[Annotated Form N-Q]

 

 

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)

1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 5th FLOOR NEW YORK, NY

10020

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

RONALD E. ROBISON
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 5th FLOOR NEW YORK, NY, 10020

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

1-800-221-6726

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

12/31

 

 

Date of reporting period:

3/31/07

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

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

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

First Quarter Report

March 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio of Investments

(Showing Percentages of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

DEBT INSTRUMENTS (97.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (4.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.83%, 12/31/33

 

  $

 

16,530

 

$

7,934

 

8.28%, 12/31/33

 

(a)

 

425

 

492

 

Republic of Argentina (Linked Variable Rate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

233.70%, 4/10/49

 

(b)

 

3,770

 

1,791

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,217

 

Brazil (14.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banco ABN Amro Real S.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15.86%, 12/13/07

 

BRL

 

3,900

 

1,942

 

16.20%, 2/22/10

 

 

 

4,240

 

2,291

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,233

 

Sovereign (13.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 5/18/09

 

  $

 

 

2,000

 

2,259

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 1/15/18

 

 

 

3,144

 

3,559

 

8.88%, 10/14/19 - 4/15/24

 

 

 

7,688

 

9,760

 

10.50%, 7/14/14

 

 

 

1,740

 

2,240

 

11.00%, 8/17/40

 

 

 

1,850

 

2,498

 

14.50%, 10/15/09

 

 

 

6,040

 

7,399

 

J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero Coupon, 1/1/12

 

 

 

13,350

 

6,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,197

 

Bulgaria (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Bulgaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 1/15/15

 

 

 

1,699

 

2,018

 

Republic of Bulgaria (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 1/15/15

 

 

 

1,490

 

1,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,787

 

Chile (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empresa Nacional de Petroleo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 11/15/12

 

(c)

 

4,170

 

4,431

 

Colombia (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 9/18/37

 

 

 

2,040

 

2,226

 

8.13%, 5/21/24

 

 

 

1,420

 

1,661

 

8.25%, 12/22/14

 

 

 

1,040

 

1,186

 

9.75%, 4/9/11

 

 

 

1,163

 

1,266

 

11.75%, 2/25/20

 

 

 

1,075

 

1,585

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,924

 

Ecuador (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Ecuador (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.38%, 12/15/15

 

 

 

470

 

451

 

 


 


 

10.00%, 8/15/30

 

(d)

 

2,500

 

2,231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,682

 

Indonesia (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pindo Deli Finance Mauritius

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A, 6.00%, 4/28/15

 

(c)(e)

 

1,383

 

1,114

 

Tranche B, 6.00%, 4/28/18

 

(c)(e)

 

3,413

 

1,792

 

Tranche C, Zero Coupon 4/28/27

 

(c)(e)

 

6,884

 

998

 

Tjiwi Kimia Finance Mauritius Ltd.,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tranche A, 6.00%, 4/28/15

 

 

 

2,579

 

2,154

 

Tranche A, 6.00%, 4/28/15

 

(c)(e)

 

1,967

 

1,642

 

Tranche B, 6.00%, 4/28/18

 

(c)(e)

 

2,954

 

1,551

 

Tranche C, Zero Coupon, 4/28/27

 

(c)(e)

 

3,352

 

519

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,770

 

Ivory Coast (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ivory Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 3/31/18

 

 

 

2,045

 

552

 

Malaysia (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government of Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 7/15/11

 

 

 

420

 

457

 

8.75%, 6/1/09

 

 

 

1,929

 

2,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,526

 

Mexico (17.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (7.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.63%, 6/15/35

 

(b)

 

5,000

 

5,156

 

6.66%, 6/15/10

 

(c)(e)

 

4,250

 

4,369

 

8.63%, 12/1/23

 

 

 

1,740

 

2,171

 

9.13%, 10/13/10

 

 

 

4,040

 

4,533

 

9.50%, 9/15/27

 

 

 

1,320

 

1,792

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,021

 

