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: 811-07560

Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Securities

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Ronald E. Robison

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 212-296-6990

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2008

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2008

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Trust’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 Quality Municipal Securities

Portfolio of Investments January 31, 2008 (unaudited)

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS

 

 

 

COUPON
RATE

 

MATURITY
DATE

 

VALUE

 

 

 

 

Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds (153.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alabama (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,000

 

Jefferson County, Alabama, School Ser 2004 A

 

5.50

%

01/01/22

 

$

2,160,420

 

 

 

 

Alaska (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Northern Tobacco Securitization Corporation, Alaska, Asset Backed Ser 2006 A

 

5.00

 

06/01/46

 

 

2,526,300

 

 

 

 

Arizona (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,890

 

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District, Arizona, 2002 Ser B

 

5.00

 

01/01/22

 

 

4,102,783

 

 

1,000

 

Surprise Municipal Property Corporation, Arizona, Ser 2007

 

4.90

 

04/01/32

 

 

936,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,038,993

 

 

 

 

Arkansas (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Baxter County Regional Hospital Inc, Arkansas Ser 2007

 

5.00

 

09/01/22

 

 

1,005,160

 

 

1,000

 

Baxter County Regional Hospital Inc, Arkansas Ser 2007

 

5.00

 

09/01/26

 

 

974,570

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,979,730

 

 

 

 

California (32.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

California Economic Recovery, Ser 2004 A

 

5.00

 

07/01/16

 

 

5,372,800

 

 

3,000

 

California Health Facilities Financing Authority, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Ser 2005

 

5.00

 

11/15/34

 

 

2,973,540

 

 

5,000

 

California Public Works Board, Mental Health 2004 Ser A

 

5.00

 

06/01/24

 

 

5,049,650

 

 

4,000

 

California, Ser 2007 (MBIA Insd)

 

4.25

 

08/01/33

 

 

3,664,640

 

 

3,000

 

California, Various Purpose dtd 05/01/03

 

5.00

 

02/01/32

 

 

3,013,170

 

 

2,000

 

California, Various Purpose dtd 12/01/05

 

5.00

 

03/01/27

 

 

2,032,480

 

 

12,000

 

California, Various Purpose dtd 11/01/06

 

4.50

 

10/01/36

 

 

11,168,280

 

 

2,000

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Asset Backed Ser 2005 A (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.00

 

 

06/01/29

 

 

 

2,004,880

 

 

 

4,000

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Asset Backed Ser 2007 A

 

5.125

 

06/01/47

 

 

3,465,320

 

 

4,000

 

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corporation, California, Enhanced Asset Backed Ser 2007 A

 

5.75

 

06/01/47

 

 

3,834,720

 

 

5,000

 

Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, California, Water 2004 Ser C (MBIA Insd)

 

5.00

 

07/01/23

 

 

5,264,150

 

 

4,000

 

Los Angeles, Community College District, California, 2003 Ser B (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

08/01/27

 

 

4,203,200

 

 

3,040

 

Milpitas Redevelopment Agency, California, Area #1 Ser 2003 (MBIA Insd)

 

5.00

 

09/01/22

 

 

3,187,714

 

 

4,240

 

San Diego County Water Authority, California, Ser 2004 A COPs (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

05/01/29

 

 

4,357,745

 

 

1,000

 

San Diego County, Burnham Institute for Medical Research Ser 2006 COPs

 

5.00

 

09/01/34

 

 

924,630

 

 

4,000

 

San Francisco City & County, California, Laguna Honda Hospital Ser 2005 I (FSA Insd)*

 

5.00

 

06/15/30

 

 

4,148,780

 

 

2,000

 

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Northern California, Sacramento County Tobacco Securitization Corporation Ser 2006 A-1

 

5.00

 

06/01/37

 

 

1,724,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,389,819

 

 



 

 

 

Colorado (4.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,590

 

Arkansas River Power Authority, Colorado, Power Ser 2006 (XLCA Insd)

