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, 2015

 

 



 

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, 2015 (unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Common Stocks (97.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Austria (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Erste Group Bank AG (a) 

 

117,569

 

$

3,418

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe

 

48,003

 

1,413

 

 

 

 

 

4,831

 

Brazil (5.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Banco Bradesco SA (Preference)

 

264,315

 

1,428

 

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (Preference)

 

302,593

 

2,023

 

 

 

 

 

3,451

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Telefonica Brasil SA (Preference)

 

77,500

 

717

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Raia Drogasil SA

 

120,809

 

1,191

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

BRF SA

 

231,432

 

4,121

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

MercadoLibre, Inc. (b) 

 

13,714

 

1,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Ultrapar Participacoes SA

 

62,260

 

1,049

 

 

 

 

 

11,778

 

Chile (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

SACI Falabella

 

181,969

 

1,128

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China (15.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Chongqing Changan Automobile Co., Ltd. B Shares

 

224,800

 

382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank of China Ltd. H Shares (c) 

 

10,186,000

 

4,409

 

China Construction Bank Corp. H Shares (c) 

 

4,967,810

 

3,328

 

 

 

 

 

7,737

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Tsingtao Brewery Co., Ltd. H Shares (b)(c) 

 

60,000

 

264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

 

242,000

 

410

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

China Machinery Engineering Corp. H Shares (c) 

 

484,000

 

419

 

 



 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

 

 

 

 

TAL Education Group ADR (a)(b) 

 

24,218

 

779

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd. (c) 

 

219,000

 

773

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

862,000

 

677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. H Shares (c) 

 

545,000

 

1,902

 

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

 

353,000

 

1,307

 

China Taiping Insurance Holdings Co., Ltd. (a)(c) 

 

214,400

 

672

 

 

 

 

 

3,881

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

 

 

 

 

 

JD.com, Inc. ADR (a) 

 

42,188

 

1,099

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

NetEase, Inc. ADR

 

4,510

 

542

 

Tencent Holdings Ltd. (c) 

 

408,000

 

6,862

 

 

 

 

 

7,404

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (c) 

 

662,000

 

584

 

Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. (c)(d) 

 

1,916,000

 

888

 

 

 

 

 

1,472

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (c) 

 

442,000

 

1,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd. (c) 

 

138,000

 

713

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

Shenzhen International Holdings Ltd. (c) 

 

410,000

 

566

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

China Mobile Ltd. (c) 

 

436,500

 

5,210

 

 

 

 

 

33,135

 

Colombia (0.8%)

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Cemex Latam Holdings SA (a) 

 

154,928

 

617

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA

 

45,700

 

531

 

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana SA (Preference)

 

48,500

 

556

 

 

 

 

 

1,087

 

 

 

 

 

1,704

 

Czech Republic (1.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Komercni Banka AS

 

11,730

 

2,545

 

 



 

Egypt (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE

 

168,652

 

1,134

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

AIA Group Ltd.

 

384,800

 

2,003

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Samsonite International SA

 

1,080,300

 

3,546

 

 

 

 

 

5,549

 

India (12.1%)

 

 

 

 

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

 

40,761

 

2,917

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

HDFC Bank Ltd.

 

127,141

 

2,488

 

IndusInd Bank Ltd.

 

179,773

 

2,589

 

 

 

 

 

5,077

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

 

 

 

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

 

75,831

 

1,699

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Shree Cement Ltd. (a) 

 

10,642

 

1,903

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

 

 

 

Shriram Transport Finance Co., Ltd.

 

139,925

 

1,976

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology Services

 

 

 

 

 

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.

 

33,762

 

1,333

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machinery

 

 

 

 

 

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

 

2,507,408

 

3,538

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Bharat Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

 

125,479

 

1,630

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Marico Ltd.

 

255,190

 

1,575

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

 

134,231

 

2,154

 

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (a) 

 

64,462

 

855

 

 

 

 

 

3,009

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Idea Cellular Ltd.

