UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-07694

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

John H. Gernon

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-296-0289

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

March 31, 2015

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows:

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

First Quarter Report

March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Fixed Income Securities (90.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 12/31/38 (a)(b)(c)

 

$

2,150

 

$

1,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (6.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Safra SA,

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 1/27/21

 

690

 

745

 

6.75%, 1/27/21 (d)

 

1,360

 

1,469

 

BRF SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 5/22/24 (d)(e)

 

1,850

 

1,804

 

CIMPOR Financial Operations BV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 7/17/24 (d)

 

1,318

 

1,097

 

Minerva Luxembourg SA,

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 4/3/19 (d)(e)(f)(g)

 

1,290

 

1,232

 

Odebrecht Offshore Drilling Finance Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 10/1/22 (d)

 

626

 

482

 

6.75%, 10/1/22 (d)(e)

 

3,916

 

3,053

 

 

 

 

 

9,882

 

Sovereign (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Minas SPE via State of Minas Gerais,

 

 

 

 

 

5.33%, 2/15/28 (d)

 

2,750

 

2,640

 

5.33%, 2/15/28

 

1,900

 

1,824

 

Brazilian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 1/27/45 (e)

 

2,988

 

2,779

 

 

 

 

 

7,243

 

 

 

 

 

17,125

 

Chile (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Colbun SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 7/10/24 (d)

 

1,372

 

1,416

 

Empresa Electrica Angamos SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 5/25/29 (d)

 

1,290

 

1,281

 

GNL Quintero SA,

 

 

 

 

 

4.63%, 7/31/29 (d)

 

506

 

527

 

 

 

 

 

3,224

 

Sovereign (3.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de Chile,

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 11/4/44 (d)(e)

 

1,910

 

2,004

 

Empresa Nacional del Petroleo,

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 12/6/21

 

3,200

 

3,365

 

5.25%, 8/10/20

 

2,600

 

2,791

 

 

 

 

 

8,160

 

 

 

 

 

11,384

 

 



 

China (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sinopec Group Overseas Development 2013 Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 10/17/23

 

7,240

 

7,866

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ecopetrol SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 5/28/45

 

576

 

539

 

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp.,

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 1/26/19 (d)(e)

 

530

 

351

 

5.63%, 1/19/25 (d)

 

1,280

 

756

 

 

 

 

 

1,646

 

Sovereign (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 7/12/21

 

1,460

 

1,551

 

5.00%, 6/15/45

 

2,400

 

2,478

 

11.75%, 2/25/20

 

815

 

1,131

 

 

 

 

 

5,160

 

 

 

 

 

6,806

 

Croatia (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Croatia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 4/4/23

 

1,670

 

1,781

 

6.00%, 1/26/24 (d)

 

1,690

 

1,879

 

 

 

 

 

3,660

 

Dominican Republic (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Dominican Republic International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.85%, 1/27/45 (d)

 

2,382

 

2,513

 

7.45%, 4/30/44 (d)

 

666

 

754

 

 

 

 

 

3,267

 

El Salvador (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

El Salvador Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 1/18/27 (d)

 

1,020

 

1,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethiopia (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 12/11/24 (d)

 

1,720

 

1,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Honduras (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Honduras,

 

 

 

 

 

8.75%, 12/16/20

 

1,030

 

1,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 3/25/19

 

152

 

159

 

 



 

5.38%, 3/25/24

 

2,468

 

2,773

 

5.75%, 11/22/23

 

4,080

 

4,712

 

6.38%, 3/29/21

 

1,050

 

1,223

 

 

 

 

 

8,867

 

Indonesia (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (9.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.13%, 1/15/45 (d)

 

1,530

 

1,614

 

5.88%, 1/15/24 (d)

 

2,200

 

2,549

 

7.75%, 1/17/38

 

2,429

 

3,328

 

Majapahit Holding BV,

 

 

 

 

 

7.75%, 1/20/20

 

4,450

 

5,269

 

Pertamina Persero PT,

 

 

 

 

 

4.30%, 5/20/23

 

4,750

 

4,786

 

4.88%, 5/3/22

 

1,050

 

1,096

 

6.45%, 5/30/44 (d)

