88%, 8/12/24 (c)    20,551,000   4,379 
         33,626 
         34,631 
Czech Republic  (4.2%)          
Sovereign  (4.2%)          
Czech Republic Government Bond,          
0.45%, 10/25/23   CZK155,000   5,967 
1.20%, 3/13/31    57,320   1,868 
2.00%, 10/13/33    64,240   2,194 
2.75%, 7/23/29    214,430   8,027 
         18,056 
Dominican Republic  (2.6%)          
Sovereign  (2.6%)          
Dominican Republic International Bond,          
5.50%, 1/27/25   DOP1,750   1,751 
8.00%, 1/15/27 – 2/12/27(c)    114,000   1,762 
8.90%, 2/15/23(c)    188,800   3,458 
9.75%, 6/5/26  (c)    224,000   4,002 
         10,973 
Ecuador  (0.2%)          
Sovereign  (0.2%)          
Ecuador Government International Bond,          
1.50%, 7/31/40 (d)   $1,985   824 
           
Hungary  (1.1%)          
Sovereign  (1.1%)          
Hungary Government Bond,          
3.00%, 10/27/27   HUF1,387,460   2,608 
5.50%, 6/24/25    922,750   2,055 
         4,663 
India  (4.8%)          
Sovereign  (4.8%)          
Export-Import Bank of India,          
3.88%, 3/12/24   $1,750   1,745 
India Government Bond,          
8.40%, 7/28/24   INR1,445,000   18,785 
         20,530 
Indonesia  (7.7%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.4%)          
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium Persero PT,          
5.71%, 11/15/23   $1,750   1,788 
           
Sovereign  (7.3%)          
Indonesia Treasury Bond,          
6.50%, 6/15/25 – 2/15/31   IDR218,206,000   14,545 
7.00%, 9/15/30    42,472,000   2,849 
7.50%, 6/15/35    83,000,000   5,686 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

8.38%, 4/15/39    48,000,000   3,503 
8.75%, 5/15/31    58,978,000   4,376 
         30,959 
         32,747 
Iraq  (0.4%)          
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Iraq International Bond,          
6.75%, 3/9/23  $ 1,800   1,754 
           
Jordan  (0.4%)          
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Jordan Government International Bond,          
4.95%, 7/7/25    1,800   1,681 
           
Kazakhstan  (0.4%)          
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC,          
10.95%, 5/6/26 (c)  KZT 996,000   1,619 
           
Malaysia  (4.4%)          
Sovereign  (4.4%)          
Malaysia Government Bond,          
2.63%, 4/15/31  MYR 3,600   734 
3.76%, 5/22/40    20,700   4,274 
3.90%, 11/30/26    13,600   3,080 
3.96%, 9/15/25    10,498   2,384 
4.23%, 6/30/31    37,167   8,525 
         18,997 
Mexico  (9.9%)          
Corporate Bond  (0.4%)          
Petroleos Mexicanos,          
4.25%, 1/15/25  $ 1,850   1,765 
           
Sovereign  (9.5%)          
Mexican Bonos,          
Series M          
7.50%, 6/3/27  MXN 177,457   8,291 
7.75%, 5/29/31    571,709   26,487 
8.50%, 5/31/29 – 11/18/38    116,015   5,621 
         40,399 
         42,164 
Oman  (0.4%)          
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Oman Government International Bond,          
4.88%, 2/1/25  $ 1,800   1,792 
           
Peru  (4.4%)          
Sovereign  (4.4%)          
Peru Government Bond,          
5.40%, 8/12/34  PEN 1,322   264 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

5.94%, 2/12/29    1,570   357 
6.15%, 8/12/32    40,750   8,940 
6.35%, 8/12/28    40,000   9,400 
         18,961 
Poland  (6.0%)          
Sovereign  (6.0%)          
Republic of Poland Government Bond,          
0.25%, 10/25/26   PLN5,420   920 
3.25%, 7/25/25    40,563   8,051 
5.75%, 9/23/22    76,500   16,511 
         25,482 
Romania  (2.4%)          
Sovereign  (2.4%)          
Romania Government Bond,          
4.75%, 2/24/25 – 10/11/34   RON36,900   6,748 
5.80%, 7/26/27    9,410   1,771 
Romanian Government International Bond,          
3.00%, 2/27/27   $1,950   1,786 
         10,305 
Senegal  (0.4%)          
Sovereign  (0.4%)          
Senegal Government International Bond,          
6.25%, 7/30/24    1,800   1,630 
           
