N-CSRS 1 y90957nvcsrs.htm FORM N-CSRS nvcsrs
 
 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-02349
Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
     
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)
  10036
(Zip code)
Sara Furber
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-296-6990
Date of fiscal year end: September 30, 2011
Date of reporting period: March 31, 2011
 
 
Item 1 — Report to Shareholders

 


 

     
     
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
  [MORGAN STANLEY LOGO]
 
 
Welcome, Shareholder:
 
In this report, you’ll learn about how your investment in Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc. performed during the semiannual period. We will provide an overview of the market conditions, and discuss some of the factors that affected performance during the reporting period. In addition, this report includes the Fund’s financial statements and a list of Fund investments.
 
 
Market forecasts provided in this report may not necessarily come to pass. There is no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. The Fund is subject to market risk, which is the possibility that market values of securities owned by the Fund will decline and, therefore, the value of the Fund’s shares may be less than what you paid for them. Accordingly, you can lose money investing in this Fund.


 

 
Fund Report
 
For the six months ended March 31, 2011

 
Market Conditions
 
 
After a lull in the spring and summer of 2010, the U.S. economy regained momentum heading into the end of the year. We believe the recovery now appears self-sustaining. The corporate sector has been the primary driver, supported by indications of renewed vigor in economic activity including the historically high readings on the ISM (Institute for Supply Management) index. Corporate financial results continued to show double-digit year-over-year growth in earnings and profit margins have remained at high levels. On the consumer front, deleveraging seems to have paused with reasonable readings on consumer spending and retail sales. Employment conditions also showed some signs for optimism, reporting monthly gains of more than 200,000 jobs in both February and March of 2011.
 
Total returns in the overall investment grade corporate market were near zero during the period. Although investment grade credit spreads narrowed, the positive influence was counterbalanced by higher U.S. Treasury yields. Nevertheless, the investment grade corporate market outperformed U.S. Treasuries, which had a negative return during the period. Looking at ratings categories, the lower-rated segments led, with BBB-rated bonds posting positive absolute returns that were 5 percent above those of U.S. Treasury bonds. The high-yield market turned in the best performance during the period out of all segments in the entire U.S. fixed income market. (Performance comparisons are based on Barclays Capital U.S. fixed income indexes.)
 
Performance Analysis
 
 
For the six-month period ended March 31, 2011, the net asset value (NAV) of Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc. (ICB) decreased from $18.38 to $17.96 per share. Based on this change plus reinvestment of dividends totaling $0.4725 per share, the Fund’s total NAV return was 0.49 percent. ICB’s value on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) moved from $17.79 to $16.29 per share during the same period. Based on this change plus reinvestment of dividends, the Fund’s total market return was -5.83 percent. ICB’s NYSE market price was at a 9.30 percent discount to its NAV. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
 
The monthly dividend declared in April 2011 was unchanged at $0.075 per share. The dividend reflects the current level of the Fund’s net investment income.
 
The portfolio’s allocation to below investment grade bonds was a positive contributor to performance, as were investments in convertible bonds. On a sector basis, the allocation to and investments in the financials sector was the largest positive driver of returns. However, gains there were partially offset by the negative impact of an underweight allocation to the energy sector. This position was the largest and only notable detractor from performance during the period.
 
The Fund’s procedure for reinvesting all dividends and distributions in common shares is through purchases in the open market. This method helps support the market value of the Fund’s shares. In addition, we would like to remind you that the

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Directors have approved a share repurchase program whereby the Fund may, when appropriate, purchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at a price not above market value or net asset value, whichever is lower at the time of purchase.
 
Performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results, and current performance may be lower or higher than the figures shown. Investment return, net asset value and common share market price will fluctuate and Fund shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their original cost.
 
There is no guarantee that any sectors mentioned will continue to perform as discussed herein or that securities in such sectors will be held by the Fund in the future.
 
         
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION+ as of 03/31/11
Corporate Bonds
    88 .9%
U.S. Government Obligations
    5 .3
Convertible Bonds
    4 .6
Foreign Government Obligations
    0 .7
Preferred Stock
    0 .3
Convertible Preferred Stock
    0 .1
Municipal Bond
    0 .1
 
         
LONG-TERM CREDIT ANALYSIS as of 03/31/11
Aaa/AAA
    5 .9%
Aa/AA
    3 .8
A/A
    16 .8
Baa/BBB
    62 .1
Ba/BB or less
    11 .0
Not Rated
    0 .4
 
+ Does not include open long/short futures contracts with an underlying face amount of $53,422,906 with net unrealized depreciation of $2,183. Also does not include open swap contracts with net unrealized depreciation of $114,107.
 
Subject to change daily. Provided for informational purposes only and should not be deemed as a recommendation to buy or sell the securities mentioned above. All percentages for portfolio composition are as a percentage of total investments and all percentages for long-term credit analysis are as a percentage of total long-term investments. Morgan Stanley is a full-service securities firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities, investment banking, research and analysis, financing and financial advisory services. Ratings allocations based upon ratings as issued by Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s, respectively.

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For More Information About Portfolio Holdings
 
 
Each Morgan Stanley fund provides a complete schedule of portfolio holdings in its semiannual and annual reports within 60 days of the end of the fund’s second and fourth fiscal quarters. The semiannual reports and the annual reports are filed electronically with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-CSRS and Form N-CSR, respectively. Morgan Stanley also delivers the semiannual and annual reports to fund shareholders and makes these reports available on its public web site, www.morganstanley.com. Each Morgan Stanley fund also files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the fund’s first and third fiscal quarters on Form N-Q. Morgan Stanley does not deliver the reports for the first and third fiscal quarters to shareholders, nor are the reports posted to the Morgan Stanley public web site. You may, however, obtain the Form N-Q filings (as well as the Form N-CSR and N-CSRS filings) by accessing the SEC’s web site, http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy them at the SEC’s public reference room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the SEC’s public reference room may be obtained by calling the SEC at (800) SEC-0330. You can also request copies of these materials, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the SEC’s e-mail address (publicinfo@sec.gov) or by writing the public reference section of the SEC, Washington, DC 20549-1520.
 
Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures and Proxy Voting Record
 
 
You may obtain a copy of the Fund’s Proxy Voting Policy and Procedures without charge, upon request, by calling toll free (800) 869-NEWS or by visiting the Mutual Fund Center on our web site at www.morganstanley.com. It is also available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.
 
You may obtain information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 without charge by visiting the Mutual Fund Center on our web site at www.morganstanley.com. This information is also available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Corporate Bonds (87.4%)                              
        Advertising Agencies (0.1%)                              
$ 220    
Omnicom Group, Inc. 
    4 .45 %     08/15/20         $ 217,090  
                                       
        Aerospace & Defense (0.6%)                              
  160    
Bombardier, Inc. (144A) (Canada) (a)
    7 .50       03/15/18           173,600  
  325    
Bombardier, Inc. (144A) (Canada) (a)
    7 .75       03/15/20           354,656  
  425    
Meccanica Holdings USA (144A) (a)
    7 .375       07/15/39           442,138  
                                       
                                    970,394  
                                       
        Agricultural Chemicals (0.5%)                              
  425    
CF Industries, Inc. 
    6 .875       05/01/18           478,125  
  375    
Incitec Pivot Ltd. (144A) (Australia) (a)
    4 .00       12/07/15           375,681  
                                       
                                    853,806  
                                       
        Agricultural Operations (0.5%)                              
  680    
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp. 
    8 .50       06/15/19           808,708  
                                       
        Airlines (0.2%)                              
  289    
America West Airlines LLC (Series 011G) (AMBAC Insd)
    7 .10       04/02/21           287,277  
                                       
        Apparel Manufacturers (0.1%)                              
  185    
Levi Strauss & Co. 
    7 .625       05/15/20           186,388  
                                       
        Appliances (0.2%)                              
  250    
Whirlpool Corp. 
    8 .60       05/01/14           290,260  
                                       
        Auto – Cars/Light Trucks (0.4%)                              
  540    
Daimler Finance North America LLC
    8 .50       01/18/31           727,793  
                                       
        Beverages – Wine/Spirits (0.1%)                              
  95    
Constellation Brands, Inc. 
    7 .25       09/01/16           103,194  
                                       
        Building – Heavy Construction (0.3%)                              
  550    
Odebrecht Finance Ltd. (144A) (Cayman Islands) (a)
    6 .00       04/05/23           547,250  
                                       
        Building Product – Cement/Aggregation (1.7%)                              
  895    
CRH America, Inc. 
    6 .00       09/30/16           965,874  
  460    
CRH America, Inc. 
    8 .125       07/15/18           542,158  
  430    
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS (144A) (Luxembourg) (a)
    6 .00       12/30/19           451,434  
  775    
Lafarge SA (144A) (France) (a)
    5 .50       07/09/15           800,865  
                                       
                                    2,760,331  
                                       
        Building Product – Wood (0.3%)                              
  485    
Masco Corp. 
    6 .125       10/03/16           498,025  
                                       
        Building Societies (0.5%)                              
  750    
Nationwide Building Society (144A) (United Kingdom) (a)
    6 .25       02/25/20           781,635  
                                       
        Cable/Satellite TV (2.2%)                              
  245    
Cablevision Systems Corp. 
    7 .75       04/15/18           265,825  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
$ 180    
COX Communications, Inc. (144A) (a)
    8 .375 %     03/01/39         $ 229,194  
  1,305    
DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co., Inc. 
    4 .60       02/15/21           1,274,699  
  395    
DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co., Inc. 
    5 .875       10/01/19           427,782  
  895    
DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co., Inc. 
    7 .625       05/15/16           987,789  
  335    
DISH DBS Corp. 
    7 .125       02/01/16           359,288  
                                       
                                    3,544,577  
                                       
        Capital Markets (1.0%)                              
  590    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    6 .15       04/01/18           640,578  
  180    
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)
    6 .75       10/01/37           182,114  
  365    
Macquarie Bank Ltd. (144A) (Australia) (a)
    6 .625       04/07/21           364,288  
  380    
Macquarie Group Ltd. (144A) (Australia) (a)
    6 .00       01/14/20           383,076  
                                       
