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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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  • Price (USD)11.28
  • Today's Change0.16 / 1.44%
  • Shares traded228.11k
  • 1 Year change+12.91%
  • Beta0.7698
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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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Royce Micro-Cap Trust Inc5.54m41.59m630.06m--15.141.13--113.810.79130.79130.105310.560.0099--7.32--7.469.597.489.69-4.844.79751.32727.05----0.034870.26-22.455.27-9.53-2.44----
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn632.46m--------------------------------------------------------------
AlTi Global, Inc221.66m-150.22m642.34m430.00--2.40--2.90-1.54-1.732.274.140.1731--14.06515,476.80-15.28---23.51-------88.25-71.67---1.420.0007---16.1928.1723.57--57.95--
Calamos Dynamic Convertible & Incm Fd98.58m133.97m642.39m--5.001.05--6.524.594.593.5221.800.1143--26.42--15.534.9015.644.9377.4672.26135.8959.19----0.3181128.0971.954.1616.11-4.98--3.19
BlackRock Mnhldngs Nw Jrsy Qlty Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn655.24m--------------------------------------------------------------
Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd Inc69.33m80.20m655.71m--8.151.058.189.461.381.381.2010.700.0801--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
Nuveen Calfrna AMT-Free Qlty Mncpl IncFd-100.00bn-100.00bn656.68m--------------------------------------------------------------
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund-100.00bn-100.00bn661.54m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust15.68m67.85m664.42m--9.790.9618--42.381.221.220.282312.420.0215--9.02--9.295.529.335.5352.0061.48432.82212.14----0.00112.45-10.89-8.60-35.66-13.76--0.5158
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund Inc58.50m36.40m666.71m--18.320.9728--11.400.88160.88161.4216.600.051--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
Tiptree Inc2.07bn50.21m668.35m1.14k13.551.326.100.32291.301.3053.7713.360.3473--4.311,809,507.001.490.72392.751.3968.9963.224.302.01----0.406471.3423.8821.46282.2524.24-13.909.14
Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust53.63m-39.39m673.73m----1.03--12.56-0.584-0.5840.79529.650.0468--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
Thornburg Income Builder Opportunts Trst38.68m97.69m686.29m--7.251.04--17.743.043.041.2121.210.059--12.29--14.91--14.98--79.34--252.54------0.00--20.92---17.33------
Fidus Investment Corp151.18m81.67m686.66m--8.020.9636--4.542.352.354.3519.560.124--8.52--6.707.097.647.3753.2853.3354.0362.01----0.428782.5712.3313.641.5010.07--9.18
Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc19.90m-19.08m688.62m18.00--1.08--34.60-0.6994-0.69940.73723.610.0299--78.76---2.879.43-2.889.46-----95.85260.49--0.46530.0061.99-4.16-6.83218.27-14.02---1.32
Data as of Feb 13 2026. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

25.96%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 30 Sep 2025772.16k1.33%
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%
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLCas of 31 Dec 2025434.31k0.75%
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