Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.verified

EMD

Price:

$9.94

Market Cap:

$580.93M

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 r...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

2003-12-04

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

EMD

The Dividend Yield as of November 2024 (TTM) for Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) is 10.20%

According to Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 10.20%. This represents a change of 123.93% compared to the average of 4.56% of the last 4 quarters.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has EMD Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. over the last ten years is 9.48%. The current 10.20% Dividend Yield has changed 7.61% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), EMD's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the December 2022 quarter at 6.15%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the June 2014 quarter at 0%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

9.48%

Median

9.11%

Minimum

4.34%

Maximum

13.46%

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = Infinity%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 13.46%

Minimum Annual Increase = -67.75%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 4.34%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
202310.19%-8.25%
202211.10%31.60%
20218.44%-0.19%
20208.45%0.52%
20198.41%-13.88%
20189.76%27.34%
20177.67%76.59%
20164.34%-67.75%
201513.46%3.82%
201412.97%Infinity%

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) Average Dividend Yield

How has EMD Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

9.91%

5-year avg

9.32%

10-year avg

9.48%

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (EMD) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is EMD’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc.’s Dividend Yield is less than DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund (8.96%), less than Highland Funds I - Highland Income Fund (9.46%), less than DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund (8.55%), less than AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (7.39%), less than DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund (10.39%), less than BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (9.41%), less than Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Inc. (6.71%), less than Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (8.70%), less than Wells Fargo Advantage Funds - Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (8.96%), less than BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (7.64%), less than Pioneer High Income Fund, Inc. (8.40%), less than Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (6.86%), less than BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (11.14%), less than Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. (12.37%), less than BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (10.68%), less than Calamos Convertible and High Income Fund (9.74%), less than Blackstone/GSO Strategic Credit Fund (9.17%), less than Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund (8.21%), less than Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund (8.29%), less than Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (8.88%), less than Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (8.14%), less than Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund (7.50%),

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