                                    1,570,056  
                                       
        Casino Gaming (0.3%)                              
  405    
Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. 
    7 .75       08/15/20           431,325  
                                       
        Chemicals (0.6%)                              
  825    
Mosaic Co. (The) (144A) (a)
    7 .625       12/01/16           891,145  
                                       
        Chemicals – Diversified (0.6%)                              
  545    
Dow Chemical Co. (The)
    4 .25       11/15/20           522,517  
  355    
Lyondell Chemical Co. (144A) (a)
    8 .00       11/01/17           392,275  
                                       
                                    914,792  
                                       
        Chemicals – Specialty (0.6%)                              
  495    
Lubrizol Corp. 
    8 .875       02/01/19           637,142  
  315    
Nalco Co. (144A) (a)
    6 .625       01/15/19           325,631  
                                       
                                    962,773  
                                       
        Commercial Banks (6.6%)                              
  815    
Banco de Cridito del Peru (144A) (Peru) (a)
    4 .75       03/16/16           806,850  
  700    
Banco Votorantim SA (144A) (Brazil) (a)
    5 .25       02/11/16           722,750  
  1,100    
Barclays Bank PLC (144A) (United Kingdom) (a)
    6 .05       12/04/17           1,147,628  
  810    
BBVA Bancomer SA (144A) (Mexico) (a)
    4 .50       03/10/16           815,766  
  150    
Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (144A) (Netherlands) (a)
    11 .00 (b)      06/30/19 (c)         195,955  
  440    
Credit Suisse AG (Switzerland)
    5 .40       01/14/20           445,160  
  320    
Discover Bank
    7 .00       04/15/20           352,661  
  420    
Discover Bank
    8 .70       11/18/19           503,978  
  515    
First Horizon National Corp. 
    5 .375       12/15/15           538,615  
  795    
HBOS PLC (144A) (United Kingdom) (a)
    6 .75       05/21/18           779,164  
  420    
Huntington BancShares, Inc. 
    7 .00       12/15/20           464,511  
  200    
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA (144A) (Italy) (a)
    6 .50       02/24/21           210,268  
  810    
Regions Financial Corp. 
    5 .75       06/15/15           825,951  
  545    
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom)
    6 .40       10/21/19           561,994  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
$ 830    
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (United Kingdom)
    4 .875 %     03/16/15         $ 863,452  
  800    
Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal (144A) (Spain) (a)
    3 .724       01/20/15           774,314  
  570    
Standard Chartered Bank (144A) (United Kingdom) (a)
    6 .40       09/26/17           618,542  
                                       
                                    10,627,559  
                                       
        Commercial Service – Finance (0.7%)                              
  1,165    
Verisk Analytics, Inc. 
    5 .80       05/01/21           1,172,560  
                                       
        Consumer Products – Miscellaneous (0.3%)                              
  500    
Fortune Brands, Inc. 
    6 .375       06/15/14           548,740  
                                       
        Containers – Metal & Glass (0.5%)                              
  370    
Ball Corp. 
    7 .375       09/01/19           402,375  
  415    
Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp. III (144A) (a)
    6 .25       02/01/21           424,337  
                                       
                                    826,712  
                                       
        Distribution/Wholesale (0.1%)                              
  155    
Ingram Micro, Inc. 
    5 .25       09/01/17           157,794  
                                       
        Diversified Financial Services (2.0%)                              
  500    
Ally Financial, Inc. (144A) (a)
    6 .25       12/01/17           510,000  
  515    
BNP Paribas (France)
    5 .00       01/15/21           520,813  
  170    
Citigroup, Inc. (See Note 5)
    5 .875       05/29/37           166,429  
  30    
Citigroup, Inc. (See Note 5)
    8 .125       07/15/39           37,724  
  230    
Citigroup, Inc. (See Note 5)
    8 .50       05/22/19           284,226  
  855    
Credit Agricole SA (144A) (France) (a)
    8 .375 (b)      10/13/19 (c)         919,125  
  355    
General Electric Capital Corp. 
    5 .30       02/11/21           361,251  
  415    
General Electric Capital Corp. 
    5 .625       05/01/18           449,322  
                                       
                                    3,248,890  
                                       
        Diversified Minerals (1.3%)                              
  975    
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
    9 .00       05/01/19           1,283,218  
  275    
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)
    10 .25       05/15/16           331,026  
  490    
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
    6 .875       11/21/36           523,007  
                                       
                                    2,137,251  
                                       
        Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.4%)                              
  425    
AT&T, Inc. 
    6 .15       09/15/34           424,823  
  210    
CenturyLink, Inc. (Series Q)
    6 .15       09/15/19           220,865  
                                       
                                    645,688  
                                       
        E-Commerce/Services (0.2%)                              
  375    
Expedia, Inc. 
    5 .95       08/15/20           380,156  
                                       
        Electric – Generation (0.5%)                              
  760    
AES Corp. (The)
    8 .00       06/01/20           824,600  
                                       
        Electric – Integrated (4.3%)                              
  465    
CMS Energy Corp. 
    6 .25       02/01/20           487,964  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
$ 525    
EDP Finance BV (144A) (Netherlands) (a)
    4 .90 %     10/01/19         $ 459,022  
  750    
Enel Finance International N.V. (144A) (Netherlands) (a)
    5 .125       10/07/19           757,515  
  300    
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC
    5 .59       10/01/24           311,861  
  300    
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC
    6 .00       05/01/18           325,495  
  2,400    
Exelon Generation Co. LLC
    4 .00       10/01/20           2,198,414  
  500    
Iberdrola Finance Ireland Ltd. (144A) (Ireland) (a)
    5 .00       09/11/19           487,268  
  215    
Indianapolis Power & Light Co. (144A) (a)
    6 .30       07/01/13           236,479  
  825    
Puget Energy, Inc. (144A) (a)
    6 .50       12/15/20           828,726  
  140    
Toledo Edison Co. (The)
    7 .25       05/01/20           165,786  
  825    
UIL Holdings Corp. 
    4 .625       10/01/20           785,955  
                                       
                                    7,044,485  
                                       
        Electric Utilities (0.9%)                              
  405    
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. 
    6 .05       08/15/21           420,470  
  1,060    
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. 
    6 .80       08/15/39           1,054,206  
                                       
                                    1,474,676  
                                       
        Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.2%)                              
  340    
Corning, Inc. 
    7 .25       08/15/36           389,372  
                                       
        Electronics – Military (0.4%)                              
  650    
L-3 Communications Corp. 
    4 .95       02/15/21           655,059  
                                       
        Energy Equipment & Services (1.1%)                              
  1,150    
Weatherford International Ltd. (Bermuda)
    5 .125       09/15/20           1,144,014  
  450    
Weatherford International Ltd. (Bermuda)
    9 .625       03/01/19           573,947  
                                       
                                    1,717,961  
                                       
        Finance – Auto Loans (0.5%)                              
  455    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
    5 .75       02/01/21           450,145  
  300    
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
    7 .00       04/15/15           325,013  
                                       
                                    775,158  
                                       
        Finance – Consumer Loans (1.3%)                              
  1,110    
SLM Corp. (Series A)
    5 .00       10/01/13           1,149,616  
  565    
SLM Corp. (MTN)
    6 .25       01/25/16           589,622  
  320    
SLM Corp. (MTN)
    8 .00       03/25/20           349,365  
                                       
                                    2,088,603  
                                       
        Finance – Credit Card (0.8%)                              
  1,000    
Capital One Bank USA NA
    8 .80       07/15/19           1,259,302  
                                       
        Finance – Investment Banker/Broker (2.0%)                              
  150    
Jefferies Group, Inc. 
    3 .875       11/09/15           149,832  
  480    
Jefferies Group, Inc. 
    6 .875       04/15/21           510,751  
  1,535    
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII (Series AA)
    7 .00       11/01/39           1,586,584  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

8


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
$ 305    
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (MTN)
    6 .875 %     04/25/18         $ 339,240  
  660    
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. 
    5 .60       12/01/19           699,624  
                                       
                                    3,286,031  
                                       
        Finance – Mortgage Loan/Banker (0.4%)                              
  600    
Countrywide Financial Corp. 
    6 .25       05/15/16           641,254  
                                       
        Finance – Other Services (0.4%)                              
  175    
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)
    5 .25       01/16/18           175,193  
  525    
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (The)
    5 .55       01/15/20           514,995  
                                       
                                    690,188  
                                       
        Food – Baking (0.2%)                              
  325    
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV (144A) (Mexico) (a)
    4 .875       06/30/20           327,345  
                                       
        Food – Canned (0.2%)                              
  360    
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. 
    7 .75       03/01/18           388,800  
                                       
        Food – Miscellaneous/Diversified (0.9%)                              
  730    
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    7 .00       10/01/28           786,517  
  585    
ConAgra Foods, Inc. 
    8 .25       09/15/30           699,609  
                                       
                                    1,486,126  
                                       
        Food – Retail (0.4%)                              
  775    
Delhaize Group SA (Belgium)
    5 .70       10/01/40           710,619  
                                       
        Food Products (1.6%)                              
  1,585    
Kraft Foods, Inc. 
    5 .375       02/10/20           1,676,309  
  80    
Kraft Foods, Inc. 
    6 .875       02/01/38           88,980  
  505    
Kraft Foods, Inc. 
    6 .875       01/26/39           563,248  
  235    
Kraft Foods, Inc. 
    7 .00       08/11/37           265,045  
                                       
                                    2,593,582  
                                       
        Gold Mining (0.2%)                              
  350    
Newmont Mining Corp. 
    6 .25       10/01/39           372,328  
                                       
        Health Care Equipment & Supplies (0.3%)                              
  455    
Boston Scientific Corp. 
    6 .00       01/15/20           477,570  
                                       
