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

811-22011

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

John H. Gernon

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-296-0289

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

October 31,

 

 

Date of reporting period:

July 31, 2016

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’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 Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

July 31, 2016 (unaudited)

(Showing Percentage of Total Value of Investments)

 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Fixed Income Securities (95.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

YPF SA,

 

 

 

 

 

 

31.35%, 7/7/20 (a)(b)

 

$

7,500

 

$

8,194

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina Bonar Bonds,

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.97%, 10/9/17 (b)

 

ARS

148,220

 

10,275

 

Argentina Treasury Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.50%, 7/22/21

 

 

22,232

 

1,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,797

 

 

 

 

 

 

19,991

 

Brazil (12.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Petrobras Global Finance BV,

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.38%, 1/27/21

 

$

7,200

 

6,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (11.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brazil Letras do Tesouro Nacional,

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.00%, 1/1/19

 

BRL

103,800

 

24,283

 

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F,

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 1/1/19 – 1/1/21

 

 

262,130

 

76,785

 

 

 

 

 

 

101,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

107,917

 

Chile (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chile Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.50%, 8/5/20

 

CLP

1,165,000

 

1,892

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia (5.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fideicomiso PA Costera,

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.25%, 1/15/34 (a)

 

COP

13,958,176

 

4,297

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Colombia Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.85%, 6/28/27

 

 

32,100,000

 

12,599

 

Colombian TES,

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/24/24

 

 

75,028,500

 

28,294

 

Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial SA Findeter,

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.88%, 8/12/24 (a)

 

 

21,492,000

 

6,309

 

 

 

 

 

 

47,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

51,499

 

Hungary (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hungary Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.00%, 6/26/24

 

HUF

1,200,000

 

4,403

 

5.50%, 6/24/25

 

 

2,700,000

 

11,794

 

6.00%, 11/24/23

 

 

1,214,000

 

5,411

 

 



 

7.50%, 11/12/20

 

 

3,804,000

 

16,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,490

 

India (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

India Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.40%, 7/28/24

 

INR

550,000

 

8,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indonesia (10.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (10.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Bank PLC, Indonesia Government Bonds, Credit Linked Notes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/17/17 (a)

 

IDR

290,000,000

 

22,914

 

Credit Suisse, Indonesia Government Bonds, Credit Linked Notes,

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.00%, 7/17/17

 

 

154,683,530

 

12,222

 

Indonesia Treasury Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.38%, 3/15/34

 

 

202,600,000

 

16,968

 

8.75%, 5/15/31

 

 

137,230,000

 

11,960

 

9.00%, 3/15/29

 

 

311,014,000

 

27,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

91,334

 

Malaysia (4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (4.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.96%, 9/15/25

 

MYR

23,754

 

5,970

 

4.18%, 7/15/24

 

 

141,175

 

36,254

 

 

 

 

 

 

42,224

 

Mexico (11.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (11.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mexican Bonos,

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.50%, 6/10/21

 

MXN

675,185

 

37,361

 

7.75%, 5/29/31

 

 

29,500

 

1,801

 

8.50%, 5/31/29

 

 

290,400

 

18,728

 

Petroleos Mexicanos,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.65%, 11/24/21 (a)(c)

 

 

791,300

 

41,085

 

 

 

 

 

 

98,975

 

Peru (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 8/12/24 (c)

 

PEN

44,037

 

13,314

 

Peruvian Government International Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Units)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.70%, 8/12/24 (a)(c)

 

 

14,001

 

4,233

 

8.20%, 8/12/26 (c)

 

 

17,110

 

6,068

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,615

 

Poland (9.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (9.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poland Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.25%, 10/25/20

 

PLN

130,500

 

37,775

 

5.75%, 9/23/22

 

 

141,500

 

43,214

 

 

 

 

 

 

80,989

 

 



 

Romania (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Romania Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.75%, 2/24/25

 

RON

108,800

 

30,603

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russia (6.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (6.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russian Federal Bond - OFZ,

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.70%, 5/15/19

 

RUB

953,300

 

13,761

 

7.05%, 1/19/28

 

 

1,775,000

 

24,562

 

8.15%, 2/3/27

 

 

1,398,800

 

21,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

59,367

 

South Africa (10.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (10.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.75%, 3/31/21

 

ZAR

651,200

 

44,476

 

7.25%, 1/15/20

 

 

