Does MSD pay a dividend?

Yes. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.49% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.59 per share.

How much does MSD pay in dividends?

$0.59 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next MSD ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MSD. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

MSD Dividend

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of September 30, 2026

Dividend yield: 8.49%
Annual dividend: $0.59
Payout ratio: 0.00
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $6.89
Market cap: $139M

Is MSD a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is far above the marketAt 8.49%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.81% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 16 timesAcross 32 complete years, the annual total fell in 2019, 2020, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.

MSD dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1994 to 2025.

Peak $1.84 in 1997Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MSD, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 30, 2026	October 15, 2026	$0.1450	Quarterly
June 30, 2026	July 15, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 31, 2026	April 15, 2026	$0.1400	Quarterly
December 19, 2025	January 15, 2026	$0.1500	Quarterly
September 30, 2025	October 15, 2025	$0.1700	Quarterly
June 30, 2025	July 15, 2025	$0.1900	Quarterly
March 31, 2025	April 15, 2025	$0.2200	Quarterly
December 13, 2024	January 15, 2025	$0.2650	Quarterly
September 30, 2024	October 15, 2024	$0.2200	Quarterly
June 28, 2024	July 15, 2024	$0.2200	Quarterly
March 27, 2024	April 15, 2024	$0.2100	Quarterly
December 14, 2023	January 12, 2024	$0.2000	Quarterly
September 28, 2023	October 13, 2023	$0.2125	Quarterly
June 29, 2023	July 14, 2023	$0.1875	Quarterly
March 30, 2023	April 14, 2023	$0.1575	Quarterly
December 15, 2022	January 13, 2023	$0.1200	Quarterly
September 29, 2022	October 14, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
June 29, 2022	July 15, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
March 30, 2022	April 14, 2022	$0.1200	Quarterly
December 16, 2021	January 14, 2022	$0.1250	Quarterly
September 29, 2021	October 15, 2021	$0.1100	Quarterly
June 29, 2021	July 15, 2021	$0.1100	Quarterly
March 30, 2021	April 15, 2021	$0.1050	Quarterly
December 17, 2020	January 15, 2021	$0.1050	Quarterly
September 29, 2020	October 15, 2020	$0.1100	Quarterly
June 29, 2020	July 15, 2020	$0.0975	Quarterly
March 30, 2020	April 15, 2020	$0.1200	Quarterly
December 19, 2019	January 15, 2020	$0.1300	Quarterly
September 27, 2019	October 15, 2019	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 27, 2019	July 15, 2019	$0.1300	Quarterly
March 28, 2019	April 15, 2019	$0.1300	Quarterly
December 20, 2018	January 15, 2019	$0.1300	Quarterly
September 27, 2018	October 15, 2018	$0.1300	Quarterly
June 28, 2018	July 13, 2018	$0.1400	Quarterly
March 28, 2018	April 13, 2018	$0.1400	Quarterly
December 21, 2017	January 10, 2018	$0.1400	Quarterly
September 28, 2017	October 13, 2017	$0.1400	Quarterly
June 28, 2017	July 14, 2017	$0.1500	Quarterly
March 29, 2017	April 14, 2017	$0.1500	Quarterly
December 21, 2016	January 13, 2017	$0.1750	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MSD pay a dividend?: Yes. Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 8.49% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.59 per share.
How much does MSD pay in dividends?: $0.59 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MSD ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MSD. Dates appear here once the company declares them.