        Hotels & Motels (1.0%)                              
  470    
Choice Hotels International, Inc. 
    5 .70       08/28/20           465,767  
  265    
Hyatt Hotels Corp. (144A) (a)
    6 .875       08/15/19           284,092  
  575    
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 
    5 .625       03/01/21           570,663  
  250    
Wyndham Worldwide Corp. 
    5 .75       02/01/18           259,402  
                                       
                                    1,579,924  
                                       
        Independent Power Producer (0.1%)                              
  170    
NRG Energy, Inc. 
    8 .50       06/15/19           179,775  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

9


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Insurance (1.0%)                              
$ 560    
MetLife, Inc. 
    10 .75 %     08/01/39         $ 774,810  
  410    
Principal Financial Group, Inc. 
    8 .875       05/15/19           521,919  
  285    
Prudential Financial, Inc. (MTN)
    6 .625       12/01/37           310,730  
                                       
                                    1,607,459  
                                       
        Insurance Brokers (0.5%)                              
  825    
Willis Group Holdings PLC (Ireland)
    4 .125       03/15/16           821,663  
                                       
        Investment Management/Advisor Services (0.3%)                              
  500    
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co. LLC (144A) (a)
    6 .625       08/15/19           526,134  
                                       
        Life/Health Insurance (1.9%)                              
  375    
Aflac, Inc. 
    8 .50       05/15/19           454,016  
  430    
Lincoln National Corp. 
    8 .75       07/01/19           545,332  
  575    
Nationwide Financial Services (144A) (a)
    5 .375       03/25/21           570,622  
  800    
Pacific LifeCorp (144A) (a)
    6 .00       02/10/20           853,346  
  550    
Protective Life Corp. 
    7 .375       10/15/19           612,950  
                                       
                                    3,036,266  
                                       
        Machinery – Construction & Mining (0.1%)                              
  180    
Boart Longyear Management Pty Ltd. (Australia) (a)
    7 .00       04/01/21           185,400  
                                       
        Machinery – General Industry (0.3%)                              
  500    
Roper Industries, Inc. 
    6 .25       09/01/19           552,365  
                                       
        Media (6.3%)                              
  565    
CBS Corp. 
    8 .875       05/15/19           710,548  
  1,080    
Comcast Corp. 
    6 .40       05/15/38           1,103,365  
  1,485    
Comcast Corp. 
    6 .45       03/15/37           1,526,111  
  2,190    
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    6 .75       07/01/18           2,491,506  
  390    
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    6 .75       06/15/39           409,087  
  130    
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    8 .25       04/01/19           158,610  
  520    
Time Warner Cable, Inc. 
    8 .75       02/14/19           649,264  
  350    
Time Warner, Inc. 
    4 .875       03/15/20           357,524  
  85    
Time Warner, Inc. 
    6 .50       11/15/36           87,657  
  1,565    
Time Warner, Inc. 
    7 .70       05/01/32           1,830,130  
  860    
Viacom, Inc. 
    6 .875       04/30/36           944,631  
                                       
                                    10,268,433  
                                       
        Medical – Biomedical/Genetics (0.5%)                              
  286    
Celgene Corp. 
    3 .95       10/15/20           270,411  
  490    
Gilead Sciences, Inc. 
    4 .50       04/01/21           485,140  
                                       
                                    755,551  
                                       
        Medical – HMO (0.2%)                              
  368    
UnitedHealth Group, Inc. 
    5 .80       03/15/36           366,783  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

10


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Medical Labs & Testing Services (0.5%)                              
$ 75    
Quest Diagnostic, Inc. 
    3 .20 %     04/01/16         $ 74,633  
  375    
Quest Diagnostic, Inc. 
    4 .70       04/01/21           371,895  
  265    
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. 
    6 .95       07/01/37           291,849  
                                       
                                    738,377  
                                       
        Metal – Copper (0.5%)                              
  815    
Southern Copper Corp. 
    5 .375       04/16/20           832,522  
                                       
        Metal – Iron (0.5%)                              
  825    
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. 
    4 .875       04/01/21           815,347  
                                       
        Metals & Mining (0.9%)                              
  1,085    
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
    9 .85       06/01/19           1,378,634  
                                       
        Money Center Banks (0.9%)                              
  485    
ABN Amro Bank (144A) (Netherlands) (a)
    3 .00       01/31/14           484,465  
  470    
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (144A) (United Kingdom) (a)
    5 .80       01/13/20           471,265  
  425    
Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
    6 .375       01/21/21           443,697  
                                       
                                    1,399,427  
                                       
        Multi-line Insurance (4.5%)                              
  790    
Aegon N.V. (Netherlands)
    4 .625       12/01/15           821,075  
  740    
American Financial Group, Inc. 
    9 .875       06/15/19           905,950  
  815    
American International Group, Inc. 
    6 .40       12/15/20           871,425  
  785    
CNA Financial Corp. 
    7 .35       11/15/19           888,008  
  205    
Farmers Exchange Capital (144A) (a)
    7 .05       07/15/28           206,054  
  830    
Farmers Insurance Exchange (144A) (a)
    8 .625       05/01/24           943,912  
  785    
Genworth Financial, Inc. 
    7 .70       06/15/20           805,736  
  1,250    
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. 
    5 .50       03/30/20           1,273,502  
  500    
XL Group PLC (Ireland)
    5 .25       09/15/14           527,153  
                                       
                                    7,242,815  
                                       
        Multiline Retail (0.2%)                              
  135    
JC Penney Co., Inc. 
    5 .65       06/01/20           130,781  
  276    
JC Penney Corp., Inc. 
    6 .375       10/15/36           250,125  
                                       
                                    380,906  
                                       
        Multimedia (2.1%)                              
  865    
NBC Universal Media LLC (144A) (a)
    4 .375       04/01/21           829,791  
  440    
NBC Universal Media LLC (144A) (a)
    5 .15       04/30/20           454,305  
  920    
News America, Inc. 
    6 .40       12/15/35           949,507  
  610    
News America, Inc. 
    6 .65       11/15/37           641,805  
  210    
News America, Inc. 
    7 .85       03/01/39           248,865  
  195    
Vivendi SA (144A) (France) (a)
    6 .625       04/04/18           218,657  
                                       
                                    3,342,930  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

11


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Oil Companies – Exploration & Production (2.4%)                              
$ 395    
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 
    6 .95 %     06/15/19         $ 444,110  
  835    
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. 
    8 .70       03/15/19           1,024,292  
  385    
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 
    7 .625       07/15/13           433,125  
  110    
Concho Resources, Inc. 
    7 .00       01/15/21           116,050  
  550    
Continental Resources, Inc. 
    7 .125       04/01/21           587,125  
  580    
EQT Corp. 
    8 .125       06/01/19           692,433  
  190    
Gazprom Via Gaz Capital SA (144A) (Luxembourg) (a)
    6 .51       03/07/22           202,825  
  375    
QEP Resources, Inc. 
    6 .875       03/01/21           395,625  
                                       
                                    3,895,585  
                                       
        Oil Company – Integrated (1.3%)                              
  225    
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (144A) (a)
    5 .125       03/01/21           227,234  
  575    
Marathon Petroleum Corp. (144A) (a)
    6 .50       03/01/41           582,880  
  1,030    
Petro-Canada (Canada)
    5 .95       05/15/35           1,042,745  
  200    
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands)
    5 .75       01/20/20           207,327  
                                       
                                    2,060,186  
                                       
        Oil Refining & Marketing (0.7%)                              
  1,100    
Valero Energy Corp. 
    6 .125       02/01/20           1,191,770  
                                       
        Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.5%)                              
  300    
Hess Corp. 
    6 .00       01/15/40           304,307  
  490    
Hess Corp. 
    7 .125       03/15/33           564,972  
                                       
                                    869,279  
                                       
        Paper & Related Products (1.0%)                              
  315    
Georgia-Pacific LLC
    7 .75       11/15/29           347,681  
  315    
Georgia-Pacific LLC
    8 .875       05/15/31           381,938  
  775    
MeadWestvaco Corp. 
    7 .375       09/01/19           835,514  
                                       
                                    1,565,133  
                                       
        Pipelines (4.9%)                              
  900    
DCP Midstream Operating LP
    3 .25       10/01/15           882,840  
  775    
Energy Transfer Partners LP
    9 .00       04/15/19           980,546  
  350    
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
    5 .20       09/01/20           361,685  
  1,400    
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
    5 .95       02/01/41           1,366,393  
  355    
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
    6 .85       02/15/20           407,413  
  980    
Kinder Morgan Finance Co. ULC (Canada)
    5 .70       01/05/16           1,032,675  
  450    
Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC (144A) (a)
    6 .70       09/15/19           498,723  
  1,090    
Plains All American Pipeline LP/PAA Finance Corp. 
    6 .70       05/15/36           1,183,027  
  1,025    
Texas Eastern Transmission LP
    7 .00       07/15/32           1,201,298  
                                       
                                    7,914,600  
                                       
        Property Trust (0.4%)                              
  575    
Dexus Diversfied Trust/Dexus Office Trust (144A) (Australia) (a)
    5 .60       03/15/21           568,557  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

12


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Real Estate Management & Development (0.3%)                              
$ 530    
Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada)
    5 .80 %     04/25/17         $ 550,331  
                                       
        Reinsurance (0.4%)                              
  225    
Platinum Underwriters Finance, Inc. (Series B)
    7 .50       06/01/17           241,003  
  450    
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 
    6 .45       11/15/19           485,697  
                                       
                                    726,700  
                                       
        REIT – Diversified (1.2%)                              
  800    
Digital Realty Trust LP
    5 .25       03/15/21           788,607  
  1,100    
Goodman Funding Pty Ltd. (144A) (Australia) (a)
    6 .375       04/15/21           1,099,649  
                                       
