Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt FdMSD +0.14%61 Shareholder Yield % is 8.82% as of Dec. 2025, which is 21% above its 10-year median of 7.27. GuruFocus rates MSD with a GF Score™ of 61/100 and a GF Value™ of $9.63 (Modestly Undervalued). The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,475 Asset Management companies, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd ranks better than 73.49% on this metric.
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. It is a measure of shareholder return.
As of today, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield % was 8.82%.
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (NYSE:MSD) Shareholder Yield % Explanation
Shareholder Yield % is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. The term was coined by William W. Priest of Epoch Investment Partners in a paper in 2005 entitled The Case for Shareholder Yield as a Dominant Driver of Future Equity Returns. William Priest indicated that "shareholder yield is a term that we came up with to reflect the various ways dividends can be paid to owners of a business in a publicly-traded company."
Dividend Yield % shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, which is most obvious form of shareholder return.
Buyback Yield % is the net repurchase of shares outstanding over the market capital of the company. Shares repurchases also increase shareholder value by returning the money back to shareholders.
Net Debt Paydown Yield % is the change in average of four quarters of company's total debt over a company's market cap. Assuming the total value of a company remains that same, shareholder value is increased as debt is reduced.
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Shareholder Yield % Related Terms
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Shareholder Yield % Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Shareholder Yield % Chart
MSD vs PFD, SPE, MPA: Shareholder Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Shareholder Yield % 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 Shareholder Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield % falls into.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
* All the data are calculated by TTM values. Note that if a companies is traded in several exchanges, then we calculate the company level data for Shareholder Yield % using the primary share class stock data. The calculation result in definition page is for demonstration purpose only, and it's showing the share class level data. Therefore, the numbers in the calculation may differ from elsewhere if the stock is not a primary share.
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (MSD) has a Shareholder Yield % of 8.82% as of Dec. 2025. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd and its competitors. This is 21% above median its historical median of 7.27. Over the past decade, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 4.60 to 11.99. According to the industry distribution chart, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd ranks #391 out of 1475 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 26.5%.
Is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield % too high?
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's current Shareholder Yield % of 8.82% is 21% above median its 10-year median of 7.27. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 4.60 to a high of 11.99. The Asset Management industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's value of 8.82% is 116.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd ranks #391 out of 1475 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd has a GF Score™ of 61/100 and is considered Modestly Undervalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Shareholder Yield % compare to PFD and SPE?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd ranks #391 out of 1475 companies for Shareholder Yield %. This puts Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's value of 8.82% is 116.2% above this benchmark. Historically, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's own Shareholder Yield % has ranged from 4.60 to 11.99 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 7.27 vs. the industry median of 4.08, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd has consistently been above the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Shareholder Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Shareholder Yield % among Asset Management companies is 4.08, based on 1,475 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Shareholder Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Shareholder Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's current Shareholder Yield % of 8.82% is 116.2% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Shareholder Yield % mean?
A high Shareholder Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Shareholder Yield is how much money shareholders receive from a company that is in the form of cash dividends, net stock repurchases, and debt reduction. View historical data on Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Shareholder Yield % is 4.08 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's current Shareholder Yield % is 8.82%, which is 21% above median its own 10-year median of 7.27. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (MSD) is currently considered Modestly Undervalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $9.63, compared to a current price of $7.38 — trading 23.4% below its estimated fair value. The current Shareholder Yield % is 8.82%, which is 21% above median its 10-year median of 7.27 and 116.2% above the Asset Management industry median of 4.08. Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's overall GF Score™ is 61/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Shareholder Yield % calculated?
Shareholder Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (MSD), the current Shareholder Yield % is 8.82% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (MSD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $7.38 is trading 23.4% below its estimated GF Value™ of $9.63.
GuruFocus considers Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd to be Modestly Undervalued.
Key valuation signals for MSD:
Shareholder Yield %: 8.82% (21% above median its 10-year median of 7.27)
GF Value™: $9.63 vs. price of $7.38 (23.4% below fair value)
Industry Position: 116.2% above the Asset Management median (#391 of 1475)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MSD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Business Description
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.
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