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EMD

Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund

73 hedge funds and large institutions have $130M invested in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 19 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

64% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 11

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 6673 (+7)

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $126M → $130M (+$4.29M)

0.43% more ownership

Funds ownership: 32.51%32.93% (+0.43%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

24% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 19 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
73
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+10.61%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
19
Reduced
25
Closed
11
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
PPA
1
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$15.2M -$468K -33,340 -3%
Morgan Stanley
2
Morgan Stanley
New York
$14.5M +$647K +46,115 +5%
UBS Group
3
UBS Group
Switzerland
$13.8M -$246K -17,567 -2%
RCM
4
Rivernorth Capital Management
Florida
$12.5M -$143K -10,200 -1%
Invesco
5
Invesco
Georgia
$10.9M -$1.07M -75,968 -9%
MC
6
Matisse Capital
Oregon
$6.94M +$7.09M +505,232 New
PMLI
7
Penn Mutual Life Insurance
Pennsylvania
$6.39M +$168K +12,000 +3%
Bank of America
8
Bank of America
North Carolina
$4.88M +$1.71M +121,773 +52%
SCM
9
Saba Capital Management
New York
$4.2M -$3.01M -214,555 -41%
BL
10
BCWM LLC
Kansas
$3.4M -$3.96M -282,111 -53%
LCM
11
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
$3.26M +$1.61M +114,872 +94%
VIA
12
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$3.21M -$242K -17,221 -7%
Citigroup
13
Citigroup
New York
$3.07M -$8.4K -599 -0.3%
AAM
14
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$2.17M -$316K -22,502 -12%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
15
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$2.15M
SIA
16
Sit Investment Associates
Minnesota
$2.05M -$242K -17,264 -10%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$1.88M -$189K -13,497 -9%
Royal Bank of Canada
18
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.59M -$270K -19,232 -14%
LPL Financial
19
LPL Financial
California
$1.36M +$428K +30,492 +45%
LCM
20
Laurion Capital Management
New York
$1.06M +$1.08M +77,256 New
WA
21
WFG Advisors
Texas
$1.01M +$72.3K +5,151 +8%
MM
22
Midas Management
New York
$975K +$996K +71,000 New
NL
23
NWAM LLC
Washington
$968K +$989K +70,509 New
DHFB
24
Dixon Hubard Feinour & Brown
Virginia
$795K
Geode Capital Management
25
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$777K

EMD Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

73 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $130M — up 3.4% from $126M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 18 funds opened new EMD positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 19 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Bank of America, adding an estimated $1.71M. The largest seller was BCWM LLC, cutting an estimated $3.96M.

  • 73 institutional investors held Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund (EMD) as of Q4 2015, up from 66 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $130M of Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund stock for Q4 2015, up 3.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund positions in Q4 2015 and 11 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund buyer in Q4 2015 was Bank of America, an estimated $1.71M added.
  • The largest Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund seller in Q4 2015 was BCWM LLC, an estimated $3.96M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.