During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 24.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 19.90% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.10% per year.
During the past 9 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund was 19.90% per year. The lowest was -18.00% per year. And the median was -11.35% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (NYSE:EDD) Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
* 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 Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Dividend Yield % Chart
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Annual Data
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Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Dividend Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.140000
2026-03-31
2026-03-31
2026-04-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.130000
2025-12-19
2025-12-19
2026-01-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.120000
2025-09-30
2025-09-30
2025-10-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.120000
2025-06-30
2025-06-30
2025-07-15
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
* 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 Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (EDD) has a Dividend Yield % of 8.63% as of Jun. 29, 2026. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund and its competitors. This is near median its historical median of 8.53. Over the past decade, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % has ranged from 6.17 to 12.27. According to the industry distribution chart, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund ranks #307 out of 1111 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 27.6%.
Is Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % too high?
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's current Dividend Yield % of 8.63% is near median its 10-year median of 8.53. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 6.17 to a high of 12.27. The Asset Management industry median Dividend Yield % is 6.01. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's value of 8.63% is 43.6% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund ranks #307 out of 1111 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is above the industry midpoint. Overall, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund has a GF Score™ of 53/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % compare to EAD and FRA?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund ranks #307 out of 1111 companies for Dividend Yield %. This puts Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund in the upper half of its industry. The industry median Dividend Yield % is 6.01. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's value of 8.63% is 43.6% above this benchmark. Historically, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's own Dividend Yield % has ranged from 6.17 to 12.27 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 8.53 vs. the industry median of 6.01, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund 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 Dividend Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Dividend Yield % among Asset Management companies is 6.01, based on 1,111 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's current Dividend Yield % of 8.63% is 43.6% 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 Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Dividend Yield % is 6.01 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's current Dividend Yield % is 8.63%, which is near median its own 10-year median of 8.53. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (EDD) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $9.41, compared to a current price of $5.91 — trading 37.2% below its estimated fair value. The current Dividend Yield % is 8.63%, which is near median its 10-year median of 8.53 and 43.6% above the Asset Management industry median of 6.01. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund's overall GF Score™ is 53/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividend Yield % calculated?
Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (EDD), the current Dividend Yield % is 8.63% as of Jun. 29, 2026. 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 Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund (EDD) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund stock appears to be undervalued.
The current stock price of $5.91 is trading 37.2% below its estimated GF Value™ of $9.41.
GuruFocus considers Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for EDD:
Dividend Yield %: 8.63% (near median its 10-year median of 8.53)
GF Value™: $9.41 vs. price of $5.91 (37.2% below fair value)
Industry Position: 43.6% above the Asset Management median (#307 of 1111)
No single metric tells the full story. See the EDD stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Business Description
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc is a closed-end management investment company. The company's primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income, with a secondary investment objective of long-term capital appreciation. It seeks to achieve investment objectives by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its managed assets in emerging markets domestic debt. The fund's portfolio includes sovereign, quasi-sovereign, corporate bonds in emerging markets.
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