EMD Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc

XNYS
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EMD — —
Key stats
About
Exchange
XNYS
Market Cap
$0.5B
List Date
1993-06-18
CIK
0001227862
Homepage
https://www.franklintempleton.com

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management and long term investment company. The primary investment objective of the company is to seek high current income, and the secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation.

Fund profile
Taxable Bond Emerging Markets Bond Franklin Templeton
Expense ratio
—
Assets
$541M
shares × price, Oct 21, 2026
Trailing yield
—
Average daily volume
$2.8M
30 sessions
Holdings
—
Listed
Jun 18, 1993
NYSE
FrenzyCap ETF score
55
how it is built
Costn/a
Liquidity48
Scale64
Diversificationn/a

Moves with. US large-cap stocks (20% of its variance, beta 0.52); Long Treasuries (4% of its variance, beta 0.20). These factors explain 29% of its daily moves over the last year, so most of what drives this fund is something else.

Overlap toolAll Emerging Markets Bond ETFs

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EBNDState Street SPDR Bloomberg Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF—0.30%$2.3B−3.0%compare
PCYInvesco Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt ETF—0.50%$1.2B−7.8%compare
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The largest other funds in the Emerging Markets Bond category.

Summary
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composite
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.

Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.

Chart
Seasonality
'21'22'23'24'25'26Avg
Jan-2.46%-7.42%4.71%-0.22%1.13%1.12%-0.52%
Feb-3.96%-8.86%-4.69%-0.44%-0.10%1.01%-2.84%
Mar0.08%-1.56%-5.60%4.91%0.92%-11.37%-2.10%
Apr1.19%-10.96%-0.69%-6.04%-4.86%10.28%-1.85%
May1.67%0.21%-2.20%2.20%2.33%-2.38%0.30%
Jun0.57%-8.78%1.41%-0.75%4.36%2.29%-0.15%
Jul0.29%3.25%3.32%3.75%-0.98%-2.33%1.22%
Aug-0.86%-0.76%1.02%1.86%1.48%0.85%0.60%
Sep-3.41%-12.11%-6.85%3.35%0.88%-10.94%-4.85%
Oct1.04%-0.37%-0.98%-3.92%1.54%-0.11%*-0.47%
Nov-4.32%10.00%7.35%2.77%1.53%--3.47%
Dec-2.88%-1.51%3.14%-3.99%0.28%---0.99%
Total-12.53%-34.28%-1.09%2.85%8.56%-12.64%-8.19%
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $9.33
SMA 50: $9.94
SMA 200: $10.47
Current: $9.31
EMA 12: $9.34
EMA 26: $9.51
MACD: -0.1734 | Signal: 0.0459
BEARISH
ADX (14): 37.88
TREND
+DI: 17.78
−DI: 23.20

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 41.05
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 50.12
Stoch %D: 51.72
Williams %R: -50.44

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $9.56
BB Lower: $9.10
NEUTRAL
OBV: 880,970
Vol SMA 20: 308,111
Vol ROC: -52.03%
ATR: $0.17
True Range: $0.09
HV 20: 22.3%
HV 30: 22.8%
HV 60: 17.6%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

LLM Stock Analysis Report: EMD

Executive Summary

Overall assessment: NEUTRAL (confidence level 6/10)

Key drivers:

  • Neutral sentiment from recent news headlines
  • Low volatility compared to market
  • Supportive technical signals from RSI and Bollinger Bands

Primary risks:

  • Potential for breakout above $10.65 or breakdown below $10.41
  • Lack of earnings data and options activity may lead to increased uncertainty

Investment thesis: EMD presents a relatively stable investment opportunity with low volatility and neutral sentiment. However, the absence of recent catalysts may result in limited upside potential.

Recent news sentiment impact: Neutral headlines do not significantly impact technical signals or overall assessment.

Technical Analysis

Trend Direction: Short-term (1-4 weeks) - NEUTRAL; Medium-term (1-3 months) - UPTREND

Support/Resistance Levels:

  • Support: $10.41 (Bollinger Band lower), $10.30 (SMA 50)
  • Resistance: $10.65 (Bollinger Band upper), $10.80 (EMA 26)

Momentum Signals:

  • RSI: Neutral at 41.04
  • MACD: Bearish, but signal line is close to zero
  • Bollinger Bands: Oversold

Volume Analysis: Volume trends and institutional interest signals:

  • Volume SMA 20: Stable, indicating no significant buying or selling pressure
  • On-Balance Volume (OBV): Increasing, suggesting accumulation
  • Volume Rate of Change: Low at 18.20%, indicating stable volume

News & Sentiment Analysis

Recent Headlines Summary: Neutral sentiment from recent news headlines

Sentiment Assessment: Aggregate news sentiment is NEUTRAL

Catalyst Identification: None significant in the near term, but potential for a breakout or breakdown above/below critical price levels

Market Narrative: Neutral headlines do not contradict technical signals; EMD's low volatility and stable price action reflect its neutral market narrative

Risk & Volatility Assessment

Beta Interpretation: Low risk relative to market (beta 0.52)

Volatility Regime: Low volatility compared to market

Options Market Signals: No options data available, but absence of significant activity may indicate a lack of conviction from investors

Downside Protection: Support levels at $10.41 and $10.30 provide some protection against potential declines

Market Context & Positioning

Sector Performance: EMD's performance is relatively stable compared to the broader market

Institutional Activity: No significant buying or selling pressure evident in volume trends

Correlation Analysis: Correlation with SPY at 0.50 suggests a relatively low-risk investment opportunity

Relative Valuation: EMD trades within its historical range, providing some support against potential declines

Key Levels & Action Items

Critical Price Levels:

  • Support: $10.41 (Bollinger Band lower), $10.30 (SMA 50)
  • Resistance: $10.65 (Bollinger Band upper), $10.80 (EMA 26)

Breakout/Breakdown Levels: Break above $10.65 or below $10.41 could trigger significant price movements

Time-Sensitive Catalysts: None immediate, but potential for a breakout or breakdown above/below critical price levels in the near term

Risk Management: Consider stop-loss levels at $10.30 and $10.40 to limit potential losses; adjust position sizing based on risk tolerance.

