Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $10.20 +0.16 (+1.54%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.21 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 04:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Short Interest DataWestern Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) has a short interest of 50,000 shares, representing 0.17% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -41.31% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.3, indicating that it would take 0.3 days of the average trading volume of 200,543 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest50,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest85,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-41.31%Dollar Volume Sold Short$488.50 thousandShort Interest Ratio0.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJune 15, 2025Outstanding Shares28,630,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.17%Today's Trading Volume231,551 sharesAverage Trading Volume200,543 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average115% Short Selling Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartEMD Short Interest Over TimeEMD Days to Cover Over TimeEMD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 6/15/202550,000 shares $488.50 thousand -41.3%0.2%0.3 $9.77 5/31/202585,200 shares $821.33 thousand -5.3%0.3%0.4 $9.64 5/15/202590,000 shares $870.30 thousand +30.1%0.3%0.4 $9.67 4/30/202569,200 shares $649.10 thousand +36.5%N/A0.3 $9.38 4/15/202550,700 shares $457.06 thousand -34.1%0.2%0.2 $9.02 3/31/202576,900 shares $754.77 thousand +183.8%0.3%0.3 $9.82 3/15/202527,100 shares $263.30 thousand -59.7%0.1%0.1 $9.72 2/28/202567,200 shares $658.16 thousand +51.7%0.2%0.3 $9.79 2/15/202544,300 shares $441.67 thousand +14.8%0.2%0.2 $9.97 1/31/202538,600 shares $379.82 thousand +26.6%N/A0.2 $9.84 Get the Latest News and Ratings for EMD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/15/202530,500 shares $295.24 thousand +72.3%N/A0.2 $9.68 12/31/202417,700 shares $170.27 thousand -77.0%N/A0.1 $9.62 12/15/202476,900 shares $772.08 thousand -25.8%N/A0.4 $10.04 11/30/2024103,700 shares $1.04 million +335.7%N/A0.5 $10.00 11/15/202423,800 shares $228.84 thousand -30.2%N/A0.1 $9.62 10/31/202434,100 shares $333.67 thousand -28.1%N/A0.2 $9.79 10/15/202447,400 shares $475.90 thousand -61.1%N/A0.2 $10.04 9/30/2024121,800 shares $1.24 million +50.0%N/A0.6 $10.17 9/15/202481,200 shares $803.88 thousand +9.3%N/A0.5 $9.90 8/31/202474,300 shares $732.60 thousand -23.7%N/A0.4 $9.86 8/15/202497,400 shares $950.62 thousand -27.0%N/A0.6 $9.76 7/31/2024133,500 shares $1.29 million +321.1%N/A0.8 $9.68 7/15/202431,700 shares $310.66 thousand -3.7%N/A0.2 $9.80 6/30/202432,900 shares $306.30 thousand -4.6%N/A0.2 $9.31 6/15/202434,500 shares $328.44 thousand +12.0%N/A0.2 $9.52 5/31/202430,800 shares $286.75 thousand -8.9%N/A0.2 $9.31 5/15/202433,800 shares $315.52 thousand +77.0%N/A0.2 $9.34 4/30/202419,100 shares $172.28 thousand -56.8%N/A0.1 $9.02 4/15/202444,200 shares $397.36 thousand +65.5%N/A0.2 $8.99 3/31/202426,700 shares $256.59 thousand +287.0%N/A0.1 $9.61 3/15/20246,900 shares $63.96 thousand -66.5%N/A0 $9.27 2/29/202420,600 shares $187.87 thousand -32.7%N/A0.1 $9.12 2/15/202430,600 shares $283.82 thousand +20.5%N/A0.1 $9.28 1/31/202425,400 shares $231.90 thousand -73.0%N/A0.1 $9.13 1/15/202494,000 shares $864.80 thousand +65.2%N/A0.4 $9.20 12/31/202356,900 shares $524.05 thousand -68.7%N/A0.3 $9.21 12/15/2023181,700 shares $1.72 million +1,188.7%N/A0.9 $9.44 11/30/202314,100 shares $123.52 thousand -26.6%N/A0.1 $8.76 11/15/202319,200 shares $161.09 thousand -57.4%N/A0.1 $8.39 10/31/202345,100 shares $363.51 thousand +53.4%N/A0.3 $8.06Forget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI Boom (Ad)Cold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to investigate this crazy Cold War story… Because it could hold the key to the entire $100 trillion AI boom. 