24

 

2

 

8.00%, 1/31/30

 

 

692,350

 

45,957

 

 

 

 

 

 

90,435

 

Thailand (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

3.63%, 6/16/23

 

THB

380,000

 

12,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey (8.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bond (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS,

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.38%, 3/7/18 (a)

 

TRY

102,980

 

32,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (5.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turkey Government Bond,

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.10%, 3/8/23

 

 

38,300

 

11,333

 

8.00%, 3/12/25

 

 

19,600

 

5,980

 

10.50%, 1/15/20

 

 

77,825

 

27,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

44,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,173

 

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost $978,222)

 

 

 

 

835,424

 

Short-Term Investments (4.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Security (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Bill,

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.34%, 10/20/16 (d) (Cost $8,224)

 

$

8,230

 

8,226

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Investment Company (1.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - Institutional Class (e) (Cost $15,864)

 

15,864,247

 

15,864

 

 



 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Argentina (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sovereign (1.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Letras del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina,

 

 

 

 

 

 

28.25%, 1/11/17

 

ARS

52,710

 

3,158

 

29.50%, 1/11/17

 

 

52,920

 

3,170

 

30.25%, 12/28/16

 

 

72,500

 

4,384

 

30.50%, 12/28/16

 

 

95,280

 

5,762

 

Total Sovereign (Cost $17,200)

 

 

 

 

16,474

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $41,308)

 

 

 

 

40,564

 

Total Investments (100.0%) (Cost $1,019,530) (f)(g)

 

 

 

 

875,988

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets

 

 

 

 

(270,371

)

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

$

605,617

 

 


(a)

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

(b)

Variable/Floating Rate Security – Interest rate changes on these instruments are based on changes in a designated base rate. The rates shown are those in effect on July 31, 2016.

(c)

Consists of one or more classes of securities traded together as a unit.

(d)

Rate shown is the yield to maturity at July 31, 2016.

(e)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio - (the “Liquidity Funds”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended July 31, 2016, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $7,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(f)

Securities are available for collateral in connection open foreign currency forward exchange contracts and a futures contract.

(g)

At July 31, 2016, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $22,111,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $165,653,000 resulting in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $143,542,000.

OFZ

Obilgatsyi Federal’novo Zaima (Russian Federal Loan Obligation)

 



 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts open at July 31, 2016:

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)

 

In
Exchange
For
(000)

 

Delivery
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(000)

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

15,500

 

$

 

4,716

 

8/2/16

 

$

(65

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

95,608

 

$

 

29,175

 

8/2/16

 

(311

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

19,500

 

$

 

6,042

 

8/2/16

 

28

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

11,300

 

$

 

3,481

 

8/2/16

 

(4

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

9,990

 

$

 

3,018

 

8/2/16

 

(63

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

10,110

 

$

 

3,070

 

8/2/16

 

(48

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

12,800

 

$

 

3,952

 

8/2/16

 

4

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

20,000

 

$

 

6,175

 

8/2/16

 

6

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

113,908

 

$

 

35,168

 

8/2/16

 

37

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

15,300

 

$

 

4,724

 

8/2/16

 

5

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,817

 

BRL

12,800

 

8/2/16

 

130

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

4,599

 

BRL

15,300

 

8/2/16

 

120

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

6,118

 

BRL

20,000

 

8/2/16

 

51

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

34,707

 

BRL

113,908

 

8/2/16

 

424

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,084

 

BRL

9,990

 

8/2/16

 

(3

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,489

 

BRL

11,300

 

8/2/16

 

(4

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

4,785

 

BRL

15,500

 

8/2/16

 

(5

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

6,020

 

BRL

19,500

 

8/2/16

 

(6

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

29,518

 

BRL

95,608

 

8/2/16

 

(31

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,121

 

BRL

10,110

 

8/2/16

 

(3

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

CLP

810,000

 

$

 

1,224

 

8/5/16

 

(13

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

CLP

3,960,000

 

$

 

6,043

 

8/5/16

 

(4

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

EUR

5,400

 

$

 

5,971

 

8/5/16

 

(67

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

PEN

12,800

 

$

 

3,822

 

8/5/16

 

2

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

842

 

EUR

760

 

8/5/16

 

7

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

5,857

 

EUR

5,300

 

8/5/16

 

69

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

10,485

 

PEN

34,600

 

