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EMD

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD

100 hedge funds and large institutions have $221M invested in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 43 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

87% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 43 | Existing positions reduced: 23

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 98 → 100 (+2)

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $221M → $221M (-$155K)

1.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 36.84% → 35.75% (-1.1%)

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
100
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+2.04%
% of All Funds
1.22%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
13
Increased
43
Reduced
23
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$3.73M
2
Raymond James Financial
Raymond James Financial
Florida
+$877K
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$693K
4
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$665K
5
PCM
Penserra Capital Management
California
+$663K

Top Sellers

1
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.85M
2
Pathstone Holdings
Pathstone Holdings
New Jersey
-$4.84M
3
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.55M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$1.05M
5
Allspring Global Investments
Allspring Global Investments
North Carolina
-$966K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MA
26
Mutual Advisors
Nebraska
$891K +$29.8K +2,832 +3%
CMMS
27
Comprehensive Money Management Services
Florida
$824K +$56.3K +5,350 +7%
Janney Montgomery Scott
28
Janney Montgomery Scott
Pennsylvania
$706K +$21.9K +2,082 +3%
LWM
29
Laidlaw Wealth Management
New York
$645K – – –
Stifel Financial
30
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$617K +$23.8K +2,264 +4%
CL
31
Choreo LLC
Illinois
$611K +$23.6K +2,243 +4%
GAM
32
Gould Asset Management
California
$537K +$25.8K +2,450 +5%
Cetera Investment Advisers
33
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$524K +$26.3K +2,494 +5%
MFG
34
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$492K -$2.71K -257 -0.6%
SIC
35
Samalin Investment Counsel
New York
$475K +$15.1K +1,433 +3%
ATPW
36
Ashton Thomas Private Wealth
Arizona
$459K +$454K +43,133 New
Mariner
37
Mariner
Kansas
$391K -$140K -13,314 -27%
Rockefeller Capital Management
38
Rockefeller Capital Management
New York
$391K +$247K +23,491 +177%
AO
39
Advisor OS
Illinois
$384K – – –
AIS
40
Accredited Investor Services
Minnesota
$381K -$11.9K -1,126 -3%
GRP
41
Global Retirement Partners
California
$377K +$373K +35,446 New
PAS
42
Park Avenue Securities
New York
$343K +$1.44K +137 +0.4%
MC
43
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$342K +$3.16K +300 +0.9%
Commonwealth Equity Services
44
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$337K +$47.7K +4,528 +17%
SI
45
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$303K -$29.2K -2,771 -9%
AWM
46
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$292K +$4.98K +473 +2%
PWAM
47
Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management
New York
$281K +$67.4K +6,400 +32%
National Bank of Canada
48
National Bank of Canada
Quebec, Canada
$269K +$263K +25,000 +8,333%
SFS
49
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$268K -$3.13K -297 -1%
RCM
50
Robinson Capital Management
Michigan
$265K +$1.67K +159 +0.6%
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EMD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

100 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $221M — down 0.07% from $221M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new EMD positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 43 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.73M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $4.85M.

  • 100 institutional investors held Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) as of Q4 2025, up from 98 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $221M of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q4 2025, down 0.07% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q4 2025 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q4 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.73M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q4 2025 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $4.85M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.