Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) Announces Monthly Dividend of $0.08

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. (NYSE:EMD) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, May 22nd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st will be given a dividend of 0.0845 per share on Monday, July 1st. This represents a $1.01 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 21st.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Trading Up 0.1 %

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock opened at $9.55 on Thursday. Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a 12 month low of $7.85 and a 12 month high of $9.67. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $9.24.

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Company Profile

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.