 

1,720

 

1,853

 

Perusahaan Listrik Negara PT,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 11/22/21

 

3,470

 

3,804

 

 

 

 

 

24,299

 

Iraq (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Iraq,

 

 

 

 

 

5.80%, 1/15/28

 

1,100

 

930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ivory Coast (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Ivory Coast Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 7/23/24 (d)

 

830

 

793

 

5.75%, 12/31/32

 

2,920

 

2,803

 

 

 

 

 

3,596

 

Jamaica (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Jamaica Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

7.63%, 7/9/25 (e)

 

780

 

869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kazakhstan (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Development Bank of Kazakhstan JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

4.13%, 12/10/22 (d)

 

1,528

 

1,309

 

KazAgro National Management Holding JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

4.63%, 5/24/23 (d)

 

2,690

 

2,295

 

Kazakhstan Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.88%, 10/14/24 (d)(e)

 

2,310

 

2,146

 

KazMunayGas National Co., JSC,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/7/44 (d)

 

1,950

 

1,566

 

9.13%, 7/2/18

 

2,180

 

2,375

 

 

 

 

 

9,691

 

Kenya (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Kenya Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 6/24/24 (d)

 

2,770

 

2,906

 

 



 

Lithuania (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Lithuania Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 2/1/22

 

1,600

 

2,000

 

7.38%, 2/11/20

 

500

 

615

 

 

 

 

 

2,615

 

Mexico (12.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (4.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa SAB de CV,

 

 

 

 

 

6.88%, 3/25/44

 

2,000

 

2,206

 

Cemex Finance LLC,

 

 

 

 

 

9.38%, 10/12/22

 

2,000

 

2,280

 

Elementia SAB de CV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/15/25 (d)

 

740

 

738

 

Fermaca Enterprises S de RL de CV,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 3/30/38 (d)(e)

 

2,396

 

2,522

 

Tenedora Nemak SA de CV,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 2/28/23 (d)

 

1,090

 

1,133

 

5.50%, 2/28/23

 

1,500

 

1,559

 

 

 

 

 

10,438

 

Sovereign (8.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Mexico Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.63%, 3/15/22

 

2,500

 

2,602

 

4.60%, 1/23/46

 

2,080

 

2,137

 

6.05%, 1/11/40

 

898

 

1,114

 

Petroleos Mexicanos,

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 1/21/21

 

1,330

 

1,466

 

5.63%, 1/23/46 (d)

 

2,000

 

2,035

 

6.38%, 1/23/45

 

2,520

 

2,824

 

6.50%, 6/2/41

 

2,600

 

2,957

 

6.63%, 6/15/35

 

1,030

 

1,185

 

6.63%, 6/15/38 (e)

 

1,750

 

1,978

 

8.00%, 5/3/19

 

1,750

 

2,102

 

8.63%, 12/1/23

 

1,990

 

2,515

 

 

 

 

 

22,915

 

 

 

 

 

33,353

 

Mozambique (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

EMATUM Via Mozambique EMATUM Finance 2020 BV,

 

 

 

 

 

6.31%, 9/11/20

 

1,000

 

965

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.38%, 7/12/23 (e)

 

920

 

928

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panama (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Panama Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.00%, 9/22/24

 

1,434

 

1,509

 

5.20%, 1/30/20

 

1,560

 

1,744

 

7.13%, 1/29/26 (e)

 

1,140

 

1,492

 

8.88%, 9/30/27 (e)

 

263

 

389

 

 

 

 

 

5,134

 

 



 

Paraguay (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Paraguay,

 

 

 

 

 

6.10%, 8/11/44 (d)

 

1,420

 

1,566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banco de Credito del Peru,

 

 

 

 

 

6.13%, 4/24/27 (d)(e)(f)

 

2,080

 

2,272

 

Union Andina de Cementos SAA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 10/30/21 (d)(e)

 

960

 

973

 

 

 

 

 

3,245

 

Sovereign (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corp. Financiera de Desarrollo SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 7/15/29 (d)(f)

 

1,178

 

1,228

 

Fondo MIVIVIENDA SA,

 

 

 

 

 

3.50%, 1/31/23 (d)

 

491

 

