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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

First Quarter Report

March 31, 2019 (unaudited)

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Fixed Income Securities (92.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Angola (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Angolan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

9.38%, 5/8/48 (a)

 

$

 

2,010

 

$

 

2,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Province of Santa Fe,

 

 

 

 

 

6.90%, 11/1/27 (a)

 

1,180

 

874

 

Provincia de Buenos Aires,

 

 

 

 

 

BADLAR + 3.75%, 0.00%, 4/12/25 (a)(b)

 

ARS

20,340

 

423

 

BADLAR + 3.83%, 45.78%, 5/31/22 (b)

 

18,762

 

399

 

Provincia de Cordoba,

 

 

 

 

 

7.45%, 9/1/24 (a)

 

$

 

1,610

 

1,300

 

Provincia de Entre Rios Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 2/8/25 (a)

 

2,230

 

1,650

 

Provincia de Mendoza Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

BADLAR + 4.38%, 47.04%, 6/9/21 (b)

 

ARS

16,600

 

350

 

Provincia de Rio Negro,

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 12/7/25 (a)

 

$

 

580

 

409

 

Provincia del Chaco Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

9.38%, 8/18/24 (a)

 

1,880

 

1,363

 

 

 

 

 

6,768

 

Sovereign (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Argentine Republic Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 1/26/27 – 1/11/48

 

3,870

 

3,002

 

7.13%, 7/6/36 – 12/31/99

 

1,690

 

1,275

 

7.50%, 4/22/26

 

730

 

621

 

Republic of Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 12/31/38 (c)

 

1,750

 

1,017

 

 

 

 

 

5,915

 

 

 

 

 

12,683

 

Azerbaijan (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Azerbaijan International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 9/1/32

 

1,200

 

1,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Belarus (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Belarus International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.20%, 2/28/30 (a)

 

900

 

883

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Embraer Netherlands Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.05%, 6/15/25

 

490

 

519

 

5.40%, 2/1/27

 

470

 

508

 

Minerva Luxembourg SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 1/19/28 (a)

 

1,360

 

1,270

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 1/27/28

 

1,100

 

1,116

 

 


 

Rumo Luxembourg Sarl,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 1/18/25

 

670

 

679

 

7.38%, 2/9/24

 

400

 

426

 

 

 

 

 

4,518

 

Sovereign (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 1/27/45

 

2,988

 

2,761

 

6.00%, 4/7/26

 

1,960

 

2,177

 

 

 

 

 

4,938

 

 

 

 

 

9,456

 

Chile (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Colbun SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 7/10/24 (a)

 

1,372

 

1,417

 

Geopark Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 9/21/24 (a)

 

850

 

857

 

 

 

 

 

2,274

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 12/6/21

 

1,102

 

1,136

 

 

 

 

 

3,410

 

China (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Fufeng Group Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 8/28/21

 

1,050

 

1,074

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 10/17/23

 

5,340

 

5,599

 

Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

2.30%, 6/2/21 (a)

 

2,000

 

1,967

 

3.70%, 6/10/25 (a)

 

780

 

797

 

 

 

 

 

8,363

 

 

 

 

 

9,437

 

Colombia (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Millicom International Cellular SA,

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 10/15/26 (a)

 

420

 

441

 

Termocandelaria Power Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 1/30/29 (a)

 

660

 

699

 

 

 

 

 

1,140

 

Sovereign (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 7/12/21

 

1,460

 

1,502

 

5.00%, 6/15/45

 

1,930

 

2,030

 

11.75%, 2/25/20

 

815

 

884

 

 

 

 

 

4,416

 

 

 

 

 

5,556

 

 


 

Costa Rica (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Costa Rica Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.16%, 3/12/45

 

1,600

 

1,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 7/19/28 (a)

 

560

 

589

 

6.85%, 1/27/45 (a)

 

432

 

464

 

6.88%, 1/29/26 (a)

 

1,215

 

1,338

 

7.45%, 4/30/44 (a)

 

666

 

754

 

 

 

 

 

3,145

 

Ecuador (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ecuador Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 1/23/28

 

1,240

 

1,184

 

8.75%, 6/2/23 (a)