 

5.25

 

10/01/40

 

 

2,624,369

 

 

2,000

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Adventist/Sunbelt Ser 2006 D

 

5.25

 

11/15/35

 

 

2,031,500

 

 

5,000

 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority, Catholic Health Initiatives Ser 2001 A

 

5.25

 

09/01/11

 

5,456,150

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,112,019

 

 

 

 

Connecticut (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribe, Connecticut, 2006 Ser A

 

5.50

 

09/01/36

 

 

1,406,730

 

 

 

 

District of Columbia (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

District of Columbia Ballpark, Ser 2006 B-1 (FGIC Insd)

 

5.00

 

02/01/31

 

 

2,004,580

 

 

 

 

Florida (8.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Highlands County Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Adventist Health/Sunbelt Ser 2006 C

 

5.25

 

11/15/36

 

 

1,011,140

 

 

1,000

 

Lee County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Shell Point Village/The Alliance Community for Retirement Living Inc, Ser 2006

 

5.125

 

11/15/36

 

 

890,030

 

 

5,000

 

Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami Int'l Airport Ser 2000 A (AMT) (FGIC Insd)

 

6.00

 

10/01/24

 

 

5,264,700

 

 

1,995

 

Miami-Dade County, Florida, Ser 2005 A (MBIA Insd)

 

0.00

††

10/01/30

 

 

1,543,372

 

 

4,000

 

South Miami Health Facilities Authority, Florida, Baptist Health South Florida Ser 2007 *

 

5.00

 

08/15/42

 

 

3,966,380

 

 

1,000

 

St Johns County Industrial Development Authority, Florida, Glenmoor Ser 2006 A

 

5.25

 

01/01/26

 

 

907,580

 

 

3,250

 

St Johns, Florida, Industrial Development Authority, Glenmoor Refg 2006 Ser A

 

5.375

 

01/01/40

 

 

2,850,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,433,777

 

 

 

 

 

Georgia (8.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Atlanta, Georgia, Airport Ser 2004 C (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

01/01/33

 

 

5,102,900

 

 

1,200

 

De Kalb County, Georgia, Water & Sewer Ser 2003 A

 

5.00

 

10/01/23

 

 

1,264,284

 

 

3,000

 

Fulton County, Georgia, Water & Sewerage Ser 2004 (FGIC Insd)

 

5.25

 

01/01/35

 

 

3,092,040

 

 

2,000

 

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority, Ser 2001

 

5.375

 

03/01/17

 

 

2,189,680

 

 

2,000

 

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority, Ser 2004

 

5.00

 

10/01/22

 

 

2,130,660

 

 

3,000

 

Georgia Road & Tollway Authority, Ser 2004

 

5.00

 

10/01/23

 

 

3,195,990

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,975,554

 

 

 

 

Hawaii (10.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Hawaii Department of Budget & Finance, Hawaiian Electric Co Inc Ser 1993 (AMT) (MBIA Insd)

 

5.45

 

11/01/23

 

 

10,085,000

 

 

3,000

 

Hawaii, Airports Refg Ser 2000 B (AMT) (FGIC Insd)

 

6.625

 

07/01/18

 

 

3,190,050

 

 

8,000

 

Honolulu City & County, Hawaii, Ser 2003A (MBIA Insd) *

 

5.25

 

03/01/24

 

 

8,523,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,798,810

 

 

 

 

Illinois (9.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,600

 

Chicago Park District, Illinois, Harbor Ser A (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.00

 

01/01/27

 

 

3,722,544

 

 

3,000

 

Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare Int'l Airport 3rd Lien Ser 2005 A (MBIA Insd)

 

5.25

 

01/01/26

 

 

3,084,930

 

 

3,000

 

Chicago, Illinois, O'Hare Int'l Airport Passenger Fee Ser 2001 A (AMT) (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.375

 

01/01/32

 

 

3,027,450

 

 