                                    1,888,256  
                                       
        REIT – Health Care (0.9%)                              
  325    
HCP, Inc. 
    5 .375       02/01/21           328,834  
  625    
Health Care REIT, Inc. 
    6 .125       04/15/20           662,196  
  400    
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. 
    5 .75       01/15/21           410,988  
                                       
                                    1,402,018  
                                       
        REIT – Office Property (1.3%)                              
  1,125    
Brandywine Operating Partnership
    4 .95       04/15/18           1,113,763  
  1,000    
Wells Operating Partnership II LP (144A) (a)
    5 .875       04/01/18           994,289  
                                       
                                    2,108,052  
                                       
        Retail – Automobile (0.3%)                              
  410    
AutoNation, Inc. 
    6 .75       04/15/18           431,013  
                                       
        Retail – Consumer Electron (0.5%)                              
  825    
Best Buy Co., Inc. 
    3 .75       03/15/16           815,263  
                                       
        Retail – Drug Store (1.4%)                              
  1,341    
CVS Pass-Through Trust
    6 .036       12/10/28           1,384,295  
  801    
CVS Pass-Through Trust (144A) (a)
    8 .353       07/10/31           960,086  
                                       
                                    2,344,381  
                                       
        Retail – Mail Order (0.3%)                              
  395    
QVC, Inc. (144A) (a)
    7 .125       04/15/17           416,725  
                                       
        Retail – Restaurants (0.6%)                              
  825    
Yum! Brands, Inc. 
    6 .875       11/15/37           922,069  
                                       
        Semiconductor Equipment (0.4%)                              
  550    
KLA-Tencor Corp. 
    6 .90       05/01/18           607,438  
                                       
        Special Purpose Entity (0.6%)                              
  600    
Capital One Capital VI
    8 .875       05/15/40           636,750  
  295    
Harley-Davidson Funding Corp. (144A) (a)
    6 .80       06/15/18           324,317  
                                       
                                    961,067  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

13


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Steel – Specialty (0.1%)                              
$ 200    
Allegheny Technologies, Inc. 
    5 .95 %     01/15/21         $ 210,969  
                                       
        Telecommunication Services (0.8%)                              
  565    
Qwest Corp. 
    6 .50       06/01/17           626,444  
  150    
Qwest Corp. 
    6 .875       09/15/33           150,937  
  60    
Qwest Corp. 
    8 .375       05/01/16           71,700  
  310    
Sable International Finance Ltd. (144A) (Cayman Islands) (a)
    7 .75       02/15/17           327,050  
  180    
SBA Telecommunications, Inc. 
    8 .25       08/15/19           199,800  
                                       
                                    1,375,931  
                                       
        Telephone – Integrated (3.8%)                              
  945    
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
    8 .75       06/15/30           1,242,241  
  495    
Frontier Communications Corp. 
    8 .50       04/15/20           538,931  
  95    
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
    6 .999       06/04/18           103,452  
  2,310    
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
    7 .175       06/18/19           2,529,083  
  1,420    
Telefonica Europe BV (Netherlands)
    8 .25       09/15/30           1,720,056  
                                       
                                    6,133,763  
                                       
        Tobacco (1.0%)                              
  685    
Altria Group, Inc. 
    10 .20       02/06/39           974,695  
  565    
Lorillard Tobacco Co. 
    8 .125       06/23/19           658,868  
                                       
                                    1,633,563  
                                       
        Wireless Equipment (0.5%)                              
  835    
American Tower Corp. 
    4 .50       01/15/18           821,225  
                                       
        Total Corporate Bonds (Cost $133,957,649)         141,719,813  
                     
        Convertible Bonds (4.5%)                              
        Advertising Agencies (0.2%)                              
  248    
Omnicom Group, Inc. (d)
    0 .00       07/01/38           279,930  
                                       
        Aerospace/Defense – Equipment (0.2%)                              
  232    
Orbital Sciences Corp. 
    2 .438       01/15/27           247,950  
                                       
        Agricultural Operations (0.2%)                              
  301    
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 
    0 .875       02/15/14           336,367  
                                       
        Applications Software (0.2%)                              
  314    
Microsoft Corp. (144A) (a) (d)
    0 .00       06/15/13           329,307  
                                       
        Brewery (0.2%)                              
  218    
Molson Coors Brewing Co. 
    2 .50       07/30/13           254,243  
                                       
        Broadcast Service/Program (0.4%)                              
  276    
Liberty Media LLC
    3 .125       03/30/23           329,130  
  590    
Liberty Media LLC
    3 .50       01/15/31           333,350  
                                       
                                    662,480  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

14


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Building – Residential/Commercial (0.2%)                              
$ 228    
DR Horton, Inc. (Series DHI)
    2 .00 %     05/15/14         $ 261,060  
                                       
        Casino Gaming (0.1%)                              
  138    
International Game Technology
    3 .25       05/01/14           159,045  
                                       
        Coal (0.2%)                              
  258    
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. 
    2 .375       04/15/15           352,170  
                                       
        Computers – Memory Devices (0.1%)                              
  250    
SanDisk Corp. 
    1 .00       05/15/13           246,563  
                                       
        Containers – Metal & Glass (0.2%)                              
  247    
Owens-Brockway Glass Container, Inc. (144A) (a)
    3 .00       06/01/15           251,631  
                                       
        Electronic Parts Distribution (0.1%)                              
  200    
Tech Data Corp. 
    2 .75       12/15/26           216,500  
                                       
        Gold Mining (0.1%)                              
  134    
Goldcorp, Inc. (Canada)
    2 .00       08/01/14           171,520  
                                       
        Internet Security (0.2%)                              
  250    
Symantec Corp. 
    1 .00       06/15/13           302,813  
                                       
        Investment Company (0.2%)                              
  313    
Ares Capital Corp. (144A) (a)
    5 .75       02/01/16           335,301  
                                       
        Medical – Biomedical/Genetics (0.5%)                              
  200    
Amgen, Inc. 
    0 .375       02/01/13           199,750  
  304    
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (144A) (a)
    1 .00       05/01/14           342,760  
  200    
Life Technologies Corp. 
    1 .50       02/15/24           233,000  
                                       
                                    775,510  
                                       
        Medical – Drugs (0.1%)                              
  200    
Cephalon, Inc. 
    2 .50       05/01/14           239,750  
                                       
        Medical – Generic Drugs (0.1%)                              
  200    
Mylan, Inc. 
    1 .25       03/15/12           221,250  
                                       
        Oil Company – Exploration & Production (0.2%)                              
  261    
Chesapeake Energy Corp. 
    2 .75       11/15/35           305,370  
                                       
        REIT – Apartments (0.1%)                              
  200    
ERP Operating LP
    3 .85       08/15/26           204,760  
                                       
        REIT – Diversified (0.1%)                              
  200    
Vornado Realty LP
    3 .875       04/15/25           224,250  
                                       
        REIT – Health Care (0.1%)                              
  200    
Health Care REIT, Inc. 
    4 .75       07/15/27           225,500  
                                       
        Retail – Consumer Electron (0.2%)                              
  282    
RadioShack Corp. (144A) (a)
    2 .50       08/01/13           288,345  
                                       
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

15


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
      COUPON
  MATURITY
       
THOUSANDS       RATE   DATE       VALUE
        Semiconductor Components – Integrated Circuits (0.1%)                              
$ 200    
Linear Technology Corp. (Series A)
    3 .00 %     05/01/27         $ 215,750  
                                       
        Wireless Equipment (0.2%)                              
  232    
SBA Communications Corp. 
    1 .875       05/01/13           265,640  
                                       
        Total Convertible Bonds (Cost $7,098,632)         7,373,005  
                     
        Foreign Government Obligations (0.7%)                              
  240    
Export-Import Bank of Korea (South Korea)
    4 .125       09/09/15           246,783  
  810    
Korea Development Bank (South Korea)
    4 .375       08/10/15           841,768  
                                       
        Total Foreign Government Obligations (Cost $1,047,917)         1,088,551  
                     
                                       
        Municipal Bond (0.1%)                              
       
Transportation
                             
  190    
Illinois State Toll Highway Authority 2009 (Series A) (Cost $190,000)
    6 .184       01/01/34           184,431  
                                       
                                       
NUMBER OF
                   
SHARES                    
 
        Preferred Stock (0.2%)                              
        Finance                              
  16,250    
GMAC Capital Trust I (Cost $410,490) (e)
        414,375  
                     
        Convertible Preferred Stock (0.2%)                              
        Diversified Financial Services                              
  250    
Bank of America Corp. (Series L) $72.50 (Cost $241,264)
        252,747  
                     
                                       
PRINCIPAL
                   
AMOUNT IN
                   
THOUSANDS                    
                     
 
        Short-Term Investments (5.2%)                              
        U.S. Government Obligations (f)(g)                              
$ 8,422    
U.S. Treasury Bills (Cost $8,420,001)
    0 .091-       04/28/11-              
              0 .147 %     07/07/11           8,417,818  
                                       
                                       
        Total Investments (Cost $151,365,953) (h)(i)     98.3 %         159,450,740  
        Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities     1.7           2,741,699  
                             
        Net Assets     100.0 %       $ 162,192,439  
                             
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

16


 

Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
     
MTN
  Medium Term Note.
REIT
  Real Estate Investment Trust.
(a)
  Resale is restricted to qualified institutional investors.
(b)
  Floating rate security. Rate shown is the rate in effect at March 31, 2011.
(c)
  Security issued with perpetual maturity.
(d)
  Capital appreciation bond.
(e)
  Non-income producing security.
(f)
  Purchased on a discount basis. The interest rates shown have been adjusted to reflect a money market equivalent yield.
(g)
  A portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts.
(h)
  Securities have been designated as collateral in connection with open futures and swap contracts.
(i)
  The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is $8,965,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is $880,213 resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $8,084,787.
     
     
Bond Insurance:
AMBAC
  AMBAC Assurance Corporation.
          
