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EMD

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund
EMD

94 hedge funds and large institutions have $325M invested in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 40 increasing their positions, 18 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

122% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 40 | Existing positions reduced: 18

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

17% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 12

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 93 → 94 (+1)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $321M → $325M (+$4.1M)

0.08% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.9% → 33.98% (+0.08%)

Holders
94
Holders Change
+1
Holders Change %
+1.08%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
14
Increased
40
Reduced
18
Closed
12
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$5.94M
2
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$3.32M
3
CRC
Curi RMB Capital
Illinois
+$2.93M
4
MC
Matisse Capital
Oregon
+$2.68M
5
BI
Bramshill Investments
Florida
+$2.34M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SCM
Saba Capital Management
New York
-$17.9M
2
AAM
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
-$1.39M
3
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$1.06M
4
KPF
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
-$1.02M
5
WS
Wedbush Securities
California
-$968K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PA
76
Parallel Advisors
California
$32K – – –
MFW
77
Mosaic Family Wealth
Missouri
$31K – – –
PNC Financial Services Group
78
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$28K +$31 +2 +0.1%
GWM
79
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$27K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
80
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$27K +$26.9K +1,719 +171,900%
BC
81
Bartlett & Co
Ohio
$26K – – –
JFGIW
82
Johnson Financial Group Inc (Wisconsin)
Wisconsin
$22K – – –
ASN
83
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$13K +$12.5K +797 New
FHA
84
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$8K – – –
NFG
85
Next Financial Group
Texas
$8K – – –
PCM
86
Penserra Capital Management
California
$6K -$1.13K -72 -15%
HNB
87
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$6K – – –
SPIA
88
Steward Partners Investment Advisory
New York
$6K +$78 +5 +1%
ARMC
89
American Research & Management Company
Massachusetts
$6K +$6.25K +400 New
PFGIA
90
Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency
Massachusetts
$5K – – –
TCOV
91
Trust Company of Vermont
Vermont
$4K +$3.91K +250 +1,389%
Fifth Third Bancorp
92
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$3K – – –
VNA
93
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$2K – – –
BWA
94
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
NSIM
95
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$1K – – –
KPF
96
K2 Principal Fund
Ontario, Canada
– -$1.02M -65,472 Closed
HH
97
Hilltop Holdings
Texas
– -$307K -19,735 Closed
Stifel Financial
98
Stifel Financial
Missouri
– -$166K -10,739 Closed
SBIA
99
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
– -$159K -10,229 Closed
NMC
100
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
– -$112K -7,200 Closed
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EMD Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

94 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $325M — up 1.3% from $321M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new EMD positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 40 added to existing stakes and 18 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.94M. The largest seller was Saba Capital Management, cutting an estimated $17.9M.

  • 94 institutional investors held Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) as of Q3 2017, up from 93 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $325M of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q3 2017, up 1.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q3 2017 and 12 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q3 2017 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.94M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q3 2017 was Saba Capital Management, an estimated $17.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.