3,000

 

Illinois Toll Highway Authority, Priority Refg 1998 Ser A (FSA Insd)

 

5.50

 

01/01/15

 

 

3,442,050

 

 

8,480

 

Metropolitan Pier & Exposition Authority, Illinois, McCormick Place Ser 2002 A (MBIA Insd)

 

0.00

†††

06/15/26

 

 

5,895,042

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,172,016

 

 

 

 

Indiana (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Indiana Health & Educational Facility Financing Authority, Clarian Health Ser 2006 A

 

5.25

 

02/15/40

 

 

2,993,010

 

 

 

 

Kansas (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, Ser 2004 B (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

09/01/28

 

 

2,585,550

 

 

 

 

Louisiana (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Louisiana Public Facilities Authority, Pennington Medical Foundation Ser 2006

 

5.00

 

07/01/31

 

 

979,020

 

 

 

 

Maine (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

60

 

Maine Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, Ser 1993 D (FSA Insd)

 

5.50

 

07/01/18

 

 

60,113

 

 



 

 

 

Maryland (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Baltimore County, Maryland, Oak Crest Village Ser 2007 A

 

5.00

 

01/01/37

 

 

923,230

 

 

1,500

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, King Farm Presbyterian Community 2006 Ser B

 

5.00

 

01/01/17

 

 

1,494,600

 

 

2,000

 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority, University of Maryland Medical Ser 2001

 

5.25

 

07/01/11

 

2,181,400

 

 

3,000

 

Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority, Montgomery County Ser 2003 (AMT) (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.50

 

04/01/16

 

 

3,241,410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,840,640

 

 

 

 

Michigan (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Michigan Hospital Finance Authority, Henry Ford Health Refg Ser 2006 A

 

5.25

 

11/15/46

 

 

2,976,630

 

 

 

 

Missouri (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

Missouri Health & Educational Facilities Authority, Barnes-Jewish/Christian Health Ser 1993 A

 

5.25

 

05/15/14

 

 

4,408,480

 

 

 

 

Nebraska (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Nebraska Public Power District, 2003 Ser A (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.00

 

01/01/35

 

 

5,062,450

 

 

 

 

Nevada (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Clark County, Nevada, Airport SubLien Ser 2004 (AMT) (FGIC Insd)

 

5.50

 

07/01/20

 

 

3,202,500

 

 

1,000

 

Reno, Nevada, Renown Regional Medical Center Ser 2007 A

 

5.25

 

06/01/37

 

 

980,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,182,630

 

 

 

 

New Hampshire (1.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

Manchester, New Hampshire, Water Works Ser 2003 (FGIC Insd)

 

5.00

 

12/01/34

 

 

3,047,550

 

 

 

 

New Jersey (5.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Cigarette Tax Ser 2004 #

 

5.75

 

06/15/29

 

 

2,989,890

 

 

1,500

 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Seabrook Village Inc Ser 2006

 

5.25

 

11/15/36

 

 

1,315,995

 

 

3,300

 

Newark Housing Authority, New Jersey, Port Authority-Port Newark Marine Terminal Ser 2004 (MBIA Insd)

 

5.00

 

01/01/14

 

3,684,681

 

 

3,000

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Ser 2007-1A

 

4.625

 

06/01/26

 

 

2,625,060

 

 

3,000

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New Jersey, Ser 2007-1B

 

0.00

 

06/01/41

 

 

320,310

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,935,936

 

 

 

 

New York (10.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York, Transportation Ser 2003 B (MBIA Insd)

 

5.25

 

11/15/22

 

 

5,341,149

 

 

3,000

 

Nassau County Tobacco Settlement Corporation, New York, Ser 2006 A-3

 

5.125

 

06/01/46

 

 

2,871,480

 

 

3,000

 

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, New York, 2005 Ser B (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.00

 

06/15/28

 

 

3,111,900

 

 

6,000

 

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation, New York, State Contingency Ser 2003 B-1C

