Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 26,700 shares of EMD short. Learn More on Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's current short interest.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 26,700 shares, an increase of 287.0% from the previous total of 6,900 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "financial services" compare to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund: Invesco Trust for Investment Grade New York Municipals (0.37%), Invesco Bond Fund (0.02%), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (0.17%), Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. (8.89%), ArrowMark Financial Corp. (0.06%), OFS Capital Co. (0.37%), John Hancock Investors Trust (0.05%), Highest Performances Holdings Inc. (0.01%), Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (0.00%), Barings BDC, Inc. (0.65%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: TC Energy Co. ($4.49 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), General Motors ($3.34 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.32 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.21 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.13 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.08 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.28 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.24 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.14 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EMD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund as its price is falling. EMD shares are trading down $0.15 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of EMD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including EMD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2024.