NYSE:EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Stock Price, News & Analysis → Bigger Than NVIDIA? (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free EMD Stock Alerts $9.54 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 01:14 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$9.48▼$9.5650-Day Range$8.92▼$9.5752-Week Range$7.85▼$9.67Volume60,690 shsAverage Volume212,990 shsMarket Capitalization$273.13 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield10.27%Price TargetN/A Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrends Get Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund alerts: Email Address Ad Behind the MarketsThis Weight Loss Company Can't Make Enough ProductA tiny pharmaceutical company is getting overwhelmed by a massive demand for its new weight loss marvel. They recently reported over 25,000 Americans are starting their drug each week - a 4X increase since December!Get the name of the company and their stock ticker here >>> About Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Stock (NYSE:EMD)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.Read More EMD Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart EMD Stock News HeadlinesJune 3, 2024 | businesswire.comWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMD) Announces Portfolio Management Team UpdateMay 23, 2024 | businesswire.comWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. 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(EMD)May 22, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFranklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for Certain Closed End Funds Pursuant to Their Managed Distribution Policy for the Months of June, July and August 2024May 19, 2024 | bloomberg.comWestern Asset Betting BOJ Policy Shift to Boost Ultra-Long BondsMay 16, 2024 | seekingalpha.comERC: This Global Debt CEF Is Unimpressive, But No Apparent Reason To Sell ItMay 9, 2024 | ft.comEmerging market junk bonds are top performers in sovereign debt marketsJune 18, 2024 | Prosper Trading Academy (Ad)Beta testers blew this thing upThis AI trading tool is probably unlike anything you've ever seen before… It scans the entire market and finds hot stocks that you probably have never even heard of… …it recommends the best potential strategy to use on the names it finds (with historical data to prove it)April 27, 2024 | 247wallst.comHow To Generate $15,000 in Dividend Income in 2024April 11, 2024 | theglobeandmail.comSovereign debt crisis is coming, it’s just not clear whenApril 10, 2024 | msn.comThe fixed income opportunity with "a lot more to give"March 21, 2024 | seekingalpha.comEDF: Emerging Markets Deliver The GoodsMarch 15, 2024 | msn.comEgypt Is Getting a Bailout. Bond Investors Could Benefit.March 4, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMD) Announces Portfolio Management Team UpdateMarch 1, 2024 | businesswire.comWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD or “the Fund”; CUSIP: 95766A101) Announces Notification of Sources of DistributionsFebruary 23, 2024 | investing.comWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt (EMD)February 20, 2024 | businesswire.comFranklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC Announces Distributions for Certain Closed End Funds Pursuant to their Managed Distribution Policy for the Months of March, April and May 2024February 17, 2024 | seekingalpha.comBaron Emerging Markets Fund Q4 2023 Shareholder LetterFebruary 2, 2024 | investing.comCt Emerging Market Bond Fund Institutional Income Gbp (0P0000ZQ9H)January 21, 2024 | morningstar.comPIMCO Emerging Markets Bond I-3January 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comFranklin Templeton Closed-End Funds Announce Share Repurchases for the Fourth Quarter of 2023January 15, 2024 | seekingalpha.comEMD: Strong Emerging Market Debt CEF, 11.0% Yield, 12.5% DiscountDecember 23, 2023 | investing.comSei Institutional Investments Trust Emerging Markets Debt Fund Class A (SEDAX)December 13, 2023 | msn.comChina Turns the Tables on Wall StreetDecember 4, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comThe Yield Hunt Is Finally Back On for Buyers in Emerging MarketsNovember 28, 2023 | finance.yahoo.comWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. 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Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMs. Jane Elizabeth Trust CFA (Age 62)Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Mr. Stephen Kenneth Leech (Age 69)Portfolio Manager Mr. Gordon Stuart BrownPortfolio ManagerMr. Chia-Liang Lian C.F.A.Portfolio ManagerKey CompetitorsOxford Lane CapitalNASDAQ:OXLCHighest PerformancesNASDAQ:PUYIBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundNYSE:DHFAbrdn Global Dynamic Dividend FundNYSE:AGDabrdn Global Premier Properties FundNYSE:AWPView All CompetitorsInstitutional OwnershipCetera Investment AdvisersBought 22,829 shares on 5/24/2024Ownership: 0.945%Cetera Advisors LLCBought 247,860 shares on 5/24/2024Ownership: 0.866%Comerica BankBought 2,573 shares on 5/17/2024Ownership: 0.104%B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc.Sold 48,934 shares on 5/16/2024Ownership: 1.611%Axxcess Wealth Management LLCSold 4,797 shares on 5/14/2024Ownership: 0.147%View All Institutional Transactions EMD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have EMD shares performed in 2024? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's stock was trading at $9.21 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, EMD shares have increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $9.54. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. Are investors shorting Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund saw a drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 30,800 shares, a drop of 8.9% from the May 15th total of 33,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 190,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. View Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's Short Interest. How often does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund announced a monthly dividend on Friday, May 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0845 per share on Tuesday, September 3rd. This represents a $1.01 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.63%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 23rd. Read our dividend analysis for EMD. Is Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund a good dividend stock? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.80%. EMD has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Read our dividend analysis for EMD. What ETFs hold Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's stock? ETFs with the largest weight of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:EMD) stock in their portfolio include Rareview Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (RDFI).Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF (PCEF). What other stocks do shareholders of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund investors own include AT&T (T), Ares Capital (ARCC), Energy Transfer (ET), Altria Group (MO), AbbVie (ABBV), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), International Business Machines (IBM) and ONEOK (OKE). Who are Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's major shareholders? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (4.37%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (4.37%), B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. (1.61%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (1.42%), Cetera Investment Advisers (0.95%) and Advisors Asset Management Inc. (0.90%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund? 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSE:EMD) was last updated on 6/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI's Next Magnificent SevenThe Original Magnificent Seven Produced 16,894% Average Returns Over 20 Years.The Oxford Club | SponsoredBigger Than NVIDIA?With NVIDIA flying high, everyone is looking for the next breakout stock. But right now... There's only ...Behind the Markets | SponsoredBeta testers blew this thing upThis AI trading tool is probably unlike anything you've ever seen before… It scans the entire market and fi...Prosper Trading Academy | SponsoredThe #1 Crypto That You Don’t Own… YetThere’s all kinds of “signals” to follow when investing in cryptos. 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