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
What is Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd's stock symbol?
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 dividend on Tuesday, August 20th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 19th. 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 number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rivernorth Capital Management LLC (13.65%), Morgan Stanley (13.13%), McGowan Group Asset Management Inc. (11.42%), Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC (9.54%), UBS Group AG (7.68%) and Wells Fargo & Company MN (4.02%). 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, Bank of America Corp DE, PenderFund Capital Management Ltd., PenderFund Capital Management Ltd., Klingman & Associates LLC, Invesco Ltd., Camelot Portfolios LLC and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd.
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EMD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wells Fargo & Company MN, 6 Meridian, Morgan Stanley, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, McGowan Group Asset Management Inc., Jefferies Group LLC, UBS Group AG and Walleye Trading Advisors 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 $13.98.
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