   
 
Futures Contracts Open at March 31, 2011:
 
                             
        DESCRIPTION, DELIVERY
  UNDERLYING FACE
  UNREALIZED
NUMBER OF
      MONTH AND
  AMOUNT AT
  APPRECIATION
CONTRACTS   LONG/SHORT   YEAR   VALUE   (DEPRECIATION)
  188     Long   U.S. Treasury Notes 5 Year,
June 2011
  $ 21,956,343     $ 8,286  
  43     Long   U.S. Ultra Bond,
June 2011
    5,313,188       42,422  
  4     Short   U.S. Treasury Notes 2 Year,
June 2011
    (872,500 )     (493 )
  40     Short   U.S. Treasury Bonds 30 Year,
June 2011
    (4,807,500 )     (31,896 )
  172     Short   U.S. Treasury Notes 10 Year,
June 2011
    (20,473,375 )     (20,502 )
                             
            Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (2,183 )
                     
 
Credit Default Swap Contracts Open at March 31, 2011:
 
 
                                                                 
                                CREDIT
                                RATING OF
SWAP
      NOTIONAL
                      REFERENCE
COUNTERPARTY &
  BUY/SELL
  AMOUNT
  INTEREST
  TERMINATION
  UNREALIZED
  UPFRONT
      OBLIGATION++
REFERENCE OBLIGATION   PROTECTION   (000’s)   RATE   DATE   DEPRECIATION   PAYMENTS   VALUE   (unaudited)
Barclays Capital Whirlpool Corp. 
    Buy     $ 250       1.00%       June 20, 2014     $ (14,249 )   $ 13,480     $ (769 )     BBB-  
                                                                 
++ Credit rating as issued by Standard & Poor’s.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Portfolio of Investments - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
Interest Rate Swap Contracts Open at March 31, 2011:
 
 
                                     
    NOTIONAL
                  UNREALIZED
    AMOUNT
  FLOATING RATE
  PAY/RECEIVE
      TERMINATION
  APPRECIATION
SWAP COUNTERPARTY   (000)   INDEX   FLOATING RATE   FIXED RATE   DATE   (DEPRECIATION)
Bank of America, N.A.***   $ 4,705     3 Month LIBOR   Pay     4.795 %   12/09/20   $ (18,161 )
Bank of America, N.A.     1,145     3 Month LIBOR   Receive     4.058     12/09/40     43,647  
Credit Suisse Group     15,210     3 Month LIBOR   Receive     0.80     10/28/13     185,866  
Credit Suisse Group     6,370     3 Month LIBOR   Pay     2.098     10/28/17     (321,048 )
Goldman Sachs International***     4,710     3 Month LIBOR   Pay     4.67     12/07/20     (41,260 )
Goldman Sachs International     1,125     3 Month LIBOR   Receive     4.015     12/07/40     51,098  
                                     
            Net Unrealized Depreciation   $ (99,858 )
                     
***  Forward interest rate swap. Periodic payments on specified notional amount with future effective date, unless terminated earlier.
 
LIBOR   London Interbank Offered Rate.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Financial Statements
 
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
         
Assets:
       
Investments in securities, at value (cost $150,930,978)
  $ 158,962,361  
Investment in affiliate, at value (cost $434,975)
    488,379  
Unrealized appreciation on open swap contracts
    280,611  
Cash
    10,238,963  
Receivable for:
       
Investments sold
    3,442,244  
Interest
    2,207,240  
Periodic interest on open swap contracts
    65,465  
Variation margin
    23,187  
Premium paid on open swap contracts
    13,480  
Interest from affiliate
    10,926  
Dividends
    4,531  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    9,036  
         
Total Assets
    175,746,423  
         
Liabilities:
       
Unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts
    394,718  
Payable for:
       
Investments purchased
    12,864,184  
Periodic interest on open swap contracts
    83,970  
Investment advisory fee
    63,531  
Administration fee
    12,101  
Transfer agent fee
    5,770  
Accrued expenses and other payables
    129,710  
         
Total Liabilities
    13,553,984  
         
Net Assets
  $ 162,192,439  
         
Composition of Net Assets:
       
Paid-in-capital
  $ 172,353,955  
Net unrealized appreciation
    7,968,497  
Dividends in excess of net investment income
    (188,351 )
Accumulated net realized loss
    (17,941,662 )
         
Net Assets
  $ 162,192,439  
         
Net Asset Value Per Share
9,028,744 shares outstanding (15,000,000 shares authorized of $.01 par value)
    $17.96  
         
 
Statement of Operations
For the six months ended March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
         
Net Investment Income:
       
Income
       
Interest
  $ 4,390,022  
Interest from affiliate
    23,460  
Dividends
    15,926  
         
Total Income
    4,429,408  
         
Expenses
       
Investment advisory fee
    341,467  
Administration fee
    65,041  
Shareholder reports and notices
    33,571  
Professional fees
    31,568  
Transfer agent fees and expenses
    14,050  
Custodian fees
    4,333  
Directors’ fees and expenses
    1,508  
Other
    34,924  
         
Total Expenses
    526,462  
         
Net Investment Income
    3,902,946  
         
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss):
       
Realized Gain (Loss) on:
       
Investments
    4,263,673  
Investments in affiliate
    221,018  
Futures contracts
    415,618  
Swap contracts
    (492,283 )
         
Net Realized Gain
    4,408,026  
         
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on:
       
Investments
    (8,082,713 )
Investments in affiliate
    (220,932 )
Futures contracts
    (44,659 )
Swap contracts
    544,056  
         
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation
    (7,804,248 )
         
Net Loss
    (3,396,222 )
         
Net Increase
  $ 506,724  
         
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Financial Statements continued
 
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                 
    FOR THE SIX
  FOR THE YEAR
    MONTHS ENDED
  ENDED
    MARCH 31, 2011   SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
    (unaudited)    
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
               
Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 3,902,946     $ 8,611,675  
Net realized gain
    4,408,026       6,240,012  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    (7,804,248 )     5,279,637  
                 
Net Increase
    506,724       20,131,324  
                 
                 
Dividends to shareholders from net investment income
    (4,266,090 )     (9,502,761 )
                 
Net Increase (Decrease)
    (3,759,366 )     10,628,563  
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of period
    165,951,805       155,323,242  
                 
End of Period
(Including dividends in excess of net investment income of $188,351 and accumulated undistributed net investment income of $174,793, respectively)
  $ 162,192,439     $ 165,951,805  
                 
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
1. Organization and Accounting Policies
Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc. (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to provide as high a level of current income for distribution to shareholders as is consistent with prudent investment risk and, as a secondary objective, capital appreciation. The Fund was organized as a Maryland corporation on December 21, 1972 and commenced operations on April 6, 1973.
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:
 
A. Valuation of Investments — (1) Certain portfolio securities may be valued by an outside pricing service approved by the Fund’s Directors. The prices provided by a pricing service take into account broker dealer market price quotations for trading in similar groups of securities, security quality, maturity, coupon and other security characteristics as well as any developments related to the specific securities; (2) portfolio securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at the mean between the last reported bid and ask price; (3) futures are valued at the latest price published by the commodities exchange on which they trade; (4) swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers; (5) when market quotations are not readily available including, circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc. (the “Investment Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, determines that the market quotations 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 Directors; and (6) short-term debt securities having a maturity date of more than sixty days at time of purchase are valued on a mark-to-market basis until sixty days prior to maturity and thereafter at amortized cost based on their value on the 61st day. Short-term debt securities having a maturity date of sixty days or less at the time of purchase are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
 
B. Accounting for Investments — Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date (date the order to buy or sell is executed). Realized gains and losses on security transactions are determined by the identified cost method. Discounts are accreted and premiums are amortized over the life of the respective securities and are included in interest income. Interest income is accrued daily as earned.
 
C. Federal Income Tax Policy — It is the Fund’s policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. The Fund files tax returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, New York State and New York City. The Fund recognizes the tax effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return only if it is more likely than not to be sustained based solely on its technical merits as of the reporting date. The more-likely-

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
than-not threshold must continue to be met in each reporting period to support continued recognition of the benefit. The difference between the tax benefit recognized in the financial statements for a tax position taken and the tax benefit claimed in the income tax return is referred to as an unrecognized tax benefit. There are no unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in other expenses in the Statement of Operations. Each of the tax years filed in the four-year period ended September 30, 2010 remains subject to examination by taxing authorities.
 
D. Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders — Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
 
E. Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
F. Indemnifications — The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.
2. Fair Valuation Measurements
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the price 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 pricing 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 pricing 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.)

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
 
  •  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 as of March 31, 2011 in valuing the Fund’s investments carried at fair value:
 
                                 
        FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2011 USING
        UNADJUSTED
  OTHER
   
        QUOTED PRICES IN
  SIGNIFICANT
  SIGNIFICANT
        ACTIVE MARKETS FOR
  OBSERVABLE
  UNOBSERVABLE
        IDENTICAL INVESTMENTS
  INPUTS
  INPUTS
INVESTMENT TYPE
  TOTAL   (LEVEL 1)   (LEVEL 2)   (LEVEL 3)
 
Assets:
                               
Corporate Bonds
  $ 141,719,813           $ 141,719,813                 —            
Convertible Bonds
    7,373,005             7,373,005        
Foreign Government Obligations
    1,088,551             1,088,551        
Municipal Bond
    184,431             184,431        
Preferred Stock
    414,375             414,375        
Convertible Preferred Stock
    252,747             252,747        
Short-Term Investments - U.S. Government Obligations
    8,417,818             8,417,818        
Futures
    50,708     $ 50,708              
Interest Rate Swaps
    280,611             280,611        
                                 
Total
  $ 159,782,059     $ 50,708     $ 159,731,351        
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Futures
  $ (52,891 )   $ (52,891 )            
Credit Default Swaps
    (14,249 )         $ (14,249)        
Interest Rate Swaps
    (380,469 )           (380,469)        
                                 
Total
  $ (447,609 )   $ (52,891 )   $ (394,718)        
                                 
 
Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Fund recognizes transfers between the Levels as of the end of the period. As of March 31, 2011, the Fund did not have any investments transfer between valuation levels.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
3. Derivatives
The Fund used derivative instruments for a variety of purposes, including hedging, risk management, portfolio management or to earn income. Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is based on the value of another underlying asset, interest rate, index or financial instrument. A derivative instrument often has risks similar to its underlying instrument and may have additional risks, including imperfect correlation between the value of the derivative and the underlying instrument, risks of default by the other party to certain transactions, magnification of losses incurred due to changes in the market value of the securities, instruments, indices or interest rates to which they relate, and risks that the transactions may not be liquid. The use of derivatives involves risks that are different from, and possibly greater than, the risks associated with other portfolio investments. Derivatives may involve the use of highly specialized instruments that require investment techniques and risk analyses different from those associated with other portfolio investments. All of the Fund’s holdings, including derivative instruments, are marked-to-market each day with the change in value reflected in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Upon disposition, a realized gain or loss is recognized.
 
