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

Company Overview

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE: EMD) is a closed-end management investment company launched in December 2004 and managed by Western Asset Management Company, a global fixed-income specialist. The fund seeks to provide a high level of current income by investing primarily in debt securities issued by sovereign, quasi-sovereign and corporate issuers in emerging markets. Its diversified approach combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up credit research to identify attractive risk-adjusted opportunities across developing economies.

EMD’s portfolio spans a wide range of instruments, including sovereign government bonds, supranational obligations, corporate credits and other fixed-income securities. The fund employs selective currency hedging strategies to manage foreign exchange risk, enabling investors to participate in emerging-market credit spreads while seeking to limit volatility from currency movements. Moderate leverage is used to enhance yield potential, subject to risk management guidelines designed to preserve capital.

By allocating across multiple regions—such as Latin America, Eastern Europe, Asia and parts of Africa—EMD aims to diversify exposure and capture income opportunities through various stages of the global economic cycle. The fund’s structure offers daily liquidity on the New York Stock Exchange, providing investors with convenient access to a professionally managed portfolio focused on income generation in the fast-evolving emerging-markets debt landscape.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.35 to $10.57
• 50-Day Range: $9.61 to $10.96
• 52-Week Range: $9.60 to $11.30
• Volume: 234,653 shs
• Average Volume: 235,154 shs
• Market Capitalization: $297.61 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 10.97%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Company Calendar

• Today: 6/03/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/23/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/23/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 7/31 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/31 Dividend: 7/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: NYSE:EMD
• CIK: 1227862
• Web: individualinvestor.myleggmason.com
• Phone: 800-822-5544
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $102.50 million
• Price / Sales: 2.90
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 28,630,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $297.61 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.64