Welcome to our dedicated page for MS Emerging Markets Debt SEC filings (Ticker: MSD), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
This page is dedicated to the regulatory disclosure record of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MSD), a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company focused on emerging markets debt. The fund’s stated objectives are to produce high current income and, as a secondary goal, to seek capital appreciation through investments in debt securities linked to emerging countries.
While specific SEC filings are not listed here, investors typically look to documents such as annual and semi-annual reports, registration statements and other regulatory materials to understand how a fund like MSD applies its investment mandate. Public disclosures explain that the fund invests in debt securities of government and government-related issuers in emerging countries, entities organized to restructure sovereign debt and corporate issuers located in or organized under the laws of emerging countries. Under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets are invested in emerging markets debt.
Regulatory documents and related summaries can help clarify topics such as the fund’s portfolio composition within emerging markets debt, its use of corporate versus sovereign issuers and any changes to investment limitations. For example, Morgan Stanley Investment Management has publicly announced that MSD is no longer limited to investing up to a specified portion of total assets in corporate debt securities from emerging markets, which is the type of change that would be reflected in formal disclosures.
On Stock Titan, AI-powered tools can assist users in interpreting lengthy regulatory texts by highlighting the fund’s objectives, investment policies and risk statements, including the reminder that investing in the fund involves risk and that it is possible to lose money on an investment in MSD.
First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation jointly report beneficial ownership of 2,850,585 common shares of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc., representing 14.09% of the fund’s outstanding common stock as of the reporting date.
The reporting persons have no sole or shared voting power over these shares but have shared dispositive power over the 2,850,585 shares, which are primarily held in unit investment trusts and other advised accounts. They state the position is held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the fund, and they disclaim beneficial ownership of the reported shares.
MSD — Schedule 13G/A: First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation filed Amendment No. 12 reporting beneficial ownership of 3,425,561 shares of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. common stock, representing 16.93% of the class, as of the event date 09/30/2025.
The reporting persons report shared dispositive power over 3,425,561 shares and no voting power (sole or shared). The shares are held by unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. (and certain related accounts), with voting handled by the trustee to mirror outside holders’ votes. Each reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership.
The certification states the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
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