Certain derivative transactions may give rise to a form of leverage. Leverage associated with derivative transactions may cause the Fund to liquidate portfolio positions when it may not be advantageous to do so to satisfy its obligations or to meet earmarking or segregation requirements, pursuant to applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and regulations, or may cause the Fund to be more volatile than if the Fund had not been leveraged. Although the Investment Adviser seeks to use derivatives to further the Fund’s investment objectives, there is no assurance that the use of derivatives will achieve this result.
 
Following is a description of the derivative instruments and techniques that the Fund used during the period and their associated risks:
 
Futures  A futures contract is a standardized agreement between two parties to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specific price at a specific future time. The value of a futures contract tends to increase and decrease in tandem with the value of the underlying instrument. Futures contracts are bilateral agreements, with both the purchaser and the seller equally obligated to complete the transaction. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled through either physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date. During the period the futures contract is open, payments are received from or made to the broker based upon changes in the value of the contract (the variation margin). A decision as to whether, when and how to use futures involves the exercise of skill and judgment and even a well conceived futures transaction may be unsuccessful because of market behavior or unexpected events. In addition to the derivatives risks discussed above, the prices of futures can be highly volatile, using futures

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
can lower total return, and the potential loss from futures can exceed the Fund’s initial investment in such contracts.
 
Transactions in futures contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2011, were as follows:
 
         
    NUMBER OF
    CONTRACTS
Futures, outstanding at beginning of the period
    478  
Futures opened
    1,494  
Futures closed
    (1,525 )
         
Futures, outstanding at end of the period
    447  
         
 
Swaps  A swap agreement is an agreement between two parties pursuant to which the parties exchange payments at specified dates on the basis of a specified notional amount, with the payments calculated by reference to specified securities, indexes, reference rates, currencies or other instruments. Most swap agreements provide that when the period payment dates for both parties are the same, the payments are made on a net basis (i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with only the net amount paid by one party to the other). The Fund’s obligations or rights under a swap agreement entered into on a net basis will generally be equal only to the net amount to be paid or received under the agreement, based on the relative values of the positions held by each counterparty. Swap agreements are not entered into or traded on exchanges and there is no central clearing or guaranty function for swaps. Therefore, swaps are subject to credit risk or the risk of default or non-performance by the counterparty. Swaps could result in losses if interest rate or foreign currency exchange rates or credit quality changes are not correctly anticipated by the Fund or if the reference index, security or investments do not perform as expected.
 
The Fund’s use of swaps during the period included those based on the credit of an underlying security and commonly referred to as credit default swaps. Where a Fund is the buyer of a credit default swap agreement, it would be entitled to receive the par (or other agreed-upon) value of a referenced debt obligation from the counterparty to the agreement only in the event of a default by a third party on the debt obligation. If no default occurs, a Fund would have paid to the counterparty a periodic stream of payments over the term of the agreement and received no benefit from the agreement. When a Fund is the seller of a credit default swap agreement, it receives the stream of payments but is obligated to pay upon default of the referenced debt obligation. The current credit rating of each individual issuer is listed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments and serves as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative. Alternatively, for credit default swaps on an index of credits, the quoted market prices and current values serve as an indicator of the current status of the payment/performance risk of the credit derivative. Generally, lower credit ratings and increasing market values, in absolute terms, represent a deterioration of the credit and a greater likelihood of an adverse credit event of the issuer.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
When the Fund has an unrealized loss on a swap agreement, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge cash or liquid securities as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the swap valuations fluctuate. Cash collateral is included with “Due from (to) Broker” on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Cash collateral has been offset against open swap agreements under the provisions of FASB ASC 210, Balance Sheet (“ASC 210”).
 
Upfront payments received or paid by the Fund will be reflected as an asset or liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
Transactions in swap contracts for the six months ended March 31, 2011, were as follows:
 
         
    NOTIONAL
    AMOUNT
    (000’S)
Swaps, outstanding at beginning of period
  $ 11,975  
Swaps opened
    78,280  
Swaps closed
    (56,740 )
         
Swaps, outstanding at end of period
  $ 33,515  
         
 
FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging: Overall (“ASC 815”), is intended to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand how and why the Fund uses derivative instruments, how these derivative instruments are accounted for and their effects on the Fund’s financial position and results of operations.
 
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Fund’s derivative contracts by primary risk exposure as of March 31, 2011.
 
                         
    ASSET DERIVATIVES
      LIABILITY DERIVATIVES
   
    STATEMENT OF ASSETS
      STATEMENT OF ASSETS
   
PRIMARY RISK EXPOSURE
 
AND LIABILITIES LOCATION
 
FAIR VALUE
 
AND LIABILITIES LOCATION
 
FAIR VALUE
 
Interest Rate Risk
  Variation margin   $ 50,708   Variation margin   $ (52,891 )†
    Unrealized appreciation on open           Unrealized depreciation on open        
    swap contracts     280,611     swap contracts     (380,469 )
Credit Risk
  Unrealized appreciation on open swap contracts         Unrealized depreciation on open swap contracts     (14,249 )
                         
        $ 331,319         $ (447,609 )
                         
Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
The following tables set forth by primary risk exposure the Fund’s realized gains (losses) and change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) by type of derivative contract for the six months ended March 31, 2011 in accordance with ASC 815.
 
                 
AMOUNT OF REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
PRIMARY RISK EXPOSURE
 
FUTURES
 
SWAPS
 
Interest Rate Risk
  $ 415,618     $ (464,706 )
Credit Risk
          (27,577 )
                 
    $ 415,618     $ (492,283 )
                 
 
                 
CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON DERIVATIVE CONTRACTS
PRIMARY RISK EXPOSURE
 
FUTURES
 
SWAPS
 
Interest Rate Risk
  $ (44,659 )   $ 523,844  
Credit Risk
          20,212  
                 
    $ (44,659 )   $ 544,056  
                 
4. Investment Advisory/Administration Agreements
Pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Investment Adviser, the Fund pays an advisory fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, by applying the following annual rates to the Fund: 0.42% to the portion of the average weekly net assets not exceeding $500 million and 0.35% to the portion of the average weekly net assets exceeding $500 million.
 
Pursuant to an Administration Agreement with Morgan Stanley Services Company Inc. (the “Administrator”), an affiliate of the Investment Adviser, the Fund pays an administration fee, accrued daily and payable monthly, by applying the annual rate of 0.08% to the Fund’s average weekly net assets.
 
Under a Sub-Administration Agreement between the Administrator and State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), State Street provides certain administrative services to the Fund. For such services, the Administrator pays State Street a portion of the fee the Administrator receives from the Fund.
5. Security Transactions and Transactions with Affiliates
The cost of purchases and proceeds from sales/maturities/prepayments of portfolio securities, excluding short-term investments, for the six months ended March 31, 2011 aggregated $51,144,286 and $55,711,709 respectively.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
The Fund had the following transactions with Citigroup, Inc., and its affiliated broker/dealers which may be deemed to be affliates of the Investment Adviser and Administrator under Section 17 of the 1940 Act, for the six months ended March 31, 2011:
 
                                     
PURCHASES   SALES   NET REALIZED GAIN   INCOME   VALUE
              —     $ 1,191,894     $ 221,018     $ 23,460     $ 488,379  
                                     
 
The Fund has an unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering certain independent Directors of the Fund who will have served as independent Directors for at least five years at the time of retirement. Benefits under this plan are based on factors which include years of service and compensation. The Directors voted to close the plan to new participants and eliminate the future benefits growth due to increases to compensation after July 31, 2003. At March 31, 2011, the Fund had an accrued pension liability of $61,805, which is included in “accrued expenses and other payables” in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
 
The Fund has an unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Compensation Plan”) which allows each independent Director to defer payment of all, or a portion, of the fees he or she receives for serving on the Board of Directors. Each eligible Director generally may elect to have the deferred amounts credited with a return equal to the total return on one or more of the Morgan Stanley funds that are offered as investment options under the Compensation Plan. Appreciation/depreciation and distributions received from these investments are recorded with an offsetting increase/decrease in the deferred compensation obligation and do not affect the net asset value of the Fund.
6. Capital Stock
Transactions in capital stock were as follows:
 
                         
            CAPITAL
            PAID IN
        PAR VALUE
  EXCESS OF
    SHARES   OF SHARES   PAR VALUE
Balance, September 30, 2009
    9,028,744     $ 90,285     $ 172,263,670  
Shares repurchased
                 
                         
Balance, September 30, 2010
    9,028,744       90,285       172,263,670  
Shares repurchased
                 
                         
Balance, March 31, 2011
    9,028,744     $ 90,285     $ 172,263,670  
                         
 
The Directors have approved a share repurchase program whereby the Fund may, when appropriate, purchase shares in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions at a price not above market value or net asset value, whichever is lower at the time of purchase.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements - March 31, 2011 (unaudited) continued
 
7. Dividends
The Fund declared the following dividends from net investment income subsequent to March 31, 2011:
 
             
DECLARATION
  AMOUNT
  RECORD
  PAYABLE
DATE   PER SHARE   DATE   DATE
April 12, 2011
  $0.075   April 22, 2011   April 29, 2011
8. Federal Income Tax Status
The amount of dividends and distributions from net investment income and net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations which may differ from GAAP. These “book/tax” differences are either considered temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts based on their federal tax-basis treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification. Dividends and distributions which exceed net investment income and net realized capital gains for tax purposes are reported as distributions of paid-in-capital.
 
