MBDBX — Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio
Data updated: 2026-05-28
MBDBX — Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond · $109.61M AUM · 2.09% expense ratio · 11.7% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
MBDBX Fund Overview
MBDBX — Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio is a US mutual fund managed by Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund Inc., categorised as Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: Morgan Stanley Variable Insurance Fund Inc.
- Category: Intermediate Total / Aggregate Bond
- Assets under management: $109.61M
- 1-year return: 11.7%
- Ticker: MBDBX
- SEC CIK: 0001011378
- SEC series ID: S000004174
- Share class ID: C000011751
MBDBX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC | 4.29% |
| Tanzania | 3.33% |
| Republic Of Suriname Int | 1.57% |
| Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname NV | 1.57% |
| Chile Government International Bonds | 1.40% |
| Nigeria Government International Bonds | 1.28% |
| Federal Rep Of Ethiopia | 1.25% |
| Romania Government International Bonds | 1.23% |
| Egypt Government International Bonds | 1.15% |
| Republic Of Angola | 1.14% |
MBDBX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 85.3% |
| Loans | 8.1% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 4.6% |
| Derivatives | 0.1% |
MBDBX Performance
Total returns for MBDBX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | -0.0% |
| 1 year | 11.7% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 12.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 3.6% |
MBDBX Risk Information
Risk metrics for MBDBX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 6.2%
MBDBX Costs and Fees
MBDBX costs about $209 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 2.09%
- Gross expense ratio: 1.62%
- Portfolio turnover: 119%
- Brokerage commissions: 1.18 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
MBDBX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio had net inflows of $4.08M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | −$1.46M |
| 2026-02 | −$72.15K |
| 2026-01 | −$1.99M |
| 2025-12 | $266.81K |
| 2025-11 | $556.85K |
| 2025-10 | −$1.49M |
MBDBX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Republic Of Suriname Int | 1.57% |
| Chile Government International Bonds | 1.40% |
| Nigeria Government International Bonds | 1.28% |
| Federal Rep Of Ethiopia | 1.25% |
| Romania Government International Bonds | 1.23% |
| Egypt Government International Bonds | 1.15% |
| Republic Of Angola | 1.14% |
| Republic Of Montenegro | 1.13% |
| Peru Government International Bonds | 1.01% |
| Petronas Capital Ltd. | 0.98% |
MBDBX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Emerging Markets Debt Portfolio filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.