Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt:MSD

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    Overview

    As of 9/17/2025. NAV as of 9/16/2025.

     Share
    Price    		NAVPremium/
    Discount
    Current$7.64$7.91-3.41%
    52 Wk Avg$7.74$7.661.00%
    52 Wk High$8.32$8.036.86%
    52 Wk Low$6.91$7.14-4.57%
    Regular Distribution Type†Income Only
    Distribution Rate9.95%
    Distribution Amount$0.1900
    Distribution FrequencyQuarterly
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Basic Information

    Investment Objective

    The Fund’s primary investment objective is to produce high current income and as a secondary objective, to seek capital appreciation. The Fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in debt securities of government and government-related issuers located in emerging countries, of entities organized to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers located in or organized under the laws of emerging countries. Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in emerging markets debt.

    Capital Structure

    As of 9/17/2025

    Total Investment Exposure:$159.953M
    Total Common Assets:$159.953M
    Common Shares Outstanding:20,221,593
    Leverage

    As of 6/28/2024

    Preferred Share Assets:
    Total Debt (USD): $0.052M
    Regulatory Leverage (USD):
    Effective Leverage (USD): $0.052M
    Effective Leverage (%): 0.03%
    Annual Expense Ratios

    As of 12/31/2024

      Per Common Share
    Management Fees1.00%
    Other Expenses:0.32%
    Baseline Expense: N/A
    Interest Expense:N/A
    Total: 1.32%
    Fund Management

    Fund Sponsor
    Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.

    Portfolio Managers
    Kyle Lee, Akbar Causer, Federico Sequeda, Sahil Tandon

    Basics
    Category: Fixed Income - Taxable-Emerging Market Income
    Ticker: MSD
    NAV Ticker: XMSDX
    Average Daily Volume (shares): 86,037
    Average Daily Volume (USD): $0.664M
    Inception Date: 7/23/1993
    Inception Share Price: $15.00
    Inception NAV: $14.10
    Tender Offer: No
    Term: No
    Fiscal Year End: December 31
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    Distributions

    As of 9/17/2025

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Distribution History

    Enter declared start and end dates to display distribution history below. Income, Long Gain, Short Gain and ROC breakdowns will only be shown for the past year.

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    Declared Date Payable Date Ex Date Distrib Amount Income Long Gain Short Gain ROC

    *Indicates a Special Distribution: A distribution disbursed in addition to the normal distributions paid out by the company.

    Key Information Regarding Distributions†
    Avg. Earnings Per Share:
    As of 6/30/2025    		 $0.3353
    Annualized Distribution Rate on NAV:
    As of 9/17/2025    		9.61%
    Total Return on NAV (12 months):
    As of 9/17/2025    		10.27%
    Avg. Portfolio Coupon:
    As of 9/17/2025    		 6.89%
    Total % Portfolio Effectively Leveraged:
    As of 9/17/2025     		0.03%

    Pricing Information

    Premium/Discount Information
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Premium/Discount Information

    As of 9/17/2025

    PeriodAvg Discount
    6 Month0.89%
    1 Year1.00%
    3 Year-6.58%
    5 Year-8.46%
    Z-Score

    As of 9/17/2025

    PeriodZStat
    3 Month-0.90
    6 Month-1.43
    1 Year-1.68
    Pricing History
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    Date NAV Premium / Discount

    Performance

    Calendar Year Total Returns

    As of 8/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Emerging Market Income