As of September 30, 2010, the Fund had temporary book/tax differences primarily attributable to book amortization of premiums on debt securities and mark-to-market of open futures contracts.
9. Accounting Pronouncement
On January 21, 2010, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2010-06. The ASU amends ASC 820 to add new requirements for disclosures about significant transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2, which the Fund has adopted and made the required disclosures in the Fair Valuation Measurements footnote. In addition, separate disclosures for purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements are required for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2010.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Financial Highlights
 
Selected ratios and per share data for a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each period:
 
                                                   
    FOR THE SIX
                   
    MONTHS ENDED
  FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
    MARCH 31, 2011   2010   2009   2008   2007   2006
    (unaudited)                    
Selected Per Share Data:
                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $18.38       $17.20       $14.77       $16.95       $17.14       $17.35    
                                                 
Income (loss) from investment operations:
                                                 
Net investment income(1)
    0.43       0.95       0.88       0.85       0.82       0.83    
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
    (0.38 )     1.28       2.41       (2.15 )     (0.12 )     (0.16 )  
                                                 
Total income (loss) from investment operations
    0.05       2.23       3.29       (1.30 )     0.70       0.67    
                                                 
Less dividends from net investment income
    (0.47 )     (1.05 )     (0.88 )     (0.92 )     (0.93 )     (0.95 )  
Anti-dilutive effect of acquiring treasury shares(1)
                0.02       0.04       0.04       0.07    
                                                 
Net asset value, end of period
    $17.96       $18.38       $17.20       $14.77       $16.95       $17.14    
                                                 
Market value, end of period
    $16.29       $17.79       $16.39       $12.27       $15.33       $16.07    
                                                 
Total Return(2)
    (5.83 )%(5)     15.60  %     42.12  %     (14.88 )%     1.14  %     7.88   %
Ratios to Average Net Assets:
                                                 
Total expenses
    0.65  %(6)     0.66  %     0.67  %(3)     0.68  %(3)     0.69  %(3)     0.68   %
Net investment income
    4.80  %(6)     5.43  %     5.82  %(3)     5.12  %(3)     4.85  %(3)     4.88   %
Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate
                0.00  %(4)     0.00  %(4)     0.00  %(4)        
Supplemental Data:
                                                 
Net assets, end of period, in thousands
     $162,192        $165,952        $155,323        $135,543        $159,470        $166,862    
Portfolio turnover rate
    33  %(5)     53  %     73  %     66  %     46  %     59   %
(1) The per share amounts were computed using an average number of shares outstanding during the period.
(2) Total return is based upon the current market value on the last day of each period reported. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at the prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total return does not reflect brokerage commissions.
(3) The ratios reflect the rebate of certain Fund expenses in connection with investments in a Morgan Stanley affiliate during the period. The effect of the rebate on the ratios is disclosed in the above table as “Rebate from Morgan Stanley affiliate.”
(4) Amount is less than 0.005%.
(5) Not annualized.
(6) Annualized.
 
See Notes to Financial Statements

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Portfolio Management (unaudited)
 
The Portfolio is managed by members of the Taxable Fixed Income team. The team consists of portfolio managers and analysts. Current members of the team jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund’s portfolio are Karen Toll, a Senior Associate of the Investment Adviser, Joseph Mehlman, Executive Director of the Investment Adviser and Christian G. Roth, Managing Director of the Investment Adviser.
 
Ms. Toll has been associated with the Investment Adviser in an investment management capacity since July 2006 and began managing the Fund in January 2011. Mr. Mehlman has been associated with the Investment Adviser in an investment management capacity since 2002 and began managing the Fund in November 2008. Mr. Roth has been associated with the Investment Adviser or its investment management affiliates in an investment management capacity since 1991 and began managing the Fund in February 2009.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited)
 
The dividend reinvestment plan (the Plan) offers you a prompt and simple way to reinvest your dividends and capital gains distributions (Distributions) into additional shares of the Fund. Under the Plan, the money you earn from Distributions will be reinvested automatically in more shares of the Fund, allowing you to potentially increase your investment over time.
 
Plan benefits
 
• Add to your account
You may increase your shares in the Fund easily and automatically with the Plan.
 
• Low transaction costs
Transaction costs are low because the new shares are bought in blocks and the brokerage commission is shared among all participants.
 
• Convenience
You will receive a detailed account statement from Computershare Trust Company, N.A., (the Agent) which administers the Plan. The statement shows your total Distributions, dates of investment, shares acquired, and price per share, as well as the total number of shares in your reinvestment account. You can also access your account at morganstanley.com/im/cef.
 
• Safekeeping
The Agent will hold the shares it has acquired for you in safekeeping.
 
How to participate in the Plan
If you own shares in your own name, you can participate directly in the Plan. If your shares are held in “street name” – in the name of your brokerage firm, bank, or other financial institution – you must instruct that entity to participate on your behalf. If they are unable to participate on your behalf, you may request that they reregister your shares in your own name so that you may enroll in the Plan.
 
If you choose to participate in the Plan, whenever the Fund declares a distribution, it will be invested in additional shares of the Fund that are purchased in the open market.
 
How to enroll
To enroll in the Plan, please read the Terms and Conditions in the Plan brochure. You can obtain a copy of the Plan Brochure and enroll in the Plan by visiting morganstanley.com/im/cef, calling toll-free (888) 421-4015 or notifying us in writing at Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43078, Providence, Rl 02940-3078. Please include the Fund name and account number and ensure that all shareholders listed on the account sign the written instructions. Your participation in the Plan will begin with the next Distribution payable after the Agent receives your

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited) continued
 
authorization, as long as they receive it before the “record date,” which is generally one week before the dividend is paid. If your authorization arrives after such record date, your participation in the Plan will begin with the following Distribution.
 
Costs of the Plan
There is no direct charge to you for reinvesting dividends and capital gains distributions because the Plan’s fees are paid by the Fund. However, when applicable, you will pay your portion of any brokerage commissions incurred when the new shares are purchased on the open market. These brokerage commissions are typically less than the standard brokerage charges for individual transactions, because shares are purchased for all participants in blocks, resulting in lower commissions for each individual participant. Any brokerage commissions or service fees are averaged into the purchase price.
 
Tax implications
The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions does not relieve you of any income tax that may be due on dividends or capital gains distributions. You will receive tax information annually to help you prepare your federal and state income tax returns.
 
Morgan Stanley does not offer tax advice. The tax information contained herein is general and is not exhaustive by nature. It was not intended or written to be used, and it cannot be used by any taxpayer, for avoiding penalties that may be imposed on the taxpayer under U.S. federal tax laws. Federal and state tax laws are complex and constantly changing. Shareholders should always consult a legal or tax advisor for Information concerning their individual situation.
 
How to withdraw from the Plan
To withdraw from the Plan, please visit morganstanley.com/im or call (888) 421-4015 or notify us in writing at the address below.
 
Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43078 Providence, Rl
02940-3078
 
All shareholders listed on the account must sign any written withdrawal instructions. If you withdraw, you have three options with regard to the shares held in your account:
1.  If you opt to continue to hold your non-certificated shares, whole shares will be held by the Agent and fractional shares will be sold.
2.  If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check to your address of record after deducting brokerage commissions.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
Dividend Reinvestment Plan (unaudited) continued
 
3.  You may sell your shares through your financial advisor through the Direct Registration System (“DRS”). DRS is a service within the securities industry that allows Fund shares to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full ownership of your shares, without having to hold a stock certificate.
 
The Fund and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. at any time may amend or terminate the Plan. Participants will receive written notice at least 30 days before the effective date of any amendment. In the case of termination, Participants will receive written notice at least 30 days before the record date for the payment of any dividend or capital gains distribution by the Fund. In the case of amendment or termination necessary or appropriate to comply with applicable law or the rules and policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory authority, such written notice will not be required.
 
To obtain a complete copy of the Dividend Reinvestment Plan, please call our Client Relations department at 888-421-4015 or visit morganstanley.com/im/cef.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited)
 
We are required by federal law to provide you with a copy of our privacy policy (“Policy”) annually.
 
This Policy applies to current and former individual clients of certain Morgan Stanley closed-end funds and related companies.
 
This Policy is not applicable to partnerships, corporations, trusts or other non-individual clients or account holders, nor is this Policy applicable to individuals who are either beneficiaries of a trust for which we serve as trustee or participants in an employee benefit plan administered or advised by us. This Policy is, however, applicable to individuals who select us to be a custodian of securities or assets in individual retirement accounts, 401(k) accounts, 529 Educational Savings Accounts, accounts subject to the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act, or similar accounts. We may amend this Policy at any time, and will inform you of any changes to this Policy as required by law.
 
We Respect Your Privacy
We appreciate that you have provided us with your personal financial information and understand your concerns about safeguarding such information. We strive to maintain the privacy of such information while we help you achieve your financial objectives. This Policy describes what nonpublic personal information we collect about you, how we collect it, when we may share it with others, and how others may use it. It discusses the steps you may take to limit our sharing of information about you with affiliated Morgan Stanley companies (“affiliated companies”). It also discloses how you may limit our affiliates’ use of shared information for marketing purposes. Throughout this Policy, we refer to the nonpublic information that personally identifies you or your accounts as “personal information.”
 
1.  What Personal Information Do We Collect About You?
To better serve you and manage our business, it is important that we collect and maintain accurate information about you. We obtain this information from applications and other forms you submit to us, from your dealings with us, from consumer reporting agencies, from our websites and from third parties and other sources.
 
