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Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD)

Financial Services | Asset Management | New York, United States | NYSE
10.86 USD +0.11 (1.022%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:15 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:34 p.m. EDT

EMD has shown a relatively stable dividend yield of 10.93%, with consistent quarterly payouts, which is a strong indicator for income-focused investors. However, the recent price history indicates a mixed trend with some volatility. The stock has been trading near its 52-week low, but has recently shown some upward momentum. The short-term forecasting model suggests a slight positive direction, which might indicate a potential buying opportunity for short-term traders. Long-term investors should be cautious due to the fund's high debt-to-equity ratio and negative revenue growth, which could affect long-term sustainability. Overall, EMD might be a decent option for dividend-focused investors looking for a steady income stream, but the long-term outlook is not as optimistic.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.037606
MSTL0.045414
AutoARIMA0.045533
AutoETS0.045595

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 9.60
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.151
Excess Kurtosis -1.07
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 36.553
Revenue per Share 1.171
Market Cap 631,290,816
Trailing P/E 6.24
Beta 0.81
Profit Margins 148.51%
Website https://individualinvestor.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1415&mktcd=SBEM&cached=true&mode=2&userID=355661

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.95% 11.64% 12.73% 13.47%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-24 0.095 0.950000
2026-02-20 0.095 0.860816
2026-01-23 0.095 0.888886
2025-12-23 0.095 0.904123
2025-11-20 0.095 0.948106
2025-10-24 0.095 0.946763
2025-09-23 0.095 0.970180
2025-08-22 0.095 0.983782
2025-07-24 0.095 1.019687
2025-06-23 0.095 1.048149
2025-05-22 0.090 1.037432
2025-04-23 0.090 1.082576
2025-03-24 0.090 1.020071
2025-02-21 0.088 1.006563
2025-01-24 0.088 1.017647
2024-12-23 0.088 1.032071
2024-11-21 0.085 1.000729
2024-10-24 0.085 1.006387
2024-09-23 0.085 0.990955
2024-08-23 0.085 1.018492
2024-07-24 0.085 1.053927
2024-06-21 0.085 1.086744
2024-05-22 0.085 1.091944
2024-04-22 0.085 1.157886
2024-03-20 0.085 1.133818
2024-02-21 0.085 1.181019
2024-01-23 0.085 1.200163
2023-12-20 0.085 1.166007
2023-11-21 0.085 1.276648
2023-10-23 0.085 1.403851
2023-09-21 0.085 1.312465
2023-08-23 0.070 1.042571
2023-07-21 0.070 1.062760
2023-06-22 0.070 1.084704
2023-05-22 0.070 1.108635
2023-04-20 0.070 1.089969
2023-03-23 0.070 1.134775
2023-02-17 0.080 1.208447
2023-01-23 0.080 1.174366
2022-12-21 0.080 1.284821
2022-11-21 0.080 1.295210
2022-10-21 0.080 1.498388
2022-09-22 0.080 1.378431
2022-08-23 0.080 1.275371
2022-07-21 0.080 1.329782
2022-06-22 0.080 1.372705
2022-05-20 0.090 1.427788
2022-04-21 0.090 1.373532
2022-03-23 0.090 1.338885
2022-02-17 0.090 1.220845
2022-01-21 0.090 1.202969
2021-12-22 0.090 1.128418
2021-11-19 0.090 1.055241
2021-10-21 0.090 1.059920
2021-09-22 0.090 1.052148
2021-08-23 0.090 1.049233
2021-07-22 0.090 1.061382
2021-06-22 0.090 1.044930
2021-05-20 0.090 1.092496
2021-04-22 0.090 1.102944
2021-03-23 0.090 1.150901
2021-02-18 0.090 1.104741
2021-01-21 0.090 1.116022
2020-12-22 0.090 1.120919
2020-11-19 0.095 1.233241
2020-10-22 0.095 1.306155
2020-09-22 0.095 1.289438
2020-08-21 0.100 1.351585
2020-07-23 0.100 1.422018
2020-06-22 0.100 1.456833
2020-05-20 0.100 1.547091
2020-04-22 0.100 1.702580
2020-03-23 0.100 2.085917
2020-02-20 0.100 1.235759
2020-01-23 0.100 1.264335
2019-12-19 0.100 1.327802
2019-11-21 0.100 1.367207
2019-10-17 0.100 1.367200
2019-09-19 0.100 1.384968
2019-08-22 0.100 1.405179
2019-07-18 0.100 1.347765
2019-06-20 0.100 1.393803
2019-05-23 0.100 1.444872
2019-04-17 0.100 1.423168
2019-03-21 0.100 1.453155
2019-02-14 0.100 1.477626
2019-01-17 0.100 1.554662
2018-12-20 0.100 1.713321
2018-11-21 0.100 1.674163
2018-10-18 0.100 1.610648
2018-09-20 0.100 1.554504
2018-08-23 0.100 1.574274
2018-07-19 0.100 1.557051
2018-06-21 0.100 1.619511
2018-05-24 0.100 1.589701
2018-04-19 0.100 1.519770
2018-03-22 0.100 1.520818
2018-02-15 0.100 1.485948
2018-01-18 0.100 1.411413
2017-12-21 0.100 1.442309
2017-11-22 0.100 1.470657
2017-10-19 0.100 1.444432
2017-09-21 0.100 1.454613
2017-08-23 0.100 1.485734
2017-07-19 0.100 1.475308
2017-06-21 0.100 1.488595
2017-05-17 0.100 1.495221
2017-04-19 0.100 1.507649
2016-12-13 0.210 3.293908
