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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc

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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc

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FinancialsClosed End Investments
  • Price (USD)11.08
  • Today's Change0.04 / 0.36%
  • Shares traded1.50k
  • 1 Year change+12.83%
  • Beta0.7800
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About the company

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek high current income, and its secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation. It invests primarily in the United States (U.S.) dollar and non-United States dollar denominated debt securities of issuers in emerging market countries. The Fund invests at least 80% of its managed assets in debt securities of issuers in emerging market countries. The Fund may invest up to 20% of its managed assets in non-debt securities and non-emerging market issuers, including equity securities. It may invest in securities denominated in currencies of emerging market countries. The Fund seeks to maintain an average portfolio duration between 20% above and 20% below the average duration of the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified. Its investment manager is Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC.

  • Revenue in USD (TTM)69.33m
  • Net income in USD80.20m
  • Incorporated2003
  • Employees--
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Peer analysis

Key Information
CompanyRevenue (TTM)Net income (TTM)Market capEmployeesPrice/earnings (TTM)Price/book value (MRQ)Price/cash flow (TTM)Price/sales (TTM)EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM)EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM)Revenue per share (TTM)Book value per share (MRQ)Asset turnover (TTM)Inventory turnover (TTM)Receivables turnover (TTM)Revenues per employee (TTM)Return on avg assets (TTM)Return on avg assets (5 yr avg)Return on investment (TTM)Return on investment (5 yr avg)Gross margin (TTM)Gross margin
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Invesco Value Municipal Income Trust44.31m-26.95m618.48m----1.09--13.96-0.5726-0.57260.941412.040.0474--4.64---2.88-0.3565-2.96-0.359260.2165.42-60.83-8.53--0.49740.3663---0.9899-2.49-53.76-26.82---5.41
Cohen & Steers Ltd DrtnPrfrrd&IncmFndInc61.59m66.82m619.68m--9.270.9668--10.062.302.302.1222.040.0644--4.76--6.992.4010.593.5360.1667.13108.5043.34----0.3295210.757.210.5537118.81-10.36---3.41
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn623.02m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Inc49.57m-42.10m623.61m----2.72--12.58-0.8074-0.80740.95075.910.0693--6.45---5.89---5.96--59.16---84.93----0.40780.2025--6.45---256.49------
Horizon Kinetics Holding Corp74.52m95.41m633.22m78.006.641.780.64958.505.125.124.0019.070.0585--10.72955,384.6076.4139.14250.87175.33----1,306.21514.69----0.000.0018.4215.162,158.59---34.40--
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp207.86m65.61m643.51m0.009.970.7353--3.101.311.314.1317.720.099--269.60--3.134.233.234.3647.5352.0631.5742.45--3.520.56030.00-7.2273.29-43.5998.20----
Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Incm Fd98.58m133.97m643.79m--5.011.05--6.534.594.593.5221.800.1143--26.42--15.534.9015.644.9377.4672.26135.8959.19----0.3181128.0971.954.1616.11-4.98--3.19
Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd Inc69.33m80.20m644.09m--8.011.048.039.291.381.381.2010.700.0801--6.13--9.27-0.10249.60-0.105871.9374.16115.68-1.58----0.2709--6.28-5.92-13.80-14.90---3.26
Tiptree Inc2.07bn50.21m649.43m1.14k13.161.295.930.31371.301.3053.7713.360.3473--4.311,809,507.001.490.72392.751.3968.9963.224.302.01----0.406471.3423.8821.46282.2524.24-13.909.14
Nuveen Calfrna AMT-Free Qlty Mncpl IncFd-100.00bn-100.00bn653.13m--------------------------------------------------------------
D Boral Acquisition I Corp-100.00bn-100.00bn657.94m--------------------------------------------------------------
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc58.50m36.40m662.59m--18.210.9668--11.330.88160.88161.4216.600.051--3.08--3.65-0.73933.68-0.746359.9363.1671.58-13.64----0.3833---10.43-3.69-67.397.43--0.00
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust15.68m67.85m667.20m--9.830.9658--42.561.221.220.282312.420.0215--9.02--9.295.529.335.5352.0061.48432.82212.14----0.00112.45-10.89-8.60-35.66-13.76--0.5158
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn667.94m--------------------------------------------------------------
Royce Micro-Cap Trust Inc4.92m87.76m667.95m--7.741.06--135.641.611.610.092111.800.0081--5.00--14.377.8214.397.90-46.450.57791,782.03609.54----0.030789.22-23.162.9433.07-6.85----
Data as of Mar 02 2026. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

25.87%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLCas of 31 Dec 20255.58m9.60%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Dec 20253.38m5.82%
Advisor Partners II LLCas of 31 Dec 20251.28m2.21%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 31 Dec 2025933.13k1.61%
LPL Financial LLCas of 31 Dec 2025863.75k1.49%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025705.45k1.21%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCas of 31 Dec 2025687.47k1.18%
Penserra Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025686.59k1.18%
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025460.49k0.79%
Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2025448.05k0.77%
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