 

299,389

 

683

 

 

 

 

 

25,340

 

Indonesia (2.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Link Net Tbk PT (a) 

 

2,207,300

 

679

 

XL Axiata Tbk PT (a) 

 

3,901,000

 

697

 

 

 

 

 

1,376

 

 



 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Surya Citra Media Tbk PT

 

2,684,100

 

505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Matahari Department Store Tbk PT

 

1,509,500

 

1,663

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

 

 

 

Kalbe Farma Tbk PT

 

8,989,200

 

847

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

 

 

 

AKR Corporindo Tbk PT

 

1,198,600

 

480

 

 

 

 

 

4,871

 

Korea, Republic of (12.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

 

 

 

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd.

 

12,801

 

738

 

LIG Nex1 Co., Ltd. (a) 

 

2,622

 

168

 

 

 

 

 

906

 

Automobiles

 

 

 

 

 

Kia Motors Corp.

 

36,139

 

1,639

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

KB Financial Group, Inc.

 

50,439

 

1,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

LG Chem Ltd.

 

4,747

 

1,153

 

Lotte Chemical Corp.

 

3,559

 

818

 

 

 

 

 

1,971

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Coway Co., Ltd.

 

27,299

 

1,934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

 

5,131

 

1,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insurance

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

 

14,063

 

1,175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

NAVER Corp.

 

2,084

 

905

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Personal Products

 

 

 

 

 

Amorepacific Corp.

 

5,122

 

1,672

 

Cosmax, Inc.

 

5,343

 

972

 

 

 

 

 

2,644

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

SK Hynix, Inc.

 

43,749

 

1,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

 

 

 

Nexon Co., Ltd.

 

83,300

 

1,116

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel Shilla Co., Ltd.

 

18,843

 

1,840

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

 

5,428

 

5,220

 

 



 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (Preference)

 

1,477

 

1,151

 

 

 

 

 

6,371

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

SK Telecom Co., Ltd.

 

3,714

 

823

 

 

 

 

 

25,132

 

Laos (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

 

 

 

Kolao Holdings (b) 

 

30,675

 

352

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Malaysia (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

IHH Healthcare Bhd

 

709,400

 

964

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd

 

676,600

 

434

 

 

 

 

 

1,398

 

Mexico (7.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Series O

 

337,553

 

1,655

 

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SAB de CV Series O

 

451,434

 

933

 

 

 

 

 

2,588

 

Beverages

 

 

 

 

 

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV ADR

 

49,315

 

4,401

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals

 

 

 

 

 

Mexichem SAB de CV

 

511,915

 

1,258

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Cemex SAB de CV ADR (a) 

 

435,452

 

3,044

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

Alfa SAB de CV

 

1,203,356

 

2,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-line Retail

 

 

 

 

 

El Puerto de Liverpool SAB de CV

 

77,249

 

1,003

 

 

 

 

 

14,635

 

Pakistan (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

United Bank Ltd.

 

974,500

 

1,363

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construction Materials

 

 

 

 

 

Lucky Cement Ltd.

 

128,300

 

645

 

 

 

 

 

2,008

 

Panama (0.2%)

 

 

 

 

 

Airlines

 

 

 

 

 

Copa Holdings SA, Class A (b) 

 

9,063

 

380

 

 



 

Peru (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Credicorp Ltd.

 

19,332

 

2,056

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Philippines (4.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

BDO Unibank, Inc.

 

400,470

 

887

 

Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co.

 

1,056,368

 

1,846

 

 

 

 

 

2,733

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

 

13,831,800

 

1,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

 

 

 

 

DMCI Holdings, Inc.

 

2,582,000

 

709

 

LT Group, Inc.

 

3,187,000

 

689

 

SM Investments Corp.

 

108,872

 

2,078

 

 

 

 

 

3,476

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

 

 

 

International Container Terminal Services, Inc.