8/5/16

 

(159

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

5,999

 

PEN

19,700

 

8/5/16

 

(120

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

1,523

 

PEN

5,000

 

8/5/16

 

(30

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

MXN

757,927

 

$

 

40,307

 

8/8/16

 

(90

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

MXN

112,800

 

$

 

5,950

 

8/8/16

 

(62

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

MXN

56,000

 

$

 

3,006

 

8/8/16

 

22

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

MXN

83,600

 

$

 

4,414

 

8/8/16

 

(42

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,233

 

MXN

59,300

 

8/8/16

 

(73

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

2,392

 

MXN

45,000

 

8/8/16

 

7

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,723

 

MXN

70,000

 

8/8/16

 

8

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

SGD

8,000

 

$

 

5,925

 

8/11/16

 

(42

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

SGD

8,200

 

$

 

6,056

 

8/11/16

 

(60

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

IDR

143,338,000

 

$

 

10,913

 

8/15/16

 

(11

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

IDR

102,000,000

 

$

 

7,754

 

8/15/16

 

(20

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

IDR

89,300,000

 

$

 

6,755

 

8/15/16

 

(51

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

IDR

59,900,000

 

$

 

4,559

 

8/15/16

 

(6

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

TRY

56,160

 

$

 

19,201

 

8/15/16

 

464

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

TRY

5,500

 

$

 

1,796

 

8/15/16

 

(39

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

TRY

11,200

 

$

 

3,634

 

8/15/16

 

(103

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

TRY

5,500

 

$

 

1,806

 

8/15/16

 

(29

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

7,857

 

IDR

103,000,000

 

8/15/16

 

(7

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

2,578

 

TRY

7,900

 

8/15/16

 

57

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

1,930

 

TRY

5,850

 

8/15/16

 

22

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

8,660

 

PHP

406,500

 

8/19/16

 

(39

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

COP

22,812,000

 

$

 

7,722

 

8/22/16

 

324

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

HUF

3,718,000

 

$

 

13,035

 

8/22/16

 

(329

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

INR

595,250

 

$

 

8,825

 

8/22/16

 

(31

)

 



 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

RON

49,640

 

$

 

12,241

 

8/22/16

 

(232

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

8,207

 

PLN

32,550

 

8/22/16

 

141

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

2,147

 

PLN

8,400

 

8/22/16

 

8

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

35,057

 

THB

1,227,700

 

8/22/16

 

177

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

2,901

 

ZAR

41,700

 

8/22/16

 

91

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

2,451

 

ZAR

35,200

 

8/22/16

 

75

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

ZAR

399,777

 

$

 

27,749

 

8/22/16

 

(937

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

ZAR

39,300

 

$

 

2,711

 

8/22/16

 

(109

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

22,122

 

MYR

90,190

 

8/26/16

 

3

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

$

 

3,179

 

MYR

12,900

 

8/26/16

 

(15

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

RUB

2,188,054

 

$

 

32,882

 

8/29/16

 

(45

)

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA

 

BRL

113,908

 

$

 

34,352

 

9/2/16

 

(401

)

Citibank NA

 

ARS

25,000

 

$

 

1,518

 

12/30/16

 

(13

)

Citibank NA

 

ARS

76,760

 

$

 

4,583

 

12/30/16

 

(119

)

Citibank NA

 

ARS

77,080

 

$

 

4,583

 

12/30/16

 

(138

)

Citibank NA

 

ARS

19,640

 

$

 

1,205

 

1/18/17

 

13

 

Citibank NA

 

ARS

5,860

 

$

 

360

 

1/18/17

 

4

 

Citibank NA

 

ARS

101,000

 

$

 

6,364

 

1/18/17

 

233

 

Citibank NA

 

ARS

87,400

 

$

 

5,141

 

6/13/17

 

134

 

Citibank NA

 

ARS

34,900

 

$

 

2,053

 

6/13/17

 

54

 

Citibank NA

 

ARS

52,000

 

$

 

2,921

 

6/13/17

 

(57

)

Citibank NA

 

ARS

137,800

 

$

 

7,520

 

6/13/17

 

(374

)

Citibank NA

 

$

 

8,771

 

ARS

152,000

 

6/13/17

 

(63

)

Citibank NA

 

$

 

6,254

 

ARS

108,000

 

6/13/17

 