By analyzing EMD's technical signals, recent news headlines, and market context, this report provides a comprehensive assessment of the stock's prospects. While there are no significant catalysts in the near term, EMD's neutral sentiment and low volatility make it an attractive investment opportunity for those seeking stability.

Generated
News
All EMD news →

EMD Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU
Full Algorithm Docs ↗

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

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Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.5424
Alpha: -20.02%
Correlation: 0.4575
R-Squared: 20.9%
Stock Volatility: 15.1%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own EMD
1 of 37 tracked investors
InvestorValueShare of their portfolioRankQ/Q sharesSource
Rockefeller Capital Management Family office
Rockefeller family
$351K
0.00%
#2274 of 4729-1.8%13F

Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions

EMD Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

104 filers19,994,525 shares$214.39M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 Morgan Stanley Custodian 9,050,920 $97.21M 45.34% — 2026-06-30
2 Raymond James Financial, Inc. Custodian 1,361,589 $14.62M 6.82% — 2026-06-30
3 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 801,761 $8.61M 4.02% — 2026-06-30
4 Penserra Capital Management LLC 789,307 $8.48M 3.95% — 2026-06-30
5 Invesco Ltd. Custodian 736,557 $7.91M 3.69% — 2026-06-30
6 Wells Fargo & Company Custodian 698,917 $7.51M 3.50% — 2026-06-30
7 GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 586,299 $6.30M 2.94% — 2026-06-30
8 Bank of America Corp Custodian 527,910 $5.67M 2.64% — 2026-06-30
9 Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 465,255 $5.00M 2.33% — 2026-06-30
10 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. Custodian 439,250 $4.72M 2.20% — 2026-06-30
11 Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 345,812 $3.71M 1.73% — 2026-06-30
12 Rareview Capital LLC 311,012 $3.13M 1.46% — 2026-06-30
13 UBS Group AG Custodian 273,379 $2.94M 1.37% — 2026-06-30
14 Royal Bank of Canada Custodian 271,307 $2.91M 1.36% — 2026-06-30
15 COHEN & STEERS, INC. 270,000 $2.90M 1.35% — 2026-06-30
16 OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. Custodian 205,104 $2.20M 1.03% — 2026-06-30
17 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 178,725 $1.92M 0.90% — 2026-06-30
18 Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 169,696 $1.82M 0.85% — 2026-06-30
19 Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 144,738 $1.55M 0.73% — 2026-06-30
20 INSIGNEO ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 142,873 $1.53M 0.72% — 2026-06-30
21 Ariadne Wealth Management, LP 120,977 $1.30M 0.61% — 2026-06-30
22 D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 109,057 $1.17M 0.55% — 2026-06-30
23 NewEdge Advisors, LLC 108,981 $1.17M 0.55% — 2026-06-30
24 Stifel Financial Corp Custodian 99,237 $1.07M 0.50% — 2026-06-30
25 Summit Financial, LLC 94,816 $1.02M 0.47% — 2026-06-30
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period
# Filer Notional Value % of Total Period

EMD Insider Trading (Form 4)

Latest: 2025-05-28
Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
Filed Reporter Role Action Shares Avg Price Net $ Link
2025-05-28 Anthony Grillo Director Buy (P) +1,250 $9.65 $12.1K EDGAR
2022-01-07 Daniel P Cronin Director Sell (S) −4,100 $12.84 -$52.6K EDGAR
2020-12-11 Daniel P Cronin Director Sell (S) −3,000 $13.55 -$40.6K EDGAR
2020-01-09 William R Hutchinson Director Sell (S) −2,640 $14.64 -$38.7K EDGAR
2020-01-07 William R Hutchinson Director Sell (S) −2,000 $14.61 -$29.2K EDGAR
2020-01-03 William R Hutchinson Director Sell (S) −1,000 $14.33 -$14.3K EDGAR
2019-10-29 Daniel P Cronin Director Sell (S) −2,500 $13.87 -$34.7K EDGAR
2018-09-20 William R Hutchinson Director Sell (S) −1,160 $13.50 -$15.7K EDGAR
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.

EMD Insider Holdings

1 insider · @ $9.31
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
# Insider Role Shares Disclosed Exposure Lifetime OM Net Filings Last Filed
1 Anthony Grillo Director 1,250 $11.6K $12.1K 1 2025-05-28
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
ETF Holders
3 ETFs hold EMD
3 shown · $14.12M total exposure · 1.33% AUM-weighted avg weight
# ETF Provider Weight $ Exposure ETF AUM As Of
1 YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF Amplify 1.33% $8.7M $657.2M 2026-10-20
2 PCEF Invesco CEF Income Composite ETF Invesco 0.66% $5.0M — 2026-10-20
3 CVY Invesco Zacks Multi-Asset Income ETF Nport 0.31% $390,772 — 2026-07-31
Fundamentals

Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.

Metrics
  • Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
  • Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
  • Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
  • Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
  • Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
  • YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
  • Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
  • Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.

TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.