Do analysts prefer EMD or PSEC?

Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.04%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Prospect Capital 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EMD or PSEC?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Prospect Capital. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund $102.50M 2.93 N/A N/A N/A Prospect Capital $719.44M 1.60 -$469.92M -$0.37 N/A

Do analysts rate OCSL or EMD?

Oaktree Specialty Lending presently has a consensus price target of $11.83, indicating a potential downside of 8.83%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oaktree Specialty Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OCSL or EMD?

Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Oaktree Specialty Lending $316.80M 3.61 $33.92M $0.48 27.04 Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund $102.50M 2.93 N/A N/A N/A

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VRTS or EMD?

Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Virtus Investment Partners $819.58M 1.37 $121.75M $17.55 9.63 Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund $102.50M 2.93 N/A N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend EMD or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential downside of 11.21%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Goldman Sachs BDC 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.57

Which has higher valuation & earnings, EMD or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund $102.50M 2.93 N/A N/A N/A Goldman Sachs BDC $365.57M 3.03 $119.27M $0.52 18.95

Do analysts rate RHLD or EMD?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Resolute Holdings Management 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RHLD or EMD?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Resolute Holdings Management. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Resolute Holdings Management $462.05M 2.27 -$5.92M $5.43 24.65 Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund $102.50M 2.93 N/A N/A N/A

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Should you buy Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock or one of its competitors? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Prospect Capital?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.04%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Prospect Capital	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -10.42%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.03% beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prospect Capital	-10.42%	12.03%	5.43%

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.3%. Prospect Capital pays out -113.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Prospect Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
Prospect Capital	$719.44M	1.60	-$469.92M	-$0.37	N/A

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Negative
Prospect Capital	Very Positive

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Prospect Capital beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 14.45% compared to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity of 9.70% beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oaktree Specialty Lending	14.45%	9.70%	4.64%
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Oaktree Specialty Lending presently has a consensus price target of $11.83, indicating a potential downside of 8.83%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oaktree Specialty Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 4 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 1 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oaktree Specialty Lending	Neutral
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Negative

Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oaktree Specialty Lending	$316.80M	3.61	$33.92M	$0.48	27.04
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.93	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Oaktree Specialty Lending beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Virtus Investment Partners?

Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Virtus Investment Partners has a net margin of 13.42% compared to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtus Investment Partners	13.42%	21.56%	5.27%
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Virtus Investment Partners	$819.58M	1.37	$121.75M	$17.55	9.63
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.93	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 2 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 1 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Virtus Investment Partners	Positive
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Negative

Virtus Investment Partners currently has a consensus price target of $145.50, indicating a potential downside of 13.90%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtus Investment Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Virtus Investment Partners beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Goldman Sachs BDC?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) and Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 17.19% compared to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 11.04% beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	17.19%	11.04%	4.62%

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 246.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus target price of $8.75, suggesting a potential downside of 11.21%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Goldman Sachs BDC	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.57

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.93	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	$365.57M	3.03	$119.27M	$0.52	18.95

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 4 more articles in the media than Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 1 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Negative
Goldman Sachs BDC	Neutral

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund compare to Resolute Holdings Management?

Resolute Holdings Management (NYSE:RHLD) and Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

Resolute Holdings Management has a net margin of 4.21% compared to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Resolute Holdings Management's return on equity of 3.55% beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Holdings Management	4.21%	3.55%	1.71%
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

33.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of Resolute Holdings Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Resolute Holdings Management has a beta of -1.3, meaning that its stock price is 230% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Resolute Holdings Management.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Resolute Holdings Management	$462.05M	2.27	-$5.92M	$5.43	24.65
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	$102.50M	2.93	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Resolute Holdings Management. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and 0 mentions for Resolute Holdings Management. Resolute Holdings Management's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of -1.00 indicating that Resolute Holdings Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Holdings Management	Neutral
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Negative

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resolute Holdings Management	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Resolute Holdings Management beats Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$300.04M	$5.70B	$14.11B	$24.33B
Dividend Yield	11.80%	7.38%	5.87%	3.67%
P/E Ratio	N/A	38.13	29.34	30.78
Price / Sales	2.93	1,244.92	515.22	21.27
Price / Cash	N/A	48.33	37.49	32.80
Price / Book	N/A	3.69	3.68	6.82
Net Income	N/A	$417.15M	$1.31B	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-0.99%	0.58%	0.74%	0.55%
1 Month Performance	-2.37%	0.99%	1.77%	3.13%
1 Year Performance	1.60%	7.75%	12.26%	18.71%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund	N/A	$10.48 -0.4%	N/A	+1.7%	$300.04M	$102.50M	N/A	N/A	Negative News Short Interest Increase
PSEC Prospect Capital	1.6833 of 5 stars	$2.32 -1.5%	$2.00 -13.6%	-17.8%	$1.16B	$719.44M	N/A	2,019	Positive News
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	2.1577 of 5 stars	$13.02 -0.3%	$11.83 -9.1%	-4.7%	$1.15B	$316.80M	27.16	N/A
VRTS Virtus Investment Partners	3.4522 of 5 stars	$168.49 -1.0%	$145.50 -13.6%	-14.0%	$1.12B	$819.58M	9.99	770	Positive News
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC	2.106 of 5 stars	$9.87 -0.7%	$8.75 -11.3%	-13.2%	$1.11B	$365.57M	18.97	N/A

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