 

1,160

 

1,219

 

8.88%, 10/23/27 (a)

 

1,050

 

1,054

 

8.88%, 10/23/27

 

2,510

 

2,519

 

10.75%, 1/31/29 (a)

 

500

 

553

 

 

 

 

 

6,529

 

Egypt (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 4/16/26

 

EUR

480

 

532

 

6.13%, 1/31/22 (a)

 

$

 

390

 

395

 

6.59%, 2/21/28

 

1,000

 

982

 

7.50%, 1/31/27 (a)

 

840

 

882

 

7.90%, 2/21/48 (a)

 

490

 

477

 

 

 

 

 

3,268

 

El Salvador (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

El Salvador Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 1/18/27

 

685

 

674

 

8.63%, 2/28/29 (a)

 

760

 

846

 

 

 

 

 

1,520

 

Gabon (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Gabon,

 

 

 

 

 

6.95%, 6/16/25 (a)

 

880

 

851

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ghana (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ghana Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.63%, 6/16/49 (a)

 

1,480

 

1,448

 

8.95%, 3/26/51 (a)

 

440

 

442

 

 

 

 

 

1,890

 

 


 

Honduras (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Honduras Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 12/16/20

 

400

 

431

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 3/29/41

 

2,490

 

3,706

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

India (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Export-Import Bank of India,

 

 

 

 

 

3.38%, 8/5/26 (a)

 

800

 

772

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia (10.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (10.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.13%, 1/15/25

 

2,670

 

2,743

 

4.75%, 1/8/26 – 7/18/47(a)

 

2,140

 

2,239

 

5.13%, 1/15/45 (a)

 

1,014

 

1,081

 

5.35%, 2/11/49

 

1,020

 

1,134

 

5.88%, 1/15/24 (a)

 

1,200

 

1,326

 

5.88%, 1/15/24

 

4,360

 

4,816

 

5.95%, 1/8/46 (a)

 

260

 

307

 

7.75%, 1/17/38

 

1,729

 

2,356

 

Pertamina Persero PT,

 

 

 

 

 

4.30%, 5/20/23

 

1,100

 

1,134

 

6.45%, 5/30/44 (a)

 

1,720

 

1,968

 

6.50%, 11/7/48 (a)

 

1,070

 

1,248

 

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,

 

 

 

 

 

6.15%, 5/21/48 (a)

 

1,250

 

1,394

 

 

 

 

 

21,746

 

Iraq (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Iraq International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/9/23 (a)

 

890

 

904

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Digicel Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 4/15/21

 

245

 

206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 3/15/39

 

1,010

 

1,213

 

 

 

 

 

1,419

 

Jordan (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Jordan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 10/10/47 (a)

 

730

 

721

 

 


 

Kazakhstan (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

4.13%, 12/10/22 (a)

 

278

 

281

 

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 7/21/25 (a)

 

520

 

568

 

KazMunayGas National Co., JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 10/24/48 (a)

 

2,760

 

3,025

 

 

 

 

 

3,874

 

Kenya (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kenya Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 2/28/48 (a)

 

560

 

569

 

8.25%, 2/28/48

 

350

 

355

 

 

 

 

 

924

 

Mexico (11.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mexichem SAB de CV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/15/48 (a)

 

1,180

 

1,105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (11.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior SNC,

 

 

 

 

 

3.80%, 8/11/26 (a)

 

2,250

 

2,205

 

Mexico Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.75%, 1/11/28

 

1,410

 

1,395

 

4.15%, 3/28/27

 

2,759

 

2,809

 

4.60%, 1/23/46

 

2,080

 

2,010

 

6.05%, 1/11/40

 

898

 

1,030

 

Petroleos Mexicanos,

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 1/24/22

 

523

 

529

 

5.63%, 1/23/46

 

2,000

 

1,658

 

6.35%, 2/12/48

 

870

 

771

 

6.38%, 1/23/45

 

2,520

 

2,235

 

6.50%, 3/13/27 – 6/2/41

 

3,700

 

3,624

 

6.63%, 6/15/35 – 6/15/38

 

2,030

 

1,904

 

6.75%, 9/21/47

 