 

409,980

 

660

 

 

 

 

 

8,346

 

Poland (3.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Banks

 

 

 

 

 

Bank Pekao SA

 

36,261

 

1,474

 

Bank Zachodni WBK SA (a) 

 

1,239

 

96

 

 

 

 

 

1,570

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA

 

162,101

 

2,189

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen SA

 

76,656

 

1,338

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Road & Rail

 

 

 

 

 

PKP Cargo SA

 

53,665

 

955

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

CCC SA

 

21,952

 

948

 

LPP SA

 

197

 

406

 

 

 

 

 

1,354

 

 

 

 

 

7,406

 

Russia (1.6%)

 

 

 

 

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

 

 

 

 

X5 Retail Group N.V. GDR (a) 

 

47,890

 

836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Mail.ru Group Ltd. GDR (a) 

 

58,483

 

1,020

 

Yandex N.V., Class A (a) 

 

75,431

 

809

 

 

 

 

 

1,829

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

NovaTek OAO (Registered GDR)

 

7,238

 

671

 

 

 

 

 

3,336

 

 



 

South Africa (6.9%)

 

 

 

 

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

 

 

 

Life Healthcare Group Holdings Ltd.

 

435,748

 

1,122

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd. (b) 

 

378,142

 

2,324

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Media

 

 

 

 

 

Naspers Ltd., Class N

 

28,549

 

3,582

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

 

 

 

 

Sasol Ltd. (b) 

 

51,021

 

1,432

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

 

 

 

 

Mondi PLC

 

105,287

 

2,201

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

MTN Group Ltd.

 

162,345

 

2,090

 

Vodacom Group Ltd.

 

172,867

 

1,718

 

 

 

 

 

3,808

 

 

 

 

 

14,469

 

Taiwan (11.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

Chailease Holding Co., Ltd.

 

641,508

 

1,007

 

Fubon Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

 

1,036,000

 

1,618

 

 

 

 

 

2,625

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

 

 

 

Delta Electronics, Inc.

 

223,000

 

1,051

 

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

 

1,163,550

 

3,043

 

Largan Precision Co., Ltd.

 

15,000

 

1,178

 

 

 

 

 

5,272

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

 

1,163,070

 

2,020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internet Software & Services

 

 

 

 

 

PChome Online, Inc.

 

16,000

 

185

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

 

1,790,000

 

1,958

 

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. ADR

 

14,876

 

82

 

Hermes Microvision, Inc.

 

18,441

 

705

 

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd.

 

70,074

 

87

 

Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. ADR

 

13,850

 

87

 

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

 

1,212,455

 

4,838

 

 

 

 

 

7,757

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

 

 

 

Catcher Technology Co., Ltd.

 

179,000

 

1,913

 

Pegatron Corp.

 

487,000

 

1,199

 

 

 

 

 

3,112

 

 



 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

 

 

 

Eclat Textile Co., Ltd.

 

76,404

 

1,209

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd.

 

281,000

 

859

 

 

 

 

 

23,039

 

Thailand (2.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Minor International PCL (Foreign)

 

1,093,620

 

869

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Services

 

 

 

 

 

DKSH Holding AG (a) 

 

22,803

 

1,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

 

 

 

Land and Houses PCL (Foreign)

 

2,887,700

 

642

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced Info Service PCL (Foreign)

 

265,600

 

1,656

 

Total Access Communication PCL (Foreign)

 

227,600

 

363

 

Total Access Communication PCL NVDR

 

146,200

 

233

 

 

 

 

 

2,252

 

 

 

 

 

5,208

 

Turkey (1.0%)

 

 

 

 

 

Food Products

 

 

 

 

 

Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi AS

 

145,633

 

922

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household Durables

 

 

 

 

 

Arcelik AS

 

214,703

 

1,049

 

 

 

 

 

1,971

 

United States (0.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

 

 

 

 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

 

17,518

 

1,401

 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $195,743)

 

 

 

203,152

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

Thailand (0.5%)

 

 

 

 

 

BTS Rail Mass Transit Growth Infrastructure Fund (Foreign) (Units) (e) (Cost $1,434)

 

3,850,700

 

1,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-Term Investments (4.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (2.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company (2.4%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (f)

 

4,928,576

 

4,929

 

 



 

 

 

Face
Amount
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Repurchase Agreements (0.3%)

 

 

 

 

 

