Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) Declares $0.10 Monthly Dividend

Key Points

• Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund declared a monthly dividend of $0.10, with stockholders of record on September 23rd receiving payment on October 1st.
• The dividend represents an annualized rate and a substantial dividend yield of 10.8%.
• NYSE EMD shares opened at $10.54 and have fluctuated between a 12-month low of $8.56 and a high of $10.58.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD - Get Free Report) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 23rd will be paid a dividend of 0.095 per share on Wednesday, October 1st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 23rd.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE EMD opened at $10.54 on Friday. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a 12 month low of $8.56 and a 12 month high of $10.58. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.84.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Company Profile

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc is an open ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe.

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