1,950

 

1,795

 

8.63%, 12/1/23

 

1,990

 

2,219

 

 

 

 

 

24,184

 

 

 

 

 

25,289

 

Mongolia (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank of Mongolia LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

7.25%, 10/23/23 (a)

 

740

 

769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 7/12/23

 

530

 

549

 

6.50%, 11/28/27 (a)

 

870

 

862

 

7.14%, 2/23/30 (a)

 

1,020

 

1,022

 

9.25%, 1/21/49 (a)

 

430

 

478

 

 

 

 

 

2,911

 

 


 

Panama (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.63%, 5/18/36 (a)

 

1,530

 

1,622

 

Panama Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 9/22/24

 

1,434

 

1,501

 

8.88%, 9/30/27

 

278

 

386

 

 

 

 

 

3,509

 

Paraguay (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Paraguay Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.63%, 1/25/23 (a)

 

930

 

962

 

4.70%, 3/27/27 (a)

 

470

 

491

 

5.40%, 3/30/50 (a)

 

660

 

693

 

6.10%, 8/11/44 (a)

 

1,420

 

1,612

 

 

 

 

 

3,758

 

Peru (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Union Andina de Cementos SAA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 10/30/21 (a)

 

310

 

318

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 7/15/29 (a)

 

978

 

1,018

 

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA,

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 1/31/23 (a)

 

491

 

494

 

Peruvian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.55%, 3/14/37

 

1,550

 

2,095

 

Petroleos del Peru SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 6/19/32 (a)

 

1,440

 

1,481

 

 

 

 

 

5,088

 

 

 

 

 

5,406

 

Philippines (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Philippine Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.95%, 1/20/40

 

700

 

739

 

9.50%, 2/2/30

 

2,200

 

3,398

 

 

 

 

 

4,137

 

Poland (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Poland Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 3/17/23

 

1,910

 

1,924

 

4.00%, 1/22/24

 

570

 

597

 

 

 

 

 

2,521

 

Qatar (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Qatar Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.82%, 3/14/49 (a)(d)

 

2,150

 

2,266

 

 


 

Russia (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 4/4/22

 

8,800

 

9,067

 

5.63%, 4/4/42

 

400

 

433

 

 

 

 

 

9,500

 

Saudi Arabia (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Saudi Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 1/16/50 (a)

 

1,880

 

2,009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senegal (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Senegal Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 5/23/33 (a)

 

1,140

 

1,098

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa (4.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

SASOL Financing USA LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 3/27/24

 

370

 

393

 

6.50%, 9/27/28

 

480

 

524

 

 

 

 

 

917

 

Sovereign (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 8/6/23

 

550

 

544

 

7.13%, 2/11/25

 

3,210

 

3,182

 

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

 

840

 

884

 

South Africa Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 9/16/25

 

3,070

 

3,246

 

 

 

 

 

7,856

 

 

 

 

 

8,773

 

Sri Lanka (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 4/18/28

 

2,600

 

2,574

 

7.85%, 3/14/29 (a)

 

850

 

889

 

 

 

 

 

3,463

 

Turkey (5.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 4/24/19 (a)

 

2,100

 

2,098

 

Turkey Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 3/23/23

 

3,100

 

2,752

 

4.88%, 4/16/43

 

1,800

 

1,338

 

5.63%, 3/30/21

 

2,350

 

2,326

 

6.88%, 3/17/36

 

1,000

 

913

 

7.25%, 12/23/23 (d)

 

1,580

 

1,595

 

 

 

 

 

11,022

 

 


 

Ukraine (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ukraine Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 9/1/23 – 9/1/26

 

5,750

 

5,495

 

9.75%, 11/1/28 (a)

 

740

 

765

 

9.75%, 11/1/28

 

1,100

 

1,136

 

 

 

 

 

7,396

 

Uruguay (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Uruguay Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.10%, 6/18/50

 

1,125

 

1,205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uzbekistan (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Uzbekistan Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 2/20/29 (a)

 

250

 

249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/26 (e)(f)

 

15,570

 

3,620

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost $202,330)

 

 

 

196,828

 

 

 

 

No. of
Warrants

 