Barclays Capital, Inc., (0.10%, dated 9/30/15, due 10/1/15; proceeds $413; fully collateralized by a U.S. Government obligation; 3.13% due 8/15/44; valued at $421)

 

$

413

 

413

 

BNP Paribas Securities Corp., (0.09%, dated 9/30/15, due 10/1/15; proceeds $295; fully collateralized by various U.S. Government agency securities; 0.00% - 7.25% due 11/5/15 - 10/11/33 and U.S. Government obligations; 0.00% - 1.88% due 10/15/15 - 9/30/17; valued at $301)

 

295

 

295

 

 

 

 

 

708

 

Total Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities (Cost $5,637)

 

 

 

5,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares

 

Value
(000)

 

Investment Company (1.7%)

 

 

 

 

 

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class (f) (Cost $3,638)

 

3,637,759

 

3,638

 

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost $9,275)

 

 

 

9,275

 

Total Investments (102.1%) (Cost $206,452) Including $5,952 of Securities Loaned (g)(h)(i)

 

 

 

213,488

 

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (-2.1%)

 

 

 

(4,346

)

Net Assets (100.0%)

 

 

 

$

209,142

 

 


(a)

Non-income producing security.

(b)

All or a portion of this security was on loan. The value of loaned securities and related collateral outstanding at September 30, 2015 were approximately $5,952,000 and $6,017,000, respectively. The Fund received cash collateral of approximately $5,637,000, which was subsequently invested in Repurchase Agreements and Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market Portfolio - Institutional Class as reported in the Portfolio of Investments. At September 30, 2015, there was uninvested cash collateral of approximately $380,000, which is 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.

(c)

Security trades on the Hong Kong exchange.

(d)

Security has been deemed illiquid at September 30, 2015.

(e)

Consists of one or more classes of securities traded together as a unit; stocks with attached warrants.

(f)

The Fund invests in the Institutional Class of the Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Money Market 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 administrative service fees paid by the Fund due to its investment in the Liquidity Funds. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, advisory fees paid were reduced by approximately $5,000 relating to the Fund’s investment in the Liquidity Funds.

(g)

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

(h)

The approximate fair value and percentage of net assets, $165,616,000 and 79.2%, 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.

(i)

At September 30, 2015, the aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes approximates the aggregate cost for book purposes. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation is approximately $32,577,000 and the aggregate gross unrealized depreciation is approximately $25,541,000 resulting in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $7,036,000.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt.

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt.

NVDR

Non-Voting Depositary Receipt.

 



 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contracts:

 

The Fund had the following foreign currency forward exchange contracts open at September 30, 2015:

 

Counterparty

 

Currency
to
Deliver
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Settlement
Date

 

In
Exchange
For
(000)

 

Value
(000)

 

Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
(000)

 

UBS AG

 

EUR

5,878

 

$

6,570

 

10/15/15

 

USD

6,628

 

$

6,628

 

$

58

 

State Street Bank and Trust Co.

 

KRW

10,037,254

 

8,463

 

10/19/15

 

USD

8,391

 

8,391

 

(72

)

 

 

 

 

$

15,033

 

 

 

 

 

$

15,019

 

$

(14

)

 

EUR

Euro

KRW

South Korean Won

USD

United States Dollar

 



 

Portfolio Composition*

 

Classification

 

Percentage of
Total Investments

 

Other**

 

70.9

%

Banks

 

16.9

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

6.6

 

Internet Software & Services

 

5.6

 

Total Investments

 

100.0

%***

 


*

Percentages indicated are based upon total investments (excluding Securities held as Collateral on Loaned Securities) as of September 30, 2015.

**

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

***

Does not include open foreign currency forward exchange contracts with net unrealized depreciation of approximately $14,000.

 



 

Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Fund, Inc.

 

Notes to the Portfolio of Investments · September 30, 2015 (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), if there were no sales on a given day, the security is valued at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices; (2) all other equity portfolio securities for which over-the-counter (“OTC”) market quotations are readily available are valued at its latest reported sales price. 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) when market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”) or Morgan Stanley Investment Management Limited (“MSIM Limited”) and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Company (“MSIM Company”) (together, the “Sub-Advisers”) determine 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 Fund’s Board of Directors (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; (4) 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; (5) 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; and (6) short-term debt securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase may be valued at amortized cost, unless the Adviser determines such valuation does not reflect the securities’ market value, in which case these securities will be valued at their fair market value determined by the Adviser.