2016-11-16 0.105 1.732159
2016-10-19 0.105 1.632570
2016-09-21 0.105 1.587533
2016-08-17 0.105 1.577373
2016-07-20 0.105 1.616270
2016-06-15 0.105 1.747958
2016-05-18 0.105 1.779362
2016-04-20 0.105 1.803009
2016-03-16 0.105 1.882643
2016-02-17 0.105 2.055161
2016-01-20 0.105 2.178593
2015-12-16 0.105 2.022394
2015-11-18 0.105 1.954259
2015-10-21 0.105 1.928976
2015-09-16 0.105 2.041227
2015-08-19 0.105 1.999924
2015-07-22 0.105 1.948329
2015-06-17 0.105 1.884513
2015-05-20 0.115 1.950750
2015-04-15 0.115 1.952523
2015-03-18 0.115 2.062955
2015-02-18 0.115 2.044013
2015-01-21 0.115 2.055128
2014-12-17 0.115 2.156366
2014-11-19 0.115 1.968797
2014-10-22 0.115 1.925930
2014-09-17 0.115 1.887293
2014-08-20 0.120 1.931928
2014-07-16 0.120 1.914082
2014-06-18 0.120 1.948815
2014-05-21 0.120 1.951991
2014-04-15 0.120 2.048884
2014-03-19 0.120 2.119725
2014-02-19 0.120 2.159926
2014-01-22 0.120 2.104228
2013-12-18 0.120 2.163501
2013-11-20 0.120 2.200704
2013-10-16 0.120 2.118509
2013-09-18 0.120 2.128150
2013-08-21 0.120 2.271017
2013-07-17 0.120 2.114090
2013-06-19 0.120 2.052180
2013-05-22 0.120 1.811389
2013-04-17 0.120 1.815529
2013-03-13 0.120 1.760851
2013-02-13 0.120 1.806012
2013-01-16 0.120 1.790427
2012-12-12 0.120 1.816516
2012-11-20 0.120 1.863017
2012-10-17 0.120 1.849492
2012-09-19 0.120 1.851955
2012-08-22 0.120 1.931064
2012-07-18 0.120 1.959754
2012-06-20 0.120 2.073176
2012-05-16 0.115 2.013062
2012-04-18 0.115 1.958196
2012-03-21 0.115 1.964320
2012-02-15 0.115 2.009778
2012-01-18 0.115 2.123829
2011-12-14 0.115 2.162677
2011-11-16 0.110 2.055073
2011-10-19 0.110 2.117891
2011-09-21 0.110 2.131491
2011-08-17 0.110 2.091302
2011-07-20 0.110 2.064528
2011-06-15 0.110 2.146638
2011-05-18 0.110 2.122969
2011-04-19 0.110 2.207639
2011-03-16 0.110 2.200514
2011-02-16 0.110 2.249516
2011-01-19 0.110 2.290490
2010-12-21 0.110 2.337769
2010-11-17 0.110 2.276076
2010-10-20 0.110 2.171435
2010-09-15 0.110 2.260040
2010-08-18 0.110 2.274376
2010-07-21 0.110 2.407520
2010-06-16 0.110 2.525082
2010-05-19 0.120 2.793486
2010-04-21 0.120 2.642859
2010-03-17 0.120 2.666112
2010-02-17 0.120 2.796289
2010-01-20 0.120 2.755465
2009-12-16 0.120 2.841205
2009-11-18 0.120 2.883986
2009-10-21 0.120 2.870863
2009-09-16 0.120 2.961637
2009-08-19 0.120 3.161044
2009-07-22 0.120 3.297636
2009-06-17 0.120 3.545122
2009-05-20 0.140 4.219739
2009-04-15 0.140 4.814483
2009-03-18 0.140 5.530146
2009-02-18 0.140 5.483510
2009-01-21 0.140 5.106234
2008-12-17 0.140 5.859302
2008-11-19 0.140 6.879441
2008-10-22 0.140 6.103196
2008-09-17 0.140 5.234748
2008-08-20 0.140 3.994721
2008-07-16 0.140 4.078896
2008-06-18 0.140 3.792919
2008-05-21 0.140 3.811800
2008-04-16 0.140 3.932570
2008-03-18 0.140 4.050921
2008-02-20 0.140 3.989630
2008-01-16 0.140 3.912758
2007-12-19 0.140 4.058708
2007-11-20 0.140 4.047628
2007-10-17 0.140 4.084175
2007-09-19 0.140 4.177054
2007-08-22 0.103 3.216306
2007-07-18 0.103 3.074523
2007-06-20 0.103 3.046087
2007-05-16 0.103 3.025025
2007-04-18 0.103 3.108155
2007-03-21 0.103 3.148820
2007-02-14 0.100 3.090450
2007-01-17 0.100 3.138005
2006-12-20 0.598 18.829494
2006-11-15 0.100 3.228688
2006-09-20 0.100 3.270864
2006-08-18 0.100 3.310021
2006-07-21 0.100 3.438927
2006-06-23 0.100 3.553593
2006-05-19 0.100 3.502827
2006-04-21 0.100 3.429957
2006-03-24 0.100 3.371832
2006-02-16 0.120 3.952801
2006-01-20 0.120 4.040879
2005-11-10 0.120 4.120754
2005-10-14 0.120 4.196061
2005-09-09 0.120 3.910196
2005-08-12 0.120 4.057430
2005-07-08 0.120 4.092888
2005-06-10 0.120 4.144699
2005-05-13 0.150 5.460714
2005-04-08 0.150 5.191232
2005-03-04 0.150 4.918619
2005-01-14 0.106 3.554972
2004-12-03 0.220 7.422240
2004-11-12 0.150 5.220783
2004-10-08 0.150 5.278985
2004-09-10 0.413 15.057255
2004-08-13 0.150 5.805854
2004-07-09 0.150 6.169016
2004-06-14 0.150 6.318991
2004-05-14 0.150 6.574686
2004-04-16 0.150 5.681670
2004-03-12 0.150 5.425734
2004-02-13 0.150 5.412293
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.14
dividendYield 10.6
exDividendDate 2026-04-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.11
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.103255816
lastDividendValue 0.095
lastDividendDate 2026-03-24
dividendDate 2019-03-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.19444442
Address1 One Madison Avenue
Address2 17th Floor
All Time High 22.84
All Time Low 7.4
Ask 10.86
Ask Size 1,300
Average Daily Volume10 Day 212,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 253,314
Average Volume 253,314
Average Volume10Days 212,500
Beta 0.813
Bid 10.84
Bid Size 400
Book Value 11.237
City New York
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 10.8599
