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EMD

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD

101 hedge funds and large institutions have $222M invested in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 17 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

176% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 47 | Existing positions reduced: 17

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $220M → $222M (+$2.15M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.67% less ownership

Funds ownership: 39% → 38.34% (-0.67%)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 112 → 101 (-11)

50% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 18

Holders
101
Holders Change
-11
Holders Change %
-9.82%
% of All Funds
1.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
9
Increased
47
Reduced
17
Closed
18
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$2.26M
2
Commonwealth Equity Services
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
+$2.19M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
+$1.45M
4
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
+$1.39M
5
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$931K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CM
Cercano Management
Washington
-$11.4M
2
ASN
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
-$1.72M
3
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
-$752K
4
USCWA
U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors
Texas
-$602K
5
MG
Marex Group
-$342K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MC
51
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$316K -$4.92K -500 -2%
SI
52
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$307K +$7.87K +800 +3%
PCM
53
PenderFund Capital Management
British Columbia, Canada
$288K – – –
MFG
54
Merit Financial Group
Georgia
$255K +$253K +25,756 New
AWM
55
Apollon Wealth Management
South Carolina
$252K – – –
SFS
56
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
$252K +$49 +5 +0%
BlackRock
57
BlackRock
New York
$243K +$242K +24,582 New
IAN
58
Integrated Advisors Network
Texas
$242K +$241K +24,500 New
Comerica Bank
59
Comerica Bank
Texas
$230K +$2.13K +217 +0.9%
MC
60
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$230K – – –
CIA
61
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
$228K +$9.88K +1,005 +5%
WS
62
Wedbush Securities
California
$215K – – –
PWAM
63
Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management
New York
$197K – – –
SWM
64
Seed Wealth Management
Illinois
$194K – – –
ARC
65
Advisor Resource Council
Texas
$161K +$160K +16,268 New
VCM
66
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$160K -$1.53K -156 -1%
JEST
67
JTC Employer Solutions Trustee
Jersey
$159K – – –
OAM
68
Occidental Asset Management
California
$125K +$16.9K +1,722 +16%
ECM
69
Evergreen Capital Management
Washington
$124K -$129K -13,125 -51%
LFAS
70
Level Four Advisory Services
Texas
$124K +$20.8K +2,110 +20%
WW
71
Waterfront Wealth
Kansas
$115K +$15K +1,522 +15%
MHFA
72
Mission Hills Financial Advisory
California
$111K – – –
PHS
73
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$109K – – –
AWA
74
Arkadios Wealth Advisors
Georgia
$107K +$531 +54 +0.5%
Susquehanna International Group
75
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$105K +$105K +10,661 New
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EMD Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

101 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $222M — up 0.98% from $220M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 18 funds closed out of EMD and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 17 trimmed existing stakes and 47 added.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.26M. The largest seller was Cercano Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $11.4M sold.

  • 101 institutional investors held Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) as of Q1 2025, down from 112 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $222M of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q1 2025, up 0.98% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q1 2025 and 18 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q1 2025 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.26M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q1 2025 was Cercano Management, an estimated $11.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.