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Click here to see the details on what could be the biggest tech story of this decade. 10/15/202329,400 shares $235.20 thousand -46.5%N/A0.2 $8.00 9/30/202354,900 shares $455.67 thousand -28.7%N/A0.3 $8.30 9/15/202377,000 shares $672.98 thousand +143.7%N/A0.4 $8.74 8/31/202331,600 shares $280.92 thousand -62.6%N/A0.2 $8.89 8/15/202384,400 shares $758.76 thousand +470.3%N/A0.5 $8.99 7/31/202314,800 shares $133.50 thousand -31.8%N/A0.1 $9.02 7/15/202321,700 shares $189.22 thousand -21.1%N/A0.1 $8.72 6/30/202327,500 shares $237.05 thousand -45.0%N/A0.2 $8.62 6/15/202350,000 shares $442 thousand +235.6%N/A0.3 $8.84 5/31/202314,900 shares $125.91 thousand -47.4%N/A0.1 $8.45 5/15/202328,300 shares $243.66 thousand -4.4%N/A0.2 $8.61 4/30/202329,600 shares $256.63 thousand -77.9%N/A0.2 $8.67 4/15/2023133,900 shares $1.19 million +293.8%N/A0.7 $8.90 3/31/202334,000 shares $292.06 thousand +185.7%N/A0.2 $8.59 3/15/202311,900 shares $99.84 thousand -86.8%N/A0.1 $8.39 2/28/202390,300 shares $825.34 thousand -14.6%N/A0.4 $9.14 2/15/2023105,700 shares $997.81 thousand +230.3%N/A0.5 $9.44 1/31/202332,000 shares $305.92 thousand -28.4%N/A0.1 $9.56 1/15/202344,700 shares $417.95 thousand +40.1%N/A0.2 $9.35 12/30/202231,900 shares $290.61 thousand +3.6%N/A0.1 $9.11 12/15/202230,800 shares $276.58 thousand -47.8%N/A0.1 $8.98 11/30/202259,000 shares $545.16 thousand -46.8%N/A0.3 $9.24 11/15/2022110,900 shares $998.10 thousand +76.0%N/A0.6 $9.00 10/31/202263,000 shares $510.30 thousand +136.8%N/A0.3 $8.10 10/15/202226,600 shares $208.28 thousand No ChangeN/A0.1 $7.83 9/30/202259,000 shares $470.82 thousand -38.7%N/A0.3 $7.98 9/15/202296,200 shares $861.95 thousand +211.3%N/A0.5 $8.96 8/31/202230,900 shares $283.04 thousand -54.1%N/A0.2 $9.16 8/15/202267,300 shares $655.50 thousand -68.2%N/A0.3 $9.74 7/31/2022211,600 shares $1.95 million +140.2%N/A0.9 $9.22 7/15/202288,100 shares $744.45 thousand +302.3%N/A0.4 $8.45 6/30/202221,900 shares $193.38 thousand +11.2%N/A0.1 $8.83 6/15/202219,700 shares $178.88 thousand -83.9%N/A0.1 $9.08 5/31/2022122,500 shares $1.19 million +37.2%N/A0.4 $9.72 5/15/202289,300 shares $836.74 thousand +251.6%N/A0.2 $9.37 4/30/202225,400 shares $245.62 thousand +69.3%N/A0.1 $9.67 4/15/202215,000 shares $150 thousand -74.4%N/A0 $10.00 3/31/202258,600 shares $628.78 thousand +41.6%N/A0.1 $10.73 3/15/202241,400 shares $404.06 thousand -39.0%N/A0.1 $9.76 2/28/202267,900 shares $740.11 thousand +79.6%N/A0.2 $10.90 2/15/202237,800 shares $441.88 thousand -22.9%N/A0.1 $11.69 1/31/202249,000 shares $581.14 thousand +1.9%N/A0.2 $11.86 1/15/202248,100 shares $591.15 thousand +35.1%N/A0.2 $12.29 12/31/202135,600 shares $455.68 thousand -4.3%N/A0.2 $12.80 12/15/202137,200 shares $477.65 thousand -25.3%N/A0 $12.84 11/30/202149,800 shares $650.39 thousand -51.9%N/A0.4 $13.06 11/15/2021103,600 shares $1.42 million +116.3%N/A0.8 $13.70 10/29/202147,900 shares $654.31 thousand +137.1%N/A0.3 $13.66 10/15/202120,200 shares $275.73 thousand -78.6%N/A0.1 $13.65 9/30/202194,400 shares $1.28 million +196.9%N/A0.6 $13.60Forget Nvidia, This “Ghost Town” Company Holds the Key to the AI Boom (Ad)Cold War Discovery Could Unlock $100 Trillion in Wealth Jeff recently traveled to an American ghost town to investigate this crazy Cold War story… Because it could hold the key to the entire $100 trillion AI boom. 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Click here to see the details on what could be the biggest tech story of this decade. 