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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)10.11
  • Today's Change-0.03 / -0.30%
  • Shares traded126.52k
  • 1 Year change+4.01%
  • Beta0.8067
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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)69.84m
  • Net income in USD61.55m
  • Incorporated2003
  • Employees--
  • Location
    Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc620 Eighth Avenue, 47th FloorNEW YORK 10018United StatesUSA
  • Phone+1 (888) 777-0102
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Peer analysis

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Nuveen Calfrna AMT-Free Qlty Mncpl IncFd-100.00bn-100.00bn562.26m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn576.80m--------------------------------------------------------------
Adams Natural Resources Fund Inc20.33m30.85m579.68m18.0017.110.9112--28.521.291.290.773424.210.0313--63.02--4.759.434.769.46----151.77260.49----0.0061.99-4.16-6.83218.27-14.02---1.32
Nuveen Municipal Credit Opprtntes Fund60.89m128.03m579.80m--4.530.9026--9.522.342.341.1111.720.0558--3.54--11.730.140912.230.144250.7761.11210.292.68----0.41591,798.228.6079.64598.0198.11----
BlackRock Mnhldngs Nw Jrsy Qlty Fund Inc-100.00bn-100.00bn580.78m--------------------------------------------------------------
BlackRock MuniHoldings Fund Inc47.47m11.72m584.51m--49.880.8467--12.310.22480.22480.910317.340.0443--3.42--1.09--1.10--58.29--24.69----1.760.1711---3.91--317.95------
Invesco Senior Income Trust-100.00bn-100.00bn588.40m--------------------------------------------------------------
Western Asset Emerging Mrkts Dbt Fnd Inc69.84m61.55m589.44m--9.560.95599.588.441.061.061.2010.610.0826--443.01--7.28-0.10247.30-0.105868.9874.1688.12-1.58----0.2449--6.28-5.92-13.80-14.90---3.26
AlTi Global, Inc214.09m-155.87m591.53m430.00--1.62--2.76-1.65-1.652.414.700.1704--15.81497,874.40-15.86---25.71-------93.08-71.67---1.380.00---16.1928.1723.57--57.95--
Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund44.53m42.87m603.20m--15.671.04--13.551.331.331.4520.120.0794------7.64--7.69--79.18--96.27------0.00---6.26--1,123.93------
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd3.56m220.77m604.97m0.004.782.19--170.066.696.690.09914.580.0085--2.67--52.788.4052.818.4094.3392.536,206.131,495.57----0.001.39-10.63-2.031,085.484.75----
Eaton Vance Risk-Mngd Dvrsfd Eqty Inc Fd5.67m135.00m605.72m0.004.490.9249--106.782.012.010.08439.730.0092--9.11--21.859.6322.029.73-16.1526.722,379.69682.39----0.0077.17-26.62-12.0568.0010.36---3.59
Vinci Partners Investments Ltd131.33m23.25m605.88m594.0024.671.7820.504.610.38830.38832.195.390.255--5.76221,090.404.4311.674.7613.34----17.3741.11--5.050.332791.4332.2115.15-46.42-4.8361.89--
Blackrock Multi-Sector Income Trust62.33m47.19m616.70m--12.551.02--9.891.171.171.5614.500.0673------5.10--8.16--88.61--75.72----7.200.3756--------------
Cohen & Steers Ltd DrtnPrfrrd&IncmFndInc60.49m85.21m619.10m--7.270.9726--10.232.932.932.0821.890.0645--4.50--9.092.4013.803.5356.8667.13140.8643.34----0.331210.757.210.5537118.81-10.36---3.41
Thornburg Income Builder Opportunts Trst37.54m74.95m620.78m--8.280.9942--16.542.342.341.1719.460.0615--19.38--12.29--12.33--79.40--199.66------0.00--13.81--12.97------
Data as of Jul 11 2025. Currency figures normalised to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc's reporting currency: US Dollar USD

Institutional shareholders

27.95%Per cent of shares held by top holders
HolderShares% Held
Parametric Portfolio Associates LLCas of 31 Mar 20255.29m9.05%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 31 Mar 20252.99m5.12%
Advisor Partners II LLCas of 31 Mar 20252.43m4.16%
Allspring Global Investments LLCas of 31 Mar 20251.12m1.92%
Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLCas of 31 Mar 2025976.11k1.67%
Invesco Capital Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2025836.29k1.43%
LPL Financial LLCas of 31 Mar 2025794.30k1.36%
Advisors Asset Management, Inc.as of 31 Mar 2025644.69k1.10%
Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLCas of 31 Mar 2025633.46k1.08%
RiverNorth Capital Management LLCas of 31 Mar 2025617.88k1.06%
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