480

 

Peruvian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.55%, 3/14/37 (e)

 

1,550

 

2,071

 

 

 

 

 

3,779

 

 

 

 

 

7,024

 

Philippines (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Philippine Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.95%, 1/20/40

 

6,734

 

7,180

 

8.38%, 6/17/19

 

392

 

494

 

9.50%, 2/2/30

 

2,200

 

3,704

 

 

 

 

 

11,378

 

Poland (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Poland Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 3/17/23

 

3,950

 

4,064

 

4.00%, 1/22/24

 

570

 

629

 

5.00%, 3/23/22

 

470

 

541

 

 

 

 

 

5,234

 

Romania (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Romanian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.38%, 8/22/23 (d)

 

1,014

 

1,090

 

6.75%, 2/7/22

 

680

 

825

 

 

 

 

 

1,915

 

Russia (7.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (7.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Foreign Bond - Eurobond,

 

 

 

 

 

4.50%, 4/4/22

 

6,200

 

5,963

 

5.63%, 4/4/42

 

3,200

 

3,064

 

7.50%, 3/31/30 (e)

 

6,707

 

7,713

 

7.50%, 3/31/30

 

1,134

 

1,304

 

 



 

7.50%, 3/31/30 (d)(e)

 

741

 

852

 

 

 

 

 

18,896

 

Serbia (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Serbia,

 

 

 

 

 

4.88%, 2/25/20

 

1,100

 

1,132

 

7.25%, 9/28/21

 

935

 

1,081

 

 

 

 

 

2,213

 

South Africa (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

MTN Mauritius Investments Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

4.76%, 11/11/24 (d)

 

1,045

 

1,055

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 1/26/21 (d)(e)

 

3,556

 

3,450

 

7.13%, 2/11/25 (d)

 

1,940

 

1,959

 

 

 

 

 

5,409

 

 

 

 

 

6,464

 

Sri Lanka (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sri Lanka Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 7/25/22 (d)

 

490

 

501

 

6.25%, 10/4/20

 

100

 

104

 

6.25%, 10/4/20 (d)

 

650

 

678

 

 

 

 

 

1,283

 

Tunisia (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banque Centrale de Tunisie SA,

 

 

 

 

 

5.75%, 1/30/25 (d)(e)

 

1,210

 

1,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey (5.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Export Credit Bank of Turkey,

 

 

 

 

 

5.88%, 4/24/19 (d)

 

2,850

 

3,003

 

Turkey Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

3.25%, 3/23/23 (e)

 

3,600

 

3,419

 

4.88%, 4/16/43

 

1,800

 

1,784

 

5.63%, 3/30/21

 

4,850

 

5,329

 

6.88%, 3/17/36

 

1,000

 

1,242

 

 

 

 

 

14,777

 

Venezuela (5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Petroleos de Venezuela SA,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 11/15/26

 

23,730

 

7,510

 

8.50%, 11/2/17

 

1,530

 

1,013

 

9.00%, 11/17/21

 

3,000

 

1,128

 

Venezuela Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 12/9/20

 

1,340

 

466

 

9.00%, 5/7/23

 

9,020

 

3,270

 

 



 

11.75%, 10/21/26

 

380

 

155

 

 

 

 

 

13,542

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost $237,070)

 

 

 

234,856

 

 

 

 

No. of
Warrants

 

 

 

Warrants (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

2,250

 

307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venezuela (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

5,450

 

40

 

Total Warrants (Cost $—)

 

 

 

347

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Short-Term Investments (9.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (7.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (i)

 

15,606,384

 

15,606

 

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreements (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc., (0.15%, dated 3/31/15, due 4/1/15; proceeds $1,178; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 4.38% due 5/15/41; valued at $1,201)

 

$

1,178

 

1,178

 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., (0.18%, dated 3/31/15, due 4/1/15; proceeds $2,944; fully collateralized by various Common Stocks and Convertible Preferred Stocks; valued at $3,179)

 

2,944

 

2,944

 

 

 

 

 

4,122

 

Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $19,728)

 

 

 

19,728

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

 

Investment Company (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (i) (Cost $3,608)

 

3,607,593

 

3,608

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $23,336)

 

 

 

23,336

 

Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $260,406) Including $21,027 of Securities Loaned (j)+

 

 

 

258,539

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

 

 

(18,714

)

Net Assets

 

 

 

$

239,825

 

 



 


(a)

Issuer in bankruptcy.

