EMD - Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
A closed-end fund run by Western Asset. Invests in bonds. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Is anyone targeting this fund?
No - nobody has reported owning 5% or more of this fund.
Is the fund doing anything you need to act on?
Nothing right now.
What this means for you
No investor has reported owning 5% or more of this fund. That is the normal state for most closed-end funds.
Nothing is required of you. If that changes, the notice appears here within a day of being filed with the regulator.
What happened, and when
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June 30, 2026
The fund said it may sell new shares.
Original document →
About this fund
- Run by Western Asset. At its last yearly report (Dec 31, 2025) the fund was run by Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Size: about $648 million of holdings, as of June 30, 2026. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Borrowing: the fund borrows about 27% on top of its own money, as of June 30, 2026. Borrowed money makes gains and losses bigger. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- Costs: 1.2% a year in management fees; 3.1% a year in total, including interest on borrowed money. Fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- Payouts: last fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025) the fund paid $1.11 a share. $0.77 of that was income; $0.34 was your own money back, not income. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- Value of holdings per share at the last fiscal year end (Dec 31, 2025): $11.24. The shares traded at $10.63, about 5.4% below that. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's yearly report. Original document →
- How the holdings did: up 12.3% over the last three months we have (April-June 2026), before the share price is taken into account. Over the last 12 months: +19%. As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
- How the holdings did over the fiscal year (ended Dec 31, 2025): the value of the holdings returned +17.5%. How the share price did: the shares returned +23.2% over the same year, counting payouts and the change in the market price. As of Dec 31, 2025, from the fund's annual report. Original document →
- First reported to the regulator in 2003.
+45%-2%
July 2024June 2026
What the fund holds
Almost all bonds (99%). About 9% issued in the U.S.
4.8% of holdings are in default.
- Argentina, Republic of - Subsecretaria de Financiamiento, Argent 4.125 07/09/35 - 2.5%
- Petroleos Mexicanos SA de Cv, Pemex 5.35 02/12/28 - 2.4%
- Romania, Republic of - Ministry of Finance, Romani 3.625 03/27/32 Regs - 2.3%
- Kazmunaygas National Company Jsc, Kzokz 3.5 04/14/33 Regs - 2.3%
- Petrobras Global Finance Bv, Petbra 6.85 06/05/15 - 2%
- Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Pdvsa 5.375 04/12/27 - 2%
- Angola, Republic of - Ministry of Finance, Angol 9.125 11/26/49 Regs - 2%
- Hungary, Republic of - Ministry of Finance, Rephun 5.5 03/26/36 144A - 1.7%
- Uruguay, Republica Oriental Del - Ministerio de Economia Y Finanzas, Urugua 5.75 10/28/34 - 1.7%
- Ecuador, Republica Del - Ministerio de Finanzas Y Credito Publico, Ecua 5 07/31/40 144A - 1.6%
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- Nigeria, Federal Republic of - Debt Management Office, Ngeria 7.696 02/23/38 Regs - 1.6%
- Egypt, Arab Republic of - Ministry of Finance, Egypt 7.903 02/21/48 Regs - 1.5%
- Eskom Holdings Soc, Eskom 4.314 07/23/27 - 1.5%
- Qatar, State of - Ministry of Finance, Economy and Commerce, Qatar 4.625 06/02/46 Regs - 1.4%
- Colombia, Republic of - Ministero de Hacienda Y Credito Publico, Colom 4.125 02/22/42 - 1.3%
- Bahamas, Commonwealth of, Bahama 9 06/16/29 144A - 1.3%
- Poland, Republic of - State Treasury, Poland 4.875 10/04/33 10Y - 1.3%
- Buenos Aires, Province of, Buenos 6.625 09/01/37 144A - 1.3%
- United States of America - Bureau of the Public Debt, B 0 09/01/26 - 1.2%
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), Ibrd 8.05 05/10/28 Emtn - 1.2%
- Oman, Government of the Sultanate of, Oman 5.625 01/17/28 144A - 1.2%
- Petroleos Mexicanos SA de Cv, Pemex 6.5 06/02/41 - 1.1%
- Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Pdvsa 9 11/17/21 Regs - 1.1%
- Dominican, Republic of - Ministerio de Hacienda, Domrep 5.3 01/21/41 Regs - 1.1%
As of June 30, 2026, from the fund's quarterly holdings report. Original document →
Details: all notices, events and fund facts
No notices from large investors on file.
| Date | What | Deadline | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2026 | May sell new shares | none | Original document → |
- Run by
- Franklin Templeton Fund Adviser, LLC
- Fund family
- FRANKLIN TEMPLETON
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Regulator's file number
- 811-21343
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Fiscal year end
- Dec 31, 2025
- Number of holdings
- 263
- Preferred share classes
- none
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