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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)11.07
  • Today's Change0.04 / 0.36%
  • Shares traded275.01k
  • 1 Year change+10.70%
  • Beta0.7722
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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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Net profit margin (TTM)Net Profit margin
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Quick ratio (MRQ)Interest coverage (TTM)Total debt to capital (MRQ)Payout ratio
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Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Incm Fd98.58m133.97m615.50m--4.791.01--6.244.594.593.5221.800.1143--26.42--15.534.9015.644.9377.4672.26135.8959.19----0.3181128.0971.954.1616.11-4.98--3.19
Cohen & Steers Ltd DrtnPrfrrd&IncmFndInc61.59m66.82m619.39m--9.270.9663--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 MuniHoldings Fund Inc49.57m-42.10m620.49m----2.70--12.52-0.8074-0.80740.95075.910.0693--6.45---5.89---5.96--59.16---84.93----0.40780.2025--6.45---256.49------
Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd Inc69.33m80.20m641.18m--7.971.037.999.251.381.381.2010.700.0801--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
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn648.26m--------------------------------------------------------------
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc197.45m9.17m650.24m--165.120.6796--3.290.03010.03011.648.800.1447--4.09--0.67217.180.68837.4162.8162.764.6548.56--1.210.2584180.1329.2622.03-31.29-----5.38
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc58.50m36.40m652.27m--17.920.9517--11.150.88160.88161.4216.600.051--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 Mnhldngs Nw Jrsy Qlty Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn653.11m--------------------------------------------------------------
Nuveen Calfrna AMT-Free Qlty Mncpl IncFd-100.00bn-100.00bn653.64m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust15.68m67.85m657.19m--9.680.9513--41.921.221.220.282312.420.0215--9.02--9.295.529.335.5352.0061.48432.82212.14----0.00112.45-10.89-8.60-35.66-13.76--0.5158
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp214.90m79.15m657.34m0.008.710.7457--3.061.531.534.1717.850.1028--64.58--3.784.493.894.6248.1553.8236.8346.14--4.300.55640.0038.5070.8453.1874.04----
Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc19.90m-19.08m660.92m18.00--1.04--33.21-0.6994-0.69940.73723.610.0299--78.76---2.879.43-2.889.46-----95.85260.49--0.46530.0061.99-4.16-6.83218.27-14.02---1.32
Solowin Holdings Ltd7.61m-6.92m662.48m33.00--1.79--87.10-0.2032-0.20320.17561.970.0384--63.92230,484.80-3.49---3.68--15.47---90.94-----54.530.00---34.30---87.40------
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust53.63m-39.39m662.94m----1.02--12.36-0.584-0.5840.79529.650.0468--5.52---3.44-0.3594-3.54-0.362256.5862.39-73.45-8.71--0.43510.3998---1.89-2.90-58.63-26.65--3.23
Columbia Seligman Prmm Tchnlgy Grwth Fnd4.28m39.89m665.19m--15.581.28--155.382.462.460.252129.950.008--18.50--7.4516.037.4916.54-32.20-5.85931.861,651.62----0.0064.4912.315.62-6.60-0.1443--100.43
Data as of Feb 06 2026. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

27.04%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLCas of 30 Sep 20255.64m9.70%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 20252.97m5.12%
Advisor Partners II LLCas of 30 Sep 20251.74m3.00%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 31 Dec 2025933.13k1.61%
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLCas of 30 Sep 2025923.43k1.59%
LPL Financial LLCas of 30 Sep 2025844.30k1.45%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025772.16k1.33%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCas of 30 Sep 2025659.23k1.13%
Penserra Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025623.60k1.07%
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025607.93k1.05%
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