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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) Beta : 0.58 (As of May. 15, 2024)


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What is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-15), Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta is 0.58.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta can be seen below:

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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Beta Chart

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.33 0.52 0.58 -0.20 -0.26

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.58 0.61 -0.20 0.53 -0.26

Competitive Comparison of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Beta falls into.



Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd  (NYSE:MSD) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) Business Description

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Address
522 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10036
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to produce high current income and as a secondary objective to seek capital appreciation, through investments mainly in debt securities of government and government-related issuers located in emerging countries, of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries.
Executives
Michael J Key officer: Vice President 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kyle Lee officer: Portfolio Manager 1633 BROADWAY, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Federico C Sequeda officer: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Ali Akbar Causer officer: Portfolio Manager TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Eddie Arthur Grier other: Advisory Board Member 11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 500, RESTON VA 20190
Frances Cashman other: Advisory Board Member MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 1633 BROADWAY 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deidre Downes officer: Chief Compliance Officer 1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patricia A Maleski director C/O J P MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, 522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy J Knierim officer: CCO 100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Sahil Tandon officer: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jakki L. Haussler director 221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Nancy Everett director 1812 PARK AVE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Nystedt Bo Jens Andreas other: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Warren John Mar other: Portfolio Manager 522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
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