Serbia  (1.9%)          
Sovereign  (1.9%)          
Serbia Treasury Bonds,          
4.50%, 1/11/26 – 8/20/32   RSD988,010   7,300 
5.88%, 2/8/28    119,800   987 
         8,287 
South Africa  (8.4%)          
Sovereign  (8.4%)          
Republic of South Africa Government Bond,          
8.75%, 1/31/44   ZAR477,328   22,883 
9.00%, 1/31/40    259,930   12,911 
         35,794 
Thailand  (5.4%)          
Sovereign  (5.4%)          
Thailand Government Bond,          
1.60%, 12/17/29 – 6/17/35   THB335,700   8,502 
1.88%, 6/17/49    50,000   952 
2.00%, 6/17/42    190,000   4,157 
3.30%, 6/17/38    29,500   804 
3.65%, 6/20/31    187,500   5,544 
4.88%, 6/22/29    92,440   2,897 
         22,856 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

Uruguay  (1.4%)          
Sovereign  (1.4%)          
Uruguay Government International Bond,              
3.88%, 7/2/40   UYU 185,864     4,489  
8.50%, 3/15/28  (c)     69,890     1,536  
            6,025  
Uzbekistan  (1.3%)              
Sovereign  (1.3%)              
Republic of Uzbekistan International Bond,              
4.75%, 2/20/24   UZS 1,800     1,746  
14.00%, 7/19/24     26,190,000     2,269  
14.50%, 11/25/23     17,360,000     1,516  
            5,531  
Vietnam  (0.4%)              
Sovereign  (0.4%)              
Vietnam Government International Bond,              
4.80%, 11/19/24   1,600     1,600  
               
Zambia  (1.0%)              
Sovereign  (1.0%)              
Zambia Government Bond,              
11.00%, 1/25/26   ZMW 42,090     1,699  
13.00%, 1/25/31 – 12/27/31     73,130     2,463  
            4,162  
TOTAL FIXED INCOME SECURITIES (Cost $472,634)           404,234  
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS  (5.2%)              
U.S. Treasury Security  (2.0%)              
U.S. Treasury Bill,              
1.40%, 10/27/22 (Cost $8,528) (e)   $ 8,556     8,508  
               
      Shares      
Investment Company  (3.2%)              
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (f) (Cost $13,829)   13,828,851     13,829  
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Cost $22,357)           22,337  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (100.0%) (Cost $494,991)  (g)(h)(i)           426,571  
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS           (87,764 )
NET ASSETS         $ 338,807  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

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) Amount is less than 0.05%.
(b) Floating or variable rate securities: The rates disclosed are as of July 31, 2022. 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.
(c) 144A security — Certain conditions for public sale may exist. Unless otherwise noted, these securities are deemed to be liquid.
(d) Multi-step — Coupon rate changes in predetermined increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of July 31, 2022. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.
(e) Rate shown is the yield to maturity at July 31, 2022.
(f) 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. 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 July 31, 2022, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $7,000 relating to the Fund's investment in the Liquidity Funds.
(g) Securities are available for collateral in connection with securities purchased on a forward commitment basis, foreign currency forward exchange contracts, futures contracts and swap agreements.
(h) 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 July 31, 2022, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.
(i) At July 31, 2022, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $9,439,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $77,749,000, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $68,310,000.
BADLAR Buenos Aires Deposits of Large Amount Rate.
 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts open at July 31, 2022:

 

Counterparty   Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)
  In
Exchange
For
(000)
  Delivery
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(000)
 