9/15/202131,800 shares $444.25 thousand -45.1%N/A0.2 $13.97 8/31/202157,900 shares $805.39 thousand +84.4%N/A0.4 $13.91 8/13/202131,400 shares $443.37 thousand +22.2%N/A0.2 $14.12 7/30/202125,700 shares $358.77 thousand -76.4%N/A0.2 $13.96 7/15/2021109,000 shares $1.52 million +262.1%N/A0.7 $13.96 6/30/202130,100 shares $421.70 thousand +16.2%N/A0.2 $14.01 6/15/202125,900 shares $364.93 thousand -26.2%N/A0.2 $14.09 5/28/202135,100 shares $490.35 thousand +32.0%N/A0.2 $13.97 5/14/202126,600 shares $357.77 thousand -72.7%N/A0.2 $13.45 4/30/202197,500 shares $1.33 million +28.1%N/A0.5 $13.65 4/15/202176,100 shares $1.03 million +148.7%N/A0.4 $13.53 3/31/202130,600 shares $401.17 thousand -44.9%N/A0.2 $13.11 3/15/202155,500 shares $730.94 thousand -19.3%N/A0.3 $13.17 2/26/202168,800 shares $901.28 thousand +149.3%N/A0.3 $13.10 2/12/202127,600 shares $385.02 thousand -2.8%N/A0.1 $13.95 1/29/202128,400 shares $382.55 thousand +13.6%N/A0.1 $13.47 1/15/202125,000 shares $340.50 thousand -78.1%N/A0.1 $13.62 12/31/2020114,000 shares $1.58 million +74.1%N/A0.6 $13.87 12/15/202065,500 shares $903.90 thousand -39.6%N/A0.4 $13.80 11/30/2020108,500 shares $1.45 million -5.7%N/A0.6 $13.38 11/15/2020115,000 shares $1.53 million +682.3%N/A0.7 $13.31 10/30/202014,700 shares $177.87 thousand -74.0%N/A0.1 $12.10 10/15/202056,500 shares $725.46 thousand +145.7%N/A0 $12.84 9/30/202023,000 shares $283.36 thousand -12.9%N/A0.1 $12.32 9/15/202041,100 shares $540.05 thousand +55.7%N/A0.2 $13.14 8/31/202026,400 shares $342.67 thousand -66.2%N/A0.1 $12.98 8/14/202078,100 shares $1.04 million +225.4%N/A0.4 $13.29 7/31/202024,000 shares $308.40 thousand -13.7%N/A0.1 $12.85 7/15/202027,800 shares $344.44 thousand +77.1%N/A0.1 $12.39 EMD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's current short interest? 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 June 15th, investors have sold 50,000 shares of EMD short. 0.17% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's current short interest. What is a good short interest percentage for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.17% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's short interest increasing or decreasing? Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund saw a decrease in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 50,000 shares, a decrease of 41.3% from the previous total of 85,200 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. How does Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.17% of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "asset management" compare to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund: Abrdn Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund Inc (0.11%), BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (0.11%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($69.26 billion), Invesco QQQ ($25.22 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.33 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.99 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($9.12 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.73 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.52 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.60 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.64 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.59 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock? 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 up $0.10 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. How does a short squeeze work against Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund? A short squeeze for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates 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. How often is Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund's short interest reported? 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 June, 15 2025. 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