 

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, 2015.

 



 

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

 

$

168

 

$

738

 

$

 

$

906

 

Airlines

 

380

 

 

 

380

 

Automobiles

 

 

4,938

 

 

4,938

 

Banks

 

8,095

 

27,074

 

 

35,169

 

Beverages

 

4,401

 

264

 

 

4,665

 

Chemicals

 

1,258

 

2,381

 

 

3,639

 

Construction & Engineering

 

 

2,118

 

 

2,118

 

Construction Materials

 

3,661

 

2,548

 

 

6,209

 

Consumer Finance

 

 

1,976

 

 

1,976

 

Diversified Consumer Services

 

779

 

 

 

779

 

Diversified Financial Services

 

1,087

 

4,102

 

 

5,189

 

Diversified Telecommunication Services

 

717

 

1,376

 

 

2,093

 

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

 

 

5,272

 

 

5,272

 

Food & Staples Retailing

 

1,191

 

3,025

 

 

4,216

 

Food Products

 

4,121

 

3,715

 

 

7,836

 

Health Care Providers & Services

 

 

2,086

 

 

2,086

 

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure

 

1,401

 

869

 

 

2,270

 

Household Durables

 

 

5,307

 

 

5,307

 

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders

 

 

677

 

 

677

 

Industrial Conglomerates

 

2,341

 

4,537

 

 

6,878

 

Information Technology Services

 

 

1,333

 

 

1,333

 

Insurance

 

 

8,472

 

 

8,472

 

Internet & Catalog Retail

 

1,099

 

 

 

1,099

 

Internet Software & Services

 

2,600

 

8,972

 

 

11,572

 

Machinery

 

 

3,538

 

 

3,538

 

Media

 

 

4,521

 

 

4,521

 

Multi-line Retail

 

2,131

 

1,663

 

 

3,794

 

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

 

1,049

 

5,071

 

 

6,120

 

Paper & Forest Products

 

 

2,201

 

 

2,201

 

Personal Products

 

 

4,219

 

 

4,219

 

Pharmaceuticals

 

 

5,328

 

 

5,328

 

Professional Services

 

 

1,445

 

 

1,445

 

Real Estate Management & Development

 

 

1,991

 

 

1,991

 

Road & Rail

 

 

955

 

 

955

 

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

 

169

 

8,838

 

 

9,007

 

Software

 

 

1,116

 

 

1,116

 

Specialty Retail

 

 

2,192

 

 

2,192

 

Tech Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

 

 

9,483

 

 

9,483

 

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

 

 

6,822

 

 

6,822

 

Trading Companies & Distributors

 

 

480

 

 

480

 

Transportation Infrastructure

 

 

1,226

 

 

1,226

 

Wireless Telecommunication Services

 

 

13,635

 

 

13,635

 

Total Common Stocks

 

36,648

 

166,504

 

 

203,152

 

Investment Company

 

 

1,061

 

 

1,061

 

Short-Term Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment Company

 

8,567

 

 

 

8,567

 

Repurchase Agreements

 

 

708

 

 

708

 

Total Short-Term Investments

 

8,567

 

708

 

 

9,275

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract

 

 

58

 

 

58

 

Total Assets

 

45,215

 

168,331

 

 

213,546

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Forward Exchange Contract

 

 

(72

)

 

(72

)

Total

 

$

45,215

 

$

168,259

 

$

 

$

213,474

 

 

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, 2015, securities with a total value of approximately $12,645,000 transferred from Level 2 to Level 1. Securities that were valued using other significant observable inputs at December 31, 2014 were valued using unadjusted quoted prices at September 30, 2015.

 



 

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 19, 2015

 

 

 

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 19, 2015

 

 

 

/s/ Francis Smith

 

Francis Smith

 

Principal Financial Officer

 

November 19, 2015