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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$9.40 -0.03 (-0.32%)
As of 01:58 PM Eastern
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About Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Stock (NYSE:EMD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$9.39
$9.46
50-Day Range
$8.69
$9.91
52-Week Range
$8.56
$10.33
Volume
136,118 shs
Average Volume
197,512 shs
Market Capitalization
$269.12 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
10.96%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

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. It seeks to invest in fixed income securities issued by governments, government-related entities, and corporations which are of any maturity and quality. The fund employs fundamental analysis along with a top-down security picking approach focusing on factors like currency, inflation and interest rate trends, growth rate forecasts, liquidity of markets for that country's debt, political outlook, tax environment to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. The fund was formerly known as Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. was formed on December 1, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

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EMD Stock News Headlines

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EMD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's stock was trading at $9.62 at the beginning of the year. Since then, EMD shares have decreased by 2.3% and is now trading at $9.3950.
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Top institutional investors of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund include Penserra Capital Management LLC (1.76%), Rareview Capital LLC (1.24%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.38%) and D.A. Davidson & CO. (0.34%).
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Shares of EMD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund investors own include Rithm Capital (RITM), Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR), Mesa Air Group (MESA), AT&T (T), Ares Capital (ARCC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD) and Arbor Realty Trust (ABR).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend
3/24/2025
Record date for 4/1 Dividend
3/25/2025
Dividend Payable
4/01/2025
Record date for 5/1 Dividend
4/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend
4/23/2025
Dividend Payable
5/01/2025
Today
5/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
NYSE:EMD
Fax
N/A
Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$62.71 million
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Book
N/A

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$269.55 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.64
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This page (NYSE:EMD) was last updated on 5/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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