 

5.50

 

06/01/21

 

 

6,483,420

 

 

3,000

 

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority, New York, Refg Ser 2002 B

 

5.25

 

11/15/19

 

 

3,256,320

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,064,269

 

 

 

 

North Carolina (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency #1, Catawba Ser 1993 (MBIA Insd)

 

5.25

 

01/01/20

 

 

2,133,040

 

 

 

 

Ohio (2.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Cleveland Clinic Ser 2003 A

 

6.00

 

01/01/32

 

 

5,417,950

 

 

 

 

Pennsylvania (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Allegheny County Redevelopment Authority, Pennsylvania, West Penn Allegheny Health 2007 A *

 

5.375

 

11/15/40

 

 

1,743,340

 

 

2,000

 

Pennsylvania, First Ser 2003 (MBIA Insd) *

 

5.00

 

01/01/13

 

2,210,910

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,954,250

 



 

 

 

Rhode Island (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500

 

Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, Airport Refg Ser 2004 A (AMT) (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

07/01/21

 

 

1,550,205

 

 

 

 

South Carolina (5.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Charleston Educational Excellence Financing Corporation, South Carolina, Charleston County School District Ser 2005

 

5.25

 

12/01/29

 

 

2,058,700

 

 

4,565

 

Grand Strand Water & Sewer Authority, South Carolina, Refg Ser 2002 (FSA Insd)

 

5.375

 

06/01/19

 

 

4,972,244

 

 

40

 

Lexington County, South Carolina Health Services District, Lexmed Inc Ser 2007

 

5.00

 

11/01/16

 

 

42,804

 

 

210

 

Richland County Enviromental Improvement Revenue, South Carolina, International Paper Company Ser 2007 A

 

4.60

 

09/01/12

 

 

212,545

 

 

4,000

 

South Carolina Public Service Authority, Santee Cooper Ser 2003 A (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.00

 

01/01/27

 

 

4,102,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,389,053

 

 

 

 

Tennessee (2.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000

 

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corporation, Ser 2006 A *

 

5.25

 

09/01/19

 

 

4,202,660

 

 

 

 

Texas (11.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000

 

Alliance Airport Authority, Texas, Federal Express Corp Refg Ser 2006 (AMT)

 

4.85

 

04/01/21

 

 

1,941,320

 

 

1,000

 

Austin, Texas, Water & Sewer, ROLS RRII R-574

 

10.384

05/15/27

 

 

1,098,460

 

 

2,000

 

Brazos River Authority, Texas, TXU Electric Co Ser 1999 C (AMT)

 

7.70

 

03/01/32

 

 

2,073,400

 

 

5,000

 

Houston, Texas, Combined Utility First Lien Refg 2004 Ser A (MBIA Insd)

 

5.25

 

05/15/25

 

 

5,221,150

 

 

5,000

 

Houston, Texas, Water & Sewer Jr Lien Refg Ser 2001 A (FSA Insd)

 

5.50

 

12/01/16

 

 

5,503,150

 

 

1,000

 

Tarrant County Cultural Educational Facilities Finance Corp, Texas, Air Force Village II Inc Ser 2007

 

5.125

 

05/15/37

 

 

958,980

 

 

4,000

 

Tarrant County Regional Water District, Texas, Refg & Impr Ser 2002 (FSA Insd)

 

5.25

 

03/01/17

 

 

4,398,520

 

 

3,000

 

West Harris County Regional Water Authority, Texas, Water Ser 2005 (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

12/15/24

 

 

3,159,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24,354,190

 

 

 

 

Utah (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

Intermountain Power Agency, Utah, 2003 Ser A (FSA Insd)

 

5.00

 

07/01/21

 

 

2,698,225

 

 

 

 

Virginia (10.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,250

 

Fairfax County Economic Development Authority, Virginia, Goodwin House Inc Ser 2007

 

5.125

 

10/01/42

 

 

1,171,813

 

 

10,000

 

Fairfax County Industrial Development Authority, Virginia, Inova Health Refg Ser 1993 A

 

5.25

 

08/15/19

 

 

11,257,500

 

 

4,000

 

Norfolk, Virginia, Water Ser 1993 (AMBAC Insd)

 

5.375

 

11/01/23

 

 

4,006,160

 

 

3,000

 

Prince William County Service Authority, Virginia, Water & Sewer Refg Ser 2003

 

5.00

 

07/01/19

 

 

3,265,110

 

 

2,000

 

Prince William County Service Authority, Virginia, Water & Sewer Refg Ser 2003

 

5.00

 

07/01/21

 

 

2,152,120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21,852,703

 

 

 

 

Washington (2.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,705

 

Grant County Public Utility District #2, Washington, Wanapum Hydroelectric 2005 Ser A (FGIC Insd)

 

5.00

 

01/01/34

 

 

1,735,349

 

 

4,010

 

Port of Seattle, Washington, Passenger Facility Ser 1998 A (MBIA Insd) *

 

5.00

 

12/01/23

 

 

4,056,560

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,791,909

 

 

 

 

Total Tax-Exempt Municipal Bonds (Cost $308,537,284)

 

 

 

 

 

 

315,479,211

 

 



NUMBER OF
SHARES (000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investment (a) (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

 

 

 

3,641

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Tax-Exempt Portfolio - Institutional Class
(Cost $3,641,062)

 

 

3,641,062 

 

 

 

Total Investments (Cost $312,178,346)

 

 

319,120,273

 

PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT IN
THOUSANDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Floating Rate Note Obligations Related to Securities Held (-9.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(19,510)

 

Notes with interest rates ranging from 2.26% to 3.78% at January 31, 2008 and contractual maturities of collateral ranging from 01/01/13 to 08/15/42 †††† (b)
(Cost $(19,658,780))

 

 

 

(19,658,780)

 

 

 

 

Total Net Investments (Cost $292,519,566) (c) (d)

 

145.6

%

299,461,493

 

 

 

 

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilites

 

1.5

 

3,173,818

 

 

 

 

Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest

 

(47.2

)

(97,000,000)

 

 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Shareholders

 

100.0

%

205,635,311

 


Note: The categories of

investments are shown as a percentage of net assets applicable to common shareholders.

 

AMT

 

Alternative Minimum Tax.

COPs

 

Certificates of Participation.

ROLS

 

Reset Option Longs.

#

 

A portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with open futures

 

 

contracts in the amount of $188,330.

 

Current coupon rate for inverse rate municipal obligation. This rate resets periodically as the auction rate on the related security changes. Position in an inverse floating rate municipal obligation has a total value of $1,098,460 which represents 0.5% of net assets applicable to common shareholders.

 

Prerefunded to call date shown.

††

 

Currently a zero coupon security; will convert to 5.00% on October 1, 2013.

†††

 

Currently a zero coupon security; will convert to 5.75% on June 15, 2017.

††††

 

Floating rate note obligations related to securities held. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at January 31, 2008.

*

 

Underlying securities related to inverse floaters entered into by the Trust.

(a)

 

The Trust invests in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Tax-Exempt Portfolio – Institutional Class, an open-end management investment company managed by the Investment Adviser. Investment advisory fees paid by the Trust are reduced by an amount equal to the advisory and administrative services fees paid by Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Tax-Exempt Portfolio – Institutional Class with respect to assets invested by the Trust in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Tax-Exempt Portfolio – Institutional Class. For the period ended January 31, 2008, advisory fees paid were reduced by $2,053 relating to the Trust's investment in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Tax-Exempt Portfolio – Institutional Class.

