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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Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd (NYSE:EMD) Frequently Asked Questions
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Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "EMD."
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Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd announced a monthly dividend on Friday, February 21st. Investors of record on Thursday, May 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Monday, June 1st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 20th. View Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd's Dividend History.
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Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd's management team includes the folowing people:
- Ms. Jane E. Trust, Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres (Age 57)
- Mr. Richard F. Sennett, Principal Financial Officer (Age 49)
- Mr. Robert I. Frenkel, Chief Legal Officer and Sec. (Age 65)
- Mr. Theodore Paul Becker, Chief Compliance Officer (Age 68)
- Mr. Steven Frank, Treasurer (Age 52)
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Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rivernorth Capital Management LLC (9.68%), UBS Group AG (7.63%), Penserra Capital Management LLC (2.58%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.81%), Pictet North America Advisors SA (1.30%) and Banque Pictet & Cie SA (1.30%). Company insiders that own Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd stock include Daniel P Cronin and William R Hutchinson. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd.
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EMD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Rivernorth Capital Management LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., Geode Capital Management LLC, Landscape Capital Management L.L.C., CLS Investments LLC, Kovack Advisors Inc., UBS Group AG and Raymond James & Associates. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd.
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EMD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Penserra Capital Management LLC, Banque Pictet & Cie SA, Pictet North America Advisors SA, Bank of America Corp DE, Samalin Investment Counsel LLC, Cresset Asset Management LLC, Citigroup Inc. and FNY Investment Advisers LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd.
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One share of EMD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.76.
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