Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund

The full company name is Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the “Funds”) today declared the following dividends. RECORD DATE PAYABLE DATE 9/30/24 10/15/24     Name of Closed-End Fund NYSE Ticker Net Investment Income Per Share Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. MSD $0.22 Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. EDD $0.135 The amount of net investment income to be paid by the Funds is determined in accordance with federal income tax regulatio.

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MS Emerging Markets Debt Fund offers a high yield of 11.44%, providing income-focused investors with significant current income and diversification from U.S. market risks. The MSD closed-end fund has outperformed benchmarks, delivering an 8.22% total return over three months, supported by favorable emerging market bond conditions and strategic trading. The fund's distribution is fully covered by net investment income, ensuring sustainability.

MSD: Very High, Fully-Covered Yield But No EM Currency Exposure

The Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund is the second-highest-yielding fund in its category, offering an 11.63% yield. The fund's price performance over the past five years has been disappointing, but it has outperformed its benchmark index and other peers. The fund primarily invests in sovereign and quasi-sovereign debt securities, with a focus on government obligations, providing some peace of mind for investors.

MSD: Emerging Markets Exposure And A Fully Covered 11.63% Yield

MSD is a closed-ended fixed-income fund focused on emerging markets, aiming for high income and some capital appreciation. The fund has a long history but a small size due to poor performance in EM bonds in the past decade. It has been a better performer compared to other long-standing EM debt closed-end funds, with less volatility and risk.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Each of the Morgan Stanley closed-end funds listed below (the “Funds”) today declared the following dividends.   RECORD DATE PAYABLE DATE 12/15/23 1/12/24       Name of Closed-End Fund   NYSE Ticker     Net Investment Income Per Share     Short-Term Capital Gains Per Share     Long-Term Capital Gains Per Share   Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. MSD $0.20* (Quarterly) --   -- Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. EDD $0.09* (Quarterly).

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The Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund invests in sovereign bonds and corporate debt in emerging markets. The fund has outperformed EM benchmarks this year, highlighting the attraction of the actively managed CEF strategy. We see EM debt as well-positioned to continue delivering positive returns with the fund also offering a compelling 11% yield.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced today a portfolio management change for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MSD) and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EDD) (the “Funds”). The Funds are managed by the Emerging Markets Debt team of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”). The team consists of portfolio managers and analysts. The current members of the team jointly and primarily responsible

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Announces Portfolio Management Change for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

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Emerging markets offer attractive alternatives to fixed income investors searching for yield amid the trillions of dollars of negative-, zero-, and low-yielding debt globally. Within emerging market hard currency investment grade bonds, we think it is prudent to be shorter duration or at least hedge the Treasury risk component, given the low yield per unit of duration today.

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Emerging Markets are considered an opportunistic investment opportunity right now. With few other attractive opportunities in the bond CEF market at present and offering a 12.1% discount to NAV, MSD could be an attractive portfolio diversifier.

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