For example:
•  We collect information such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone/fax numbers, assets, income and investment objectives through application forms you submit to us.
 
•  We may obtain information about account balances, your use of account(s) and the types of products and services you prefer to receive from us through your dealings and transactions with us and other sources.
 
•  We may obtain information about your creditworthiness and credit history from consumer reporting agencies.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited) continued
 
•  We may collect background information from and through third-party vendors to verify representations you have made and to comply with various regulatory requirements.
 
•  If you interact with us through our public and private Web sites, we may collect information that you provide directly through online communications (such as an e-mail address). We may also collect information about your Internet service provider, your domain name, your computer’s operating system and Web browser, your use of our Web sites and your product and service preferences, through the use of “cookies.” “Cookies” recognize your computer each time you return to one of our sites, and help to improve our sites’ content and personalize your experience on our sites by, for example, suggesting offerings that may interest you. Please consult the Terms of Use of these sites for more details on our use of cookies.
 
2.  When Do We Disclose Personal Information We Collect About You?
To provide you with the products and services you request, to better serve you, to manage our business and as otherwise required or permitted by law, we may disclose personal information we collect about you to other affiliated companies and to nonaffiliated third parties.
 
a. Information We Disclose to Our Affiliated Companies.  In order to manage your account(s) effectively, including servicing and processing your transactions, to let you know about products and services offered by us and affiliated companies, to manage our business, and as otherwise required or permitted by law, we may disclose personal information about you to other affiliated companies. Offers for products and services from affiliated companies are developed under conditions designed to safeguard your personal information.
 
b. Information We Disclose to Third Parties.  We do not disclose personal information that we collect about you to nonaffiliated third parties except to enable them to provide marketing services on our behalf, to perform joint marketing agreements with other financial institutions, and as otherwise required or permitted by law. For example, some instances where we may disclose information about you to third parties include: for servicing and processing transactions, to offer our own products and services, to protect against fraud, for institutional risk control, to respond to judicial process or to perform services on our behalf. When we share personal information with a nonaffiliated third party, they are required to limit their use of personal information about you to the particular purpose for which it was shared and they are not allowed to share personal information about you with others except to fulfill that limited purpose or as may be required by law.
 

3.  How Do We Protect The Security and Confidentiality Of Personal Information We Collect About You?
We maintain physical, electronic and procedural security measures to help safeguard the personal information we collect about you. We have internal policies governing the proper handling of client information. Third parties that provide support or marketing services on our behalf may also receive personal information about you, and we require them to adhere to confidentiality standards with respect to such information.

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited) continued
 

4.  How Can You Limit Our Sharing Of Certain Personal Information About You With Our Affiliated Companies For Eligibility Determination?
We respect your privacy and offer you choices as to whether we share with our affiliated companies personal information that was collected to determine your eligibility for products and services such as credit reports and other information that you have provided to us or that we may obtain from third parties (“eligibility information”). Please note that, even if you direct us not to share certain eligibility information with our affiliated companies, we may still share your personal information, including eligibility information, with those companies under circumstances that are permitted under applicable law, such as to process transactions or to service your account. We may also share certain other types of personal information with affiliated companies — such as your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and account number(s), and information about your transactions and experiences with us.
 

5.  How Can You Limit the Use of Certain Personal Information About You by our Affiliated Companies for Marketing?
You may limit our affiliated companies from using certain personal information about you that we may share with them for marketing their products or services to you. This information includes our transactions and other experiences with you such as your assets and account history. Please note that, even if you choose to limit our affiliated companies from using certain personal information about you that we may share with them for marketing their products and services to you, we may still share such personal information about you with them, including our transactions and experiences with you, for other purposes as permitted under applicable law.
 

6.  How Can You Send Us an Opt-Out Instruction?
If you wish to limit our sharing of certain personal information about you with our affiliated companies for “eligibility purposes” and for our affiliated companies’ use in marketing products and services to you as described in this notice, you may do so by:
 
•  Calling us at (888) 421-4015
Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. (EST)
 
•  Writing to us at the following address:
Morgan Stanley Closed-End Privacy Department
Harborside Financial Center
201 Plaza Two, 3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07311
 
If you choose to write to us, your written request should include: your name, address, telephone number and account number(s) to which the opt-out applies and should not be sent with any other correspondence. In

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited) continued
 
order to process your request, we require that the request be provided by you directly and not through a third party. Once you have informed us about your privacy preferences, your opt-out preference will remain in effect with respect to this Policy (as it may be amended) until you notify us otherwise. If you are a joint account owner, we will accept instructions from any one of you and apply those instructions to the entire account. Please allow approximately 30 days from our receipt of your opt-out for your instructions to become effective.
 
Please understand that if you opt-out, you and any joint account holders may not receive certain Morgan Stanley or our affiliated companies’ products and services that could help you manage your financial resources and achieve your investment objectives.
 
If you have more than one account with us or our affiliates, you may receive multiple privacy policies from us, and would need to follow the directions stated in each particular policy for each account you have with us.
 
7.  What if an affiliated company becomes a nonaffiliated third party?
If, at any time in the future, an affiliated company becomes a nonaffiliated third party, further disclosures of personal information made to the former affiliated company will be limited to those described in Section 2(b) above relating to nonaffiliated third parties. If you elected under Section 6 to limit disclosures we make to affiliated companies, or use of personal information by affiliated companies, your election will not apply to use by any former affiliated company of your personal information in their possession once it becomes a nonaffiliated third party.
 
Special Notice To Residents Of Vermont
This section supplements our Policy with respect to our individual clients who have a Vermont address and supersedes anything to the contrary in the above Policy with respect to those clients only.
 
The State of Vermont requires financial institutions to obtain your consent prior to sharing personal information that they collect about you with affiliated companies and nonaffiliated third parties other than in certain limited circumstances. Except as permitted by law, we will not share personal information we collect about you with nonaffiliated third parties or other affiliated companies unless you provide us with your written consent to share such information (“opt-in”).
 
If you wish to receive offers for investment products and services offered by or through other affiliated companies, please notify us in writing at the following address:
 
Morgan Stanley Closed-End Privacy Department
Harborside Financial Center
201 Plaza Two, 3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07311

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Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc.
An Important Notice Concerning Our U.S. Privacy Policy (unaudited) continued
 
Your authorization should include: your name, address, telephone number and account number(s) to which the opt-in applies and should not be sent with any other correspondence. In order to process your authorization, we require that the authorization be provided by you directly and not through a third-party.
 
Special Notice To Residents Of California
The following section supplements our Policy with respect to our individual clients who have a California address and supersedes anything to the contrary in the above Policy with respect to those clients only.
 
In response to a California law, if your account has a California home address, your personal information will not be disclosed to nonaffiliated third parties except as permitted by applicable California law, and we will limit sharing such personal information with our affiliates to comply with California privacy laws that apply to us.

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Directors
 
Frank L. Bowman
Michael Bozic
Kathleen A. Dennis
James F. Higgins
Dr. Manuel H. Johnson
Joseph J. Kearns
Michael F. Klein
Michael E. Nugent
W. Allen Reed
Fergus Reid
 
Officers
 
Michael E. Nugent
Chairperson of the Board
 
Sara Furber
President and Principal Executive Officer
 
Mary Ann Picciotto
Chief Compliance Officer
 
Stefanie V. Chang Yu
Vice President
 
Francis J. Smith
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
 
Mary E. Mullin
Secretary
 
Transfer Agent
 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43078
Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3078
 
Custodian
 
State Street Bank and Trust Co.
One Lincoln Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Two World Financial Center
New York, New York 10281
 
Legal Counsel
 
Dechert LLP
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
 
Counsel to the Independent Directors
 
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
1177 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
 
Investment Adviser
 
Morgan Stanley Investment Advisors Inc.
522 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10036
 
 
The financial statements included herein have been taken from the records of the Fund without examination by the independent auditors and accordingly they do not express an opinion thereon.
 
 
(c)  2011 Morgan Stanley
 
 
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
Morgan Stanley
Income Securities Inc.
NYSE: ICB
 
(Morgan Stanley Graphic)
Semiannual
Report
 
March 31, 2011

ICBSAN
IU11-01005P-Y03/11


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 6.
(a) Refer to Item 1.
(b) Not applicable.
Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.
Not applicable for semiannual reports.
Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies
Applicable only to reports filed by closed-end funds.

 


 

Item 9. Closed-End Fund Repurchases
REGISTRANT PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
                                 
                            (d) Maximum
                    (c) Total   Number (or
                    Number of   Approximate
                    Shares (or   Dollar Value)
                    Units)   of Shares (or
    (a) Total           Purchased as   Units) that May
    Number of           Part of Publicly   Yet Be
    Shares (or   (b) Average   Announced   Purchased
    Units)   Price Paid per   Plans or   Under the Plans
Period   Purchased   Share (or Unit)   Programs   or Programs
mo-da-year —mo-da-year
                    N/A       N/A  
mo-da-year —mo-da-year
                    N/A       N/A  
mo-da-year —mo-da-year
                    N/A       N/A  
mo-da-year —mo-da-year
                    N/A       N/A  
mo-da-year —mo-da-year
                    N/A       N/A  
mo-da-year —mo-da-year
                    N/A       N/A  
Total
                    N/A       N/A  
Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Not applicable.
Item 11. Controls and Procedures
(a) The Trust’s/Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust’s/Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust/Fund in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

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(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12. Exhibits
(a) Code of Ethics — Not applicable for semiannual reports.
(b) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto as part of EX-99.CERT.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
Morgan Stanley Income Securities Inc
 
   
/s/ Sara Furber      
Sara Furber     
Principal Executive Officer
May 24, 2011 
   
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
/s/ Sara Furber      
Sara Furber     
Principal Executive Officer
May 24, 2011 
   
         
/s/ Francis Smith      
Francis Smith     
Principal Financial Officer
May 24, 2011 
   

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