Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.

Frequently Asked Questions About EDD

What does EDD invest in?

The Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment vehicle dedicated to fixed-income assets. Established and overseen by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., its mandate involves allocating capital to the debt markets of developing nations worldwide. A primary focus of its portfolio is sovereign debt, specifically government bonds issued in the domestic currencies of these emerging economies. For performance evaluation, the fund measures its results against the JPMorgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index. This fund was constituted on January 25, 2007, and maintains its domicile in the United States.

What is the expense ratio of EDD?

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. (EDD) charges an expense ratio of 2.18%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is EDD's dividend yield?

EDD's trailing-twelve-month yield is 10.80%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of EDD?

Effective duration measures EDD's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. EDD's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of EDD?

EDD's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of EDD?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from EDD if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. EDD's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.