[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 22ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY

10020

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

RONALD E. ROBISON
1221 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 33RD 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:

3/31/05

 

 



 

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, 2005 (unaudited)

 

Portfolio of Investments

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

Value

 

 

 

 

 

(000)

 

(000)

 

DEBT INSTRUMENTS (94.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina  (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign  (3.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.00%, 3/31/23

 

(a)

 

$

1,724

 

$

1,008

 

11.375%, 3/15/10-1/30/17

 

(a)

 

2,599

 

793

 

11.75%, 4/7/09-6/15/15

 

(a)

 

11,850

 

3,614

 

12.125%, 5/21/05

 

(a)

 

1,500

 

496

 

Republic of Argentina (Linked Variable Rate)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

87.961%, 4/10/05

 

(a)

 

4,090

 

1,452

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil (15.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (15.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federative Republic of Brazil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.063%, 4/15/24

 

(b)

 

5,280

 

4,792

 

6.00%, 4/15/24

 

(b)

 

1,490

 

1,341

 

8.00%, 4/15/14

 

(c)

 

11,453

 

11,374

 

8.875%, 10/14/19-4/15/24

 

 

 

5,228

 

4,998

 

10.50%, 7/14/14

 

 

 

3,920

 

4,322

 

11.00%, 8/17/40

 

 

 

2,335

 

2,602

 

14.50%, 10/15/09

 

 

 

6,040

 

7,616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,045

 

Bulgaria (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Bulgaria

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 1/15/15

 

(d)

 

1,699

 

2,064

 

Republic of Bulgaria (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.25%, 1/15/15

 

 

 

1,490

 

1,811

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,875

 

Chile (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Empresa Nacional de Petroleo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 11/15/12

 

(d)

 

4,170

 

4,499

 

Colombia (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Colombia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 4/9/11

 

 

 

2,833

 

3,130

 

10.375%, 1/28/33

 

 

 

370

 

394

 

11.75%, 2/25/20

 

 

 

1,865

 

2,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,753

 

Ecuador (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Ecuador

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.00%, 8/15/30

 

(e)

 

3,690

 

3,340

 

India (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Surashtra Cement and Chemical Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19.00%, (expired maturity)

 

(f)

 

INR

30,000

 

@

 



 

Indonesia (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pindo Deli Finance (Mauritius)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.75%, 10/1/07

 

(d)(a)

 

$

11,610

 

3,541

 

Tjiwi Kimia Finance Mauritius Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, (expired maturity)

 

(a)

 

2,130

 

905

 

Tjiwi Kimia International Global Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13.25%, (expired maturity)

 

 

 

4,990

 

2,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,567

 

Ivory Coast (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Ivory Coast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.00%, 3/29/18

 

(a)

 

2,045

 

363

 

Malaysia (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Government of Malaysia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.50%, 7/15/11

 

 

 

1,390

 

1,576

 

8.75%, 6/1/09

 

 

 

6,720

 

7,715

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,291

 

Mexico (20.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate (7.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.31%, 6/15/10

 

(b)(d)

 

4,250

 

4,346

 

8.625%, 12/1/23

 

(d)

 

1,740

 

1,979

 

9.125%, 10/13/10

 

 

 

4,040

 

4,676

 

9.50%, 9/15/27

 

(d)

 

4,860

 

5,978

 

Satelites Mexicanos S.A. de CV, ‘B’

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.125%, (expired maturity)

 

(a)

 

3,343

 

1,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18,701

 

Sovereign (12.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Mexican States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.125%, 12/30/19

 

 

 

5,363

 

6,159

 

8.30%, 8/15/31

 

 

 

1,940

 

2,226

 

8.375%, 1/14/11

 

(c)

 

10,210

 

11,644

 

10.375%, 2/17/09

 

 

 

3,430

 

4,063

 

11.50%, 5/15/26

 

 

 

3,939

 

5,968

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,060

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48,761

 

Nigeria (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Bank of Nigeria Par Bond

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 11/15/20

 

(e)

 

3,000

 

2,775

 

Panama (3.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Panama

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 9/30/27

 

 

 

2,650

 

2,862

 

9.375%, 4/1/29

 

 

 

1,890

 

2,164

 

9.625%, 2/8/11

 

 

 

2,380

 

2,701

 

10.75%, 5/15/20

 

 

 

1,390

 

1,731

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,458

 

Peru (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Peru

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 3/7/17

 

(b)

 

1,683

 

1,578

 

8.375%, 5/3/16

 

 

 

1,610

 

1,683

 

9.875%, 2/6/15

 

 

 

1,965

 

2,279

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,540

 

Philippines (4.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Philippines

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.875%, 3/17/15

 