Current Ratio 0.074
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 10.9
Day Low 10.8201
Debt To Equity 36.553
Display Name Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Dividend Date 1,551,398,400
Dividend Rate 1.14
Dividend Yield 10.6
Earnings Growth 0.482
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.482
Earnings Timestamp End 1,756,814,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,756,205,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 12.683
Enterprise Value 863,632,192
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.74
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,902,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.5838
Fifty Day Average Change 0.27610016
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.026087053
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 19.444443
Fifty Two Week High 11.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.44009972
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03894688
Fifty Two Week Low 9.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.8599005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.2066556
Fifty Two Week Range 9.0 - 11.3
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,070,548,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.27
Free Cashflow 31,739,530
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 68,093,472
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000020000001
Held Percent Institutions 0.45779
Implied Shares Outstanding 58,130,443
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,310,400
Last Dividend Value 0.095
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. is an open ended fixed-income mutual fund launched and managed by Legg Mason Partners Fund Advisor, LLC. It is co-managed by Western Asset Management Company, Western Asset Management Company Limited and Western Asset Management Company Pte. Ltd. The fund invests in fixed income markets of emerging market countries across the globe. It seeks to invest in fixed income securities issued by governments, government-related entities, and corporations which are of any maturity and quality. The fund employs fundamental analysis along with a top-down security picking approach focusing on factors like currency, inflation and interest rate trends, growth rate forecasts, liquidity of markets for that country's debt, political outlook, tax environment to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global. The fund was formerly known as Salomon Brothers Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. was formed on December 1, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 631,290,816
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_7337626
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 101,129,168
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 624,902,262
Open 10.88
Operating Cashflow 26,176,716
Operating Margins 0.8708
Payout Ratio 0.6422
Phone 800-822-5544
Previous Close 10.75
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9664412
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.270945
Profit Margins 1.48515
Quick Ratio 0.071
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.109900475
Regular Market Change Percent 1.02233
Regular Market Day High 10.9
Regular Market Day Low 10.8201
Regular Market Day Range 10.8201 - 10.9
Regular Market Open 10.88
Regular Market Previous Close 10.75
Regular Market Price 10.8599
Regular Market Time 1,776,449,736
Regular Market Volume 107,124
Return On Assets 0.043390002
Return On Equity 0.15928
Revenue Growth -0.03
Revenue Per Share 1.171
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 58,130,443
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0016
Shares Short 92,990
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 154,286
Short Name Western Asset Emerging Markets
Short Percent Of Float 0.0016
Short Ratio 0.5
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol EMD
Total Cash 39,708
Total Cash Per Share 0.001
Total Debt 238,769,616
Total Revenue 68,093,472
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.11
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.103255816
Trailing Eps 1.74
Trailing P E 6.241322
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.49185
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.36805058
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.035079665
Type Disp Equity
Volume 107,124
Website https://individualinvestor.myleggmason.com/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1415&mktcd=SBEM&cached=true&mode=2&userID=355661
Zip 10,010