    Past 20 Years

    Return YearPriceNAVCategory - PriceCategory - NAV
    YTD3.02%8.03%18.38%14.75%
    202424.92%10.95%17.77%9.42%
    202319.11%11.97%16.78%16.95%
    2022-22.09%-18.69%-18.78%-18.52%
    20212.18%-2.17%-0.68%-3.27%
    20200.74%4.80%-4.97%2.36%
    201924.37%13.94%25.68%11.78%
    2018-12.31%-6.74%-14.24%-11.32%
    201716.30%9.90%18.72%15.27%
    201613.63%10.84%27.23%13.73%
    20150.97%-0.59%-7.81%-7.55%
    20141.08%3.02%-4.03%-2.33%
    2013-12.94%-9.45%-14.48%-9.06%
    201221.19%19.16%  
    20115.85%7.39%  
    201013.84%10.52%  
    200952.95%35.10%  
    2008-18.47%-14.68%  
    2007-4.41%6.79%  
    20067.43%11.25%  
    200524.29%13.51%  
    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
    Annualized Total Returns

    Returns for periods less than one year are cumulative rather than annualized

    As of 8/31/2025
    Category: Morningstar US CEF Emerging Market Income

    Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

    Portfolio Characteristics

    Portfolio Characteristics
    Average Coupon:
    As of 9/16/2025    		6.89%
    Number of Holdings:
    As of 6/30/2025    		303
    Annual Portfolio Turnover:
    As of 12/31/2024    		137.00%
    Asset Allocation

    As of 6/30/2025

    Top Sectors

    As of 6/30/2025

    Sector%Portfolio
    Government (Super Sector)58.28%
    Government38.96%
    Corporate (Super Sector)27.80%
    Corporate Bond20.15%
    Government Related19.32%
    Cash Equivalents (Super Sector)11.46%
    Cash Equivalents11.46%
    Bank Loan7.27%
    Convertible0.38%
    Swap-0.01%
    Top Holdings

    As of 6/30/2025

    HoldingValue% Portfolio
    Us Ultra Bond Cbt Sep25 Xcbt 20250919$15.72M8.31%
    Ultra 10 Year US Treasury Note Future Sept 25$15.08M7.97%
    Us 5yr Note (Cbt) Sep25 Xcbt 20250930$9.92M5.24%
    Us Long Bond(Cbt) Sep25 Xcbt 20250919$8.31M4.39%
    Tanzania 2024 Term Loan A2$5.54M2.93%
    2 Year Treasury Note Future Sept 25$3.95M2.09%
    Ukraine Government Sr Unsecured Regs 08/41 Var$3.51M1.85%
    Euro Bobl Future Sept 25$-4.44M-2.34%
    10 Year Treasury Note Future Sept 25$-4.93M-2.61%
    Euro Bund Future Sept 25$-6.59M-3.48%
    Credit Quality

    As of 6/30/2025

    Maturity Breakdown

    As of 6/30/2025

    Country Allocation

    As of 6/30/2025

    Country% Portfolio
    Others - Fixed Income34.67%
    United States - Fixed Income8.08%
    Brazil - Fixed Income2.91%
    Mexico - Fixed Income2.89%
    Argentina - Fixed Income2.02%
    Colombia - Fixed Income1.70%
    Peru - Fixed Income1.21%
    Turkey - Fixed Income1.12%
    Philippines - Fixed Income0.94%
    Chile - Fixed Income0.86%
    Hungary - Fixed Income0.85%
    India - Fixed Income0.82%
    Venezuela - Fixed Income0.78%
    China - Fixed Income0.70%
    Pakistan - Fixed Income0.55%
    Malaysia - Fixed Income0.51%
    Hong Kong - Fixed Income0.36%
    Norway - Fixed Income0.32%
    Germany - Fixed Income-7.63%

    Closed-end fund historical distribution sources have included net investment income, realized gains, and return of capital. For more detailed information on the distributions of a specific fund, please visit the sponsor's website.

    NOTES:

    † Distribution type sourced from Morningstar. For specific information about a fund's distribution sources, visit the fund sponsor's website.

    The following information applies to closed-end funds in general: Fund shares are not guaranteed or endorsed by any bank or other insured depository institution, and are not federally insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Shares of closed-end funds are subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of principal invested. There can be no assurance that fund objectives will be achieved. Closed-end funds frequently trade at a discount to their net asset value. NAV returns are net of fund expenses, and assume reinvestment of distributions.

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