Bank of America NA   $ 10,321   SGD 14,360   9/21/22   $ 75  
Bank of America NA   $ 2,942   ZAR 47,500   8/18/22     (90 )
Barclays Bank PLC   $ 2,341   MXN 48,000   8/18/22     7  
Barclays Bank PLC   $ 4,095   MYR 18,000   8/18/22     (50 )
Barclays Bank PLC   $ 885   MYR 3,900   8/18/22     (8 )
Barclays Bank PLC   $ 2,359   RON 11,200   8/18/22     (43 )
Barclays Bank PLC   ZAR 8,400   $ 495   8/18/22     (10 )
BNP Paribas SA   BRL 13,500   $ 2,554   8/18/22     (43 )
BNP Paribas SA   CNH 47,000   $ 6,942   8/18/22     (22 )
BNP Paribas SA   CNH 24,000   $ 3,577   8/18/22     21  
BNP Paribas SA   COP 14,200,000   $ 3,549   8/18/22     247  
BNP Paribas SA   COP 23,000,000   $ 5,509   8/18/22     159  
BNP Paribas SA   PEN 20,000   $ 5,381   8/18/22     295  
BNP Paribas SA   PEN 27,100   $ 7,118   8/18/22     227  
BNP Paribas SA   THB 440,000   $ 12,001   8/19/22     33  
BNP Paribas SA   $ 902   HUF 334,910   8/18/22     (58 )
BNP Paribas SA   $ 419   HUF 160,000   8/18/22     (16 )
Citibank NA   CNH 161,200   $ 23,863   8/18/22     (22 )
Citibank NA   COP 15,500,000   $ 3,599   8/18/22     (6 )
Citibank NA   COP 9,678,734   $ 2,234   8/18/22     (18 )
Citibank NA   COP 2,500,000   $ 613   8/18/22     31  
Citibank NA   THB 25,000   $ 725   8/18/22     45  
Citibank NA   $ 6,655   KRW 8,700,000   9/21/22     46  
Citibank NA   $ 3,503   THB 120,000   8/18/22     (239 )
Citibank NA   $ 4,288   THB 146,000   8/18/22     (317 )
Citibank NA   $ 2,614   THB 90,000   8/18/22     (166 )
Citibank NA   $ 864   ZAR 13,500   8/18/22     (53 )
Citibank NA   $ 498   ZAR 8,583   8/18/22     17  
Citibank NA   $ 344   ZAR 5,917   8/18/22     11  
Goldman Sachs International   COP 3,500,000   $ 798   8/18/22     (16 )
Goldman Sachs International   IDR 50,731,000   $ 3,328   7/11/23     (57 )
Goldman Sachs International   MXN 57,000   $ 2,802   8/18/22     14  
Goldman Sachs International   MXN 30,000   $ 1,453   8/18/22     (14 )
Goldman Sachs International   $ 2,719   HUF 1,045,000   8/18/22     (88 )
Goldman Sachs International   $ 596   HUF 242,434   8/18/22     14  
Goldman Sachs International   $ 3,373   IDR 50,731,000   10/11/22     41  
Goldman Sachs International   $ 347   PLN 1,500   8/18/22     (24 )
Goldman Sachs International   $ 2,032   PLN 9,100   8/18/22     (75 )
Goldman Sachs International   $ 5,394   UGX 19,800,000   11/3/22     (388 )
Goldman Sachs International   ZAR 21,633   $ 1,290   8/18/22     (10 )
HSBC Bank PLC   CZK 31,500   $ 1,329   8/18/22     24  
HSBC Bank PLC   HUF 75,000   $ 194   8/18/22     6  
HSBC Bank PLC   IDR 196,000,000   $ 13,067   8/18/22     (143 )
HSBC Bank PLC   MXN 35,000   $ 1,754   8/18/22     42  
HSBC Bank PLC   MXN 51,000   $ 2,509   8/18/22     15  
HSBC Bank PLC   PLN 3,800   $ 871   8/18/22     53  
HSBC Bank PLC   PLN 28,130   $ 6,308   8/18/22     258  
HSBC Bank PLC   PLN 5,400   $ 1,187   8/18/22     26  
HSBC Bank PLC   $ 387   HUF 150,000   8/18/22     (9 )
HSBC Bank PLC   $ 7,000   IDR 106,000,000   8/18/22     145  

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

HSBC Bank PLC   $ 7,392   PEN 29,028   8/18/22     (10 )
HSBC Bank PLC   $ 7,138   THB 248,000   8/18/22     (393 )
HSBC Bank PLC   $ 2,179   UYU 94,000   11/3/22     —@  
HSBC Bank PLC   $ 729   ZAR 12,000   8/18/22     (8 )
HSBC Bank PLC   ZAR 5,700   $ 361   8/18/22     18  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   COP 16,516,889   $ 3,681   8/18/22     (161 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   CZK 89,400   EUR 3,608   9/21/22     (4 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   EUR 2,315   $ 2,336   8/18/22     (33 )
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   EUR 380   $ 396   8/18/22     8  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   INR 1,570,000   $ 20,073   8/18/22     293  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   $ 7,173   BRL 39,600   9/2/22     409  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   $ 3,614   EUR 3,608   9/21/22     87  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   $ 1,536   KZT 771,500   10/25/22     41  
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA   $ 1,988   PLN 8,900   8/18/22     (74 )
Royal Bank of Canada   EUR 3,700   $ 3,932   8/18/22     146  
Standard Chartered Bank   EUR 1,100   $ 1,154   8/18/22     28  
Standard Chartered Bank   THB 88,000   $ 2,494   8/18/22     101  
Standard Chartered Bank   THB 146,000   $ 4,135   8/18/22     164  
Standard Chartered Bank   UGX 5,550,000   $ 1,410   11/3/22     7  
Standard Chartered Bank   $ 13,732   THB 470,000   8/18/22     (949 )
Standard Chartered Bank   $ 3,727   ZAR 63,830   8/18/22     106  
State Street Bank and Trust Co.   IDR 20,000,000   $ 1,356   8/18/22     8  
UBS AG   CZK 4,500   $ 189   8/18/22     2  
UBS AG   PLN 2,000   $ 442   8/18/22     12  
UBS AG   RON 2,300   $ 492   8/18/22     17  
UBS AG   $ 147   RON 700   8/18/22     (2 )
UBS AG   ZAR 217,000   $ 13,484   8/18/22     452  
UBS AG   ZAR 72,000   $ 4,478   8/18/22     154  
Westpac Banking Corp.   $ 8,363   CNH 56,000   8/18/22     (66 )
                    $ 220  