(b)

Non-income producing security; bond in default.

(c)

Multi-step — Coupon rate changes in predetermined increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2015. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.

(d)

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

(e)

All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at March 31, 2015 were approximately $21,027,000 and $20,392,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $19,728,000 which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. At March 31, 2015, there was uninvested cash collateral of approximately $664,000, which is not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

(f)

Variable/Floating Rate Security — Interest rate changes on these instruments are based on changes in a designated base rate. The rates shown are those in effect on March 31, 2015.

(g)

Perpetual — One or more securities do not have a predetermined maturity date. Rates for these securities are fixed for a period of time, after which they revert to a floating rate. Interest rates in effect are as of March 31, 2015.

(h)

Security has been deemed illiquid at March 31, 2015.

(i)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - (the “Liquidity Funds”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to the advisory and administrative service fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $1,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(j)

Securities are available for collateral in connection with an open futures contract.

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At March 31, 2015, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $260,406,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized depreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was approximately $1,867,000 of which approximately $13,423,000 related to appreciated securities and approximately $15,290,000 related to depreciated securities.

 



 

Futures Contract:

 

The Fund had the following futures contract open at March 31, 2015:

 

 

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Value
(000)

 

Expiration
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury 2 yr. Note

 

147

 

$

(32,216

)

Jun-15

 

$

(76

)

 



 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Sovereign

 

86.0

%

Corporate Bonds

 

12.3

 

Other**

 

1.7

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%***

 


*

 

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of March 31, 2015.

**

 

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

***

 

Does not include open short futures contract with an underlying face amount of approximately $32,216,000 with unrealized depreciation of approximately $76,000.

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · March 31, 2015 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation: (1) Bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued according to the broadest and most representative market. In addition, bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service. The prices provided by a pricing service take into account broker-dealer market price quotations for institutional size 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) an equity portfolio security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its latest reported sales price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), if there were no sales on a given day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices; (3) futures are valued at the latest price published by the commodities exchange on which they trade; (4) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) determines that the closing price, last sale price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Directors”). Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Directors or by the Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Directors; (5) quotations of foreign portfolio securities, other assets and liabilities and forward contracts stated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollar equivalents at the prevailing market rates prior to the close of the NYSE; (6) investments in mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day; and (7) short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser determines such valuation does not reflect the securities’ market value, in which case these securities will be valued at their fair market value determined by the Adviser.

 

The Directors have the ultimate responsibility of determining the fair value of the investments. Under procedures approved by the Directors, the Fund’s Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee whose members are approved by the Directors. The Valuation Committee provides administration and oversight of the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, which are reviewed at least annually by the Directors. These procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. Under these procedures, the Valuation Committee convenes on a regular and ad hoc basis to review such securities and considers a number of factors, including valuation methodologies and significant unobservable valuation inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Valuation Committee may employ a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches including a regular review of valuation methodologies, key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis, and reviews of any related market activity.

 

Fair Value Measurement: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationTM (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the value that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal

 



 

market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of March 31, 2015.

 

Investment Type

 

Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)

 

Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)

 

Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)

 

Total
(000)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

$

29,490

 

$

 

$

29,490

 

Sovereign

 

 

205,366

 

 

205,366

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

 

 

234,856

 

 

234,856

 

Warrants

 

 

347

 

 

347

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

19,214

 

 

 

19,214

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

4,122

 

 

4,122

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

19,214

 

4,122

 

 

23,336

 

Total Assets

 

$

19,214

 

$

239,325

 

$

 

$

258,539

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Futures Contract

 

(76

)

 

 

(76

)

Total

 

$

19,138

 

$

239,325

 

$

 

$

258,463

 

 

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, 2015, the Fund did not have any investments transfer between investment levels.

 



 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q 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.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3.  Exhibits.

 

(a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto.

 



 

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 Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

May 20, 2015

 

 

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/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

May 20, 2015

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

May 20, 2015