# Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. (EDD): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/edd for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Morgan Stanley · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2007-04-24 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 wa... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $5.39 | | Expense Ratio | 2.18% | | Assets Under Management | $347.4M | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 13.36% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $0.72 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $4.96 – $6.18 | | Beta | 0.64 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.2100 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-30 - Pay date: 2026-10-15 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 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 13.36%, 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. ### Does EDD pay a dividend? Yes, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. (EDD) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 13.36%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does EDD pay dividends? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is EDD's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for EDD was 2026-09-30. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will EDD's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 2.18% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does EDD charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from EDD's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does EDD cost more than a fund like VOO? EDD's strategy (current expense ratio 2.18%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where EDD sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to EDD? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as EDD (2.18%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/edd - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/edd/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/edd/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/edd/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/edd/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.