Sovereign (10.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Bonos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 12/17/15

 

MXN

 

54,910

 

5,108

 

9.50%, 12/18/14

 

 

 

111,250

 

11,225

 

United Mexican States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 9/27/34

 

  $

 

 

3,679

 

4,021

 

7.50%, 1/14/12

 

 

 

1,700

 

1,866

 

8.38%, 1/14/11

 

 

 

4,400

 

4,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27,102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

45,123

 

Panama (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.13%, 1/29/26

 

 

 

1,910

 

2,072

 

7.25%, 3/15/15

 

 

 

700

 

762

 

9.38%, 4/1/29

 

 

 

1,890

 

2,528

 

9.63%, 2/8/11

 

 

 

906

 

1,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,398

 

Peru (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 5/3/16

 

 

 

1,150

 

1,371

 

8.75%, 11/21/33

 

 

 

3,130

 

4,132

 

9.88%, 2/6/15

 

 

 

1,385

 

1,768

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,271

 

 



 

Philippines (11.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (11.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.88%, 3/17/15

 

(h)

 

9,480

 

11,151

 

9.00%, 2/15/13

 

 

 

2,240

 

2,590

 

9.50%, 2/2/30

 

 

 

9,365

 

12,455

 

10.63%, 3/16/25

 

 

 

2,080

 

2,959

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,155

 

Qatar (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State of Qatar (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 6/15/30

 

 

 

1,260

 

1,881

 

Russia (14.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.21%, 11/22/16

 

(c)

 

3,282

 

3,292

 

8.63%, 4/28/34

 

 

 

3,670

 

4,738

 

RSHB Capital S.A. for OJSC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia Argicultural Bank

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.18%, 5/16/13

 

 

 

270

 

285

 

7.18%, 5/16/13

 

(c)

 

2,800

 

2,964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,279

 

Sovereign (9.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Federation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 3/31/30

 

(c)(d)

 

3,384

 

3,850

 

Russian Federation (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 3/31/30

 

(d)

 

4,640

 

5,277

 

11.00%, 7/24/18

 

 

 

5,901

 

8,534

 

12.75%, 6/24/28

 

 

 

4,080

 

7,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,368

 

Trinidad (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Gas of Trinidad & Tobago, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.05%, 1/15/36

 

(c)

 

2,369

 

2,302

 

Tunisia (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banque Centrale de Tunisie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 4/25/12

 

 

 

750

 

817

 

Turkey (8.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (8.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Global Market Holdings, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Turkish Lira index Linked)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero Coupon, 8/14/08

 

 

 

5,320

 

5,993

 

J.P.Morgan Chase & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero Coupon, 8/14/08

 

 

 

6,300

 

5,074

 

Republic of Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.00%, 9/26/16

 

 

 

2,920

 

2,986

 

11.00%, 1/14/13

 

 

 

2,470

 

3,033

 

11.50%, 1/23/12

 

 

 

320

 

392

 

11.88%, 1/15/30

 

 

 

3,210

 

4,952

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22,430

 

Ukraine (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Ukraine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.58%, 11/21/16

 

 

 

2,410

 

2,449

 

Venezuela (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (6.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 10/8/14

 

 

 

1,510

 

1,685

 

 


 


 

9.25%, 9/15/27

 

 

 

2,715

 

3,421

 

10.75%, 9/19/13

 

 

 

8,330

 

10,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,298

 

TOTAL DEBT INSTRUMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $231,255)

 

 

 

 

 

249,578

 

 

 

 

 

No. of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants

 

 

 

WARRANTS (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 12/15/35

 

(a)(f)

 

1,108,801

 

153

 

Republic of Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 12/15/35

 

(b)(f)

 

37,715,134

 

1,473

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,626

 

Nigeria (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Bank of Nigeria,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 11/15/20

 

 

 

3,000

 

765

 

Mexico (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 9/24/07

 

 

 

4

 

276

 

Venezuela (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Venezuela Oil- Linked Payment Obligation,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 4/15/20

 

 

 

11,350

 

414

 

TOTAL WARRANTS (Cost $939)

 

 

 

 

 

3,081

 

 

 

 

 

No. of

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

 

 

PUT OPTIONS PURCHASED (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Real Put @ $2.25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 1/31/08 (Cost $470)

 

(f)

 

12,214,000

 

255

 

Turkey (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkish Lira Put @ $1.510

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

expiring 1/31/08 (Cost $391)

 

(f)

 

10,760,000

 

152

 

TOTAL OPTION PURCHASED

 

 

 

 

 

407

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount
(000)

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 5.28%
dated 3/30/07, due 4/2/07,
repurchase price $2,846 (Cost $2,845)

 

$

(g)

 

 

2,845

 

2,845

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS + (100%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Cost $235,430)

 

 

 

 

 

255,911

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

(7,262

)

NET ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

$

248,649

 

 

(a)

Security was valued at fair value — At March 31, 2007, the Fund held $645,000 of fair-valued securities, representing 0.3% of net assets.

(b)

Issuer is default.

(c)

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

(d)

Step Bond — coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2007. Maturity date disclosed is ultimate maturity.

(e)

Variable/Floating Rate Security — Interest rate changes on these instruments are based on changes in designated base rates. The rates shown are those in effect on March 31, 2007.

(f)

Non-income producing.

(g)

Represents the Fund’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement which has a total value of $1,580,364,000. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency

 


 


 

 

securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Farm Credit Bank, 0.00% to 7.43%, due 5/7/07 to 3/2/21; Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.00% to 6.42%, due 4/2/07 to 3/9/26; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.00% to 7.00%, due 4/2/07 to 3/15/31; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.00% to 7.13%, due 4/5/07 to 3/17/31; Tennessee Valley Authority, 4.88%, due 12/15/16, which had a total value of $1,661,974,119. The investment in the repurchase agreement is through participation in a joint account with affiliated parties pursuant to exemptive relief received by the Fund from the SEC.

(h)

Denotes all or a portion of securities subject to repurchase under the Reverse Repurchase Agreements as of March 31, 2007.

BRL

Brazilian Real

MXN

Mexican Peso

+

At March 31, 2007, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $235,430,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was $20,481,000 of which $24,266,000 related to appreciated securities and $3,785,000 related to depreciated securities.

 


 


 

 

 

 

 

No. of
Contracts

 

Value
(000)

 

Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put Options Written

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazilian Real Put @ $ 2.45
expiring 1/31/08

 

 

 

29,018

 

$

257

 

Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkish Lira Put @ $ 1.661
expiring 7/24/07

 

 

 

27,693

 

 

28

 

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN (PREMIUMS RECEIVED $861)

 

 

 

 

 

$

285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Premiums

 

 

 

 

 

Contracts

 

Received

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding — January 1, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Written

 

 

 

56,711

 

 

$

861

 

Options Terminated in Closing Purchase

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Expired

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Exercised

 

 

 

 

 

 

Options Outstanding — March 31, 2007

 

 

 

56,711

 

 

$

861

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

At March 31, 2007, the Fund had a reverse repurchase agreement outstanding with Lehman Brothers as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maturity in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

less than

 

Lehman Brothers Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

365 Days

 

Value of Securities Subject to Repurchase

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,500,000

 

Liability Under Reverse Repurchase Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

$

8,500,000

 

Weighted Average Days to Maturity

 

 

 

 

 

30.29

 

 



 

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.

 



 

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.

 

(Registrant)

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

 

By:

/s/ Ronald E. Robison

 

Name:

Ronald E. Robison

 

Title:

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:

5/22/07

 

 

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.

 

By:

/s/ Ronald E. Robison

 

Name:

Ronald E. Robison

 

Title:

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date:

5/22/07

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Garrett

 

Name:

James Garrett

 

Title:

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:

5/22/07