MSD

NYSETaxable Bonds International

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund

Sponsor: Morgan Stanley · Inception Jul 16, 1993 · Pays quarterly

Market priceShare price

$6.72

+1.51% (+$0.10)

NAVAsset value per share

$7.56

as of Oct 14, 2026 · Nasdaq NAV symbol

Premium / discountPrice vs. assets

11.11% discount *

Indicative: latest price vs latest reported NAV

Distribution rate (price)Payout rate

8.63%

regular, annualised · on NAV 7.67%

Expense ratioAnnual cost

Not reported

no tagged fee table

LeverageBorrowing

Not reported

senior securities not tagged

Quote status: Market closed — last regular-session price · last trade Oct 15, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT (exchange time, ET) · retrieved Oct 15, 2026, 10:43 PM EDTRegular-session prices; extended-hours quotes are not displayed.

From the wire

News mentioning MSD

2 headlines

Taxable Bonds

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) Shareholders to Receive $0.14 Quarterly Dividend

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE: MSD - Get Free Report) announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 18th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.1450 per share on Thursday, October 15th. This represents a $0.58 d

Defense World · Sep 28 · 08:31 UTC ↗

MSD · Taxable Bonds

Certain Morgan Stanley Closed-End Funds Declare Quarterly Dividends

Business Wire · Sep 18 · 16:30 UTC ↗ · MSD · Taxable Bonds

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Data briefs for MSD

Generated from this site’s own record of the fund: distributions, filings, portfolio reports and valuation against its own history. Labelled as ours, separate from external news.

MSD trades 2.5σ below its own 1-year average

The closing price against NAV puts MSD at a 12.4% discount, versus a 1-year average of a 7.6% discount. The Z-score says how unusual that is for this fund alone; it is not a valuation call, and discounts can stay wide.

CEF Explorer Data Desk · Oct 14, 2026 · Valuation

MSD cuts its regular distribution 3.3% to $0.1450

Ex-date Sep 30, 2026, from $0.1500. The regular rate on price is now 8.63% with the shares at a 12.4% discount. Classified from the distribution record, not from a sponsor announcement.

CEF Explorer Data Desk · ex Sep 30, 2026 · Distributions

MSD files N-PORT for Jun 30, 2026: 345 positions

Full portfolio as of month-end Jun 30, 2026, made public Aug 21, 2026. Weights are percent of net assets; compare with the prior report on the Holdings tab.

CEF Explorer Data Desk · Aug 21, 2026 · Holdings

Source filings

Shelf / offering registration filed · Nov 30, 2001

Distribution record

Every payment on record, the regular rate, and what reinvesting buys at today's discount.

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Price vs. NAV

The full premium/discount history and where today sits against it.

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CEF Explorer research page for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.