(b)

 

Floating Rate Note Obligations Related to Securities Held – The Trust enters into transactions in which it transfers to Dealer Trusts (“Dealer Trusts”), fixed rate bonds in exchange for cash and residual interests in the Dealer Trusts’ assets and cash flows, which are in the form of inverse floating rate investments. The Dealer Trusts fund the purchases of the fixed rate bonds by issuing floating rate notes to third parties and allowing the Trust to retain residual interest in the bonds. The Trust enters into shortfall agreements with the Dealer Trusts which commit the Trust to pay the Dealer Trusts, in certain circumstances, the difference between the liquidation value of the fixed rate bonds held by the Dealer Trusts and the liquidation value of the floating rate notes held by third parties, as well as any shortfalls in interest cash flows. The residual interests held by the Trust (inverse floating rate investments) include the right of the Trust (1) to cause the holders of the floating rate notes to tender their notes at par at the next interest rate reset date, and (2) to transfer the municipal bond from the Dealer Trusts to the Trust, thereby collapsing the Dealer Trusts. The Trust accounts for the transfer of bonds to the Dealer Trusts as secured borrowings, with the securities transferred remaining in the Trust’s investment assets, and the related floating rate notes reflected as Trust liabilities. The notes issued by the Dealer Trusts have interest rates that reset weekly and the floating rate note holders have the option to tender their notes to the Dealer Trusts for redemption at par at each reset date. At January 31, 2008, Trust investments with a value of $28,852,390 are held by the Dealer Trusts and serve as collateral for the $19,658,780 in floating rate note obligations outstanding at that date.

(c)

 

Securities have been designated as collateral in an amount equal to $70,688,386 in connection with open futures contracts.

(d)

 

The aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes.

 

Bond insurance:

 

 

AMBAC

 

AMBAC Assurance Corporation.

FGIC

 

Financial Guaranty Insurance Company.

FSA

 

Financial Security Assurance Inc.

MBIA

 

Municipal Bond Investors Assurance Corporation.

XLCA

 

XL Capital Assurance Inc.

 

 

 



Futures Contracts Open at January 31, 2008:

 

NUMBER OF
CONTRACTS

 

LONG/SHORT

 

DESCRIPTION, DELIVERY
MONTH AND YEAR

 

UNDERLYING FACE
AMOUNT AT VALUE

 

UNREALIZED
APPRECIATION
(DEPRECIATION)

 

190

 

Long

 

Swap Futures 10 Year,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2008

 

$

21,481,875

 

$

223,133

 

62

 

Long

 

U.S. Treasury Notes 2 Year,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2008

 

 

13,195,336

 

 

92,889

 

28

 

Short

 

U.S. Treasury Bonds 20 Year,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2008

 

 

(3,312,750

)

 

(8,401

)

84

 

Short

 

U.S. Treasury Notes 5 Year,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2008

 

 

(9,457,875

)

 

(198,352

)

205

 

Short

 

U.S. Treasury Notes 10 Year,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 2008

 

 

(23,780,000

)

 

(207,704

)

Net Unrealized Depreciation

 

 

 

 

$

(98,435

)

 

 

 



Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust’s 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 Trust’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 Trust’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.

 

 

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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 Quality Municipal Securities

 

 

 


/s/ Ronald E. Robison

 

 

Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
March 20, 2008

 

 

 

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/ Ronald E. Robison

 

 

 

Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer
March 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

 

 

Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer
March 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 3 A1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

I, Ronald E. Robison, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Securities;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

Omitted;

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

 


/s/ Ronald E. Robison

 

 

 

Ronald E. Robison
Principal Executive Officer

 

 

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Exhibit 3 A2

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

I, Francis Smith, certify that:

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-Q of Morgan Stanley Quality Municipal Securities;

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.

Based on my knowledge, the schedules of investments included in this report fairly present in all material respects the investments of the registrant as of the end of the fiscal quarter for which the report is filed;

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)

Omitted;

 

(c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, based on such evaluation; and

 

(d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

(a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

(b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: March 20, 2008

 

 

 

 

 


/s/ Francis Smith

 

 

 

Francis Smith
Principal Financial Officer

 

 

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