 

 

Warrants (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Central Bank of Nigeria Bond, expires 11/15/20 (b)(g)

 

2,250

 

121

 

Venezuela (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5,450

 

12

 

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Short-Term Investments (7.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (2.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

3,756,000

 

3,756

 

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc., (2.50%, dated 3/29/19, due 4/1/19; proceeds $243; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 1.38% due 1/15/20; valued at $248)

 

$

243

 

243

 

HSBC Securities USA, Inc., (2.58%, dated 3/29/19, due 4/1/19; proceeds $580; fully collateralized by U.S. Government obligations; 0.00% - 1.38% due 8/31/20 - 11/15/22; valued at $591)

 

579

 

579

 

 


 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (2.55%, dated 3/29/19, due 4/1/19; proceeds $209; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 2.51% due 1/31/21; valued at $213)

 

209

 

209

 

 

 

 

 

1,031

 

Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $4,787)

 

 

 

4,787

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Investment Company (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (h) (Cost $8,003)

 

8,003,107

 

8,003

 

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Egypt (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt Treasury Bills,

 

 

 

 

 

17.50%, 9/10/19

 

EGP

16,050

 

864

 

17.58%, 9/10/19

 

23,950

 

1,289

 

 

 

 

 

2,153

 

Nigeria (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria Treasury Bills,

 

 

 

 

 

14.34%, 2/27/20

 

NGN

194,105

 

475

 

14.66%, 2/27/20

 

235,278

 

576

 

15.08%, 2/27/20

 

435,617

 

1,067

 

 

 

 

 

2,118

 

Total Sovereign (Cost $4,247)

 

 

 

4,271

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $17,037)

 

 

 

17,061

 

Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $219,367) Including $4,796 of Securities Loaned (i)(j)(k)

 

 

 

214,022

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

 

 

(3,642

)

Net Assets

 

 

 

$

210,380

 

 

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)

 

Floating or Variable rate securities: The rates disclosed are as of March 31, 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.

(c)

 

Multi-step – Coupon rate changes in predetermined increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2019. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

 


 

(d)

 

All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at March 31, 2019, were approximately $4,796,000 and $4,865,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $4,865,000, of which approximately $4,787,000 was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. At March 31, 2019, there was uninvested cash collateral of approximately $78,000, which is 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.

(e)

 

Issuer in bankruptcy.

(f)

 

Non-income producing security; bond in default.

(g)

 

Security has been deemed illiquid at March 31, 2019.

(h)

 

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 three months ended March 31, 2019, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $3,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(i)

 

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

(j)

 

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 three months ended March 31, 2019, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

(k)

 

At March 31, 2019, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $7,939,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $13,338,000, resulting in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $5,399,000.

 

 

 

BADLAR

 

Buenos Aires Deposits of Large Amount Rate.

 


 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contract open at March 31, 2019:

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)

 

In
Exchange
For
(000)

 

Delivery
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)

 

BNP Paribas SA

 

$

926

 

ARS

 

38,950

 

4/26/19

 

$

(54

)

 


ARS

Argentine Peso

EGP

Egyptian Pound

EUR

Euro

NGN

Nigerian Naira

 


 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Sovereign

 

85.3

%

Corporate Bonds

 

8.7

 

Short-Term Investments

 

5.9

 

Other**

 

0.1

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%***

 


*

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of March 31, 2019.

**

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

***

Does not include an open foreign currency forward exchange contract with unrealized depreciation of approximately $54,000.

 


 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · March 31, 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 March 31, 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

 

$

 

$

18,320

 

$

 

$

18,320

 

Sovereign

 

 

178,508

 

 

178,508

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

 

 

196,828

 

 

196,828

 

Warrants

 

 

133

 

 

133

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

11,759

 

 

 

11,759

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

1,031

 

 

1,031

 

Sovereign

 

 

4,271

 

 

4,271

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

11,759

 

5,302

 

 

17,061

 

Total Assets

 

11,759

 

202,263

 

 

214,022

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract

 

 

(54

)

 

(54

)

Total

 

$

11,759

 

$

202,209

 

$

 

$

213,968

 

 

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