(67

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(1,820

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Futures Contract:

 

The Fund had the following futures contract open at July 31, 2016:

 

 

 

Number
of
Contracts

 

Value
(000)

 

Expiration
Date

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(000)

 

Short:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

German Euro BOBL

 

128

 

$

(19,129

)

Sep-16

 

$

14

 

 

ARS

Argentine Peso

 

BRL

Brazilian Real

 

CLP

Chilean Peso

 

COP

Colombian Peso

 

EUR

Euro

 

HUF

Hungarian Forint

 

IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

 

INR

Indian Rupee

 

MXN

Mexican Peso

 

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

 

PEN

Peruvian Nuevo Sol

 

PHP

Philippine Peso

 

PLN

Polish Zloty

 

RON

Romanian New Leu

 

RUB

Russian Ruble

 

SGD

Singapore Dollar

 

THB

Thai Baht

 

TRY

Turkish Lira

 

ZAR

South African Rand

 

 



 

Portfolio Composition

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Sovereign

 

89.4

%

Corporate Bonds

 

6.0

 

Other*

 

4.6

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%**

 


*

Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

**

Does not include an open short futures contract with an underlying face amount of approximately $19,129,000 with unrealized appreciation of approximately $14,000. Does not include open foreign currency forward exchange contracts with net unrealized depreciation of approximately $1,820,000.

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · July 31, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation: (1) Bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued according to the broadest and most representative market. In addition, bonds and other fixed income securities may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service. The prices provided by a pricing service take into account broker-dealer market price quotations for institutional size trading in similar groups of securities, security quality, maturity, coupon and other security characteristics as well as any developments related to the specific securities; (2) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) determines that the closing price, last sale price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Directors”). Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Directors or by the Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Directors; (3) futures are valued at the latest price published by the commodities exchange on which they trade; (4) quotations of foreign portfolio securities, other assets and liabilities and forward contracts stated in foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollar equivalents at the prevailing market rates prior to the close of the NYSE; (5) investments in mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day; and (6) short-term taxable debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser determines such price does not reflect the securities’ market value, in which case these securities will be valued at their fair market value determined by the Adviser. Other taxable short-term debt securities with maturities of more than 60 days will be valued on a mark-to-market basis until such time as they reach a maturity of 60 days, whereupon they will be valued at amortized cost using their value on the 61st day unless the Adviser determines such price does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be valued at their fair market value as determined by the Adviser.

 

The Directors have responsibility for determining in good faith the fair value of the investments, and the Directors may appoint others, such as the Fund’s Adviser or a valuation committee, to assist the Directors in determining fair value and to make the actual calculations pursuant to the fair valuation methodologies previously approved by the Directors. Under procedures approved by the Directors, the Fund’s Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee whose members are approved by the Directors. The Valuation Committee provides administration and oversight of the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, which are reviewed at least annually by the Directors. These procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. Under these procedures, the Valuation Committee convenes on a regular and ad hoc basis to review such securities and considers a number of factors, including valuation methodologies and significant unobservable valuation inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Valuation Committee may employ a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due

 



 

to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches including a regular review of valuation methodologies, key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis, and reviews of any related market activity.

 

Fair Value Measurement: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationTM (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the value that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

· Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

· Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

· Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.  Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each security.

 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2016.

 

Investment Type

 

Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)

 

Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)

 

Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)

 

Total
(000)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Income Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Bonds

 

$

 

$

52,042

 

$

 

$

52,042

 

Sovereign

 

 

783,382

 

 

783,382

 

Total Fixed Income Securities

 

 

835,424

 

 

835,424

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Security

 

 

8,226

 

 

8,226

 

Investment Company

 

15,864

 

 

 

15,864

 

Sovereign

 

 

16,474

 

 

16,474

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

15,864

 

24,700

 

 

40,564

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

 

 

2,720

 

 

2,720

 

Futures Contract

 

14

 

 

 

14

 

Total Assets

 

15,878

 

862,844

 

 

878,722

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts

 

 

(4,540

)

 

(4,540

)

Total

 

$

15,878

 

$

858,304

 

$

 

$

874,182

 

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Fund recognizes transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. As of July 31, 2016, the Fund did not have any investments transfer between investment levels.

 



 

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.

 

(a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto.

 



 

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 Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

September 22, 2016

 

 

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/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

September 22, 2016

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

September 22, 2016