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EMD

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD

93 hedge funds and large institutions have $321M invested in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 36 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

129% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 7

89% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 36 | Existing positions reduced: 19

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 84 → 93 (+9)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $296M → $321M (+$24.6M)

2.46% more ownership

Funds ownership: 31.44% → 33.9% (+2.5%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)

Holders
93
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+10.71%
% of All Funds
2.32%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
16
Increased
36
Reduced
19
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
+$31.4M
2
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.58M
3
FAAS
First Allied Advisory Services
California
+$1.41M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.32M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$960K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$9.73M
2
LCM
Laurion Capital Management
New York
-$2.48M
3
BL
BCWM LLC
Kansas
-$2.43M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.13M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$1.09M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Janney Montgomery Scott
26
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$1.05M +$218K +13,897 +26%
KPF
27
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
$1.02M +$164K +10,460 +19%
Commonwealth Equity Services
28
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$321K +20,430 +46%
NL
29
NWAM LLC
Washington
$1M -$51.9K -3,300 -5%
KA
30
Klingman & Associates
New York
$852K +$20.4K +1,298 +2%
KA
31
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$844K +$15.2K +965 +2%
RJFSA
32
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$833K +$347K +22,065 +70%
Geode Capital Management
33
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$794K +$2.67K +170 +0.3%
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$754K -$424K -27,000 -36%
Creative Planning
35
Creative Planning
Kansas
$726K +$164K +10,457 +29%
PCP
36
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$714K +$510K +32,460 +248%
LCM
37
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$641K -$153K -9,750 -19%
DADC
38
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$551K – – –
CL
39
CSS LLC
Illinois
$519K – – –
LTFS
40
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$474K -$223K -14,213 -32%
DHFB
41
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$472K – – –
ACP
42
Aviance Capital Partners
Florida
$469K +$157 +10 +0%
AWA
43
Arete Wealth Advisors
Illinois
$445K +$13K +830 +3%
Fiera Capital (Canada)
44
Fiera Capital (Canada)
Quebec, Canada
$424K -$9.24K -588 -2%
GAM
45
Gould Asset Management
California
$385K – – –
CHAM
46
Clear Harbor Asset Management
Connecticut
$373K – – –
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
$327K -$1.09M -69,049 -77%
HH
48
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
$307K – – –
MML Investors Services
49
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$283K +$16.7K +1,064 +6%
CAS
50
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$276K -$255K -16,245 -48%
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EMD Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

93 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $321M — up 8.3% from $296M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 16 funds opened new EMD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 36 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Parametric Portfolio Associates, adding an estimated $31.4M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $9.73M.

  • 93 institutional investors held Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) as of Q2 2017, up from 84 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $321M of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q2 2017, up 8.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q2 2017 and 7 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q2 2017 was Parametric Portfolio Associates, an estimated $31.4M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q2 2017 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $9.73M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.