Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MSD) Stock Position Trimmed by Quad Cities Investment Group LLC

Quad Cities Investment Group LLC decreased its stake in shares of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MSD) by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,566 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,338 shares during the period. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund were worth $261,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MSD. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund by 8.3% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 110,900 shares of the company’s stock worth $863,000 after acquiring an additional 8,507 shares during the period. Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its stake in Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 150,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,171,000 after buying an additional 7,046 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund by 8.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 34,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 2,861 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund by 7.3% during the second quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 27,864 shares of the company’s stock worth $184,000 after buying an additional 1,900 shares in the last quarter.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Stock Up 0.1 %

NYSE MSD traded up $0.01 on Monday, hitting $6.72. 28,797 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 66,729. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. has a 1-year low of $5.85 and a 1-year high of $7.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $6.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.52.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 30th were issued a dividend of $0.1875 per share. This represents a $0.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 11.16%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 29th.

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Company Profile

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc is a closed ended fixed income fund launched and managed by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It primarily invests in debt securities of government and government-related issuers, of entities organized to restructure outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries.