UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number

811-06403

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

 

10036

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)

 

John H. Gernon

522 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10036

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

212-296-0289

 

 

Date of fiscal year end:

December 31,

 

 

Date of reporting period:

September 30, 2016

 

 



 

Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

 

The Fund’s schedule of investments as of the close of the reporting period prepared pursuant to Rule 12-12 of Regulation S-X is as follows:

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

Portfolio of Investments

Third Quarter Report

September 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Common Stocks (98.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Macro SA ADR

 

14,490

 

$

1,134

 

Grupo Financiero Galicia SA ADR

 

36,209

 

1,126

 

 

 

 

 

2,260

 

Austria (1.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Erste Group Bank AG (a)

 

86,832

 

2,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

 

40,793

 

828

 

 

 

 

 

3,400

 

Brazil (7.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bradesco SA (Preference)

 

358,954

 

3,275

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preference)

 

291,401

 

3,183

 

 

 

 

 

6,458

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Raia Drogasil SA

 

120,809

 

2,462

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

BRF SA

 

187,644

 

3,192

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

MercadoLibre, Inc.

 

15,502

 

2,867

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Lojas Renner SA

 

153,845

 

1,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

 

62,260

 

1,360

 

 

 

 

 

17,497

 

Chile (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

SACI Falabella

 

181,969

 

1,334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China (18.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. B Shares

 

204,800

 

334

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd. H Shares (b)

 

6,507,000

 

3,001

 

China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (b)

 

5,907,810

 

4,409

 

 

 

 

 

7,410

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

China Machinery Engineering Corp. H Shares (b)

 

603,000

 

355

 

 



 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc. ADR (a)

 

16,113

 

747

 

TAL Education Group ADR (a)(c)

 

13,357

 

946

 

 

 

 

 

1,693

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Unicom Hong Kong Ltd. (b)

 

844,000

 

1,027

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (b)

 

419,000

 

785

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels Group Co., Ltd. H Shares (b)

 

850,000

 

264

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

15,660

 

1,422

 

 

 

 

 

1,686

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producer

 

 

 

 

 

Huadian Power International Corp., Ltd. H Shares (b)

 

862,000

 

389

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

China Pacific Insurance Group Co., Ltd. H Shares (b)

 

504,000

 

1,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

 

 

 

 

JD.com, Inc. ADR (a)(c)

 

53,884

 

1,406

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR (a)(c)

 

35,378

 

3,743

 

NetEase, Inc. ADR

 

3,610

 

869

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (b)

 

408,000

 

11,305

 

 

 

 

 

15,917

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

CRCC High-Tech Equipment Corp., Ltd. H Shares (b)

 

968,000

 

454

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (b)

 

850,000

 

853

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (b)

 

392,000

 

1,343

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (b)

 

203,000

 

1,419

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. (b)

 

416,500

 

694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd. (b)

 

436,500

 

5,359

 

 

 

 

 

42,997

 

Colombia (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Cemex Latam Holdings SA (a)

 

142,066

 

540

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

 

45,700

 

596

 

 



 

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (Preference)

 

41,643

 

539

 

 

 

 

 

1,135

 

 

 

 

 

1,675

 

Czech Republic (0.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Komercni Banka AS

 

58,650

 

2,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

 

210,815

 

1,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Adidas AG

 

6,947

 

1,206

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

AIA Group Ltd.

 

443,600

 

2,972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Samsonite International SA

 

1,080,300

 

3,473

 

 

 

 

 

6,445

 

India (10.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

 

22,759

 

1,879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

HDFC Bank Ltd.

 

79,475

 

1,767

 

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

 

133,103

 

2,404

 

 

 

 

 

4,171

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

 

104,027

 

2,248

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Shree Cement Ltd.

 

10,833

 

2,781

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Financial Inclusion Ltd. (a)

 

91,092

 

1,211

 

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.

 

142,037

 

2,487

 

 

 

 

 

3,698

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

 

2,017,597

 

2,424

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd.

 

244,697

 

2,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

 

250,958

 

2,314

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Marico Ltd.

 

394,818

 

1,636

 

 



 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

 

52,666

 

732

 

 

 

 

 

23,896

 

Indonesia (4.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Astra International Tbk PT

 

1,289,800

 

820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk PT

 

1,798,500

 

1,550

 

Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

2,526,700

 

1,080

 

 

 

 

 

2,630

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Semen Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

1,295,900

 

1,007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Link Net Tbk PT

 

2,565,000

 

856

 

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Persero Tbk PT

 

4,105,800

 

1,360

 

 

 

 

 

2,216

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

 

2,697,000

 

582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

 

560,300

 

795

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

United Tractors Tbk PT

 

161,500

 

219

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Bumi Serpong Damai Tbk PT

 

7,362,100

 

1,252

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Jasa Marga Persero Tbk PT

 

720,900

 

255

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

XL Axiata Tbk PT (a)

 

4,710,250

 

977

 

 

 

 

 

10,753

 

Korea, Republic of (12.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.

 

19,217

 

1,111

 

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

 

21,928

 

1,522

 

 

 

 

 

2,633

 

Auto Components

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Wia Corp.

 

7,315

 

578

 

Mando Corp.

 

4,085

 

920

 

 

 

 

 

1,498

 

Biotechnology

 

 

 

 

 

Hugel, Inc. (a)

 

3,298

 

1,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Hyundai Development Co-Engineering & Construction

 

41,592

 

1,943

 

 



 

Electric Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Electric Power Corp.

 

27,735

 

1,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

CJ CheilJedang Corp.

 

2,321

 

766

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Coway Co., Ltd.

 

16,081

 

1,392

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

CJ Corp.

 

4,602

 

780

 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

8,412

 

1,622

 

 

 

 

 

2,402

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

240

 

61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

NAVER Corp.

 

3,226

 

2,590

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Innocean Worldwide, Inc.

 

11,448

 

762

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Amorepacific Corp.

 

5,478

 

1,937

 

Cosmax, Inc.

 

5,054

 

697

 

 

 

 

 

2,634

 

Software

 

 

 

 

 

Nexon Co., Ltd.

 

85,700

 

1,339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

4,157

 

6,059

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference)

 

2,127

 

2,511

 

 

 

 

 

8,570

 

 

 

 

 

29,225

 

Mexico (5.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

 

581,782

 

3,054

 

Grupo Financiero Santander Mexico SAB de CV ADR

 

121,254

 

1,067

 

 

 

 

 

4,121

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR

 

42,792

 

3,938

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

Mexichem SAB de CV

 

511,915

 

1,144

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Cemex SAB de CV ADR (a)

 

353,659

 

2,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Alsea SAB de CV

 

280,445

 

949

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa SAB de CV

 

666,813

 

1,039

 

 

 

 

 

13,999

 

 



 

Pakistan (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

United Bank Ltd.

 

849,400

 

1,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Lucky Cement Ltd.

 

205,900

 

1,337

 

 

 

 

 

2,960

 

Panama (0.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

Copa Holdings SA, Class A

 

15,714

 

1,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peru (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Credicorp Ltd.

 

23,624

 

3,596

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

Cia de Minas Buenaventura SA ADR (a)

 

109,656

 

1,518

 

 

 

 

 

5,114

 

Philippines (3.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BDO Unibank, Inc.

 

385,290

 

874

 

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

 

1,056,368

 

1,860

 

 

 

 

 

2,734

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Ayala Corp.

 

55,110

 

975

 

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

 

8,635,000

 

1,265

 

 

 

 

 

2,240

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

 

3,605,300

 

899

 

LT Group, Inc.

 

742,800

 

235

 

SM Investments Corp.

 

130,683

 

1,822

 

 

 

 

 

2,956

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

 

572,150

 

914

 

 

 

 

 

8,844

 

Poland (3.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Pekao SA

 

33,268

 

1,081

 

Bank Zachodni WBK SA

 

13,071

 

1,067

 

mBank SA (a)

 

805

 

72

 

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

 

93,691

 

642

 

 

 

 

 

2,862

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Eurocash SA

 

84,939

 

946

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

 

120,630

 

2,092

 

 

 

 

 

3,038

 

 



 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

CCC SA

 

32,803

 

1,523

 

LPP SA

 

662

 

682

 

 

 

 

 

2,205

 

 

 

 

 

8,105

 

Russia (2.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

X5 Retail Group N.V. GDR (a)

 

35,489

 

1,028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR (a)

 

70,574

 

1,237

 

Yandex N.V., Class A (a)

 

67,041

 

1,411

 

 

 

 

 

2,648

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC ADR

 

77,028

 

1,231

 

 

 

 

 

4,907

 

South Africa (6.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Clicks Group Ltd.

 

115,308

 

1,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

AVI Ltd.

 

94,327

 

646

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. H Shares

 

447,472

 

2,568

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Naspers Ltd., Class N

 

27,838

 

4,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Sasol Ltd.

 

62,944

 

1,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

Mondi PLC

 

96,084

 

2,024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Vodacom Group Ltd.

 

168,526

 

1,895

 

 

 

 

 

14,749

 

Taiwan (9.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

E.Sun Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

1,351,900

 

770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Electronics, Inc.

 

243,758

 

1,306

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

 

680,405

 

1,723

 

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

 

9,000

 

1,093

 

 

 

 

 

4,122

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

President Chain Store Corp.

 

70,000

 

558

 

 



 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

 

942,070

 

1,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

PChome Online, Inc.

 

68,123

 

805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

 

 

 

Yeong Guan Energy Technology Group Co., Ltd.

 

95,000

 

522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

1,344,000

 

1,613

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

1,146,455

 

6,724

 

 

 

 

 

8,337

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

 

190,000

 

1,552

 

Pegatron Corp.

 

520,000

 

1,347

 

 

 

 

 

2,899

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

 

82,758

 

992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

 

249,000

 

897

 

 

 

 

 

21,677

 

Thailand (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Kasikornbank PCL NVDR

 

245,300

 

1,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction PCL (Foreign)

 

1,511,000

 

1,034

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Minor International PCL (Foreign)

 

1,129,020

 

1,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services

 

 

 

 

 

DKSH Holding AG

 

22,076

 

1,622

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Central Pattana PCL (Foreign)

 

738,100

 

1,246

 

 

 

 

 

6,514

 

Turkey (1.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

 

163,393

 

1,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Arcelik AS

 

214,703

 

1,514

 

 

 

 

 

2,681

 

United States (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Nien Made Enterprise Co., Ltd.

 

97,000

 

1,257

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $191,196)

 

 

 

236,043

 

 



 

Short-Term Investments (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $2,390)

 

2,389,630

 

2,390

 

Investment Company (1.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class (d) (Cost $3,103)

 

3,102,861

 

3,103

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $5,493)

 

 

 

5,493

 

Total Investments (101.2%) (Cost $196,689) Including $5,904 of Securities Loaned (e)(f)(g)(h)

 

 

 

241,536

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-1.2%)

 

 

 

(2,757

)

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

238,779

 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.

(c)

All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2016 were approximately $5,904,000 and $6,008,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $2,390,000, which was subsequently invested in Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. The remaining collateral of approximately $3,618,000 was received in the form of U.S. Government obligations, which the Fund cannot sell or re-pledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio of Investments. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand.

(d)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Government Portfolio - (the “Liquidity Funds”), an open-end management investment company managed by the Adviser, both directly and as a portion of the securities held as collateral on loaned securities. Advisory fees paid by the Fund are reduced by an amount equal to its pro-rata share of the advisory and administration fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $4,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(e)

Securities are available for collateral in connection with an open foreign currency forward exchange contract.

(f)

The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $173,918,000 and 72.8%, respectively, represent the securities that have been fair valued under the fair valuation policy for international investments as described in the Notes to the Portfolio of Investments.

(g)

The Fund is permitted to purchase and sell securities (“cross-trade”) from and to other Morgan Stanley Funds as well as other funds and client accounts for which the Adviser or an affiliate of the Adviser serves as investment adviser, pursuant to procedures approved by the Directors in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the Act (the “Rule”). Each cross-trade is executed at the current market price in compliance with provisions of the Rule. For the nine months ended September 30, 2016, the Fund did not engage in any cross-trade transactions.

(h)

At September 30, 2016, the aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $56,029,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $11,182,000 resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $44,847,000.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt.

NVDR

Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.

PJSC

Public Joint Stock Company.

 



 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contract open at September 30, 2016:

 

Counterparty

 

Contracts
to
Deliver
(000)

 

In
Exchange
For
(000)

 

Delivery
Date

 

Unrealized
Depreciation
(000)

 

UBS AG

 

EUR

4,341

 

$

4,858

 

10/20/16

 

$

(22

)

 


EUR   —   Euro

 



 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Other**

 

70.5

%

Banks

 

19.1

 

Internet Software & Services

 

10.4

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%***

 


*

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2016.

**

Industries and/or investment types representing less than 5% of total investments.

***

Does not include an open foreign currency forward exchange contract with unrealized depreciation of approximately $22,000.

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · September 30, 2016 (unaudited)

 

Security Valuation: (1) An equity portfolio security listed or traded on an exchange is valued at its latest reported sales price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), and if there were no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant exchanges; (2) all other equity portfolio securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available are valued at the latest reported sales price (or at the market official closing price if such market reports an official closing price), and if there was no trading in the security on a given day and if there is no official closing price from relevant markets for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available on the relevant markets. Listed equity securities not traded on the valuation date with no reported bid and asked prices available on the exchange are valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers. An unlisted equity security that does not trade on the valuation date and for which bid and asked prices from the relevant markets are unavailable is valued at the mean between the current bid and asked prices obtained from one or more reputable brokers or dealers. In cases where a security is traded on more than one exchange, the security is valued on the exchange designated as the primary market; (3) certain portfolio securities may be valued by an outside pricing service/vendor approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Directors”). The pricing service/vendor may employ a pricing model that takes into account, among other things, bids, yield spreads, and/or other market data and specific security characteristics. Alternatively, if a valuation is not available from an outside pricing service/vendor, and the security trades on an exchange, the security may be valued at its latest reported sale price (or at the exchange official closing price if such exchange reports an official closing price), prior to the time when assets are valued. If there are no sales on a given day and if there is no official exchange closing price for that day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices if such bid and asked prices are available in the relevant exchanges; (4) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) or Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company (“MSIM Company”) (the “Sub-Adviser”) determines that the closing price, last sale price or the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, portfolio securities are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Directors. Occasionally, developments affecting the closing prices of securities and other assets may occur between the times at which valuations of such securities are determined (that is, close of the foreign market on which the securities trade) and the close of business of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).  If developments occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such securities, such valuations may be adjusted to reflect the estimated fair value of such securities as of the close of the NYSE, as determined in good faith by the Directors or by the Adviser using a pricing service and/or procedures approved by the Directors; (5) quotations of foreign portfolio securities, other assets and liabilities and forward contracts stated in foreign currency are translated into United States dollar equivalents at the prevailing market rates prior to the close of the NYSE; and (6) investments in mutual funds, including the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds, are valued at the net asset value as of the close of each business day.

 

The Directors have responsibility for determining in good faith the fair value of the investments, and the Directors may appoint others, such as the Fund’s Adviser or a valuation committee, to assist the Directors in determining fair value and to make the actual calculations pursuant to the fair valuation methodologies previously approved by the Directors. Under procedures approved by the Directors, the Fund’s Adviser has formed a Valuation Committee whose members are approved by the Directors. The Valuation Committee provides administration and oversight of the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures, which are reviewed at least annually by the Directors. These procedures allow the Fund to utilize independent pricing services, quotations from securities and financial instrument dealers, and other market sources to determine fair value.

 

The Fund has procedures to determine the fair value of securities and other financial instruments for which market prices are not readily available. Under these procedures, the Valuation Committee convenes on a regular and ad hoc basis to review such securities and considers a number of factors, including valuation methodologies and significant unobservable valuation inputs, when arriving at fair value. The Valuation Committee may employ a market-based approach which may use related or comparable assets or liabilities, recent transactions, market multiples, book values, and other relevant information for the investment to determine the fair value of the investment. An income-based valuation approach may also be used in which the anticipated future cash flows of the investment are discounted to calculate fair value. Discounts may also be applied due to the nature or duration of any restrictions on the disposition of the investments. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Valuation Committee employs various methods for calibrating these valuation approaches including a regular review of

 



 

valuation methodologies, key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis, and reviews of any related market activity.

 

Fair Value Measurement: Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards CodificationTM (“ASC”) 820, “Fair Value Measurement” (“ASC 820”), defines fair value as the value that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in valuing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below.

 

· Level 1 — unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

 

· Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

· Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.  Factors considered in making this determination may include, but are not limited to, information obtained by contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the issuer’s financial statements or other available documents and, if necessary, available information concerning other securities in similar circumstances

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each security.

 



 

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2016.

 

Investment Type

 

Level 1
Unadjusted
quoted
prices
(000)

 

Level 2
Other
significant
observable
inputs
(000)

 

Level 3
Significant
unobservable
inputs
(000)

 

Total
(000)

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stocks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

$

 

$

2,633

 

$

 

$

2,633

 

Airlines

 

1,382

 

 

 

1,382

 

Auto Components

 

 

1,498

 

 

1,498

 

Automobiles

 

 

3,033

 

 

3,033

 

Banks

 

19,007

 

26,701

 

 

45,708

 

Beverages

 

3,938

 

 

 

3,938

 

Biotechnology

 

 

1,277

 

 

1,277

 

Chemicals

 

1,144

 

 

 

1,144

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

5,580

 

 

5,580

 

Construction Materials

 

3,348

 

5,125

 

 

8,473

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

3,698

 

 

3,698

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

1,693

 

 

 

1,693

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

1,135

 

2,240

 

 

3,375

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

3,243

 

 

3,243

 

Electric Utilities

 

 

1,358

 

 

1,358

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

4,122

 

 

4,122

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

4,554

 

3,601

 

 

8,155

 

Food Products

 

3,192

 

5,139

 

 

8,331

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

2,371

 

1,541

 

 

3,912

 

Household Durables

 

 

6,731

 

 

6,731

 

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers

 

 

389

 

 

389

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

1,039

 

5,358

 

 

6,397

 

Insurance

 

828

 

4,906

 

 

5,734

 

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

 

1,406

 

 

 

1,406

 

Internet Software & Services

 

8,890

 

15,937

 

 

24,827

 

Machinery

 

 

2,878

 

 

2,878

 

Media

 

 

8,182

 

 

8,182

 

Metals & Mining

 

1,518

 

1,753

 

 

3,271

 

Multi-line Retail

 

2,492

 

795

 

 

3,287

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

1,360

 

4,255

 

 

5,615

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

 

2,024

 

 

2,024

 

Personal Products

 

 

4,270

 

 

4,270

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

1,585

 

 

1,585

 

Professional Services

 

1,622

 

 

 

1,622

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

3,841

 

 

3,841

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

8,337

 

 

8,337

 

Software

 

 

1,339

 

 

1,339

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

11,469

 

 

11,469

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

1,206

 

8,089

 

 

9,295

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

1,863

 

 

1,863

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

9,128

 

 

9,128

 

Total Common Stocks

 

62,125

 

173,918

 

 

236,043

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

5,493

 

 

 

5,493

 

Total Assets

 

67,618

 

173,918

 

 

241,536

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract

 

 

(22

)

 

(22

)

Total

 

$

67,618

 

$

173,896

 

$

 

$

241,514

 

 

Transfers between investment levels may occur as the markets fluctuate and/or the availability of data used in an investment’s valuation changes. The Fund recognizes transfers between the levels as of the end of the period. As of September 30, 2016, securities with a total value of approximately $3,022,000 transferred from Level 1 to Level 2. Securities that were valued using unadjusted quoted prices at December 31, 2015 were valued using other significant observable inputs at September 30, 2016. As of September 30, 2016, securities with a total value of approximately $23,594,000 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1. Securities that were valued using other significant observable inputs at December 31, 2015 were valued using unadjusted quoted prices at September 30, 2016. At September 30, 2016, the fair value of certain securities were adjusted due to developments which occurred between the time of the close of the foreign markets on which they trade and the close of business on the NYSE which resulted in their Level 2 classification.

 



 

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value.

 

 

 

Common Stock
(000)

 

Beginning Balance

 

$

718

 

Purchases

 

 

Sales

 

(453

)

Amortization of discount

 

 

Transfers in

 

 

Transfers out

 

 

Corporate actions

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

(31

)

Realized gains (losses)

 

(234

)

Ending Balance

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments still held as of September 30, 2016

 

$

 —

 

 



 

Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a) The Fund’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are sufficient to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Fund in this Form N-Q was recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, based upon such officers’ evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report.

 

(b)  There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3.  Exhibits.

 

(a) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant are attached hereto.

 



 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

 

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

November 17, 2016

 

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ John H. Gernon

 

John H. Gernon

 

Principal Executive Officer

 

November 17, 2016

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

November 17, 2016