 

Futures Contracts:

 

The Fund had the following futures contracts open at July 31, 2022:

 

   Number
of
Contracts
  Expiration
Date
 

Notional

Amount
(000)

   Value
(000)
   Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)
 
Short:                     
U.S. Treasury 10 yr. Ultra Note  70  Sep-22  $(7,000)  $(9,188)  $(130)
U.S. Treasury 10 yr. Note  136  Sep-22   (13,600)   (16,475)   (212)
                   $(342)

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2022 (unaudited)(cont’d) 

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements:

 

The Fund had the following interest rate swap agreements open at July 31, 2022:  

 
Swap Counterparty   Floating Rate
 Index
  Pay/Receive
 Floating Rate
  Fixed
Rate
    Payment
Frequency
Paid/
Received
  Maturity
 Date
  Notional
 Amount
 (000)
    Value
(000)
  Upfront
Payment
Paid
(Received)
(000)
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(000)
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC*   US CPI All Urban Consumers Index   Receive     2.45 %   Quarterly/
Quarterly
  7/26/27   $ 47,600     $ 7   $     $ 7
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC*   US CPI All Urban Consumers Index   Receive     2.51     Quarterly/
Quarterly
  7/21/27     80,000       44         44
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC*   US CPI All Urban Consumers Index   Receive     3.19     Quarterly/
Quarterly
  7/26/25     45,000,000       181         181
                                    $ 232   $     $ 232

 

 

@   Value is less than $500.
*   Cleared swap agreement, the broker is Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
ARS Argentine Peso
BRL Brazilian Real
CLP Chilean Peso
CNH Chinese Yuan Renminbi Offshore
CNY Chinese Yuan Renminbi
COP Colombian Peso
CZK Czech Koruna
DOP Dominican Peso
EUR Euro
HUF Hungarian Forint
IDR Indonesian Rupiah
INR Indian Rupee
KRW South Korean Won
KZT Kazakhstan Tenge
MXN Mexican Peso
MYR Malaysian Ringgit
PEN Peruvian Nuevo Sol
PLN Polish Zloty
RON Romanian New Leu
SGD Singapore Dollar
RSD Serbian Dinar
THB Thai Baht
USD United States Dollar
UYU Uruguay Peso
UZS Uzbekistani Som
ZAR South African Rand
ZMW Zambian Kwacha

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Composition  

 

Classification  Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Sovereign   93.7%
Short-Term Investments   5.2 
Other*   1.1 
Total Investments   100.0%**

 

* Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.
** Does not include open short futures contracts with a value of approximately $25,663,000 and total unrealized depreciation of approximately $342,000. Does not include open foreign currency forward exchange contracts with net unrealized appreciation of approximately $220,000. Also does not include open swap agreements with total unrealized appreciation of approximately $232,000.

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments July 31, 2022 (unaudited)

 

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. If only bid prices are available then the latest bid price may be used. If Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, determines that the price provided by the outside pricing service/vendor or exchange does not reflect the security’s fair value or is unable to provide a price, prices from brokers or dealers may also be utilized. In these circumstances, the value of the security will be the mean of bid and asked prices obtained from brokers or dealers; (2) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which 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; (3) futures are valued at the settlement price on the exchange on which they trade or, if a settlement price is unavailable, at the last sale price on the exchange; (4) over-the-counter ("OTC") swaps may be valued by an outside pricing service approved by the Directors or quotes from a broker or dealer. Swaps cleared on a clearinghouse or exchange may be valued using the closing price provided by the clearinghouse or exchange; (5) 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 (6) 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: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“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 July 31, 2022:

 

     
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  $   $4,670   $   $4,670 
Sovereign       399,564        399,564 
Total Fixed Income Securities       404,234        404,234 
Short-Term Investments                    
Investment Company   13,829            13,829 
U.S. Treasury Security       8,508        8,508 
Total Short-Term Investments   13,829    8,508        22,337 
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts       3,905        3,905 
Interest Rate Swap Agreements       232        232 
Total Assets   13,829    416,879        430,708 
Liabilities:                    
Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts       (3,685)       (3,685)
Futures Contracts   (342)           (342)
Total Liabilities   (342)   (3,685)       (4,027)
Total  $13,487   $413,194   $   $426,681 

 

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