Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD) Competitors $7.42 -0.03 (-0.40%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.43 +0.01 (+0.13%) As of 08/14/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MSD vs. DSU, CION, PEO, ECC, RMT, IFN, TYG, EVN, MCI, and MVFShould you be buying Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund include BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), ROYCE OTC MICRO (RMT), India Fund (IFN), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund CION Investment Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit ROYCE OTC MICRO India Fund Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust Barings Corporate Investors BlackRock MuniVest Fund Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (NYSE:DSU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Is MSD or DSU a better dividend stock? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MSD or DSU? 24.3% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MSD or DSU more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A N/A N/A BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSD or DSU? CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Does the media prefer MSD or DSU? In the previous week, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund and 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's score of 0.14 indicating that Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Positive BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, MSD or DSU? Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackRock Debt Strategies Fund beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 4 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MSD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$151.12M$3.91B$12.42B$21.04BDividend Yield12.01%6.49%5.54%3.56%P/E RatioN/AN/A19.6928.01Price / SalesN/A20.4025.7957.05Price / CashN/A17.9621.7623.95Price / BookN/A1.132.295.26Net IncomeN/A$161.89M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance-0.47%0.66%1.75%2.09%1 Month Performance-1.98%1.75%2.42%2.35%1 Year Performance-2.11%1.94%542.40%13.36% Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSDMorgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt FundN/A$7.42-0.4%N/A-2.2%$151.12MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓DSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.55-0.2%N/A-2.2%$575.75MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑CIONCION Investment1.0134 of 5 stars$10.77+0.2%$11.00+2.2%-12.1%$559.41M$252.43M-56.65N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$20.68-0.5%N/A-8.9%$546.30MN/A0.0018Positive NewsECCEagle Point Credit3.2703 of 5 stars$6.26+0.4%$8.67+38.6%-31.1%$479.39M$179.77M-15.64N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionRMTROYCE OTC MICRON/A$9.46+0.2%N/A+6.1%$478.44MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑IFNIndia FundN/A$15.34+0.4%N/A-16.5%$474.23MN/A0.0021,000News CoverageDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↓TYGTortoise Energy InfrastructureN/A$42.99-1.9%N/A+21.9%$471.72MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓EVNEaton Vance Municipal Income TrustN/A$10.63+0.1%N/A-1.6%$420.87MN/A0.00N/ANegative NewsShort Interest ↑MCIBarings Corporate InvestorsN/A$20.63+1.4%N/A+12.9%$412.87MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓MVFBlackRock MuniVest FundN/A$6.70+0.9%N/A-9.5%$400.48MN/A0.00147,000Negative NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DSU Alternatives CION Alternatives PEO Alternatives ECC Alternatives RMT Alternatives IFN Alternatives TYG Alternatives EVN Alternatives MCI Alternatives MVF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MSD) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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