 

 

8,060

 

8,181

 

9.50%, 2/2/30

 

 

 

2,990

 

2,930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,111

 

 



 

Qatar (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State of Qatar (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.75%, 6/15/30

 

 

 

1,260

 

1,819

 

Russia (16.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (16.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aries Vermoegensverwaltungs GmbH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.60%, 10/25/14

 

 

 

4,250

 

5,132

 

Russian Federation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 3/31/30

 

(d)(e)

 

4,684

 

4,837

 

Russian Federation (Registered)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.00%, 3/31/30

 

(e)

 

5

 

5

 

8.25%, 3/31/10

 

 

 

3,820

 

4,135

 

11.00%, 7/24/18

 

 

 

7,051

 

9,748

 

12.75%, 6/24/28

 

 

 

10,080

 

16,525

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,382

 

Tunisia (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banque Centrale de Tunisie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.375%, 4/25/12

 

 

 

750

 

834

 

Turkey (6.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (6.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Turkish Lira Index Linked)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zero Coupon, 2/23/06

 

 

 

2,210

 

2,842

 

Zero Coupon, 2/23/06

 

 

 

1,880

 

2,474

 

Zero Coupon, 2/23/06

 

 

 

1,690

 

2,302

 

Republic of Turkey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.00%, 1/14/13

 

 

 

4,770

 

5,796

 

11.50%, 1/23/12

 

 

 

2,700

 

3,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,711

 

Ukraine (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Ukraine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.365%, 8/5/09

 

(b)(d)

 

2,480

 

2,654

 

Venezuela (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Venezuela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.50%, 10/8/14

 

 

 

1,510

 

1,491

 

9.25%, 9/15/27

 

 

 

1,480

 

1,473

 

9.375%, 1/13/34

 

 

 

2,380

 

2,362

 

10.75%, 9/19/13

 

 

 

4,890

 

5,453

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,779

 

TOTAL DEBT INSTRUMENTS
(Cost $224,181)

 

 

 

 

 

228,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No. of
Warrants

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARRANTS (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria (0.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Bank of Nigeria, expiring 11/15/20

 

(f)(g)

 

8,750

 

@

Venezuela (0.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Venezuela Oil-Linked Payment Obligation, expiring 4/15/20

 

(b)(g)

 

11,350

 

241

 

TOTAL WARRANTS
(Cost $@ —)

 

 

 

 

 

241

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

Face

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(000)

 

 

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT (5.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United States (5.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchase Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc., 2.78%, dated 3/31/05, due 4/1/05, repurchase price $13,557 (Cost $13,556)

 

(h)

 

$

13,556

 

13,556

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS + (100.0%) (Cost $237,737)

 

 

 

 

 

242,717

 

LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

(19,816)

 

NET ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

$

222,901

 

 


(a)                                  Security is in default.

(b)                                 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, 2005.

(c)                                  Denotes all or a portion of securities subject to repurchase under the Reverse Repurchase Agreements as of March 31, 2005.

(d)                                 144A Security - Certain conditions for public sale mas exist. Unless otherwise noted, these securities are deemed to be liquid.

(e)                                  Step Bond - coupon rate increases to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of March 31, 2005. Maturity date disclosed is ultimate maturity.

(f)                                    Security was valued at fair value. At March 31, 2005, the Fund held fair valued securities, each valued at less than $500, representing less than 0.05% of net assets.

(g)                                 Non-income producing security.

(h)                                 Represents the Fund’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement which has a total value of $955,894,000. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Gold Pools: 4.00% to 7.50%, due 1/1/07 to 1/1/35; Federal National Mortgage Association, Conventional Pools: 4.00% to 8.50%, due 1/1/09 to 3/1/35; and Federal National Mortgage Association, Adjustable Rate Mortgages: 4.091% to 5.327%, due 3/1/34 to 5/1/38, which had a total value of $975,016,856. 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.

+                                         At March 31, 2005, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis of investments was approximately $237,737,000 and, accordingly, net unrealized appreciation for U.S. Federal income tax purposes was $4,980,000 of which $14,526,000 related to appreciated securities and $9,546,000 related to depreciated securities.

@                                    Value/Face Amount is less than $500.

INR                           Indian Rupee

 

Futures Contracts:

The Fund had the following futures contract(s) open at period end:

 

 

 

Number of
Contracts

 

Value
(000)

 

Expiration
Date

 

Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(000)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 yr. Note

 

310

 

$

64,136

 

Jun-05

 

$

118

 

 


 


 

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:

May 19, 2005

 

 

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:

May 19, 2005

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Garrett

 

Name:

James Garrett

 

Title:

Principal Financial Officer

 

Date:

May 19, 2005